In my first training a few years ago, I felt the huge difference between being a trainer and a trainee. Later on, I knew, after delivering number of courses, that each trainee has his/her own perceptions, motivations, needs and expectations of the course subject and even the trainer delivering the course. Usually attendees receive an […]
Category: STARTUPS
5 Steps to World Class Customer Service
Every great service organization aims to train associates to develop magic, or as we call it in the hospitality language “WOW” service. Service oriented organizations that are constantly growing, evolving and succeeding are focused not only on the customer service per se, but in creating a culture where associates deliver consistently “wow” service. They realize […]
How Independence Is At the Core of Business Pitching
November 22nd marks the Lebanese Independence Day. This small country that I call home has been through a lot in its young existence. Wars were waged, innocent people have died and people are constantly praying to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But, you’ll always find Lebanese citizens expressing their love for […]
Young Entrepreneur Spotlight: AbdulAziz AlZarooni, Co-Founder GoPadel
Tell us about your background. In 2009 I graduated from high school and headed to the US to continue my undergraduate studies at Rochester institute of technology. 2 years later the university opened a branch in Dubai (DSOA) and I moved back to Dubai and graduated from RIT Dubai in 2015. After graduating from RIT […]
The Most Successful Startups Mix Business and Friendship to Build Teams
Finding the right team is critical for a startup’s success and most aren’t taking the right approach, finds research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. With the right strategy – a mix that has founders both liking each other due to shared values and experiences and having the proper complementary skills and […]
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 […]
The Zero Cost Startup!
Starting your own business always sounds like a good idea but still risky, isn’t it? The business environment has been changed since covid19, which is a big opportunity for startups to enter the market. Funding was always the first step when thinking about starting a business, but it’s not anymore. Startup: You don’t need an […]
3 Ways to get your Startup out of the Valley of Death
Entrepreneurs are the rock stars of the 21st century. From the early trend setters (Jobs, Gates) to the internet 2.0 superstars (Zuckerberg, Dorsey) and finally to the new kids on the block (Kalanick, Spiegel), society today reveres those who dare to dream bigger and farther than the rest of humanity. Make no mistake – these […]
Horizontal vs Veritical: The Growth Dilemma of Startups in 2021
Which direction should you scale your startup in 2021 – horizontally or vertically? The months ahead continue to look challenging for companies of all shapes and sizes and across most geographies. The Middle East and North Africa region, too, will continue to grapple with challenges intrinsic to the on-going pandemic situation. Not to forget, the […]
What every entrepreneur needs to start up in the UAE
First of all, you need to understand that the market, to a large extent, has already been divided between the players. You can easily enter it only by becoming a part of someone’s already established team, becoming a partner of an established player, or offering a completely innovative product. If you are new to the […]