Starting Up with Virtuzone
Starting Up with Virtuzone
The Agenda’s Tom Urquhart and our partners at Virtuzone discuss the big issues affecting startups and SME’s in the region. Hear everything you need to know about starting your own business from getting a license to growing your company. Highlights include interviews with entrepreneurs and experts, covering topics including e-commerce, leadership and how to get investors for your business.Social links:
Want a successful business? Build solid systems
Tom and Neil tell us why a great idea and an amazing team aren't enough grow a business. The boring stuff, like setting up systems, will ensure scalability and longevity.
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Is it too late to join the property game?
Yes but with a caveat: We hear from Atinirmal Pagarani, Managing Director of Yogi Group, a Dubai-born family business that spans real estate, property management, facilities services, and construction.
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What's your dream? Simon Squibb on helping people succeed
Entrepreneur Simon Squibb has inspired millions of people to achieve their dreams.
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Running a virtual business out of Dubai
Can you run a fully virtual business out of Dubai? Ekta Gandhi and Hannan Moti have successfully done it
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Do we need a leadership refresh in 2026?
Tom and Paul explore the leadership landscape of 2025 - and how it can level up in 2026. They're joined by three leaders with different perspectives: Sasha Marashlian, Founder of Imagine FMCG, Farhan Rehman from Rehman Sheriff Group, Nazneen Abbas from Ma’an Legacy & Legal Consultancy
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The Great Dubai Comeback
Tom and Neil explore the journeys of two Brits who are coming back to Dubai to live or do business. After years in the property business, Nicky Way is back in the city to launch his newest venture, Little Biga Pizza. And Jason Leavy finds himself doing business in Dubai to expand his executive coa…
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How to create an upmarket brand
Elizabeth Morales, Brand Manager of Aura Bakery and Café and Basma Chaieri, founder of Etika Jewels - our featured guests, have built brands that feel premium, emotionally engaging and very Dubai. How did they do it?
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What REAL luxury feels like in Dubai
A new Visa Global Economic Insight report has found that while luxury spending is slowing in cities like London and New York, Dubai tells a different story. About 1 in 9 Dubai residents makes a premium purchase every quarter, supported by a huge base of high-earning households. But what really mak…
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Rethinking Retirement
What does retirement really look like today, and can you design a life you never need to retire from? Tom Urquhart and Neil Petch sit down with aviation legend Habib Fekih, who reflects on life after four decades at the top of the industry. They also learn a thing or two from Florian Urghetto an…
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From employee to entrepreneur: how to take the leap
Our all-female panel tell Tom and Neil how they ditched their pay cheque to take the plunge into starting a new business.
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