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During the first year of operation, Feel Good Tea Co. generated AED4.6 million in revenue amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has continued to grow from strength to strength.

Alesca develops precision farming solutions and turnkey indoor vertical farms to improve the productivity, efficiency, and predictability of food production by up to 10 times.

This fashion tech startup is on a mission to combine the best of the latest artificial intelligence/augmented reality (AI/AR) technologies and sustainable fashion practices to promote Middle Eastern designs.

Mancell launched Veghana in Dubai in April this year, which had her merge the worlds of healthy vegan food and aromatic Ghanaian cuisine to provide a bespoke delivery and catering service in the Emirate.

There's an old saying, "you can't read the label when you're sitting inside the jar," and this is precisely where new CEOs come in.

Founded in December 2019, Haute Sauce makes use of fresh ingredients that range high on the Scoville scale to create what its website proudly declares to be "pure fire."

"Our production capacity has rocketed from a mere average of 20,000 oysters a month two years ago, to almost 200,000 per month today, with this expected to grow up and beyond 500,000 per month by early 2022."

PepsiCo recently revealed that it will be having one pavilion each in the three Expo 2020 Dubai Thematic Districts, with them offering refreshing perspectives on the expo's subthemes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability, through an exciting and engaging schedule of experiences, innovations, and discussions.

The UAE government's swift actions –rolling out multiple generous stimulus packages to help the business community, national disinfection programs, nation-wide COVID-19 testing and vaccination programs– have helped the country overcome challenges and open for business.

Studies find that employees no longer wish to work a 9-5 kind of job at the expense of their lives.

When brand ideals and their representatives are not on the same page, the resulting mixed messages and confusing signals create an inherent distrust that no amount of PR can fix. Musk gets this.

"Fortune favors the bold," the adage goes. It certainly works for those who defy recessions to launch a business.

Born out of a need for a platform that can provide people with a safe and exclusive connection with their neighbors/local communities, Hayi is a free-to-use and app-based hyperlocal social network for neighborhoods.

According to Allied Market Research, the size of the global cloud kitchen market is expected to grow at US$71 billion by 2027- a market that Dubai-headquartered state-of-the-art managed cloud kitchen platform Kitopi is striving to take a bite out of.

Located at Dubai Design District (D3), In5 Fashion Lab is a design-to-delivery manufacturing facility available to both established and aspiring fashion designers.

Launched in 2018, One Moto is an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer offering a fleet of vehicles such as electric motorcycles, bikes, scooters, delivery and grocery vans, catering to the last-mile industry, as well as urban commuters.

The Expand Summit by the Dubai Chamber For Digital Economy to help MENA startups to find trusted and reputed sources of funding.

Much of what we believed in pre-2020 is broken, and to capitalize on what lays ahead, we need to act fast, be nimble, and prepared to flow with the constant movement and disruption across our industries that will be in play for many years to come.

A study conducted among 3,000 professionals in the US found that 76% believed having a mentor was crucial, but only 37% had one.

"We wanted to launch Signature Yashmagh to highlight the prestige of our national attire, and ensure that we created a product with the finest materials and superior craftsmanship that would serve as a symbol that honors our past, present, and future."

With the eBay for Business – UAE Program, UAE companies will receive practical training and tailor-made support to start a new store and scale their businesses on eBay.com, including customized support from eBay's team.