Lebanon Export Academy is the first export training center and online academy dedicated to equipping Lebanese businesses with the needed skills to sustain their operations, enter new markets, and expand globally.
Applications are now closed.
Lebanon Export Academy is the first-of-its-kind academy to equip Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives in Lebanon with the needed know-how to scale up their operations and increase their readiness to export.
The academy offers in-person and online classes along with self-paced courses on various topics related to export readiness, including how to write an export plan, conduct market research, understand export documentation and legal requirements, set export prices, and find suitable financing options among other topics.
Lebanon Export Academy is implemented by UNIDO and UNDP under the joint UN – Productive Sectors Development Program (PSDP), that aims to support gender-responsive job creation and economic opportunities in the agriculture and agri-food sectors, prioritizing women and female youth in disadvantaged areas.
In the first phase of the launching, the courses will be provided to companies and entrepreneurs from the Agriculture and Agri-food sectors; however, at a later stage, courses will be accessible for companies in other productive sectors including manufacturing, agriculture, ICT and technology and media, and telecommunication.
In the first phase, at least 70 MSMEs and cooperatives from the Agriculture and Agri-food sectors will benefit from the training, 40 of which will be women-led businesses.
Courses are designed in an accessible way for a variety of audiences from different academic and professional levels, targeting both early stage as well as established exporters.
Companies can subscribe to course packages or take individual courses depending on their needs.
Self-paced courses will also be available to give busy executives access at their convenient times.
Supporting productive sectors in Lebanon with a focus on women-led businesses, agriculture and agri-food.
Applications are now closed
Applications are open for registered MSMEs working in the Agri-food and Agriculture sectors, having at least three employees, and with a potential for growth and regional expansion.
You can also join the academy as a trainer and help Lebanese businesses sustain their operations, enter new markets, and expand globally.
The Lebanon Export Academy implemented by UNIDO and UNDP Lebanon in partnership with Berytech is part of the Productive Sectors Development Programme (#PSDP) generously funded by the Government of Canada under the joint UN – Productive Sectors Development Program (PSDP), which aims to support gender-responsive job creation and economic opportunities in the agriculture and agri-food sectors, prioritizing women and female youth in disadvantaged areas.
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As a member of the Global Compact Network Lebanon, Berytech enacts the 10 principles of the UNGC and the Lebanon Export Academy falls under Berytech’s mission to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Berytech is the ecosystem for entrepreneurs, providing a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Berytech Mathaf
Damascus Street, Museum District
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 61 25 00
Berytech Mar Roukoz
Saint Joseph University
Sciences & Technology Campus
Dekwaneh, Mount Lebanon
+961 (4) 53 30 40
Berytech BDD 1294
Bechara El Khoury Street
Beirut Digital District
Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 64 95 55
P.O. Box
11-7503 Riad el Solh, 1107 2240 Beirut, Lebanon