The Lahore Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) welcomed the Global Chairman of EO, Mr. David Anderson on his first ever visit to Pakistan. Established in 1987, Entrepreneurs’ Organization is a high-quality support network of more than 15,600 business leaders in over 60 countries with more than 200 local chapters, that serves the unique needs […]

Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL), has become the first microfinance institution to secure membership of the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP). EFP is an apex body of employers in Pakistan that spearheads the private sector in matters of employment, industrial relations, social and economic policy. EFP is also a member of […]

Pandago and Dukan have partnered to enable Dukan’s 350,000 and growing small businesses to deliver their products more conveniently to their customers using pandago’s community of 50,000 riders across more than 50 cities nationwide. Dukan.pk is a rapidly growing full-stack eCommerce platform for ambitious entrepreneurs who want to tap into eCommerce without requiring technical skills […]

Microsoft for Startups Middle East announced it has opened a second round of applications for Microsoft for Startups’ highly successful GrowthX Accelerator Programme and is accepting registrations for the next series of virtual conferences in the well-received Highway to 100 Unicorns virtual conference. The GrowthX Accelerator and Highway to 100 Unicorns are part of a […]

National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore at LUMS nominated start-up Codeschool.pk has won top laurels and a cash prize in the capstone business pitch competition in the Stanford Seed Spark Program for high-achieving entrepreneurs across South Asia.  This was the inaugural cohort from Pakistan and was introduced by NIC LUMS. “Our partnership with Stanford SEED Spark […]

Fortifying its commitment to empowering societies across the nation, Telenor Pakistan welcomed Pak Seattle Tech Connections, a community of entrepreneurs and professionals from Seattle to its 345 campuses. The delegation comprised of leaders and senior resources from tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle other companies along with some successful tech entrepreneurs. The purpose […]

foodpanda, Pakistan’s leading online food delivery platform, has always been a step ahead to uplift home-based businesses in the country. Just recently, the photo of a young boy selling macaroni on the streets of Islamabad went viral on the internet. The young chef named Zaheer has been taken on board by foodpanda and is now […]

foodpanda, the leading e-commerce platform of the country, signed an agreement with the Bank of Punjab to provide financing to registered foodpanda Homechefs under Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. Furthering this objective, the first loan of PKR 1 million was disbursed to Mr. Khalid Javed Akhtar from Sahiwal, who is a certified chef […]

From urban kiosks and rural farmers to fashion stores, service providers, and entrepreneurs in countless other sectors, the small business segment in the United Arab Emirates has faced unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, further fueled by the rapid acceleration of digital transformation and e-commerce. To support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) […]

The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge – a global business challenge led in partnership by Vital Voices Global Partnership and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU –  announced the five social entrepreneurs selected, amongst them was Sehat Kahani’s CEO & Co-Founder Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram. Each entrepreneur was selected on the basis that […]