About Jadwa06: Building the Region’s Entrepreneurship Infrastructure Since 2013
Our Story
Over a decade in the making
Jadwa06 started where real entrepreneurship starts: on the ground, inside communities, and close to people's everyday challenges.
Jadwa06 builds on a journey that began with Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club (TEC) in North Lebanon, where early initiatives focused on supporting young people and aspiring entrepreneurs through community-based training programs, startup competitions, and innovation activities. Founded in 2013 in Tripoli, TEC became one of North Lebanon's earliest structured entrepreneurship support communities. Today, Jadwa06 continues and expands this work through a regional ecosystem designed to help entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses that contribute to productive communities across Lebanon and beyond.
Our Philosophy
The Olive Tree Framework
At Jadwa06, we believe businesses should be built like olive trees.
Olive trees do not grow overnight. They take time to root, adapt to harsh conditions, and mature. But once they do, they last for generations and produce value year after year. This belief shapes how we think about entrepreneurship.
What the Olive Tree Represents
Soil
Represents the ecosystem, the business environments with its opportunities and challenges
Roots
Represent mindset, values, and clarity of purpose
Trunk
Represents structure, skills, and solid foundations
Branches
Represent growth paths, markets, and opportunities
Leaves
Represent the brand identity, customer loyalty and experience
Fruits
Represent sustainable impact, income, and long-term value
We focus on strengthening the roots and trunk before pushing for growth.
Why This Matters
In many ecosystems, businesses are pushed to grow fast, before they are ready. This leads to fragile ventures, dependency on funding, and short-lived success.
The Olive Tree Model takes a different approach to entrepreneurship. Rather than chasing rapid growth or short-term trends, it focuses on building strong foundations before expanding, understanding the business before looking for funding, creating businesses that can sustain themselves over time, and solving real problems instead of following trends.
This is especially important in complex and fragile contexts, where resilience matters more than shortcuts.
The Team
The people behind Jadwa06
Fadi Mikati
Founder & CEO
Melissa Yammine
Program Manager
Rim Hamadeh
SMEs & Business Development Officer
Bilal Zibar
Procurement & Admin Officer
Siba Tabboush
Brand & Communications Director
Ali Kabalan
Marketing Officer
Ismail Al Sous
Program Assistant
Nawar Zaaroura
Finance Officer
Soulaf Jundi
Data & Learning Officer
Six Layers
The Ecosystem
The Jadwa06 has built an ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs through six connected layers, each designed for a different stage of the startup journey, from building an entrepreneurial mindset and early experimentation to accessing markets and preparing for investment.
Whether you are exploring your first business idea or preparing to pitch to investors, Jadwa06's structured entrepreneurship support system helps you move forward with clarity to find your starting point.
- 01
Education
Youngpreneurs Academy
- 02
Inspiration & Community
Jadwa Talks · Meetups
- 03
Venture Building
Startup Seeds · Launchable
- 04
Access to Market
Aswaq · Gourmet Market
- 05
Access to Funding
Amwal · Jadwa Plan
- 06
Exposure & Connections
Startup Forum · Demo Days · Pitch Events · Networking
Mission
To build and operate a regional entrepreneurship infrastructure that continuously supports founders and SMEs across the region in building meaningful, sustainable businesses, from inspiration to market and capital, through integrated tools, training programs, partnerships, and curated access to funding and markets.
Vision
A region where entrepreneurship is a productive force contributing to stability, dignity, and opportunity for all.
Our Values
What we stand for
Entrepreneurship That Matters
We focus on ventures that solve real problems and create tangible economic or social value.
Clarity Over Complexity
We simplify entrepreneurship language, tools, and processes so founders can act, not just plan.
Community First
We build with people, not for them. Collaboration, trust, and shared learning are central to everything we do.
Integrity and Accountability
We value honest work, realistic promises, and measurable impact.
Sustainability Over Shortcuts
We believe in steady growth, solid foundations, and long-term thinking, financially, socially, and environmentally.
Local Roots, Open Horizons
We are deeply rooted in our communities, yet open to regional and global collaboration without losing context or identity.
Our Impact
Over a Decade of Entrepreneurship Impact in Lebanon
- 170
- Startups launched
- 484
- SMEs supported
- 3,000+
- People trained
- 455+
- Jobs created
- 850
- Workshops
- 2,156+
- Coaching clinics
- 25,000+
- Event attendees
- $4M+
- Budget managed
Since its launch as Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club in 2013, Jadwa06 has supported thousands of entrepreneurs, students, and small businesses across Lebanon and beyond through training programs, startup competitions, innovation hubs, and ecosystem partnerships designed to strengthen local economic participation and create real opportunities.
Partners & donors we've worked with across Lebanon
Our Approach
One Infrastructure. Many Entry Points.
Each layer of the Jadwa06 ecosystem can be entered independently. Together, they form a complete entrepreneurship support system for the region, from early mindset development to market access and startup capital. This is Jadwa06: not programs in isolation, but infrastructure in motion.