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In business, there’s nothing like a little healthy competition to keep you motivated.
Only, for brothers Tony Tan Caktiong and Ernesto Tanmantiong, that healthy competition came early on — in the sizable form of fast food icon McDonald’s.
It was then 1981 and the brothers were just setting out on the ambitious dream of creating a fast food empire in their native Philippines when...
“Let’s face it,” said Mark Zuckerberg to an audience of newly minted Harvard grads during the 2017 Harvard commencement speech. “You accomplished something I never could.”
The billionaire Facebook co-founder and CEO meant getting a college degree, and it’s a résumé gap that Zuckerberg doesn’t share just with Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and other tech visionaries. A majority of small-business owners in the United...
Trade, immigration, health-care policy, jobs and the economy — these are the political issues over which elections are often decided. But as of now, policy is taking a backseat to personality.
President Donald Trump is the biggest 2020 election issue for small business owners across the U.S., according to the CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for the third quarter 2019. A...
We all make mistakes when it comes to money. Sometimes we overspend, sometimes we pick the wrong credit card and sometimes we waste money on silly things.
But there’s one mistake that you really can’t afford, says Tiffany Aliche, personal finance expert and founder of The Budgetnista: doing nothing.
“I’ve been there, where I’ve been literally a deer in the headlights —...
The University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently co-hosted the sixth Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning in Doha.
Organised around the theme of ‘Engaging Students through Experiential Learning’, this year’s symposium had more than 50 presenters and 130 participants sharing information on different topics, including simulation, educational technology, service learning, curriculum, inter-professional education, students...
Ezdan Hotel West Bay, managed by Ezdan Hotels Company, held an honorary farewell ceremony for athletes who participated in the ANOC World Beach Games, on the closing day of the tournament.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of guests participating in the competition, representing 97 teams.
During the farewell ceremony held under the slogan ‘Maa Salama (Goodbye)’, Wael El...
Jaidah Automotive, the official distributor of Chevrolet in Qatar, has hosted an event to celebrate Qatar’s world champion high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim for his recent gold medal victory at the IAAF World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019.
Jaidah Automotive provided its Chevrolet audience and fans with an opportunity to meet and congratulate the star athlete in person at the...
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class “appeals to all ages and has fast become the preferred choice for youths all over the world, thanks to its sporty design and distinctive features”.
“With the new generation of the A-Class, Mercedes-Benz reconciles the conflicting aims of sporty performance and enhanced comfort. With Dynamic Select, the driver is able to change the car’s characteristics in just...
The life and works of one of the most influential astronomers of the Muslim world will be appraised at the next public lecture to be staged by Mohamed Bin Hamad Al Thani Centre for Muslim Contribution to Civilisation (CMCC) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Islamic Studies (CIS), titled ‘Ibrahim Al-Zarqali’s Contribution to Astronomy’.
The public lecture will...
The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (Qeeri) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University recently hosted the second in a series of Science Majlis, to promote greater awareness about relevant science and technology topics affecting the world today, and to showcase its research projects to the wider community.
The Science Majlis, which included the attendance of professionals, families and students, featured...
We all need stuff, from cars to laptops to clothes.
That doesn’t mean you have to walk into a store and plunk down money for brand new items each time. Just as the new car you drive off the lot immediately loses half its value — congratulations on the new used car you just purchased — there are plenty of...
If you’re making $75,000 a year, the thought of saving $1 million for retirement can seem daunting. Yet with a little dedication and time, you can get there regardless of your age.
As a rule of thumb, most financial advisors suggest you save 10% to 15% of your salary. If your goal is to get to $1 million, the percentage you...
The second edition of the Local Dates Exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and Souq Waqif, got underway yesterday. A total of 56 local farms are participating in the event, up from 46 in the first edition, along with Hassad Food and other entities. A number of senior MME officials took part in the launch...
The GCC region, including Qatar, has become one of the most important source markets for German tourism due to the long stays and the above-average purchasing power of visitors, an official of the German National Tourist Office (GNTO) – Gulf Countries has told Gulf Times.
“The Gulf region is among the top 20 of the most important source markets to...
