Hina Navin, Special to Gulf News

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What this expat learnt from 17 years in business

Lebanese entrepreneur shares lessons from her first firm that rakes in Dh300,000 profit

Long-time entrepreneur Zeina Akkawi said she realised at a young age that she was not made to report to anyone. So when working in public relations and advertising jobs since the age of 19. she decided to be her own boss.

Why Dubai mum makes whimsical lunchboxes for kids

Moroccan expat turns entrepreneur by catering to her fussy toddler's nursery lunches

How Sara Chemmaa, 39, made it her sole entrepreneurial mission to make meals imaginative and fun for toddlers.

Why failures didn’t discourage this expat entrepreneur

Dubai business achieved close to Dh500,000 in sales during first year of operation

Nithin Mathew Thombil started his latest brainchild, a Dubai-based food truck manufacturing business, in 2017.

From US to UAE, a French entrepreneur’s tale of success

From a kid entrepreneur to running a $30m multinational firm

Christophe Caïs, 55, has been managing his own firm that takes care of customer experiences at luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, Gucci, Lancôme, and Ferrari, for nearly 15 years now in the UAE.

Emirati, 28, pushes AI to help companies cut costs

Born and raised in Dubai, UAE national’s startup secured over 1,200 users within two years

Born and raised in Dubai, Maryam A. Hassani, 28, ventured into a fiercely competitive technology sector and being her own boss in 2022.

Europe trip gifts mum lucrative business idea at age 40

After breaking even in nine months, over Dh1.2m in total sales generated by eleventh month

At age 40, Lebanese-Greek expat Nayla Haddad prides herself in not only being a mother of two, but also in getting to self-start her third business last year.

Warehouse loading expat turns co-owner of 30 tea cafés

Russian business partners made $2m in 2020, $7m in 2024, with 35 more branches being built

Gleb Golubev, 28, began to develop his entrepreneurial acumen by managing projects at the store he worked at. In 2015, he used his skillset to enter the food and beverage sector by establishing his first business.

British brothers get their big break selling sneakers

From investing $300 initially, their expanded business now nets at around $25m in Dubai

UK-born entrepreneur duo, the ‘Pastor brothers’, ended their schooling at age 16 after realising that a conventional educational structure or career path did not suit their entrepreneurial ambitions.

Former UK Marine gets into business of fitness in UAE

Dubai resident, 38, goes from fitness trainer to multi-million gym owner in 11 years

After a five-year stint with the British Navy’s Royal Marines Commandos, Cyrus Rustom has been in the fitness industry for 16 years, first as a personal trainer and later as an owner of a fitness facility that makes Dh4 million per year now.

Resident turns jeweller, makes first million in 2 years

Moroccan-French expat’s jewellery e-platform broke even in 18 months of operation in Dubai

After being a travel executive for 15 years, at 40, Basma Chaieri challenged herself to start a diamond jewellery business, Etika Jewels, with Dh400,000 of her savings in hand. This is her success story.

UAE model starts talent agency at age 25 with Dh10,000

Indian-Russian expat’s start-up investment swells 10 times in the first months, as profit

Anita Nayyar, 27, launched her agency back in 2022 with Dh10,000 initially. Two years on, the start-up already profited at least Dh1 million.

How a cancer-survivor runs woodworking shop at age 54

Dubai-born Palestinian began the after-school programme with her husband eight years ago

Meet Lina Sadeq, the now 54-year-old Dubai-born Palestinian entrepreneur and mother of three, who started a profitable child-friendly woodworking workshop in 2016.

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