Bahrain: Little Oasis

I liked this little oasis. Not mind spending 15-20 days here every year, have a small team.
Food not bad, Indians as usual, in USA or any other country, same characteristics. Not wonder if I find same thing in Somalia also.
People in Bahrain, local people, trying to do something constructive, its solar power or reclaiming land and building monuments, like Dutch, learned to survive in harsh conditions.
Local people nice, clean heart like me, I love to work with more local people. More work, more interact more local people become my friend here, and possible business partner.
When conducted feasibility study for one university based in Riffa to start a technology business incubator, then learned a lot about this country. This country not different from what I knew, after feasibility study.
Thanks to my visit, able to interact with many people with whom interacted before, talked over phone, exchanged emails or had skype calls.
All wanted to meet me, its senior officials of different government agencies like Tamkeen, or some ministries or owner of different Universities. Also, finally, able to interact with some senior persons of Supreme Council for Women. Soon visit Bahrain, here continue working with those working, also start new initiatives soon.
Possible visit Bahrain again in coming June.
Got a big suite from my host, owner of a University. Saw F1 track, people even from East Germany, here to watch F1 race, ticket price USD 360 for 3 days. Camel firm, every where date trees. Different shaped water tank to lower evaporation. Love this country, little oasis.

Sort of serendipitous stuff

Finally visiting Bahrain. Supposed to visit last September, had big expectation, wanted to sign contract with one University there to manage its technology business incubator and for that have 5 members team.
Though finally able to sign contract with that University in December and helped to conduct feasibility study and prepare business plan for business incubator, but not able to visit that country.
As of now working with 4 Universities in Bahrain, helping to start technology business incubator or scale up existing business incubator start with pre-incubation services.
Last year started "Build a Company, Build a Nation" initiative. Conducted marketing research, whole Africa, then Zeroed on Nigeria, wanted to start an accelerator there. Then decided to start with consulting for technology business incubation, as sourcing startups for an accelerator, in a country like Nigeria, not that easy and all start ups there lack some basic things.
So started pitching to all Universities and polytechnics in Nigeria, help to start technology business incubator or help to scale up. 2 University wanted to take our help. Then pitched to institutes in Ghana, and so in more than 90 developing countries in Asia and Africa.
1st earned money in India, helped one University to prepare business plan to start a technology business incubator, 8 months back. Now working with more than 130 engineering colleges and universities in India, helping to start technology business incubator or scale up and providing pre-incubation services. Also help to start accelerator and fund. Doing same with more than 50 Universities in more than 40 developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Couple of weeks back owner of a University in Bahrain called me, earlier wanted to take our help. Signed contract and sent me air ticket and visa. Finally going to Bahrain, small country, only constraints but King and people of that country want to make their country like Israel. Some way we also able to help them, their economy's strategic diversification through technology business incubator or accelerator or fund.
Couple of days back signed contract with One University in Somalia, there also able to do many things, civil war destroyed that country and especially its capital Mogadishu, once known as White pearl of the Indian Ocean.
And Bahrain is famous for its pearls. Sort of serendipitous stuff.