The SMEs center in the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait held a training workshop, in cooperation with the Dhofar University and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Dhofar, on “Small Business ....from the Idea to Operation and Development “during the period 3-4/5/2016..The workshop aims to present the life cycle of small business starting from choosing the business idea to building, operation and development. It also include practical applications on how to do the market and marketing analysis, technical studies, environmental analysis, and finally the financial study and the investment decision. It also helps preparing business plans for SMEs.