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Starting a Business

2021, The Year That Was: Omar Al Gurg, Founder, Modu Method

"I hope to be able to help influence people in a direction, where they can be socially active, while they're getting their work done."

Women Entrepreneur®

2021, The Year That Was: Natalia Shustova, Founder, Goshá

"As a brand, we've become strong enough for people to recognize us whenever they see our flowers. And as somebody who has worked with luxury fashion for a long while, I think that's a big achievement."

Growth Strategies

Accor's Patrick Mendes and Yigit Sezgin Commend The UAE's Fast Recovery From The COVID-19 Crisis

Accor Hotels Group Chief Commercial Officer Patrick Mendes and Chief Commercial Officer for the Middle East and Africa Yigit Sezgin on keeping the well-known hospitality of Accor Hotels safe and attractive for tourists and locals.

Growth Strategies

Innovate Or Fail: The Cost Businesses Will Pay For Doing Nothing In An Era Of Accelerated Change

Over the past year, enterprises have needed to adapt constantly, as guidance on the COVID-19 crisis and government rules on economic activity have changed.

Growth Strategies

Three Approaches To Instill More Creativity Into Your Business

How inspiring more creativity in your business will always help you to push through any chaos.

News and Trends

US-Based Property Technology Company Propy Enters Into A Joint Partnership With Saood Al Ghurair To Create Propy MENA

Propy MENA, which is based out of Dubai, looks set to become the region's first blockchain-powered real estate solution.

Entrepreneurs

Newly Launched SD Center To Offer Entrepreneurship Education In Dubai

With an immersive program designed to support future entrepreneurs, the new facility aims to provide knowledge, skills, experience and resources to encourage innovators to identify business opportunities, develop and implement their business ideas and establish a lifelong network.

Entrepreneurs

Fostering Entrepreneurship: The Countdown Begins For TiE Global Summit On December 15-16, 2021

The two-day conference will showcase various keynote sessions, fireside chats, panel discussions, startup pitch competitions, workshops, and demo sessions.

Entrepreneurs

VentureSouq Debuts US$50 Million Fintech Fund To Boost Early-Stage MENA Startups

GCC-based venture capital firm VentureSouq has announced the launch of its US$50 million venture fund to focus on fintech early-stage entities across the MENA region and Pakistan.

News and Trends

UAE-Based IT Company Octagon International Starts Accepting Payments In Cryptocurrency

This announcement comes as part of Octagon International's aims to align with the UAE government's vision of becoming a knowledge-based economy.

News and Trends

Dubai Chamber Witnesses A 35.5% Increase In Number Of Registered Companies From The ASEAN Region

The new statistic was announced at the inaugural Global Business Forum ASEAN and entails that there are now a total of 3,300 ASEAN companies registered with Dubai Chamber.

Technology

NFTs: The New Bedrock Of The Virtual Economy

From digital designs, digital art, video clips to tattoos, and even tweets, NFTs are radically transforming the world of digital ownership.

Growth Strategies

Achieving Diversity In The Workplace Is Enabling Organizations To Win The War For Talent

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace require leadership commitment, established policies, concrete plans, and middle-management's buy in.

Entrepreneurs

Virtuzone Launches AMP, The MENA Region's First E-Commerce Accelerator Program

By joining the AMP accelerator, entrepreneurs can access AED60,000 worth of benefits to launch and scale online businesses.

Growth Strategies

To Future-Proof Healthcare, Collaboration Between The Public And Private Sectors Is Key

A recent Entrepreneur Middle East Live webinar held in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention looked into how healthcare delivery has been reimagined post the COVID-19 crisis.