Business
Startup Idea: In Bangladesh, DIY aircon made with plastic bottles
Many communities lack reliable electricity, which is why we’ve seen a number of projects that work without it, such as a portable medical sterilizer and an underground refrigerator. In Bangladesh, rec...
How Travel Agencies Can Survive in the Digital Age
The travel sector was among the first to be massively disrupted by digital. Travelers today have gone from being at the end of the value chain to finding themselves smack in the middle of it, which qu...
Investcorp buys majority stake in Italian luxury tailor Corneliani
Gulf investment firm Investcorp has bought a majority stake in Italian menswear company Corneliani in a deal that values the group at $100 million, its Head of Corporate Investment in Europe Hazem Ben...
MENAT-based accelerators invested $3.5m in start-ups last year
Start-up accelerators invested nearly $200m in new ventures worldwide in 2015, according to a new report by Gust, an online platform to manage start-up fundraising, and Fundacity, a fundraising networ...
Rules for a Great Startup Idea
Even though it’s trendy in startups to say that ideas mean nothing and execution means everything, the reality is much less binary and much more nuanced. For example, even the world’s best entre...
Ways to get free PR for your startup
Whether you are launching a new company or just a new feature for your startup, good PR can help build your reputation and customer base in a cost-effective way. Larger companies have the luxury of hi...
Etisalat Announces Business in a Box Proposition for SMBs
Addressing multiple data and connectivity needs of Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) in the UAE, Etisalat announced today the launch of Business in a Box – an integrated offering that convenient...
How Will VAT Impact UAE Consumers and Businesses?
As expected, one can see a surge in the number of people discussing the impending value-added tax (VAT) system in the GCC region. In the UAE, seemingly everyone, nationals and expatriates alike, have ...
Dubai Private Sector Growth Picked Up Pace in May
Dubai’s economic growth has accelerated as the emirate’s private sector saw sustained improvement in business conditions in May on the back of a sharp rise in new work. Private sector companies based ...