Monday, July 8, 2024

Entrepreneurs

Pakistani startup for kids with special needs wins big at US contest

Team of startup WonderTree made Pakistanis proud by winning third prize at the GIST TECH-I startup competition held at Stanford University WonderTree which develops interactive, augmented reality-based games for children with special needs using Microsoft Kinect technology, with a focus on...

Pakistan Govt. urged to support entrepreneurs and emerging startups

Pakistani entrepreneurs say there is no appreciation for social entrepreneurship at the policy level in Pakistan, nor a mechanism to determine the social impact of business ventures ISLAMABAD - Pakistan government has failed to acknowledge the potential of startups in...

Pakistani doctor wins Young Entrepreneur Awards

DoctHERS is a digital platform that connects qualified female doctors to patients who are unable to access affordable healthcare in Pakistan. Sara Saeed, a 29-year old Pakistani doctor, has won the third HRH the Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur...

Lincoln Corner to be set up at Information Technology University Lahore

Lincoln Corner to be established at Information Technology University in Lahore as partnership between the University and the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore LAHORE - Information Technology University (ITU) Vice Chancellor Umar Saif and the American embassy’s Deputy Chief of...

Pakistan Women entrepreneurs to attend international Expo in Turkey

Pakistan women entrepreneurs delegation aim to gain valuable insights into Turkey’s beauty industry as well as their market to introduce Pakistani products ISLAMABAD - A 13-member delegation of women entrepreneurs led by Samina Fazil, founder President, founder president Islamabad Women's Chamber...

Pakistan Startup Cup 2016 launched in Islamabad

The Indus Entrepreneurs and U.S. Embassy launch 2016 Pakistan StartUp Cup Business Mentoring Program ISLAMABAD – Around 300 prospective business owners from across Islamabad and Rawalpindi took part in the April 16-17 “Build-a-Business Workshop” and 2016 StartUp Cup launch in Islamabad. City's...

ICCI and UNIDO launch Women Business Growth Centre

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and industry and UNIDO launch Women Business Growth Center and Women in Cleantech Campaign on the International Women's Day 2016 ISLAMABAD - Women Business Growth Centre (WBGC) was launched in Islamabad on International Women's Day by Islamabad Chamber of...

Australian fashion expert train Pakistani women entrepreneurs

Australians and Pakistanis share a passion for style and design, says Australian High Commissioner while highlighting the significant role of textile and clothing industries in Pakistan’s growth and development By Sana Jamal KARACHI (Pakistan)- Australian fashion design trainer, Heidi Phillips, visited...

Fiza Farhan appointed Member of UN panel on Women Empowerment

Pakistan's Fiza Farhan has been named as Member of the first ever High-Level Panel of the UN Secretary-General on Women’s Economic Empowerment. The establishment of this distinguished panel was announced in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos...

Experts urge to promote social enterprise to empower people

Enabling environment, regulatory support for social enterprise contribute to growth ISLAMABAD - Experts call upon the government to create an enabling environment, concrete policy regime and regulatory support for development of social enterprise that contributes to addressing some of the most...

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Keir Starmer becomes UK’s new prime minister as Labour wins UK general election 2024

UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister of UK after a ceremonial meeting with King Charles III on July 5, 2024. Starmer has led Labour to secure a landslide victory in the UK’s 2024 general election to end 14 years of Conservative rule.