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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 ...
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...
Managing Lay Offs With Dignity
With the potential for layoffs facing more and more companies, the realities of laying off great workers is confronting many business owners and managers: owners and managers who have never before fac...
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...