In collaboration with the Shouf Entrepreneur, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (FBAE) at NDU-Shouf Campus, organized a seminar on the success and challenges of an Entrepreneur entitled “The Walk of an Entrepreneur: Behind Success and Beyond Obstacles” on Thursday October 13, 2016. The guest speaker, Mr. Omar Christidis, Founder and CEO at ArabNet, delivered an interactive and stimulating talk.
Mr. Christidis narrated inspiring success stories from the business world and shared his valuable entrepreneurial journey with the students. He gave them useful tips on how to start-up a business and to acquire the seed capital. He stressed the importance of the three Fs -Friends, Family and Fools - in pitching an entrepreneurial idea. In this regard, it is important for entrepreneurs to spend time cultivating their social network in order to find supportive people who would invest in their start-ups. Mr. Christidis also focused on the importance of overcoming obstacles by converting them into invaluable opportunities to grow in a creative manner.
Students and faculty members from various faculties and Shouf Entrepreneur members with Director Mr. Haitham Saab attended the seminar and enjoyed the stimulating talk. By the end of the presentation, Mr. Christidis expressed his gratitude and appreciation for having been invited to NDU-SC and for the positive feedback received from the attendees during and after the seminar. As a token of gratitude, NDU-SC awarded Mr. Omar Christidis an Appreciation Certificate from the Shouf Campus Administration.