Women entrepreneurs: Adopting a long-term investment perspective reduces risks
Sharjah, 31 January / WAM / Women entrepreneurs confirmed that building a more sustainable professional and financial future begins with changing the way of thinking and moving from hesitation to conscious initiative, and that investment risks decrease from 39% within one month to only 0.1% when adopting a long-term perspective extending to 20 years, and that confidence is built by action, not by waiting, as early start can enhance wealth by up to 44% compared to postponement.
This came during the sessions of the first day of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2026, currently held at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park, where the festival hosted Souad Al Sarkal, founder and CEO of Comm Kitchen Consultancy, in a session entitled From What If’s to So What, and Malu Marcelot, founder of Mama Invest, in a session entitled “How Women Can Build Sustainable Financial Independence,” in the presence of an elite group of entrepreneurs and those interested in the innovation system. And entrepreneurship.
In her session, Souad Al Sarkal presented a practical framework for transforming fear and hesitation into a driver of action and decision-making, explaining that the real challenge lies in hesitation, not fear itself. She pointed out that constant thinking in the form of “what if” leads to analytical stagnation that hinders progress, while transforming fears into clear, analyzable data helps develop and improve ideas instead of disrupting them.
For her part, Malou Marslott presented a comprehensive vision on the concept of sustainable financial independence for women, stressing that building financial security is based on a deeper understanding of how money works and on making conscious decisions that allow for long-term choices. She explained that sustainable wealth is based on three interconnected pillars that include internal wealth linked to identity, the relationship with money, and the strength of cash flow through managing numbers and setting goals, in addition to the engine of wealth, which is investment.
Marslott presented numbers based on data spanning more than 150 years, showing that the probability of losing an investment decreases from 39% within one month to only 0.1% when holding it for 20 years, which proves that the real danger is not in the market, but in early exit from it. She also showed in numbers the effect of starting early through compound interest, explaining that regular investment over a longer term can increase wealth by up to 44% compared to waiting, concluding that financial independence begins with one conscious decision and that cross-generational wealth begins with a person. One decides to act now.
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