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Growing a Business

The Way People Sell Online is Fundamentally Flawed — Here's What to Do Instead

Live launching and traditional evergreen strategies are outdated marketing tactics. Here's how to build an evergreen funnel that actually converts.

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Trailblazers: Meet The Winners Of The 2024 Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards

15 women who run small- and medium-sized enterprises headquartered or with offices in Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa were awarded at this year's edition.

Leadership

This Award-Winning Korean Chef Says Entrepreneurship Is Glamorized. Her Recipe For Success? Hard Work and Consistency.

Esther Choi, founder of mŏkbar and mŏkbar Brooklyn, believes entrepreneurship isn't as easy as it looks on social media. These are the lessons she hopes other aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from before they decide to take the plunge into launching their own business.

Side Hustle

She Grew Her Side Hustle Sales From $0 to Over $6 Million in Just 6 Months — and an 'Old-School' Mindset Helped Her Do It

Cynthia Sakai, designer and founder of the luxury personal care company evolvetogether, felt compelled to help people during the pandemic.

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Winners Revealed For The Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2024

The achievements of women who run SMEs headquartered or with offices in Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, across 15 different award categories were recognized and lauded.

Side Hustle

'I Could Never Go Back to Corporate': She Quit Her Silicon Valley Tech Job After Her Creative Side Hustle Hit 6 Figures

As a college student, A Jar of Pickles owner Kirstie Wang found it difficult to focus in class — instead teaching herself Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Here Are The Shortlisted Nominees Of The Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2024

The nominees have been selected following a rigorous vetting process by the Entrepreneur Middle East team, as well as a judging committee chaired by Mastercard and industry leaders.

Career

5 Habits That Will Help You Leave Your 9-5 and Increase Your Income, According to a Former Nurse Who Did It

Katelynn Blackburn was tired of working 12-hour shifts and paying a full-time babysitter to care for her daughter.

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Leading The Charge: Making The Case For Why Entrepreneurs Need To Introduce Innovation In The Menopause Care Market

Five female health and wellness experts share their insights on how entrepreneurs can introduce much needed innovation into menopausal healthcare- in the UAE and beyond.

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Carla Bruni Has Been A Model, Singer, Songwriter, And First Lady Of France- And Now, She's An Entrepreneur Too

"To me, it's a whole new situation because creative work is very different from commerce, even though creativity is everywhere- in journalism, in sports, in organizations…"

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Big Goals, Bold Choices: Mila Smart Semeshkina, Founder, Women's Empowerment Council

"Success demands action. Don't hesitate to move forward, and take steps towards realizing your dreams."

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Packaging Happiness: The Happy Box Founder Jumana Al Darwish Reflects On 10 Years Of Being An Entrepreneur

"I look back at this journey of growth, and I'm like, 'Wow.' This is a dream, a leap of faith, which has materialized into a potential legacy."

Business Ideas

Struggling to Balance Your Business and Your Relationship? This Company Says It Has a Solution.

Jessica Holton, co-founder and CEO of Ours, says her company is on a mission to destigmatize couples therapy so that people can be proactive about relationship health.

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Mastercard's Amnah Ajmal Discusses Digital Payment Trends At Dubai Fintech Summit 2024

Ajmal offered her insights on how Mastercard ensures safer and quicker digital payments for both consumers and merchants.

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From Sports To Entrepreneurship: World-Class Tennis Champion Maria Sharapova On Venturing Into The World Of Business

World-class tennis champion, investor, and entrepreneur Maria Sharapova was one of the speakers at the WE Convention, a conference organized by the Dubai-based women's empowerment community Women's Empowerment (WE) Council on April 20-21, 2024.