Women Entrepreneurs
25,000 Emirati women entrepreneurs valued at AED 60 billion in the UAE
A recent survey conducted by NAMA Women Advancement, in partnership with UN Women, found that 77.6% of women-owned businesses (WOB) in the UAE are led by those under the age of 40.
Women entrepreneurs gaining ground in the GCC
Women entrepreneurs are key to inclusive economic growth, and the top 20 GCC start-ups led by women are testimony that the Arab World females have established themselves as business leaders, and are i...
Females are the future of unicorns
Though female entrepreneurs still face multiple barriers in accessing finance, however, the number of disrupting, lucrative women-run unicorns is growing exponentially. Unicorn, to state the overstate...
‘SC Women in Tech’ program launched in KSA
Standard Chartered and Falak Investment Hub has announced the launch of the first cohort of the ‘SC Women in Tech’ program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Applications for the program will begin from ...
Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council and Kyrgyz Republic extend support to female entrepreneurs
The Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council received a delegation from the Women’s League of Central Asia (Kyrgyz Republic) to promote the development and diversification of economic and bilateral partnership...
Geidea reaffirms its commitment to build an inclusive fintech sector
Geidea is launching an open and fully sponsored training programme in partnership with The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) to support women in fintech in Saudi Arabia.
Yspot makes it to the final of North Star’s 2022 Supernova competition
Yspot has been placed second in the Martech category, making it to the final of North Star’s 2022 Supernova competition held at GITEX.
Female networking platform WILD to organise seminar in Saudi Arabia on November 1st
Female networking platform WILD, launches in Saudi Arabia with WILD Riyadh, set to kick-off on November 1st at Hyatt Regency, Riyadh Olaya. Trailblazing gender equality in the region, the event is op...
Visa announces the launch of its global She’s Next initiative in the UAE
Visa today announced the launch of its global She’s Next initiative in UAE to economically empower local women entrepreneurs. The initiative is launched in partnership with First Abu Dhabi Bank ...