Press release

‘My New Office’ in Maadi … A First Step Towards Establishing Startups for Young Graduates

A Business Incubator launched by ECWR in cooperation with the Gender and Legal Expert House and ‘Mo7amek’ Platform for Legal Consultations online

Cairo on July 26, 2021

Young male and female entrepreneurs, especially recent graduates, encounter some obstacles at the beginning of their careers. Whether in the procedures for establishing their companies, or in providing places to meet with clients, or conducting their business in general.

Therefore, the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR), in cooperation with the Gender and Legal Exert House (GELEH), and ‘Mo7amek’ online platform for legal advice, is launching “My New Office,” which is a business incubator, curated to provide support and assistance to young women and men entrepreneurs.

The business incubator provides multiple levels of support, including:

Legal support: ‘Mo7amek’ Platform legal team is volunteering- an online platform for providing legal advice – to provide all legal consultations and facilities for establishing companies, starting with understanding the types of companies and provide assistance in choosing the most appropriate company for the type of activity and all incorporation procedures.

Logistical support: “My New Office” provides everything that is needed by new female and male entrepreneurs including offices to meet with clients or work teams, and air-conditioned training rooms, in addition to providing secretarial services, internet, telephone and all the logistics services that help them succeed.

Technical Support: “My New Office” provides all the technical information that new entrepreneurs need in understanding the places of lending and the map of support in Egypt, as well as assistance in discussing and studying projects with specialists in feasibility studies.

The business incubator “My New Office” is managed by a team of specialists in law and economics.

Mrs. Nehad Abolkomsan, ECWR’s Chairwoman, indicated that the most important challenges for entrepreneurs, especially young women, is the high cost of all procedures that include finding a suitable place for a company headquarters, where renting and equipping a headquarters, as well as building a team of assistants. Therefore, the business incubator “My New Office” is a safe and inexpensive workspace that helps young women and men to focus on the idea of the project without bearing financial burdens in the place or seeking legal advice for the establishment. The Location of ‘My New Office’ is in Maadi, which is a midpoint between all the areas in Cairo, and is easily accessible.