{
  "id": 2971098,
  "title": "QC hosts session to mark ‘Global Entrepreneurship Day’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/qc-hosts-session-to-mark-global-entrepreneurship-day",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:26:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/08/2026/qc-hosts-session-to-mark-global-entrepreneurship-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar witnessed the Qatar Chamber's (QC) hosting of a dialogue session titled 'Global Entrepreneurship Day: From Establishment to Expansion and Investment' to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Day. The event, organized in partnership with the Young Entrepreneurs Center, gathered a distinguished assembly of entrepreneurs, experts, and representatives from organizations that bolster Qatar's entrepreneurial landscape.\n\nThe session emphasized the journey from launching a business, progressing through its initial phases, and attaining growth, expansion, and investment. It also examined the critical challenges and prospects confronting entrepreneurs, providing a forum for participants to share experiences, practical insights, and lessons learned to support the sustainability, development, and growth of their enterprises.\n\nModerator, Executive Leader and Strategic Advisor Hind Al Kuwari, led a panel discussion featuring Abdullah Al Khunji, General Partner at Finjan Investment and Co-Founder of Flair Business Center; Haifa Al Abdulla, Director of Programs at Qatar Science & Technology Park; and Abdullah Al Ajmi, Attorney. Conversations delved into diverse subjects pertaining to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, encompassing the transformation of ideas into viable, scalable businesses, the significance of constructing sustainable business models, market research and opportunity identification, and the hurdles encountered by startups during the inception and growth phases. The discourse also encompassed access to financing and investment, as well as the necessity of establishing strategic alliances.\n\nPanelists shared valuable lessons gleaned from their professional experiences, underscoring the importance of nurturing entrepreneurial skills and harnessing incubation programs, business accelerators, and other supportive initiatives. They further stressed the crucial role of innovation and adaptability in surmounting the swiftly evolving business environment.\n\nFatima Al Kuwari, Head of Training and Development at the Qatar Chamber, expressed that the organization's engagement in hosting the session underscores its dedication to empowering entrepreneurs and business owners and enhancing their competencies by offering platforms that unite them with experts and entities backing entrepreneurship.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) recently hosted a dialogue session titled ‘Global Entrepreneurship Day: From Establishment to Expansion and Investment’ to mark Global Entrepreneurship Day.</p> <p>Held in collaboration with the Young Entrepreneurs Center, the session brought together a distinguished group of entrepreneurs, experts, and representatives of institutions supporting Qatar’s…",
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}