Entrepreneurship

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. In the right industry, a top sales performer can end up pulling in a higher salary than some of the most senior executives at the company. Leading tech...

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. There are very few of us out there who can truly say we are zen-like reflections of calm, infecting others with the chilled out vibes of a practicing Buddhist....

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. There was a time when the thought of launching a startup would be viewed by even the most experienced business minds with an air of caution and trepidation. After all, we...

It's been four years and nine months since Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel floated the idea of an impermanent photo sharing app as part of his product design class project at Stanford University – apparently to the bemusement of many of his classmates. Today he is...

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. Whether we realise it or not, we are constantly giving off body signals that affect how others perceive us. Body language is in fact so important that it is actually...

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. There of course is no one-size-fits-all textbook definition of what makes for a successful entrepreneur. If you look at the greats, they really all have their own...

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. For the vast majority of new businesses, sales is top of mind day-in and day-out. While it is hard to rank tasks according to importance (it literally seems as though...

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. Despite the general acceptance in the modern age that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, there are still many entrepreneurs out there who fail to draw the link...

Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. It’s a question I've been asked on more than one occasion: is there a right age to start a business? When we think of examples of successful entrepreneurs – Branson,...

We are all very familiar with the term, but how many of us really know what a mentor is supposed to do? Generally, we assume a mentor is someone who encourages us to maximise our potential by helping us develop the right skill sets and make the right business...

Whether as part of those posters hanging around offices or pasted at the bottom of our email signature, let's face it, when you see an inspirational quote, you can't help but want to read it. A truly great quote does have a fair bit of power. Not only do the...

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....