Muscat, The National Business Centre (NBC), which
falls under the umbrella of the Public Establishment for Industrial
Estates (PEIE) signed recently three incubation pacts with Bilasan for
Tracking Transactions, Freedom Media Production, and Akeed Delivery
companies.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Malak al-Shaibani,
Director General of NBC.
Bilasan for Tracking Transactions represents Sanad Service Office,
which is specialised in completing governmental transactions. The
company offers services including the services of the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Health.
The company, which will be incubated in Riyada which is managed by
NBC, aims at targeting clients who visit the building, in addition to the
incubated companies and employees.
On its side, Freedom Media Production aims to invest in the field of
media through production of a series of programmes. Although the
company is based in Oman, but it also has good links with major
production companies in different countries. The company’s vision is to
improve the quality of produced works in the Arab world to achieve
international standards in a framework of diversity, creativity and
commitment. The company also keeps up with development triggered
in intellectual, cultural and training fields, and undertakes efforts to
provide advanced technical standards to ensure excellence and
success.
Akeed Delivery, the third incubated company, is recognised as the
first local project in Muscat that provides on-demand delivery for orders
from restaurants, groceries and pastry shops through a mobile phone
application and website. The delivery can be done for full meals up to a
cup of coffee from more than 70 restaurants and pastry shops in
Muscat. The services of the company were launched in May 2018 in
Muscat. The team of Akeed Delivery consists of sales team, and a call
centre team that is headed by Omanis. Today, around 50 people are
working in Akeed Delivery, of which many are Omani drivers. The
company is planning to employ more Omani drivers for the delivery
service.
It should be noted that the National Business Centre is an initiative
launched by PEIE at the Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) to offer
promising Omani entrepreneurs a platform to develop their business
ideas and advance them into growing ventures. The centre offers a
premier platform for Omani entrepreneurs by providing business
development support and guidance, training and mentoring, access to
markets and industry experts, and state-of-the-art and fully equipped
office space, meeting rooms and presentation facilities.
Source: Oman News Agency