Abu Dhabi Business Women Council
Invent. Inspire. Impact. Built for Abu Dhabi’s women entrepreneurs, from first idea to fast-growing business.
Supporting women entrepreneurs across their growth curve
From the spark of your first idea to the thrill of your first sale, the Abu Dhabi Business Women Council gives female entrepreneurs like you the guidance, opportunities, and partnership to shine in the emirate’s private sector.
Emerging Founders
Got an idea? Make your move.
No trade licence? No problem. Step into the Council’s workshops, training, and events to sharpen your skills, deepen your knowledge, and join the community of like-minded women entrepreneurs. Turn your idea into a real business.
Home-based Traders
Testing the market? Home is where the start is.
Built for Emirati women, the Mubdi’ah licence enables you to run your business from home, with no other premises required. The Council backs you at every step of your growth, from initial orders to an independent, thriving business.
Ambitious Scalers
Ready to expand? Break into new markets.
Tap into the Council’s powerful partner network and put your business in front of new customers. At exclusive exhibitions, pop-ups, local and international delegations, where buyers and sellers converge to build together.
Established to empower women, so they can lead and grow
The Council was founded pursuant to the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairperson of General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation, and the Chairperson of Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
- Type
- Business council
- Established
- 2001
- Role
- The platform and voice for Abu Dhabi’s businesswomen
Our mandate
The groundwork, year after year. Everything that enables the woman entrepreneur to take her business further.
- Mubdi’ah licence
- Any one creative activity, be it crafts, design, content, or food, licensed to trade from home. Chamber fee waivers and free Council membership included.
- Exhibitions
- Your products meeting buyers under one shared roof. At the Council’s pavilion at Abu Dhabi’s biggest trade shows.
- Training and programmes
- Mentorship, pitches, workshops, and multi-month tracks. Including Ra’idah’s pitch track. Tailored for members across levels, and a summer camp that trains them young.
- Networking events
- Meet, greet, and build your network with businesses beyond Abu Dhabi. Through inbound and outbound delegations.
- Market Access
- Opens doors through open sessions with Council members on how they got it, and what it takes to grow. An ongoing panel series.
- Consultancy
- Licensing, finance, legal structure, growth. One-on-one with specialists brought in by the Council.
Step into the network that helps your business grow
Entities that connect you to possibilities across Abu Dhabi and beyond.
Explore the Chamber’s wider network
The Chamber does more than connect you to its affiliated institutions. It offers direct, exclusive access to their expertise, networks, and momentum.
Part of Abu Dhabi Chamber
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