InteractiveME.com : A blog that covers interactive media, internet start-ups, and social media in the Middle East .
StartupArabia.com : A blog that profiles and reviews Arab start-ups .
Yallastartup.org: Q&A platform for start-ups and a blog too, you can read frequent asked questions by your industry peers and specially in your region.
Intheloop.me : A social network for entrepreneurs in the Middle East.
ArabCrunch.com : is a professional Blog, that is dedicated to profiling and reviewing Arab originated tech startups.
Salambc.com: Salam Business Club is One of the fastest growing online business networks for professionals in the MENA region.
Tuesday 23rd 2010, I , my friends Anas Baalawi and Osama Alfalah went to Old Trafford football stadium, to attend the match between Manchester United Vs West Ham United. The match was part of the Barclays Premier League . The atmosphere was great and we all had fun. That was the first time for me to see Man Utd live in the stadium with Man Utd fans-they were powerful and many:). Man Utd won 3 nill easily. I will leave you to see the pictures.
Old Trafford Stadium
Sulaiman infront of Old Trafford , It was snowing as you can see :)
This site is dedicated to help entrepreneurs around the world. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old entrepreneur, its never too late. Talking about old entrepreneurs who are older than 50 years old, I came across a new terminology to describe them : Olderpreneurs ! I first heard the term while I was driving back from the computer labs at Bangor University at midnight few days ago. I was working on an essay “Are German banks riskiers than European competitors ?” with my friends, gladly We finished it today and submitted it. That day I was listening to BBC radio , and I heard a couple of English people talking about olderpreneurs and olderpreneurship, that gave me a wake-up call trigger. They were talking about success stories for olderpreneurs, and funding programs that they can use. I guess the term “olderpreneurs” is only used in UK, thats what google said. The British papers also highlighted that, according to the Guardian. I also found an interesting wiki website calledWikipreneurshipthat specilizes in Entrepreneurship which also highlighted olderpreneurship. The amazing fact that I discovered according to the Guardian : is that success rate at establishing start ups at older age seems to be better than youngsters. They justified that by experience- older people have more experience and better skills. I totally agree with that, experience is an important factor, but what matter most is MOTIVATION. I have seen successful people from all ages, and they are all motivated leaders. The trend according to a UK research shows that the number of olderpreneurs are increasing in UK, interesting and I hopefully see it around the world.
I have been searching for Arab entrepreneurs from the Middle East or the MENA region, because most of my time was spent on Western start ups. There is nothing wrong with that, it’s just I want to spot entrepreneurship from many cultures. I spotted ” Saudi Fast Growth 100 “. It’s a Saudi company sponsored by many local big companies. Its aim is to rank the best Saudi start up companies based on revenues growth. Publicly listed companies are not allowed to join the competition. The company’s mission also is to spotlight new entrepreneurial ideas and companies for the sake of encouraging new entrepreneurs to share their new ideas. I thank “Saudi Fast Growth 100″ for their support to the entrepreneurial communities. The winners will be listed and exposed to new contacts, capital and investors. They also might join ” ARABIA 500 ” and enter a wider scope that covers the whole Arab companies.
I am also a member of the “Kuwait Entrepreneurs” group a good hub for entrepreneurs. It contains a variety of useful links that might benefit the entrepreneur.It also has a collection of Kuwaiti Companies created by Kuwaiti entrepreneurs. This group contains a mix of big companies and other talented minds who share their creativity. The group introduces new members, who they think are important or they know them-they did not introduce me however because they do not know me . That’s fine with me .I will keep posting whenever I find new links to Arab entrepreneurs. So stay tuned.
” The Internet is booming with opportunities, and the people starting today are the ones who will be reaping the rewards tomorrow. ” ( Online Profits).
I have found a good source that teaches many techniques of making money on the Web. There are 24 main topics that covers in depth what you really need to know to understand how to establish a money making system online. The program was designed by a faculty of well-known experts in the field who have hands-on experience, so they know what are they talking about.The training program can be found at : Online Profits
Twitter and social media are great tools to reach new experiences and make new friends or customers ! There are some success stories about how companies achieved success, for example Dell !
I have most of these photos taken today. The pictures were taken in our neighborhood in Llandegfan – North Wales.I’m studying Master degree in Accounting and Finance at Bangor University- UK. In my country Kuwait , the weather is totally the opposite than here. Its warm and we do not have snow I’m enjoying my time here with my family and friends. Enjoy the pictures !
Me at night in the snow
Me at noon in the snow
Our Neighborhood
My son Ahmad
My daughter Fouz. You can see my neighbor Rob gathering some snow to fight back
Posted by Sulaiman Alhasawi on Dec 25, 2009 in Entrepreneur, idea
An inspiring list ” America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs“, Shows talented and ambitious young entrepreneurs who established businesses from ideas they had, ideas that me and you are still holding in our head waiting – one day -to be released.
I was browsing Bangor University’s library last week , looking for books for my essay. I found a tiny book called : ” A Technique for Producing Ideas “. I borrowed it and I was amazed of the contents. The contents are so rich in meaning that they are bigger than size of the book. The author is an expert in marketing and he shares his success with readers by showing his “producing ideas” principles and methods. The technique is so simple , and the book is worth buying.
. That’s fine with me .I will keep posting whenever I find new links to Arab entrepreneurs. So stay tuned.
