Monday 24 January 2011

Original thinking a must for region's business future - The National

Gulf start-ups need to change a "copycat mentality" of trying to replicate successful businesses in the West, say experts and entrepreneurs.

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business leaders, speaking at a networking event for young entrepreneurs in Abu Dhabi last week, stressed the need for new companies to build commercial entities that are uniquely Middle Eastern.

"The Arab world's priorities are not the same as Europe and North America," said Mohammed Johmani, the chief executive of O2 Network, a communications agency based in Dubai.

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