My first investment was in the sixth grade

Within the activities of the first day of the “Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival” 2025, which is held on February 1 and 2 in the “Sharjah Academy for Research, Technology and Innovation”, the “Effect Platform” hosted Mohamed bin Ghati, Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Bin Ghati Holding Company”, hosted in a session entitled “Be unique: the effect of good design”, moderated by Abdullah Muhammad Al -Raisi, an educational and awareness content maker.

Bin Ghati shared his memories, saying: “When we were traveling, my father was giving us two options: business tickets or economic degree, with the cash teams for those who choose the economic degree..

Bin Ghati continued his talk about his first step in the business world: “I started my first investment in the sixth grade by buying the numbers of car plates with my friend in the amount of 9000 dirhams. And he asked me to give up the profits.

Bin Ghati stressed that the idea of ​​the beginning from scratch is wrong: “No one starts from zero..

On designing ideas and its relationship to its studies, he said: “I studied architecture at the American University of Sharjah, and used a design philosophy linking colors to brands in real estate.

Bin Ghati dealt with his experience with Neymar, the Board of Directors of “Talabat”, and his initiatives such as the largest photography award in the region, and the support of young people in the “Emirati mediator” program. He pointed out that the sales team in “Ben Ghati” consists of 24 Emiratis, achieved one billion dirhams in 2024.

Bin Ghati advised the youth to invest in the property: “The property is the righteous son who does not get sick, does not die, and does not lose to those who know how to invest in it. Success requires trust in God and seeking, and understanding that failure is part of success. The recipe for success is: try, failure, learning,, Fix, try again.