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thriving market where the quality
of entrepreneurs and business is
continually expanding. This is due
to the region’s previous untapped
potential and geographical location making it an ideal hub for trading and commerce. But for real
entrepreneurial success, being a
self-starter and having the right
support make all the difference.
“For a start-up, absolutely nothing happens, unless you make
it happen,” said Karim Khattar, head of product at Fetchr.
“This then highlights how important it is to have the right people around you, if a project must
happen, someone must take
ownership to make it happen.
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completely different as you have
to grow week-on-week by double
digits. The moment you reach it
you then have a much higher target to work towards the following
week. This is really a different dynamic to having quarterly targets.”
Adam Nash, Creative Director
– Experience at Ochre Brand,
spoke about the importance of
standing out in the market as a
start-up, which can be achieved
by balancing out talent skills and
ensuring that entrepreneurs are
“In a corporation, you are just running around and around in a hamster wheel. In a start-up it’s completely different – you are pushing
a stone uphill. So it’s really about
continuing to push all the time
and it requires so much energy.
When you have weekly targets as
opposed to quarterly targets, it’s
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