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Qatari entrepreneur Mohammed Al Delaimi stumbled on the idea for SkipCash whilst exploring shopping and payment experiences in both online and offline scenarios.

"Some people don't understand that just because we want to give back to the community does not mean that we don't want to be a successful business!"

Conceptualized in July 2020, Predictiv was built with an approach wherein the platform "integrates your health history, your lifestyle, and your genes."

Having witnessed firsthand the lack of human resources management in realizing social impact, Yacout set out on her entrepreneurial endeavor with a mission to better harness the power of volunteerism in the Middle East.

Merlin Farms' farming technique is based on the concept of aquaponics -a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics- which can grow plants without soil by utilizing fish waste.

As a mobile application service that promises to deliver items from local stores within an hour in Dubai, Dukkan is aiming to give small and medium businesses in the Emirate a better head start in the online realm.

Launched with a vision to "push the frontiers of space science" in an interactive way, Frontier offers a hybrid gamified learning model, available in both Arabic and English.

By offering Li-ion batteries made out of Silicon anodes, Abu Dhabi-based Heidron Energy Solutions is looking to create a less complex and much cheaper way to produce energy sources for electric vehicles.

Whether you intend to start out fresh in the UAE, or plan to expand to additional territories in the Middle East, here are a few things you can do differently to not just survive but thrive in the industry.

Fanera is an app designed "for and by football fans" to share and engage with football content created by a community of fans, influencers, players, and clubs.

Scaling your business will depend on your financial awareness as an entrepreneur.

Metanoa enables the early diagnosis of developmental disorders such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, speech delays, and others.

From its 330 operational virtual restaurants, Kaykroo has taken the delivery food business by storm, and forged a role as the largest cloud kitchen platform for its own virtual restaurants in the UAE.

As a startup that offers services ranging from developing mobile apps to building custom websites, KonnectEd aims to cater to the technological shifts that are being witnessed across a diverse range of sectors.

Manara is a social impact edtech startup that runs cohort-based training programs for computer science students and software engineers, and connects them to full-time remote and onsite jobs with top global tech companies such as Meta, Google, Amazon, Repl.it, Zalando, and many others.

In addition, the logistics platform also helps improve the safety and efficiency of connected operations by offering fleet management tools.

The new, knowledge-economy business paradigm can be used to create digital courses that can potentially take your earnings up to six figures.

Dubai-based fintech startup Stake offers a simple and accessible approach to investing in real estate properties in the UAE.

With a vision to disrupt domestic tourism and hospitality operations in Qatar, Egypt, and the MENA region through digital transformation, Turismo's goal is to offer a seamless and worthwhile experience in the region, for both residents and visitors alike.

It is important to focus on preventative mental health care in the workplace rather than intervening late, by which point issues may have become too big to resolve– and costly for the business.

By discussing five of the biggest challenges his tech startup faced during the COVID-19 crisis, Swae founder Soushiant Zanganehpour delves deep into the many nuances of keeping a business afloat during unprecedented crises.

Ohan is hoping to subvert the ways things currently operate by launching Locale, which he has branded as the country's first food aggregator "with a heart."

"Monsha'at strives to diversify the funding sources for enterprises, support the initiatives within the venture capital sector, and develop policies and standards for funding small and medium projects."

Founded in 2019, the edtech platform is the brainchild of Hamdi Tabbaa, Hussein Alsarabi, and Sabri Hakim.

Drawing on founder Winifred Mills-Amui's Ghanaian heritage, the Winifred Mills label creates clothes that not only fit, but also flatter and accentuate strong female silhouettes.

If you feel that an MVP strategy is the right approach for your startup, here are six steps you can take to make the most of it.