I have been pondering on company longevity for a very long time, as I would really love it if my company stays functioning for centuries to come and help as many school grads as possible with care, ingenuity and panache. Let's see, what is it? what are the...
Kongo Gumi is a Japanese company functioning since the 578 AD, it's in construction, and it pride itself in restorations of shrines and temples. It stayed for this long because of strong traditions, business acumen and strength and keeping the company in the...
Warren Buffet, is one of the biggest investors in our time with a net-worth of over a 100 billion dollars. I feel that everyone in this world should read about him and follow his advices. Below are twenty of his most favourite advices: 1- Don’t diversify 2-...
In 2014 I was called by a student to provide a talk in a conference called HPAIR short for Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations). Well, as I am full of entrepreneurship feelings, I decided to prove to the students that being entrepreneurs...
Those students who are going abroad for their studies, will not only study but will be within a city (or a country) and will mingle with its people and bring a ripple effect on both the economy and the education. Who knows what a student may discover during his...
I was at the airport, and all the news about Corona was a bit new to us, I see people (mostly Chinese) wearing masks? I am wondering why? did it arrive to us? are we all going to be infected by it? Anyway, I travelled since that trip maybe four times, the last one...
Before I start speaking about entrepreneurship, I would like to relate it to a story that I had encountered few years ago. I was a 19 year old student, who loves to buy fresh produce from local markets. In one of the markets I struck a friendship with a village...
I am an accountant (both managerial accountant and auditor) and have been working in the field for such a long time as well as teaching accounting and other subjects in accounting; I am also an economist, the combination of accounting, auditing and economics had...
I was discussing the affairs of a certain country (that shall remain nameless) with a group of friends. The introduction of Value added tax (VAT) had brought great discussions amongst people, as everyone is saying that we are poor as it is and now we will be 5%...
Today someone sent me a picture that was heartbreaking, the death of sperm whales by swallowing cars parts and junk thrown in the sea. I of course recalled few incidents that proves to me that us the humans are the prime problem on earth. The other day, I...
I was lucky to attend Unbound Bahrain and Bahrain startups conference and meet so many entrepreneurs and startups and most importantly people willing to invest in your business. The panels were fantastic and everyone spoke from the heart. There were so many...
Ok please do not take me wrong, I am in love with technology and anything that comes close to technology, in actual fact I feel that technology is my life! what was I doing before it came upon us and how was I living without in those early years of mine? I had...
History tells us that there are only few people who are still living, I am not going to dwell on that, if you do your google search you will be able to find them, and they are mentioned in the Bible, Quran and the old testoment. My subject today is who else can...
From the field: Recruiting in Oman 26 Jun 2017 Short on time? Here are the highlights: We continue our “From the Field” interview series today in conversation with Suad Alhalwachi from Education Zone, an education consulting firm based in the United Arab Emirates...
I still remember the cooking and sewing classes that we used to do at school once a week, it made me feel so proud of myself that I knew how to bake a cake and sew a skirt. Skills like these don't come easily, as it takes time, practice and taste. Hence very few...
