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66% of women entrepreneurs find difficulty in obtaining funding, which is what led TiE to launch the TiE Women Global Pitch Competition to support female founders.

2020 was a hugely challenging year but, personally, in a lot of ways, the period has proved to be hugely rewarding.

A new startup, Bookends, homegrown in the UAE, offers a digital platform to buy and sell secondhand books, with shipping and delivery available all over the UAE.

The shift might not be easy, but it is rather rewarding on the long run. If you're thinking that you've got what it takes to be your own boss, take the leap.

Despite all that happened though, behind every cloud is a silver lining, and so we cannot overlook some of the positives that has come with all these changes.

With Acorn Strategy celebrating its ten-year anniversary in November of 2020, Midttun looks to drive meaningful impact through her firm's various undertakings.

Al-Husseini's sense of accomplishment came after she witnessed firsthand how people were reacting to the initiatives that the Federation was spearheading.

"By accepting my new circumstances and looking for creative alternatives, I was able to find a new path during uncertain times."

Diversely aims to improve existing and outdated HR tech tools as well as to go global by 2023.

The Sofitel Dubai Downtown General Manager on how women can make it in a male-dominated industry, Accor's RiiSE initiative and leading through tough times.

"As two entrepreneurs and founders of a social tech platform, we acknowledge that women in the UAE are at the center of a regional hub with endless opportunities to grow an online business. That being said, female-owned businesses are still in the huge minority."

Starting a business is difficult under normal circumstances-Miko Su, founder of Abu Dhabi-based Twiink Studio, is fighting the odds to get their businesses to survive the economic downturn caused by the crisis.

Startup Panorama Edition 10.0 features the inspiring stories of some of Dubai's women in tech on the hurdles they faced, support they found in the ecosystem and why they chose to build their startups in the Emirate.

"Stop planning and just do it. You can plan from now to 20 years, but it will never look like what you think."

The world is surveying the rubble left behind by the pandemic, and is turning its attention towards how to rebuild.

When we undervalue the importance of women and youth in our economic system, we not only hinder our collective recovery, but also hold systems back from preparedness for future crisis. With the world changing so drastically, we have the unique opportunity to shape the future they deserve.

Refood's mission is to eliminate food waste through food rechanneling and awareness programs, ultimately to change social and cultural behaviors to reduce food waste.

"I didn't think my business was ever managed badly, but it's definitely managed a whole lot better now. But more than anything, I will be happier. More balanced, less stressed, and more appreciative of what really matters."

MENA region's aspiring female entrepreneurs will now have an opportunity to collaborate and exhibit their business ideas at TiE's global initiative, TiE Women.

One of the biggest turning points for Huda Beauty, Huda Kattan says, happened in 2017 when she agreed to sell a small stake in the business to TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco-headquartered private equity firm.

The conference held a wide range of panel discussions, talks and workshops on innovative thinking, creativity, technology, raising capital and invigorating female entrepreneurship in the ecosystem.