Transforming yourself into a successful entrepreneur is like living in a thriller novel. Life is full of excitement, risk, difficult decisions and the twists and turns can leave even the most hardened business person breathless. When the hero (you!) eventually triumphs the sense of relief and achievement will be overwhelming. The protagonist in every good…
Interview with Alana Sorokin, Founder of Joseph & Alexander
Australian-born, London-based Alana Sorokin is the founder of Joseph & Alexander, a quirky, sustainable, durable fashion brand, laced with imagination. Having previously worked in estate and property at Knight Frank London, Sorokin credits elements of real estate specifically landscapes, architecture and interiors that she has drawn from and used as inspiration within the launch of…
How to become a Travel Counsellor
Family-friendly job opportunities for mums aren’t that easy to come by in the UAE but there is a brilliant opportunity for anyone who fancies being a Travel Counsellor with flexible working hours around your family…Travel Counsellors allows mums to have a flexible work-life balance and launch their own business in the dynamic and interesting world of travel. …
Startup business licence for UAE exercise professionals
With the UAE fitness services market set to be worth AED 3bn by 2022, it’s no wonder why fitness-related jobs have seen a surge in popularity in recent years. Many people want to move away from traditional 9-5 jobs and become their own boss. Are you an exercise professional and do you have the right…
Using the desire map methodology to set goals
As a certified Wellness Coach, when Pamela Durant discovered the desire map methodology, she was so excited. It was a unique approach to coaching that really went deeper than just setting goals. This opened up the missing link for so many people in their personal goal setting. There are great benefits to using the desire…
Laura Thompson | Food Box | Marvellous Mums
Women@Work team have been chatting with the lovely Laura Thompson, mother of 2 beautiful daughters and co-owner of the Food Box , the weekly box of healthy recipes, bagged up and delivered straight to your door! A savior for busy mums, who, like us all, find balancing family commitments and career a hard act to juggle. …
Why copyright is better protection than trademarking for your UAE startup
Whether you’ve just come up with a unique business idea, or you’ve been creating and selling it for a couple of years, protecting your idea is a smart move. It stops others stealing your concepts and means you save yourself and your business from long, expensive and distracting court cases. Over the past decade, applications…
Emotional intelligence gives women an upper hand as negotiators
Women are uniquely equipped with the soft skills required to succeed in negotiation. It’s one of the oldest business adages in the book: You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate. Successful negotiation, particularly in high-stakes situations, is often the difference between a smashing success and a crushing failure. In the past, negotiation…
Got an awesome new business idea? What next?
Do you constantly have great new business ideas which fall to the wayside because you just don’t know how to turn those daydreams into reality? If you’re stuck in the brainstorming stage, that’s probably because you don’t know what to do next. Around 550,000 people, according to the Kauffman startup index, become entrepreneurs each month and…
Sarah Bacon, We share property | Women in tech
Sarah Bacon, CEO and Co-Founder of We Share Property based in the UAE has just completed the womena accelerator program for technology start-ups. We Share Property is a technology company that helps the real estate industry bring a seamless, trusted investment experience to its customers. This interview kickstarts the Women@Work Women in Tech Series where we chat to inspiring women…