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As a woman in the workforce, you must believe in yourself. Ask enabling questions that empower growth, with a focus on upgrading your skills. Stay determined and be relentless in your ambition.

That you have to be a creative professional to build amazing creative online is a myth.

Sarah Curtis and Zainab Imichi look back on the lessons they've learned on forming and running Dubai-based social media, public relations, and influencer marketing agency POP Communications.

Armed with lessons learnt through a successful career spanning more than 25 years, this communications-pro-turned-entrepreneur is now authoring her own book.

Tara Emad will share tips on growing her self-confidence and resilience in the next edition of the Against All Odds webinar series, helmed by Entrepreneur Middle East Managing Editor Tamara Pupic.

Professional skydiver and stuntwoman Nicole Smith-Ludvik shared her message of hope, positivity, and courage.

Emirati showjumper Amna Bani Hashem and Espand By Maz founder Maz Hakim share insights on what it takes to balance two careers.

Sekka Managing Editor Sharifah Alhinai offers insights that can help students who would like to venture into the world of entrepreneurship while they are still in university.

"The life we live are the lessons that we teach, so we all have the responsibility to teach what we have learned."

Pallavi Dean offered her perspective on what it takes to build a successful career in the sector that she operates in the MENA region.

Fatma Ghaly will talk about growing Azza Fahmy Jewellery from a homegrown Egyptian brand to an international luxury designer house employing over 250 people.

While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged us all over the past two years, it also illuminated the tremendous potential for technology to support the participation of women in the workforce who might otherwise have been excluded or actively opted out.

"I walked into the room expecting to see all men, but there were all women ... This is not how this place [the UAE] is portrayed back home, and to see these women who are real executives, decision makers, and women in power, giving me strategy for my ice cream business, like, 'Do it like this or that,' or 'I can get you this person for distribution,' and so on, was amazing!"

Nominations are now open for the inaugural Women SME Leaders Awards 2022, the first initiative of its kind to recognize and further empower women-owned and run SMEs across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, staged by Mastercard and Entrepreneur Middle East.

Designed for fashionable conscious consumers, Veganologie's first collection consisted of crossbody bags, wallets, and card holders, made using vegan and sustainable materials.

Kanwal Ahmed, the founder and host of Conversations with Kanwal and SoulSisters Pakistan, will take part in the next edition of the Entrepreneur Middle East Live webinar series, Against All Odds, on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 7pm (UAE).

Shahnaz Bagherzadeh, founder of Vivel Patisserie, on how her Dubai-born enterprise has evolved from a way to earn a living to a family-owned business that's gone global.

Nicole Smith-Ludvik will share her unique life story to inspire others with her message of hope, positivity, and courage.

In the next edition of Against All Odds webinar, Entrepreneur Middle East Managing Editor Tamara Pupic will host Pauline Nguyen, an award-winning Australian entrepreneur, author, and executive developmental coach.

More women are making their mark in the traditionally male-dominated finance industry, but they remain underrepresented in leadership positions.

Learn what is possible for those who play at the intersection of design and entrepreneurship in the next edition of the Against All Odds webinar series, helmed by Entrepreneur Middle East Managing Editor Tamara Pupic.