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Founding and building a business in the Middle East (MENA), can be an extremely challenging task. Many entrepreneurs and investors have preconceived notions of the MENA region’s receptiveness to entrepreneurship and business development. However, studies and statistics show that businesses of all sizes and sectors, if they make the proper...

Before becoming CEO of Metabook, Christian Alfonsi worked with leaders at some of the world’s most respected companies to drive strategic transformation within their organizations. As head of the strategy practices at several top professional services firms, Alfonsi advised CEOs and other executives on landmark initiatives for clients like American...

Before getting into business with anyone—whether it’s a partnership, LLC, S corp, or C corp—you want to start with a clear understanding of what each person is bringing in, what they’re expecting to get out, and how the business partnership is going to work from a financial perspective. One day,...

At some point, every salesperson has thought, “If I could just figure out what he’s thinking, I could close this deal by tomorrow.” And while you may not have psychic powers, there are some simple steps you can take to figure out what’s going on between your prospect’s ears. 3...

We all understand and appreciate the need for sound financial planning during the years preceding retirement. Who among us hasn’t gone online to calculate our retirement “nest-egg” needs and then panicked because accumulating that much wealth seemed inconceivable; especially if we started the process at age 55 or later? While...

Public cloud adoption has now become a mainstream choice for many modern businesses looking to achieve technological innovation and scalability, and save on costs, amongst many other drivers. In fact, 73 percent of organizations have at least one application or a portion of their computing infrastructure in the cloud, with...

Intention is the home in which you can live purposefully, daily… Showing up to work with the right intention is the only real way to the truth of self-leadership – to know yourself, trust yourself, and be yourself. It is the only way to drive your career. We are all...

As organizations grow they often expand into new business units and geographies. They identify new opportunities to diversify a product, go into a peripheral business, and/or enter new markets. They also can acquire other companies to add capability, broaden a product portfolio, or become more vertically integrated. All of this...

Leadership and trust go hand-in-hand. Throughout history, leaders who have succeeded in making an impact have first earned the credibility and trust of the people they led. For example, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela have all inspired collective trust that they can drive the change their...

When starting up a business, the first crucial step is to secure funding; this also happens to be where many businesses meet their downfall before they have the opportunity to start. For this reason, understanding the sheer number of funding options available can give you a better standing to truly...