New partnership to enhance the competitiveness of and opportunities for Canadian businesses in Abu Dhabi, UAE and Middle East

Abu Dhabi, UAE. July 9, 2014 - Idea and Company FZ LLC (Ideanco.), one of the pioneers and early adopters of crowdsourcing in the world has announced today the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the prominent Abu Dhabi Canadian Business Council, which promotes the development of business relations, commerce and investment between Canada and the United Arab Emirates.

The new partnership will allow both Ideanco and the Canadian Business Council to interact, socialize and be engaged effectively with both the private and public sectors from Canada and United Arab Emirates expanding collaboration between both countries with the intent to enhance trade and business relationship. The Canadian Business Council Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates soon to be known as the "Voice of Canadian Businesses" in the United Arab Emirates and the region is also focusing on the alignment of both countries vertical market segments such as Aerospace, Agriculture, Defense, Education, Energy and Healthcare.

Talking on the impact of the partnership, Maher Ezzeddine, Ideanco. Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are excited that the Canadian Business Council Abu Dhabi has chosen us to collaborate and work closely with their well established Abu Dhabi team to achieve the goals and objectives of the Canadian Business Council in Abu Dhabi and the region."

"We are also delighted to become a Platinum sponsor of the Canadian Business Council along with other elite sponsors. It is one of the greatest opportunities for other local and international companies to follow the same path and get advantage of all the great networking opportunities made available." he concluded.

James McDermott, Chairman, Canadian Business Council Abu Dhabi, said: "The Canadian Business Council-Abu Dhabi is very pleased that we have entered into a partnership arrangement with Ideanco and that they are now a Platinum Sponsor of our organization.  We see our relationship with Ideanco as an important part of our growth and market awareness strategies and I look forward to working with Maher and his team over the coming months."

Both Canadian Business Council Abu Dhabi and Ideanco acknowledged the desire to explore further opportunities to work together to develop strategies and to carry out activities to enhance the competitiveness of and opportunities for Canadian businesses in Abu Dhabi and more broadly within United Arab Emirates and elsewhere in the Middle East.

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About Ideanco.
Founded in 1999 under the name 'Creativemode', Ideanco is a management-consulting firm that prides itself in being an early adopter of crowdsourcing, a major innovation key differentiator. Ideanco - a name born out of the fusion of 'idea' and 'company' - has used this business model as a means of generating better ideas, better creative work, and ultimately high performance output for our clients. As one of the leading management consultancy firms, Ideanco offers bespoke services across the board to private and public entities through two fully owned subsidiaries: Creativemode (Branding) and Consultivemode (Strategy Consultancy).  Our offices are located in New York, Abu Dhabi and Beirut.

About Canadian Business Council - Abu Dhabi:
The Canadian Business Council of Abu Dhabi (CBC) is a non-profit organization made up of a diverse group of business people representing Canadian and United Arab Emirates companies. The CBC is a membership driven organization for Canadians and local residents who are interested in developing the exchange of business between Canada and the UAE. The Council provides opportunities for networking during our many events throughout the year. We also assist Canadians and Canadian companies in exploring or establishing business in the UAE through our vast network of contacts.

Although active for several years as a business group the Canadian Business Council Abu Dhabi was officially registered with the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce on March 19th, 2005. We have a close working relationship with the local and Canadian government and organizations such as the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the Canadian Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce.

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