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Business networking in the UAE: Why you should do it and how
Despite all of the tools the modern entrepreneur has at his or her disposal in the digital age, there is still one old business trick that has always stood the test of time – networking. And we mean real networking, as in face-to-face, shaking hands. Face-to-face...
The amazing story of Facebook
It’s already been five years since the blockbuster movie "The Social Network" roared into cinemas, giving us a Hollywood-style view of Mark Zuckerberg’s meteoric rise from Harvard dropout to tech billionaire. At the time of the movie’s release, Facebook was just six...
Can you be employed and self-employed at the same time?
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. Ask any successful entrepreneur and they’ll tell you running a business was a dream long before it became a reality. For many, the biggest hurdle was taking the...
How to properly screen job candidates
There are few bigger decisions in business than who to hire. Searching for and screening talent is no easy task, and even after it all, you still do not really know if you’ve made the right decision until the individual has started working alongside you and your...
Expo 2020 and how expos stimulate economies
Having won the right to host the prestigious annual event back in 2013, Dubai’s Expo 2020 is now less than five years away. It will be the first time the event has been held in the Middle East, and Dubai has already begun to steel itself for the arrival of...
How to manage a remote workforce
As technology transforms the way we communicate, the virtual workforce is on the rise. Many of us now regularly work with team members who are not physically present – whether they are telecommuting from home, working remotely in the coffee shop around the corner, or...
5 Reasons to Start Your Own Business in Dubai
From its rather humble beginnings, Dubai has come a long way in establishing itself as the successful, industrious business centre it is today. This is due of course in no small part to the discovery of oil in the region in the mid-1960s which kick-started rapid...
What Leadership Style Am I?
Great leaders have the power to ignite passion, inspire the best in us – and get results. Ok, you knew that, right? Well how about this: In a study of over 3,000 organisations, Daniel Goleman, who popularised ideas around emotional intelligence, showed that leadership...
4 questions you should ask yourself before starting your business
Dubai’s economy – with its competitive combination of location, legislative, market and environmental advantages – has seen it take its place not only as the business hub of the UAE and wider region, but also among the cities at the forefront of the global economy....
Why business owners must take holidays
Setting up a business in Dubai is no doubt an exciting venture that can lead to very good returns. The city is fast moving, with a rapidly evolving market where new brands and innovative services have the ability to become an overnight success. That said, those first...
Does Cold Calling Work?
Recent years have seen a few extreme industry-specific cases of clamping down on cold calling in the UAE. In 2011 the UAE Central Bank issued a ban on cold calling individuals, preventing banks and finance companies from contacting people by phone uninvited to offer...
