CONTENTS
february 2017
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For the long haul
Are you avoiding the telephone?
‘TREPONOMICS: SKILLSET Appetite Group co-founders Suzi Croft and Manar Al Jayouchi list six ways to ensure long-lasting success for your business.
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Maximizing value
The generation gap
Investor, advisor, and entrepreneur Ara Sahakian explains four strategies you can use to better your business’s chance of a successful exit.
Entrepreneurs Paul Kenny and Rajesh Sajnani compare and contrast old school practices with millennial outlooks on starting your own business.
MONEY: ASK THE MONEY GUY
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The Ford booth at the CES show in Las Vegas, January 2017
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Entrepreneur february 2017
START IT UP: ECOSYSTEM
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The Esquire Guy wants you to stop texting and emailing- and start calling instead.
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MONEY: VC VIEWPOINT
Moving ahead Jon Richards, co-founder and CEO of compareit4me. com, on why the UAE’s new venture capital regulations will help the ecosystem.
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EDITOR’S NOTE By Aby Sam Thomas
‘treponomics: ESQUIRE GUY