Before you pitch your venture to a small business investoryou need to be sure that you are completely ready for what could be the most important few minutes of your life. I mean, how often does anyone get to present in front of a wealthy, successful individual who has the financial clout to literally change [...]

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Are you cut out to be an angel investor in Qatar? Financial Angels, aka business Angels, provide much-needed funding to entrepreneurs and small business owners, assisting them in establishing or growing their business. While business Angel funding is not yet being used to its fullest potential in Qatar and the Gulf region, increasing numbers of [...]

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With all the turmoil continuing to disrupt much of the world’s economy, experts continuing to view Qatar as flourishing market, even a ‘safe haven’.  Quoted in the local newspaper the Gulf Times this week,  Deutsche Bank states: “Given current market volatility and concerns on global growth, Qatar looks to be a safe haven, and the [...]

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As has been mentioned on other postings – Qatar is probably the best place in the world to ride out the recession. The economy is growing at a slightly lower pace, but still growing – even building projects are continuing as they are mostly funded by government funds, so not being hit as Dubai has [...]

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DOHA: Defying the global recession which began spreading its tentacles late last year hitting businesses the world over, companies listed on the Qatari bourse have reported enviable financials for 2008. The collective net profits of the 43 entities listed on the Doha Securities Market (DSM) soared to an incredible QR28.5bn, showing a 33.4 percent increase [...]

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