Dubai business owners dealing with poor-quality leads, hiring problems, inefficient systems or a business that relies too heavily on them are being invited to a free one-day accelerator on Friday, 2 October at Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa, Dubai. Fix & Scale, hosted by the Business Owners Collective (BOC), is aimed at owners […]
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Sanabil Studio, the venture-building arm of Sanabil Investments, a company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), recently announced that Nayla Finance, a Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)-licensed fintech providing microfinancing solutions for micro businesses and entrepreneurs, has raised nearly 67 million SAR (US$18 million) in equity and debt financing to support its next phase […]
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As the Middle East beauty industry takes on a more prominent role internationally, Cosmoprof Asia 2026 will return to Hong Kong from 10–13 November, bringing together businesses and professionals from across the global beauty ecosystem, with the Middle East among the key international markets for this year’s edition. Now in its 29th edition, Cosmoprof Asia […]
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Tell us about yourself and what inspired you to become an entrepreneur? I believe technology should do more than automate processes. It should empower businesses to grow, innovate, and realise their full potential. That belief has shaped my career and ultimately inspired me to become an entrepreneur. My goal has never been simply to implement […]
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Global spend management company Qashio has become the Official Supporter of the Ryder Cup, ahead of the competition’s 100th anniversary at Adare Manor in Ireland in 2027. Qashio serves more than 5,000 businesses globally, helping companies manage increasingly complex corporate spending across entities, markets and currencies. As an Official Supporter, Qashio joins the Ryder Cup’s […]
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Ministry of Finance Approved Accredited Service Provider Tax Star has reported a strong rise in enquiries and sign-ups from businesses looking to get ahead of the UAE’s e-invoicing deadline, reflecting growing awareness of the requirement across the market as the 30 October 2026 deadline approaches. Businesses with annual revenue of AED 50 million or more […]
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For travel companies, growth has traditionally been tied closely to booking volume. When demand becomes harder to predict, and competition puts pressure on margins, businesses also need to manage their existing payments and costs as efficiently as possible. Qashio, the MENA region’s leading spend management solution, will address this challenge at Arabian Travel Market 2026, […]
Read Full Story →ClearTax, a global tax compliance and e-invoicing technology company, has announced a partnership with Odoo, one of the world’s leading open-source business management platforms, to make tax compliance and e-invoicing simpler and more accessible for businesses across the Gulf region. As part of the partnership, Odoo will develop a native integration with ClearTax for customers […]
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Walk into almost any independent salon, spa, or clinic across the Gulf and you’ll see the same setup: a booking app on a tablet by the door, a card machine from one bank, a WhatsApp thread full of appointment confirmations, and a notebook sometimes still paper, sometimes a spreadsheet holding years of client history. Every […]
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Airwallex, a leading global AI-native financial platform, has announced it is investing $43 million US dollars (158,000,000 AED*) in the UAE over the next five years, as part of its wider expansion across the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA region). The investment will fund new financial and agentic products and grow Airwallex’s […]
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