The SMEs center in the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait held a training program in cooperation with the Public Authority for SME Development in Sultanate of Oman (Suhar) on “Small Business ....from the Idea to Operation and Development “ during the period 8-12/5/2016. The program aimed to present the life cycle of small business starting from choosing the business idea to building, operation and development. It also included 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 helped preparing business plans for SMEs.