KEZAD Group Announces the Development of AED 112 Million SME Hub in Abu Dhabi in Port News 12/06/2026 Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group, ‎one of the largest operators of integrated and purpose-built economic zones in the ‎region, has announced the development of the KEZAD SME Hub, a purpose-built ‎business platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The SME Hub marks the ‎Group’s first-of-its-kind development designed to support SMEs in establishing and ‎scaling their operations in the emirate. ‎ Scheduled for handover before the end of this year, and located in KEZAD A (KEZAD Al ‎Ma’mourah), the 25,260 square metre KEZAD SME Hub is designed as a practical ‎bridge between early-stage SME incubators and full-fledged industrial market facilities. ‎The aim of the SME Hub is to ease the transition from startup to scaled production and ‎distribution within an integrated economic zone. ‎ The hub benefits from direct connectivity to Khalifa Port and Etihad Rail networks, and ‎offers businesses access to more than 75 percent of the UAE’s urban areas within a 90-‎minute drive.‎ As a pioneering development, the AED 112 million hub combines Micro Industrial Units ‎and office suites in a single model, enabling SMEs to streamline day-to-day activity, ‎logistics and costs. Co-located within a like-minded SME community and complementary ‎industrial activities, businesses can unlock partnership opportunities through shared ‎services and supplier networks. ‎ The hub comprises 175 flexible business-ready Micro Industrial Units starting from 100 ‎square metres, supported by a dedicated business centre and access to KEZAD’s on-‎site infrastructure and business support services.‎ SMEs represent 94 percent of all businesses in the UAE, and contribute to 64 percent of ‎the nation’s non-oil GDP. In Abu Dhabi, SMEs constitute around 98 percent of the ‎emirate’s businesses, employ 46 percent of the workforce, and contribute to around 43 ‎percent to its non-oil GDP. With th