"Sharjah businesswomen" Organizes a forum "Social responsibility and social entrepreneurship"
Sharjah, October 14 / WAM / The Sharjah Businesswomen Council, in cooperation with the College of Business Administration at the American University of Sharjah, organized the fourth dialogue forum entitled “Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship: Pathways to Visions and Opportunities” with the participation of an elite group of government officials, entrepreneurship experts, and prominent pioneers in the Emirati business scene.
The forum aims to highlight the need to enhance and raise the level of corporate social responsibility in the UAE by motivating companies to give back to society.
A number of speakers participated in the forum, including Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah and founding partner of Seafood Souq, Her Excellency Sarah Shaw, Director of the National Fund for Social Responsibility “Majar”, Dr. Jamal Maalouf, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business Administration at the American University, Salma Gharamah, Director of the Social Business Administration at the Community Contributions Authority “Together”, along with Ceylan Oren. Co-founder of The West Lab, Nadine Zidani, sustainability and impact expert and founder of MENA Impact, and Dr. Saeed Al-Hassan, founder of Manhat.
Maryam bin Al Sheikh, Director of the Sharjah Businesswomen Council, stressed the council’s commitment to supporting initiatives that contribute to strengthening the entrepreneurship system and consolidating the position of the Emirate of Sharjah and the UAE on the global business map, by empowering female entrepreneurs, promoting knowledge exchange, and finding innovative solutions that contribute to bringing about the desired positive change within the Emirati business system.
Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi pointed out that entrepreneurs sometimes tend to turn to the government instead of the private sector when facing any challenge, due to the prevailing culture among them that the government provides them with a protection and safety net.
He said that this success is related to educating investors more than educating entrepreneurs, as there is sufficient income and we need to prepare and implement strategies to ensure success in gathering investors and meeting the need to strengthen social institutions and investors.
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