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 […]
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Company Spotlight: FasterCapital
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 […]
How Can Entrepreneurs Leverage Trust For Success?
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% […]
Why Ecommerce Is A Must
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. […]
The Rise Of Ecommerce In The GCC
“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 […]
Ecommerce: The Sky Is The Limit
From the garage of a small home started a journey with the crystallization of an idea in the mind of a 30-year-old American young man. At the time, his capital amounted to zero. Added to that, he was not optimistic about the success of his idea. In 1995, he worked for a company that operates […]
Creating Engaging Study Opportunities for Learners Using Quizlet
Learning knowledge based terms and definitions can be a difficult task. Instructors often struggle to find ways to make learning the content outside of the classroom engaging. Students often struggle to find ways to stay focused on the content. Traditional methods are often low or no-technology, such as reading, highlighting, and basic flash cards. Enter […]
Case Study: E-learning, The Attention Span of a Gold Fish
Gold fish are said to have a 2 second memory, which is the time it takes them to swim around their little basin and believe they are facing a whole new world. Do you sometimes find your class or yourself to have a similar attention span? How do you keep acquiring new skills and training […]
Book Review: Managing The Matrix By Dawn Metcalfe
At some point in your career, someone you saw as below you has been promoted and you sat thinking “How did he/she get promoted? I’m smarter and work harder.” Dawn Metcalfe, who is a seasoned and practiced trainer, facilitator and coach, offers the frank and honest truth that you don’t want to hear but need […]
Training Tip: Keeping Trainees Engaged in Learning
Do you know how to engage mindsets, ask questions, involve people, contextualize content into areas more relevant to them and get them enthusiastic about training? What disengages students from learning? – Boring delivery of information. – An uninteresting subject. – Interesting but irrelevant topics. – Confusing information that requires too much work to clarify, so […]