Out of the main support structure that I have had access to was an incubator in the United Arab Emirates that I was a part of throughout my experience with my previous startup. This incubator provided me with a lot of advice, assistance and hand-holding when it came to legal matters. It also sometimes gave me a little bit of access… Continue reading The challenges of women entrepreneurs
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How to calculate the expected value of a startup vrs. a small business
When you think about the 1% that is the success rate of most startups (at least in the United States but generally worldwide), you wonder how people calculate the expected return and assess their profitibality with regards to such an endaveour. Melanie says it best in her enlightening blog post incentivizing people to build lifestyle businesses instead of… Continue reading How to calculate the expected value of a startup vrs. a small business
The rise of the Lebanese entrepreneurs
Lebanon – not the first amongst its neighbouring Arab countries – has been attempting to set up its own Silicon Valley. In fact, the Lebanese government is making available millions of dollars worth of money towards lebanese startups, mostly in the tech industry. Who would have thought? Serious money is spurting in all directions, innovation… Continue reading The rise of the Lebanese entrepreneurs
Mine, yours, ours: The loom of a new sharing economy
From leasing residences, to sharing rides, to clubbing together to finance creative projects, sharing has become increasingly popular in today’s economies worldwide and has recently been used to spur innovative business models and generate considerable amounts of revenue. A research done by Roland Berger strategy consultants suggests that this specific sharing economy is going to… Continue reading Mine, yours, ours: The loom of a new sharing economy