Tell Us More About Your Background? I left school at 16 and immediately started working in a hotel close to where I lived in Sunderland, which is in the north-east of England. I worked as a chef for about 10 years and then moved to London to work with a training company. This is where […]
The great management guru, Peter Drucker, once said, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” To be effective, leaders must discern what they should spend their time doing, say no to the unnecessary, and delegate or outsource the things that don’t require their direct attention. Everyday, we hear from small business […]
About 4 years ago I was tasked with implementing training evaluation into the organisation I was working with. The training teams (and there are many in this organisation!) would be quite content to use “happy sheets” and knowledge tests as evaluations of training however, when the question “how do you demonstrate your value?” was asked […]
Tell Us About Your Background. Born and raised in Malta, moved to Dubai in 2010 to join Sukar.com, a tech start up company which eventually was acquired by Souq.com. I hold a Diploma in e-commerce. At Souq.com, I grew the operations from the ground up and set up 3 generations of fulfilment centres in 5 […]
This week, I had a conversation with a few trainers and consultants who asked, “Sohail, are joint ventures just for big businesses?” and I replied, “Joint ventures are just what they are called, a venture joining two or more companies with the same goal!” You see, many solo entrepreneurs work from a home office. Their […]
Tell Us More About Your Background? I am Alexandre Rigaud, the CEO and Co-Founder of STEP, the company behind FitWin. We operate worldwide and have enabled the launch of wellness white-label apps in over 10 countries across the GCC, Europe, and Africa. Innovation and entrepreneurship have always driven me to extend my potentials, which is […]
Tell us about FasterCapital. What do you do? FasterCapital is an online incubator, accelerator, and service provider for start-ups and small businesses. What we do is we support entrepreneurial journeys throughout their different and various phases. We offer technical and software development solutions for first-time entrepreneurs and for start-ups that are looking for a technical […]
With the Covid-19 global epidemic, the world is shifting very rapidly and organisations are looking at new ways to build their brands and connections. Whilst business owners are searching for means of commercial sustainability, consumers are sending a very strong message about their expectations. A recent Consumer Index Report by Ernst & Young reports that 26% […]
Covid19 happened and significantly turned 2021 to 2041ish. Expectation for the year that followed 2020 vanished into thin air, replaced with activities and ideology of latter years. Jobs were lost, businesses still face high probability of closure and global economies are faced with fear of the unknown – unlike anything the world has ever known. […]
“E-commerce isn’t the cherry on the cake, it is the new cake!” With a tax-free regime, high investment climate, growing economy and high spending urban populace, it is no wonder that Middle East has become the epicentre of all things – Ecommerce! The emergence of the new middle class, Gen Y and western influence has […]
