Al Areej Typing: Simplifying Business Setup and Government Services for Entrepreneurs in the UAE
How Al Areej Typing built an Abu Dhabi business services practice around company formation, PRO work, visas, attestation, VAT and ICV compliance.
Harikrishnan Valloli: The Real Estate Leader Helping Investors Build Wealth Through Trust
From representing the UAE at cricket to advising property investors across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah — how Harikrishnan Valloli built a career on trust.
Mariya: How Curiosity Turned a Food Blog into a Career Behind the Camera
How Mariya turned a lockdown Instagram food blog into Reel Dynamics, a photography and videography practice working across Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Shoayb Khattab: The Architect Who Found His True Perspective Through Photography
How Shoayb Khattab left full-time architecture for photography, then built an award-winning career documenting the Arab world’s buildings as visual storytelling.
Aneesh Mon AK: The Civil Engineer Who Built Al Jibra Electricals Through Three Decades of Dedication in the UAE
How Aneesh Mon AK turned nearly 30 years in UAE construction and engineering into Al Jibra Electricals — a business built on trust rather than shortcuts.
The QR Collection: Turning Natural Talent into an International Fashion Brand
How The QR Collection grew from dresses made for friends and family into a UAE fashion label with red-carpet recognition and global ambitions.
Rihea Sadarangani: Building a Career Around Marketing, Community and Authentic Storytelling
How Rihea Sadarangani went from identifying as an introvert to speaking on stage, launching her own platform and uncovering Dubai’s offbeat food scene.
Inna Zubritskaya’s Journey: From a Career in Law to Building One of Abu Dhabi’s Largest Russian-Speaking Communities
How Inna Zubritskaya left a decade-long legal career, moved to Abu Dhabi and built a UAE travel media platform and one of the emirate’s largest Russian-speaking communities.
Badr Jafar: The UAE Industrialist Turning Gulf Business Into Global Philanthropy
A profile of Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and President of Crescent Petroleum, UAE Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy, and Gulftainer chairman.
Ronaldo Mouchawar: How Souq.com Became the Middle East’s First Billion-Dollar Exit
The founder story of Ronaldo Mouchawar, who built Souq.com into the Arab world's largest online marketplace and sold it to Amazon in 2017 for about $580 million.
Opinion: The Rise of Women Business Leaders in the GCC, Progress and Perspective
Opinion, Gulf Times NowThe narrative around women in GCC business has shifted more dramatically in the past five years than in the preceding fifty....
Reem Asaad: The Saudi Woman Who Changed Labour Law with Facebook, Then Built a Tech Leadership Career
In 2009, when a Saudi woman used Facebook to campaign against a retail labour regulation, the likelihood that it would change a decades-old national...
