The Oasis500 Boot Camp is a six-day training held at the Oasis500 headquarters. It covers all business aspects, including business modelling, financials, pitching, facilitation and marketing, among others. This experience is designed to prepare entrepreneurs for the upcoming stages that they will be facing in order to reach their goal, and create a successful start up from their innovative idea.

The Oasis500 Boot Camp is a comprehensive wide-ranging training program. You will be introduced to Oasis500 as an initiative, as well as a selection process and where you currently stand in that process. We will explain to you what is required of you as an entrepreneur, and where you go from here.

A main focus at the training is investments and financing. Many entrepreneurs often fall short when it comes to financing their idea, and this is where the Oasis500 Boot Camp comes in.The training will tackle finance topics such as financial terminology, equity share, investment, income statements and key financial concepts, as well as sources of capital and funding. We want to make sure that your idea is not only a good one, but is also a feasible and well-executed one.

"The BootCamp is an enriching business experience, especially the case studies and the pitching exercises" - Mohammad Ali

Of course, no business is complete without fully understanding the role marketing plays in achieving the full potential of your start up. The Boot Camp undertakes marketing strategy, techniques, effective tools and practical experiences, as well as discussing branding, innovation and creative thinking. As for the business modelling aspect, the Oasis500 Boot Camp will also define business modelling, discuss it as a concept, and study real-life business models of giant world-renowned companies.

As an Oasis500 entrepreneur, you are required to pitch for your business several times. That is why the boot camp will focus on introducing pitching for investors, a checklist and guidelines to better pitches, and the pros and cons of pitching. You will also get the chance to practice your pitch and receive helpful feedback.

 
Throughout the training, Oasis500 hosts a number of guest entrepreneurs to share their experiences, skills, tips and advice. You will network with some of the greatest entrepreneurs who have made it in the real world, and will get the chance to ask them all the questions you want, as each one of them comes from a different background, so you can acquire all the information you might need to help you improve on your business.

What sets the Oasis500 Boot Camp apart from any other training is that it offers you real-life practical and viable knowledge. We believe in learning by doing, and we want our entrepreneurs to practice and prototype, and genuinely manifest the role of their business. Whether this is the first time you bring your business idea into life, or have been working on it for years, you will receive unparalleled knowledge and can leverage it to your advantage.

 We want you to know that this is a great commitment you are undertaking and it needs a lot of dedication on your behalf. Our advice to you is to take a deep breath, take it all in, and focus on the present while keeping an eye on the future.

"Oasis500 has proven to be the powerful partner to increase your efficiency" -  Firas Natour