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Simplification: The entrepreneur’s secret to success
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. I don’t do complex. This goes for every aspect of my life – I don’t like clutter, I don’t like having fifty irons in the fire at once, I don’t like a to-do list that...
Top startup opportunities
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. There was a time when the thought of launching a startup would be viewed by even the most experienced business minds with an air of caution and trepidation. After all, we...
Virtuzone startup series: The Snapchat story by the numbers
It's been four years and nine months since Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel floated the idea of an impermanent photo sharing app as part of his product design class project at Stanford University – apparently to the bemusement of many of his classmates. Today he is...
Body language cues entrepreneurs need to be aware of
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. Whether we realise it or not, we are constantly giving off body signals that affect how others perceive us. Body language is in fact so important that it is actually...
How to be a better boss
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. For all you bosses out there, you know that it can be the best of times and the worst of times all on a single day – all in a single hour. It is a constant weight of...
How to find your negotiation comfort zone
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. While negotiation is one of the most crucial business skills to develop and develop well, it must be said that it is for many a rather painful part of the corporate...
5 traits of the successful entrepreneur
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. There of course is no one-size-fits-all textbook definition of what makes for a successful entrepreneur. If you look at the greats, they really all have their own...
Avoid these 5 common sales mistakes
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. For the vast majority of new businesses, sales is top of mind day-in and day-out. While it is hard to rank tasks according to importance (it literally seems as though...
5 ways today’s entrepreneur stays fighting fit
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. Despite the general acceptance in the modern age that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, there are still many entrepreneurs out there who fail to draw the link...
7 rules for keeping startup costs in order
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. It almost goes without saying that one of the most critical tasks for any startup is to calculate just how much your new venture is going to cost. Not only will knowing...
Is There a “Right” Age to Start a Business?
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. It’s a question I've been asked on more than one occasion: is there a right age to start a business? When we think of examples of successful entrepreneurs – Branson,...
Do you need a mentor for your startup?
We are all very familiar with the term, but how many of us really know what a mentor is supposed to do? Generally, we assume a mentor is someone who encourages us to maximise our potential by helping us develop the right skill sets and make the right business...
