To boost the growth of SMEs across Saudi Arabia and to increase their contribution to job creation and economic development, Aramco, the leading petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran, has introduced a new program named Taleed. This program aims to achieve sustainable SME growth and promote entrepreneurship across various sectors via 20 different initiatives ranging from strategy development to capability building, training, advisory services, market access, and business planning. Taleed will also offer financial solutions and funding to existing and new SMEs through five different funds, having a combined capital of more than US$800 million (SAR 3 billion).
