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HEC Paris In Qatar Publishes First Comprehensive Review Of The Country’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

"For a country like Qatar right now, supporting entrepreneurship is very important, because it is the fuel for tomorrow's growth."

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Qatar’s Bedaya Center And Fifty One East Launch “Tomorrow’s Designers” Exhibition To Showcase Local Entrepreneurial Innovations In Fashion

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Bedaya Center Joins Hands With Fifty One East To Host A Fashion Exhibition Showcasing The Work Of Talented Qatari Entrepreneurs

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Starting a Business

Qatar Development Bank Opens Applications For Scale 7, A New Incubation Program For Fashion Startups

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Follow The Leader: Afraa Al-Noaimi, Founder And CEO, Incubate Qatar And Brain Trust

"I constantly strive to understand the market challenges, and facilitate milestones that can help businesses and entrepreneurs leap over the hurdles they face, as well as any discrepancies that may follow along their track to creating scalable businesses."

By Tamara Pupic

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For Founder Ghada Al Subaey, Qatar-Born Ready-To-Wear Label 1309 Is “Not Just Another Fashion Brand”

"1309 is more than just a fashion brand. It is a concept, a community we are trying to build, values that we are trying to promote."

By Aby Sam Thomas

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GOIC: Engineering A Diversified Robust Economy For Qatar

Qatar needs a defined industrial strategy in sync qith Qatar National Vision 2030 to catalyze SME growth, says Dr. Ali Hamed Al-Mulla, Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Projects Sector, Gulf Organization For Industrial Consulting (GOIC).

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Customer First: How The Costa Coffee Brand Is Standing Out In Qatar

Hassan Jawad, Divisional Manager of Costa Coffee - Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia, explains the USP of the coffee brand in Qatar.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Enabling Qatar’s SMEs: SAP’s Gergi Abboud On The Company’s Offerings For Entrepreneurs

As the Managing Director of the Gulf, North Africa, Pakistan, Levant for SAP, Gergi Abboud keeps a close eye on the Middle East business arena, and so, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Qatar is one of his company's key markets in this region, with its SME sector ranking highly in terms of SAP's focus areas.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Qatar Startup Feed Reinvents Communication Between Foodies And Restaurants

The startup was driven by the view that "implementation of interactive technology" was a gap in the hotel-restaurant-café (HoReCa) industry.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Doha Festival City CEO Kareem Shamma On What The New Mall Will Bring To Qatar

As Doha Festival City gets set to open its doors this month, CEO Kareem Shamma explores on what the new mall will bring to Qatar.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Moving Forward: Building A Smart Digital Society In Qatar

Qatar is building the strategy, capacity, and infrastructure to be at the forefront of digital societies as is detailed in the 2030 Qatar National Vision.

By Dr. Mounir Hamdi

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Building A Legacy: Zeyad Al Jaidah, Techno Q Co-founder And Managing Director

Techno Q co-founder and Managing Director on what goes into making a business successful for the long term.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Turning Digital Dreams Into Reality: Qatar’s Digital Incubation Center

Qatar's Digital Incubation Center is leaving no stone unturned in helping tech entrepreneurs in the country launching their startups.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Raising The Game: Qatar Financial Centre Authority CEO Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida

The CEO of Qatar Financial Centre Authority discusses on bringing the 'best in breed' businesses to Qatar.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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The Recap: Qatar Chamber’s 2nd SMEs Conference

This year's edition of the conference was held under the framework of economic partnership between Qatar and Turkey, represented by the Union Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Qatari 3D Printing Startup Arsenal Aims To Inspire Other Tech and Manufacturing Companies In The Country

Al-Hitmi believes that the goals of QNV 2030 cannot become reality without using the creativity of engineers who, by training, are creators and designers of solutions with the application of the right technology.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Qatari Entrepreneurs Shine At QDB’s 2016 SME Excellence List Awards

The ranking program has brought to light the growing maturity within the private sector, as well as the ability of the budding SME sector in Qatar to generate large incomes.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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5th Euromoney Qatar Conference Discusses The Future Of The Region’s Financial Landscape

The 5th Euromoney Qatar Conference held at Doha in December brought together stalwarts of the banking and finance industry to discuss the agenda of Qatar's economic planning in the context of depressed hydrocarbon prices.

By Aparajita Mukherjee

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Qatar Chamber’s 2nd SMEs Conference To Kick Off In Doha

While the first edition of the conference, held in 2015, focused on Germany's business ecosystem, the 2nd SMEs Conference will take a look at Turkey's best business practices and the partnership opportunities for local SMEs and entrepreneurs.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2016 Aims To Encourage Entrepreneurship Among The Nation’s Youth

Now in its fifth year, the program has different levels catering to high school and university students, running until March 2017.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Elan Group CEO Jaber Al Ansari On The Company Marking 12 Impactful Years

"When Elan was established 12 years ago, the advertising industry in Qatar was still nascent," remembers Jaber Al Ansari, Group CEO, Elan Group.

By Erika Widen

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Empowering Entrepreneurs: Qatar Development Bank CEO Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al-Khalifa

The CEO of QDB believes the best way to empower Qatar's future generations is to simplify the path to entry for new participants.

By Sindhu Hariharan

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To Advance Qatar’s Tech Ecosystem, An Investment In Human Capital Is Needed

Through its numerous affiliate organizations, Qatar Foundation is making a significant impact in the technology and research development sector in Qatar.

By Dr. Maher Hakim

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Qatar Development Bank Launches One Stop Shop Center For Small Business Needs

QDB has a launched a multi-service support center called "One Stop Shop" at Qatar Business Incubation Center's campus to cater to a host of SME needs, thereby creating an approachable framework for Qatar's small business community.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Know Your Competition: How Qatar-Based Ozone Studios Capitalized On Market Gaps

The founder says that they saw potential for their business in Qatar, as most production agencies operating there tend to stick to traditional approaches.

By Erika Widen

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Taking The Lead: Daruna Development CEO Michael Murphy

The Daruna concept is simple; provide quality and affordable accommodations for the working community in Qatar, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and throughout the world.

By Erika Widen

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Qatar-Based Metis Is All About Empowering Students In Their Academic Journeys

The startup empowers students with an academic planner designed to help students make the right course selection.

By Erika Widen

Leadership

Follow The Leader: Laoucine Kerbache, Dean and CEO, HEC Paris in Qatar

Kerbache is very tuned in on the changing dynamics of the Middle East economies, and is keen on having his organization cater to the specific needs of this particular region.

By Aby Sam Thomas

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The How-To: Starting Up A Business In Qatar

Haris Aghadi, co-founder of Qatar-based online platform Meddy, offers a guide to starting a business in Qatar.

By Haris Aghadi