By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 17th January 2011.
The question of whether entrepreneurial skills can be taught in college has vexed many a brilliant academic. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 3rd January 2011.
Information technology often brings together innovative hobbyists seeking “to do some good”. Over a period of time their labours of love create new industry elements the rest of us consume. The technology migrates from accessible free channels created by entrepreneurs to tightly controlled ones managed by a few corporations for which the pursuit of profit is the driving force. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 22nd November 2010.
Sometimes customers are crying out for your products and services but the barriers to serving those customers are just too difficult to overcome, so companies don’t bother. My parents’ home town is one such place. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 15th November 2010.
One of the pleasures of dealing with a small entrepreneurial business is the energy and enthusiasm that one encounters, particularly from its founders. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 8th November 2010.
It is often said small organisations are more innovative. Yet to bring about significant change, large organisations must also innovate. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 6th October 2010.
Love, beauty, honour, truth, justice. Aren’t these some of the core values that we aspire to attain at times in our lives? They are universal beliefs that tie us together which we, as parents, wish to impart upon our children. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 4th October 2010.
Thousands of business incubators have been set up around the world, mainly by governments and universities, which is probably one reason that they do not succeed in creating viable entrepreneurial businesses. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 27th September 2010.
Last week, Vince Cable, the UK coalition government’s business secretary, made a scathing attack on the “murky” world of high finance in his speech at the Liberal Democrats conference in Liverpool. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 12thJuly 2010.
Last week, I took a group of MBA students on a field trip to Jebel Ali to visit the UAE’s largest pasta and noodles factory. Read more »
By Rehan Khan. Published in The National www.thenational.ae on 28th June 2010.
There is a wonderful line spoken by the fictitious company promoter Mr Goldbury in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited: “Though a Rothschild you may be in your own capacity; as a company you’ve come to utter sorrow; but the liquidators say, ‘Never mind, you needn’t pay’; so you start another company tomorrow!” Read more »