Egypt’s first Export Readiness Incubator & Accelerator (EIA) was created under USAID’s TRADE Activity to enable SMEs to access European and global markets.
Innovety designed the full model — from strategy, governance, and institutional setup to a costed business plan — positioning Bank Misr as host and aligning with the Export Development Bank of Egypt, reflecting the national development focus central to our Socioeconomic Development Strategy services.
The result is a national blueprint for export support, built to empower thousands of Egyptian companies with mentorship, tools, and pathways to international buyers.
Egypt’s first Export Readiness Incubator & Accelerator (EIA) was created under USAID’s TRADE Activity to enable SMEs to access European and global markets.
Innovety designed the full model — from strategy, governance, and institutional setup to a costed business plan — positioning Bank Misr as host and aligning with the Export Development Bank of Egypt.
The result is a national blueprint for export support, built to empower thousands of Egyptian companies with mentorship, tools, and pathways to international buyers.
Innovety was tasked with creating the country’s first national incubator and accelerator dedicated to export readiness. We began by reviewing Egypt’s export landscape, international best practices, and SME challenges to define a model that would both serve local needs and align with global trade requirements.
To ensure sustainability, the model was anchored within Bank Misr, with strategic alignment to the Export Development Bank of Egypt. This governance structure provided regulatory legitimacy, financial backing, and the institutional weight needed to scale nationally.
Innovety designed the incubator’s full strategy and operational blueprint. This included service portfolios (training, mentorship, export compliance, and market intelligence), governance mechanisms, financial sustainability pathways, and a costed business plan. The plan laid out short- and medium-term milestones to onboard SMEs and deliver measurable export outcomes.
The model introduced a phased accelerator pathway — from diagnosing export readiness gaps, to tailored capacity-building, to linking SMEs with buyers and trade fairs. Each phase was designed to be repeatable, scalable, and adaptable to Egypt’s diverse sectors, ensuring that the incubator could support thousands of businesses over time.
