UAE’s food franchising sector: Lets keep it free of greed and subtle deceit please…!!!!! A heady mix of ignorance and ambition “FORTY FIVE PERCENT??!!! ……………….I mean wow, forty five, that’s incredible”. Ever felt incredulous, but then had the good sense to pull back and instantly mask it with your best calm impression – all in the…
There’s an entrepreneur hidden inside all of us While preparing to get into business for myself, I diligently observed and analyzed the world of entrepreneurship and in the process, exchanged endless ideas with countless people. Based on my experience at the time (and ever since), I have developed an unshakable conviction – that every person is an aspiring…
Land of the world’s most pampered consumers The slightly miffed CEO repeated my words with deliberate and quizzical slowness, “the UAE consumer is spoilt with levels of convenience that just don’t exist in other parts of the world”. The scene was that of the fifth and final day of a ‘discovery’ trip to a certain franchisor’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia.…
In my most recent corporate role, a steady stream of company personnel visiting my office throughout the day was a kind of norm. This was in small part due to my quite literal open door policy. In big part, I’d love to claim it was my magnetic charm, but that would be wishful thinking at its very best. Fact is…
