The upside of working in the marketing world is it never gets boring. The downside for some means you can’t get too comfortable. Trends evolve all the time. What was working well for you in the past two years may not work effectively next year. As we start our new year, here are four marketing […]
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After a fruitful 2018, the UAE will be starting the new year with an affirmation that will benefit businesses, individuals and the overall economy. The UAE government earlier announced that Federal government fees will not be increased for a period of three years. A decision to this effect was taken during a UAE Cabinet meeting
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Measurement for the right side An initiative is a project. In the case of alignment, we use the word “initiative” to describe a strategic project of high importance rather than ordinary, everyday projects that companies have in place. The real measurement of the success of a project is the result it produces. The result is
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The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has launched an e-refund system to facilitate e-Dirham refunds on services and transactions for all federal entities. The e-refund system facilitates and expedites the refund of service charges for clients in federal entities. The system allows customers to register and apply for a self-refund, in adherence with the requirements of
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Free zone trade in Dubai hit Dh394 billion in the first nine months of 2018 with China, Saudi Arabia and India becoming the biggest trading partners of the emirate’s 24 free zones. According to official data released on Saturday, free zone trade accounted for 41 per cent of Dubai’s total trade, marking a growth rate
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Professionals from medicine, education and technology will be major beneficiaries of the UAE’s 10-year visa policy, which will come into effect in 2019, say legal experts. “I think [professionals from] medicine, education and technology and other certain professions such as accounting will benefit from this long-term visa. The 10-year visa to investors and skilled professionals
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It is not hyperbole to say that today’s hyperconnected, technologically-powered world has significantly upended the way companies go from tiny start-up to full-fledged business. In the past, the established trajectory for a successful company was to begin operating in a relatively small, largely familiar market — usually the most immediate one — before tentatively (or
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Collaboration is not just a “pie in the sky” for CEOs to discuss at all-hands meetings. There are demonstrable benefits for companies who make collaboration a tenet of their company culture. One recent study based on 1,100 companies found companies that promoted collaboration in their workflow were 5 times as likely to be high performing. Of
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Governments across the Arab world have been spending money on consultants to set up incubators and other tools to help those with business ideas create new firms and scale them, as more private sector jobs will be needed to provide employment for a young and fast-growing population. But how successful are these, and what are
Launching a startup is one thing, but you’ll also have to sustain your business’s growth in order to stay competitive. It’s a fact that running a business becomes increasingly complex as your client base grows, and your inventory of products and services expands. On that note, you can bet that there will be threats that could hinder
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One of the top challenges facing entrepreneurs today is productivity. It seems there’s never enough time in the day to do all that we need to get done. However, stepping up your productivity game can certainly help you get more done in a day. Being more productive just takes a few simple changes and you’ll
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In The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson shares practical advice for not letting other people affect your state of mind. In You Are a Badass at Making Money, Jen Sincero shares how limiting beliefs get in the way of making the type of money you really want. Whenever the gurus of the world talk about
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Team building events are often viewed with a sense of scepticism. Many individuals, from directors to trainees, believe that team building events aren’t useful and that they don’t have a positive effect. This is far from the truth. Whilst some team building activities are undoubtedly poorly designed and ineffective, others can do wonders for a company’s
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Dubai is a renowned financial and business hub, but its rise to global prominence is in many ways rooted in the entrepreneurial spirit of pioneering businessmen and traders who took the leap into the unknown during the city’s early days. Today’s high-rises and gleaming skyscrapers are a far cry from the small desert community where
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UAE businesses enjoy the highest economic freedom in the Arab world. This opens a wealth of opportunities to grow for UAE Inc. It also helps reduce poverty in the country, generate more employment opportunities and makes workforce and credit easily available. According to the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the Arab World’s annual report 2018,
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