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Backed by the support of the Dubai Police and Dubai Health Authority, UAE-based MindForce is working towards solving the problem of a disconnected mental health ecosystem in the UAE.

Beyond drive and ambition influencing your move, it's important to have a good support system to make the transition easier.

As the first female C-suite executive at e&, and one of the youngest in its history, Almansoori was given the mandate to transform the enterprise.

Founded in 2016, Nostalgia Classic Cars is a classic car showroom, the first of its kind in the UAE.

The UAE led the MENA region, with it being home to 339 scaleups, while Egypt and Saudi Arabia follow with 140 and 132 scaleups, respectively.

At its core, Alfii is a platform that aims to reduce the mundanity and time-consuming nature of administrative HR processes for SMEs and startups.

As a podcaster, advisor, and investor, Loulou Khazen Baz -the founder of the Arab world's first online employment marketplace, Nabbesh- continues to enrich the MENA startup ecosystem.

Long story short, it's not all about the money, nor is it solely about family- instead, there needs to be a funambulist balance created between those who choose to go down this route.

Insights from the entrepreneurs behind UAE-born beauty brand, Skin Story.

Prince Khaled advised companies looking to raise to attract smart money, consider potential investors as active partners, and leverage existing resources to maintain lean operations that reduce waste.

Being proactive in making a regular commitment to review your strategic leadership of the business is the best way to avoid terminal blow-ups.

For creative people, being an entrepreneur is always possible. However, it's a big task that goes beyond doing what you're naturally good at. You need to put the right systems in place to tackle all the various aspects.

The merger will support the two partners' members to expand their network, build new relationships, and uncover new business opportunities.

Are you worried others may poke fun at your ideas? Are you concerned your manager may shoot down your ideas? Have no fear; no idea is a bad idea. True creativity really thrives within constraints, not on absolutely limitless possibilities.

18 startups have been enrolled in this installment of SANDBOX, which saw a total of more than 1,600 applications to be a part of this 12-month program.

For sisters Mona Gulaid and Mariam Abdillahi, natives of Somaliland, indigenous beauty secrets have helped create a visceral bond with the nation they didn't get to grow up in.

Saudi Arabia is already the most bustling startup market in the region, with thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises. However, the country's population of over 36 million represents a vast reservoir of untapped potential.

Launched in 2020, Maeya's clothing line-up includes leggings, sport tanks, fitness shorts, t-shirts and loungewear designed for women, irrespective of their age or size.

Ravishankar built Dimension to address the many shortcomings that deter open source software projects from reaching their full potential.

The story of how American business owner Lynda Weinman's software training website Lynda.com -bought by LinkedIn in 2015 for US$1.5 billion- started out because of a rejection in the early 90s.

"We cannot accept that the very lifeline of economic development and human capital is left to a process that is so rooted in dysfunction that it undermines our ability to build better, faster, and more productive teams."