# Business Development Center - BDC

> Business Development Center - BDC is a Jordanian nonprofit that helps young people find work and entrepreneurs build businesses through practical training, mentoring, employer partnerships and technical assistance. Founded by Nayef Stetieh in 2004, it implements donor-supported programmes in Jordan and works with partners across the Arab region and beyond.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Amman, Jordan
- **Founders:** Nayef Stetieh (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Maharat, Tariqi, Inhad, AZEM OJT, Azem self-employment
- **Notable:** Maharat incorporated as a three-credit elective in seven Jordanian universities, according to BDC., UNCTAD’s 2009 Empretec directors’ meeting was hosted by BDC in Amman., EU reporting confirmed awards for 15 GreenLinks initiatives at EUR 2,500 each in February 2025.

## Products & services

- **Maharat** — Employability and entrepreneurship skills; includes a three-credit elective in seven Jordanian universities.
- **Tariqi** — Life and technical skills, employer-based training and pathways into work; delivered for a KAFD and King’s Trust International partnership.
- **Inhad** — UNICEF-supported national self-employment programme with mentoring and access-to-finance preparation across Jordanian governorates; current website gives a 2020-2026 implementation period.
- **AZEM OJT** — Employability preparation and on-the-job vocational placements, with initial salary support mechanisms for participating employers.
- **Azem self-employment** — Community-based and small-business support, including training, in-kind assistance, mentoring and follow-up in remote areas.
- **Tanmyeh** — AFD-funded vocational training, job matching and entrepreneurship support linked to manufacturing-sector demand.
- **GreenLinks** — EU-funded green enterprise and circular economy work in Zarqa and Azraq, with EDAMA and Climate Action Association.
- **ISSA / Green Job Search Clubs** — Structured job-search support; BDC reports 90 clubs and 2,600 participants, alongside facilitator training.
- **Iqlaa delivery partnership** — Micro and small enterprise skills, financial management and individual coaching delivered with Mercy Corps using an EMPRETEC-aligned approach.
- **EU-Madad** — Women’s economic participation work with EFI and Tamkeen; BDC reports skills support for 5,278 women and seed funding for 50 businesses.

## Achievements

- Maharat incorporated as a three-credit elective in seven Jordanian universities, according to BDC.
- UNCTAD’s 2009 Empretec directors’ meeting was hosted by BDC in Amman.
- EU reporting confirmed awards for 15 GreenLinks initiatives at EUR 2,500 each in February 2025.
- BDC reports training 15 master trainers, 80 Ministry of Youth facilitators and 39 university facilitators for Job Search Clubs.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — GreenLinks hackathon awarded 15 youth-led green initiatives EUR 2,500 each, plus equipment and ongoing support.
- **2025-10** — GreenLinks closing ceremony highlighted organic farming, compost, renewable energy and greywater reuse.
- **2026-09** — BDC’s LinkedIn page advertised recruitment for a Women’s Employment in Green Economy Enterprises Project, with a September 24 application deadline.

## Links

- Website: https://bdc.org.jo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-development-center
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BDCJordan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9Ge4BIcUFvZXo3QMkr64A
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bdcjordan/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BDCjo

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Last updated: 2026-10-08