Entrepreneurial culture
AN enabling environment for young businesses to grow is crucial in any economy. The last decade or so has seen attempts to bring financing and support to startups in Pakistan.…
How to encourage entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a unique skillset, artistic as well as scientific. It is the soul of development philosophy. Western countries which have witnessed a giant leap in technological transformation, especially in…
Rising but lagging: female entrepreneurs
Despite experiencing some growth in the past three decades, female participation rates in Pakistan’s labour force lag behind regional averages. In the current LFS (2020-2021) female employment to population ratio…
MoU inked to promote entrepreneurship, innovation
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between ORIC Riphah International University (RIU) and Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and industry (RCCI) , says a press release. The signing ceremony…
Plight of an entrepreneur
I moved from Canada to Pakistan exactly three years ago, leaving a lucrative career and a comfortable life. Riding the optimistic wave of Naya Pakistan, I moved back with the…
Development of young entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is now extensively being promoted and focused in business courses in academia. This is a much required and imperative shift in the environment in most of the academic institutions.…
Myth of the dropout entrepreneur
The myth of the college dropout who went on to become a billionaire tech entrepreneur remains persistent, but its lessons continue to be misunderstood and misapplied. In Pakistan, students and…
Help the entrepreneur
Pakistan’s asset – its youth bulge – can translate into economic gains through development of skills and an environment consistent with the requirements of a modern economy. The UNDP’s National…
Innovation and entrepreneurship
In order for Pakistan to emerge from the shackles of poverty and ignorance, we need to follow the same path as that taken by Singapore, Korea, China and Vietnam –…
To achieve gender equality, we need women entrepreneurs
In 2018, we have an opportunity to accelerate progress towards gender equality. Movements such as MeToo have spotlighted the unacceptable status quo and demonstrated how too many women the world…
