Connect strategically with the right resources, Muslim entrepreneurs told
Photo: DUBAI, UAE - OCT 9, 2016: Participants at the MPowered Summit in Dubai
Maruf Yusupov of Denmark-based Halal.Ad was in Dubai sharing his success story alongside 28 other Muslim entrepreneurs at the MPowered Summit held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, days before the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016.
Yusupov says that his purpose for being here is “both fund-raising and business development.” He is looking for $1 million in expansion capital to “hire developers and a sales team, and to open a satellite office, perhaps in Malaysia.”
He’s clearly doing the right thing at the right place. Engaging the audience and getting them to buy into his dream, or business plan, while being direct about what you need, is where networking scores an edge over a sales pitch, successful entrepreneurs said at the summit. That interpersonal interactions are important is not a new concept; but for Muslim entrepreneurs, networking is directly connected to tangible results, they said.
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Shalini Seth, Media ME