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13 April 2023: The UAE's most famous children's entertainer Magic Phil tells Tom and Neil how he turned his talent into a business.

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06 April 2023: Have you ever wanted to quit your 9-5 to make it in the music industry? Well Emirati rapper Saud G has done just that and told us how he made that leap of faith. We also heard from Pirlanta Toubba, founder of Last Seen Live - who is helping artists and producers navigate the world of music and ensuring they aren’t being shortchanged in the industry. Plus, we hear from Mashreq NEOBiz's Rajeev Chalisgaonkar about how they're helping SMEs setting up their business accounts. 

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23 March 2023: Coach Nic and Nabil know when the world's biggest football stars are in town, because they work with them. Find out how they built a business together.

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16 March 2023: Tom and Neil find out if any UAE startups and VCs have been badly hit by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
We also tell you how to use Chat-GPT for your business. 
And finally, we learn the story behind the success of Brands for Less, from the founder himself, Toufic Kreidieh. 

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This week we looked into how a digital bank can help SMEs, why a startup wants to tackle food waste in restaurants, and dining in the Metaverse - is it going to happen soon? 

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31 January 2023: The TV personality and podcaster believes being bold and different will set you apart from the crowd.

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29 November 2022: The team discussed the idea that a junior employee can share their expertise with a senior colleague less knowledgeable in a skill sector.

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22 November 2022: The team talked to a successful DJ who's also a successful businessman and just so happens to be a TV personality. 

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15 November 2022: On this edition the team discussed whether companies catering for women are big business.

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04 October 2022: Morgan Stanley estimates the global space industry could generate revenue of more than $1 trillion or more by 2040.

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27 September 2022: Starting Up explores whether the tourism industry is a good sector for ambitious entrepreneurs.   

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31 May 2022: Georgia and Neil put the question to small business owners, and gets valuable advice from experts. 

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17 May 2022: Georgia and Neil investigate how some entrepreneurs recover from a business failure. 

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10 May 2022: Richard and Neil discuss whether being a "nano manager" like Elon Musk has any real benefits to employee productivity 

Plus, we discuss online brand reputation with Debsena Chakraborty of MFilterIt.

Start Up Success Story: Mustafa Koita tells us how he built a milk empire. 

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14 Mar 2020: On this week's STARTING UP we let small businesses ask their cashflow questions to RAK Bank. We ask you which parts of the stimulus package will help your business, and we hear about the power of positive thinking.

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07 Mar 2020: Neil and Georgia debate on where women stand in the UAE's business environment, and get the thoughts of our amazing guests. #BeYourOwnBoss

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12 Oct 2019: Design and technology expert Amol Kadam, Co-Founder of RBBi gives us Top 5 Tips on digital marketing.

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12 Oct 2019: The China-UAE trade relationship is of growing importance, Marian Han from  IDEAS Investment Holdings Group tells us about UAE businesses can cap.

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12 Oct 2019: Need help #StartingUp? Najla Al Midfa, the CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) and Ferakh Lakhany, Founder of Arabee Learning tell us what you can discover at the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival on 25-26 November.

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12 Oct 2019: From a career in corporate IT to camel milk soap - our Everyday Entrepreneur Stevi Lowmass tells us why and how she made the transition.

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