Dubai-based Beehive officially launched the region’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) online lending platform today, offering a new funding beehivealternative for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
http://tfour.me/2014/11/launch-of-first ... es-in-uae/
Crowdfunding is an alternative to raise funds for a startup, a project or a creative idea. The crowdfunding concept allows an entrepreneur to reach out to a ‘crowd’ of people for a financial pledge in return for a small stake or some incentive
Some other places where SMEs in UAE and Middle East get crowdfunding: -
http://tfour.me/2012/06/crowdfunding-in ... ddle-east/