Starting Up

14 Mar 2020: On this week's STARTING UP we let small businesses ask their cashflow questions to RAK Bank. We ask you which parts of the stimulus package will help your business, and we hear about the power of positive thinking.

07 Mar 2020: Neil and Georgia debate on where women stand in the UAE's business environment, and get the thoughts of our amazing guests. #BeYourOwnBoss

29 Feb 2020: Live from the Etisalat Hello Business Hub serial entrepreneur Nazar Musa opens up about business failures: “If you haven’t failed I don’t know how you can be successful”. #StartingUpwithVirtuzone #BeYourOwnBoss

29 Feb 2020: Live on location at the Etisalat Hello Business Hub, Noor Shawwa, managing director of Endeavor UAE and Andres de Leon, CEO of Hyperloop TT share the sofa in the Startup Clinic, talking about the value of learning to fail. #StartingUpwithVirtuzone #BeYourOwnBoss

29 Feb 2020: Michelle Strydom, the CEO & Founder of The SMG Group joins Natalie and George to share her Top 5 Tips using failure in business to go forward - live from the Etisalat Hello Business Hub. #StartingUpwithVirtuzone #BeYourOwnBoss

29 Feb 2020: Ibrahim Abudyak, co-founder of The Smash Room tells Natalie about the role failure has played in his success as an entrepreneur. #StartingUpwithVirtuzone #BeYourOwnBoss

22 Feb 2020: Meet our three finalists Paul, Catherine and Altaf and find out who will be walking away with a chance to be their own boss, thanks to Virtuzone and Evolution CBS. 

22 Feb 2020: Startup mentor and tech leader Dana Labin, who is also the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of Awok.com, weighs in on each finalist's pitch and tells us what drives a business idea to success. 

22 Feb 2020: Andreas Wicksell is taking Keyflow from Scandinavia to Dubai.It's an app that lets you skip the queues at your favourite nightlife destination. 

15 Feb 2020: We talk workspaces and licences in the era of a shared economy with the CEO of the newest free zone in the UAE, Tasawar Ulhaq.

15 Feb 2020: The co-founder of The Elixir Clinic tells us how she built the brand seven years ago, and expanded successfully.

15 Feb 2020: Dr. Saif Al Shaali tells the Starting Up team how the one-year-old government entity is supporting entrepreneurs who have come up with solutions to society's problems.

08 Feb 2020: Are lab-grown diamonds more eco-friendly and ethical? Koonal Randeria & Harshal Choksey of Fiori Jewels say absolutely. #StartingUp in partnership with Virtuzone. 

08 Feb 2020: Charles Wright and Kristian Stinson thought contact lenses don't have to be pricey and a pain to buy. They're the guys behind Hopi Contact Lenses, a subcription based product and service. #StartingUp in partnership with Virtuzone. 

08 Feb 2020: The first ever co-living and co-working space in the UAE will open soon, thanks to Jazeer Jamal, an angel investor, serial entrepreneur and venture builder. Through his startup studio Grow Valley, he's helping startups flourish while keeping their overheads low.  #StartingUp in partnership with Virtuzone. 

08 Feb 2020: More educators are starting mentorship programmes for students who would like to become entrepreneurs. Natalie and Neil are joined by Helen Al Uzaizi, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Environmentalism Director, Administration, at GEMS World Academy- Dubai; and Alexander Ghorayeb, and 8th Grade student at GEMS World Academy. They talk us through the new centre and what it can do to inspired students to be their own bosses. #StartingUp in partnership with Virtuzone. 

01 Feb 2020: Dubomedy co-founder Mina Liccione shares her top tips on how to make people laugh, and making a living out of it!Tune in to Starting Up in partnership with Virtuzone, for more tips to #beyourownboss.

01 Feb 2020: Singer-songwriter Ibby VK and soprano singer Bettina Schweiger are full-time performers in Dubai. Natalie and George ask them about the highs and lows of being your own boss in the entertainment industry. Tune in to Starting Up in partnership with Virtuzone, for more tips to #beyourownboss.

01 Feb 2020: MMA isn't only a sport and a workout. It's huge popular as a form of entertainment! Tam Khan, owner of TK MMA Fitness talks to Natalie and George about the business of fighting. Tune in to Starting Up in partnership with Virtuzone, for more tips to #beyourownboss. 

01 Feb 2020: Natalie and George look into how TV viewing habits have changed, thanks to streaming services. They're joined by Starzplay CEO and founder Maaz Sheikh and William Mullally, writer and film critic. Tune in to Starting Up in partnership with Virtuzone, for more tips to #beyourownboss.