Umbrella is a business development firm that started at 2013 and legalized in 2015 at Alexandria, Egypt with the vision of boosting the Egyptian’s economy through developing entrepreneurship and SME’s landscape by providing a wide range of business development solutions as well as opening the door for the potential companies to grow and expand through wide access to smart capital Umbrella is partnering with community partners and leaders, wealthy individuals, public and private financial institutions and funding partners in order to develop the entrepreneurship & SME’s landscape especially the through its business development solutions. We believe that Micro- Small- and medium-sized enterprises are essential to a well-functioning economy. This type of enterprise gives rise to local employment, diversification and economic growth. What we do? We develop businesses by working/ensuring that our clients’ people, processes and financial capabilities are synergized effectively and in alignment with shareholders’ strategy and vision through three main streams 1- Consulting & Advising – for medium companies (MEGP+15 annual sales turnover): 2- Mentoring & Seed Funding – for startups & micro small companies (< MEGP 5 turnover) 3- Financial & Investment Facilities – for Startups & SME’s How we do it? Umbrella uses structured engagements over Four phases; Assessment phase, Design phase, Implementation phase and Impact Evaluation phase. 1- Assessment Phase; 2- Design Phase; 3- Implementation Phase; 4- Impact Evaluation;