The net amount of cash moving in and out of your business is the lifeblood of any startup and must be managed with military precision, particularly in the early stages.
Abu Dhabi-based startup coworking space GlassQube and Startup Weekend Abu Dhabi are organizing Startup Weekend Fintech, a 54-hour hackathon on December 8 - 10, 2016 in Abu Dhabi.
With technological change occurring exponentially, the revolution puts innovation at the heart of national competitive advantage. GCC countries will need a new wave of capable SMEs to stay relevant to this new ecosystem.
In order to guarantee a solid business strategy, both the franchisor and the franchisee need to share the same vision and have an open door of communication on how to continue developing the brand.
DealMakers 2016 also allowed for the entrepreneurs gathered at the event to have one-to-one sessions with investors, with the former having 15 minutes each to pitch their respective businesses.
Speakers at the summit include Max Gurvits, Director for CEE, CIS and MENA, Cross Border Angels, Sharif El-Badawi, Partner at 500 Startups, and Alisee de Tonnac, CEO of Seedstars World, while mentors include Samir Abdelkrim, Founder and Editor at StartupBRICS, and Pierre-Alain Masson, co-founder of Seedstars.