Tamkeen Business Support Programme
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Status not published
Rolling applications through the Tamkeen portal; individual programmes open and close as budgets are allocated each year.
Co-matching grants covering a share (commonly 50%, higher for some categories) of equipment, marketing, digital tools, consultancy and business development costs for Bahraini enterprises. Ceilings vary by enterprise size and are published per programme.
You must co-fund 50%.
Labour Fund (Tamkeen), Bahrain
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Rolling applications through the Tamkeen portal; individual programmes open and close as budgets are allocated each year.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
You fund 50% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Bahraini-registered enterprises; many programmes require Bahraini ownership and prioritise Bahraini employment.
How to apply
- Register the enterprise on the Tamkeen portal.
- Select the applicable support programme.
- Submit quotations and the business case.
- Approval, then reimbursement or direct payment to the supplier.
What you will need
- Bahraini commercial registration (CR)
- Supplier quotations
- Financial statements
- Bank details
Source. https://www.tamkeen.bh/en/programs/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked