Startups
UAE’s Entrepreneurs to Contribute to the Global Digital GDP by $1.5 Trillion Through 2020
UAE digital startups can become the keystone in increasing global GDP by $1.5 trillion and creating 10 million youth jobs, industry experts announced this week at the recent SAP Startup Focus Event, h...
IT Support Platform Geeks Raises $600,000 in Seed Fund
Geeks.ae, a platform that helps connect consumers and business with Geeky resources to support their IT needs, raised a seed round of $600,000, led by Wamda Capital. The round also included Dubai-base...
LoadMe.ae wins Dubai Smartpreneur competition
An online marketplace for shipments and lorries has won the first Dubai Smartpreneur competition launched by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Smart Dubai Office. LoadMe.ae, a new onl...
Infographic: What It Takes to Be a Small-Business Owner
Being a small-business owner isn’t easy, but an overwhelming majority of entrepreneurs wouldn’t have it any other way. While small-business owners cite “having to wear so many hats” and “finding...
UAE Preferred Destination for Entrepreneurs: LinkedIn
Professional network LinkedIn says the number of “entrepreneurs” in the UAE has nearly doubled in the past year. In its latest study of the movement of individuals across job functions and industries,...
Developers Must Help Feed Dubai’s Start-Up Success Story
Developers must take into consideration the needs of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), not only large international corporate companies, as the start-up sector is expected to represent 70% of...
Qatar Development Bank Supports SMEs in ‘Moushtarayat’
Qatar Development Bank announced the first Government Procurement and Contracting Conference & Exhibition ‘MOUSHTARAYAT’, which is scheduled to take place for 3 days, beginning on March 8 and ends...
KIPCO Commended for Supporting Young Entrepreneurs
KIPCO – the Kuwait Projects Company – was commended for its support of young Kuwaiti entrepreneurs through its recent collaboration with the Youth Empowerment Symposium (Tmkeen) on the KIPCO Tmkeen Aw...
MyOffice Launches “Platinum Serviced Offices” in Marina Plaza
myOffice Business Centre have successfully rolled out their first Platinum Serviced Offices in Emaar’s Marina Plaza on the 29th floor. This luxury facility comes with panoramic views of the Marina, th...