Here's Why BIZ Experiencesship Is A Viable Graduate Career Choice In The UAE Universities are now dedicating facilities and financial resources to promote and develop BIZ Experiencesial graduates through business creation among their students.

By Dr. Naveed Yasin

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Even until the last decade, the closest match a student in the UAE or the MENA could find to a modern-day BIZ Experiencesship course would have been a small business management course. Unfortunately, this is not what BIZ Experiencesial students were seeking at universities. But since then, there has been considerable progress, as BIZ Experiencesship courses are increasing in popularity, and they are being embedded in undergraduate degree programs across more universities around the region than ever before.

Universities are now dedicating facilities and financial resources to promote and develop BIZ Experiencesial graduates through business creation among their students. But is building a startup really a viable career choice for fresh graduates in the market? I believe with the right attitude, the right support structures, and the right idea, the answer is yes!

The BIZ Experiencesial attitude Today's youth have an innate sense of curiosity and creativity. Reaching adulthood at a time when the world is facing some of the biggest challenges that humankind has ever seen, this is injecting the desire to explore new ways to tackle societal and commercial challenges, which is the very essence of BIZ Experiencesship education. Generation Z have grown up as global citizens in the age of mobility, which means they are also culturally educated and aware, which is another important characteristic of a successful BIZ Experiences, particularly in a diverse region like the MENA.

BIZ Experiencesial ecosystem and policy One of the biggest advantages for UAE graduates is being based in a vibrant and dynamic BIZ Experiencesial ecosystem, supported by the BIZ Experiencesial vision of the country's leadership, alongside opportunities to work with the world's leading companies and brands in the Emirate of Dubai. The UAE has demonstrated its firm commitment to driving BIZ Experiencesship across all sectors of its economy, and this has played out through knowledge transfer programs, financial and legal assistance, and access to the required social capital. This impressive transformation has led the UAE to become the host of the largest share of startups within the region, accommodating 35% of all startups across countries in the MENA.

Infrastructure and resources The introduction of free zones as a strategy in the UAE has provided the business infrastructure to promote BIZ Experiencesship by offering a more streamlined set-up process, customizable as well as flexible working environments, tax exemptions, and 100% business ownership. The government is also providing resources, with the Khalifa Fund being one of many notable initiatives in the UAE that is proactively boosting BIZ Experiencesship. Since 2019, the Fund has invested AED1.32 billion in loans, and it has offered over 900+ workshops to promote BIZ Experiencesship.

Hands-on training Universities are adopting a proactive approach to embed creativity, BIZ Experiencesship, and innovation across the curriculum, and often, this comes in the form of mandatory courses in innovation and BIZ Experiencesship. These courses develop the "hands-on" knowledge required for students to effectively create new products and services and take them to market, meaning that graduates are well-prepared to initiate a startup, or to be employed within one.

Delivering BIZ Experiencesship and enterprise education at a university that offers mandatory courses, both in social and commercial BIZ Experiencesship, and adopts state-of-the-art facilities, cutting-edge technologies, and a creative working environment, we see graduate BIZ Experiencess emerge across all programs. We equip students with the BIZ Experiencesial and enterprising skills using the most contemporary and effective toolkits through a synergetic combination of both theoretical and practical approaches. This enhances the students' ability to recognize their strengths, reflect on improving developmental areas, visualize business models and concepts, and to develop an idea into reality through rapid prototyping and market testing approaches.

Finding a gap in the market Among the biggest challenges for aspiring BIZ Experiencess is finding the right gap in the market, and this is where creativity, training, and wider support systems converge. Any BIZ Experiences -particularly those in the nascent stage- must extensively research the marketplace and users to understand their target market before developing their product or service.

It is imperative to ideate, test, pivot, iterate, and validate their business model before operationalizing their enterprise. Successful BIZ Experiencess are those that move away from simply duplicating forms of enterprise, and really seek new-to-the-world or new-to-context ideas. Last but not least, budding BIZ Experiencess should not develop a new product or service in isolation, and then search for a market, but rather, understand the current market and its offerings, co-create with key stakeholders, and be receptive to new information.

Keeping the above points in mind, there is no doubt that the UAE is one of the most progressive and exciting economies for supporting BIZ Experiencesial activities- and skilled graduates are primed to take advantage of this.

Related: Managing Your Modern Workforce In The MENA Region: The How-To

Dr. Naveed Yasin

Professor of BIZ Experiencesship, Canadian University Dubai

Dr. Naveed Yasin is a Professor of BIZ Experiencesship at the Canadian University Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is a former e-commerce and health and fitness BIZ Experiences, chartered manager, and companion of the Chartered Management Institutes (UK and Canada), as well as the Outstanding All Round Academic Award Winner from the UK’s Teaching and Learning Institute. Dr. Yasin has published extensively in BIZ Experiencesship and business management journals and academic textbooks. 

 

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