A Case for Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East
byIt seems like today, everyone is talking about startups. Economic, academic, and educational entities focus increasingly on generating startups and empowering entrepreneurs. A startup is…
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Can Fintech Enhance Our Customer Experience
byDespite the abundance of data, corporations and banks fail to personalize and deliver engaging customer experiences. The article provides some alternative solutions and models developed…
How Does COVID-19 Impact Gulf Economies?
byThe traditionally oil-backed economies of the Gulf have experienced a growth stunt after the COVID-19 pandemic, but in what way does the rentier state theory…
Your Voice, Your Future –Voice-Tech Growth in Times of COVID-19
byAs e-commerce soars due to the lockdown, new supportive technologies and tools emerge, of which voice-related are picking up the most, especially as their use…
Maybe All Sharjah Needed Was More Cafés In The Neighborhoods?
byMaybe all we needed for Urban happiness is a little bit more of lenient urbanization, less strictly residential areas, and the growth of cafes and…
Is Having Fewer Choices A Better Idea to Increase Sales?
byIn a world where shopping happens from the comfort of your sofa, websites and apps are often loaded with too many choices believing that the…
Will We Barter Again?
byAre your humble savings limiting your growth? Do you find it difficult to grow your business while managing expenditures? Then, online bartering could be…
Agenda-Setting – But I Want to Catch ’em All
byWhat is agenda setting, and how does it relate to advertising. The information portrayed in a way that serves a specific function, like in mass…
Organizational Structures Going Flat
byWhat is the flat organizational hierarchy and how is it used in management. Every successful organization functions on some form of structure. The traditional hierarchy…
The UAE’s Diverse Approach Towards a Diverse Economy
byThe UAE’s recent governmental structural reform is not the country’s only action towards reaching economic efficiency. What are the other actions done? On the 10th…
Ladies & Gents of the UAE, You’re Making Me Proud
byWritten by: Fida Chaaban (Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Middle East Magazine) When I first found out about Sail eMagazine’s Editor in Chief, Iman Ben…
Positive Impacts of Large Corporations on Small Businesses
byDuring my time in business school, a common topic of discussion was around the threat to small businesses posed by multimillion organizations moving into the…
Laws of the Internet: What are SOPA and PIPA?
byBy Mohamed AlJunaibi (@maljunaibi) This January, and the opening month of 2012, the internet became (once again) the area for discussion, debate and even conflict….
Trekking in India: Business Lessons from the Forest
byBy Rooda AlNeama (@ThinkDubai) Last weekend, I had the pleasure of forest trekking in the South of India. It was great leaving the city and…
Employee Happiness Leads to Financial Profitability
byBy Khalid AlAmeri (@KhalidAlAmeri) The word leadership or to lead comes across us in our everyday lives. Whether you are in high school, a multinational…
The UAE’s Flourishing Entrepreneurial Opportunities
byBy Khalid AlAmeri (@KhalidAlAmeri) In my books, 2011 has been the year of the entrepreneur particularly for the UAE. Think about it, the Khalifa Fund…
The Utilization of Customer Information
byBy Mohamed AlJunaibi (@maljunaibi ) It was a long day, and an even longer week. A typical lazy burnt out Thursday at home, from…
Aligning Interests in the UAE’s Diverse Environment
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) Watching a promotional video about Dubai in an Emirates Airlines flight gave me goose bumps to say the least. From breathtaking…