The Arabian Business Startup Academy took place at Lets Work, a co-working space at the Rove Downtown Hotel in Downtown Dubai
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The event will include three sessions dedicated to the world of entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-ups
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The new Careem? The race to be Dubai’s next big car start-up
Gheed El Makkaoui, UAE general manager at Careem, reminisces about the early days working at the ride-hailing firm before its recent headline-grabbing $3bn Uber deal. She offers advice to some of the region’s newly launched transport and vehicle-based start-ups
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Management buyout: The UAE journey from employee to entrepreneur
Not many people take the leap of faith and decide they want to buy the company they are working for, especially in a transient market like the Middle East. Trefor Murphy, CEO of Cooper Fitch, is one of the few who tried it and lives to tell the tale
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Exit strategies: When is the right time to sell your start-up?
Opinion: In light of the record-breaking Careem sale to Uber, many entrepreneurs in the region will be thinking it’s time to get ready to sell, but when is the right time?
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Opinion: Why it’s time to start banking on SME success
Thomas Lundgren, the legendary founder of furniture brand THE One, certainly knows how to keep himself in check. Walking up the stairs at his home, the walls are adorned with framed copies of rejection letters he received from banks and investors when he was starting out and looking for funding.
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Careem-style equity stakes for staff becoming more common, says Dubai lawyer
More Dubai firms are freeing up equity in their companies in a bid to incentivise employees
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Expo 2020 Dubai awards 56% of contracts to SMEs
Over 26,000 companies from 150 countries have applied to be involved in Expo 2020 Dubai, which opens on October 20, 2020.
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Last chance to register for Startup Academy: Focus will be on Expo 2020 and SME Exit Strategies
Management buyouts and knowing the right time to sell your start-up will be among the discussion points at the March event
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Banks ‘at front seat’ of every government-back SME initiative, says Emirates NBD exec
Tariq Bin Hendi says Emirates NBD is working alongside regulators to address the SME funding gap
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Bridging the Middle East’s startup funding gap
Missing components needed to build a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem have begun to emerge
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Video: Do we need a new generation of braver investors?
“Everybody wants to become a cupcake entrepreneur at some point,” Emirates NBD executive vice president Tariq Bin Hendi said at the Arabian Business StartUp Academy. His statement was welcomed with roaring laughter from the audience of startup and SME founders, their reactions a fitting testament to his main point: People have romanticised entrepreneurship.
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Scaling a Middle East business will attract global investors, says Wamda Capital
The complicated nature of regional markets makes it more difficult to grow a business in MENA as opposed to other regions
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Opinion: how to make entrepreneurial dreams a reality
Entrepreneurship might have been ‘romanticised’ but perhaps the region needs a new generation of investors
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Entrepreneurship ‘romanticised’ too much, says Emirates NBD exec
Tariq Bin Hendi said many business ideas are based on current trends as opposed to solid business ideas
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Video: A look inside StartUp Academy 2018
The workshop event, which focussed on bridging the SME funding gap in the GCC, commenced with a keynote speech by Fahim Al Qasimi, partner at corporate advisory and investment firm AQ&P, who discussed the creation of the next generation of investors by educating them on how to fund GCC startups.
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Speakers announced for Arabian Business StartUp Academy
Bridging the SME funding gap in the GCC will be the main topic of the morning workshop on December 19 in Dubai