The AUC School of Business offers a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programs centered on the themes of entrepreneurship, family business, responsible business and economic development. As the school’s knowledge portal, Business Forward highlights the latest developments and trends happening within these broader themes through diverse content covering different fields and industries.
Entrepreneurship
Responsible Business
Family Business
Economic Development
The AUC School of Business offers a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programs centered on the themes of entrepreneurship, family business, responsible business and economic development. As the school’s knowledge portal, Business Forward highlights the latest developments and trends happening within these broader themes through diverse content covering different fields and industries.
Entrepreneurship
Responsible Business
Family Business
Economic Development
Entrepreneurship
How Egypt moves towards gender-smart inclusive growth
When it comes to creating a fair and thriving society, one essential path lies in empowering women to actively contribute to inclusive growth, especially in the realm of finance. It is not only [...]
In defense of female entrepreneurship in Egypt
Listen to the article Female power may be best summed up in one of Aesop’s fables*, which suggests that “Persuasion is better than force, and a kind and a gentle manner will [...]
How local fashion is growing and surviving in Egypt
Listen to the article When we think of locally-designed and manufactured clothes in the 90s in Egypt, an image of a brick-and-mortar florescent-lit store comes to mind. At least that’s the prevalent [...]
Responsible Business
Exploring Insights into Egypt’s Hospitality Sector with Amira El Ebrashy
In the latest interview with Amira El Ebrashy, Director of Operations at Raya Restaurants, discover the challenges and opportunities facing the restaurant and hospitality industry in Egypt. From navigating business lines to addressing sector-specific [...]
ESG: between corporate implementation and educational conceptualization
Listen to the article From achieving eco-friendly manufacturing to implementing gender equality and combating corruption, the environmental, social, and governance framework (ESG) has become a target for corporations to implement. The environmental [...]
From mobiles to gadgets: what you need to know about e-waste in Egypt
30-year-old Fatma opens her drawer to find a box full of old, unused gadgets and smartphones that she has no idea what to do with or how to dispose of safely. Fatma is not alone [...]
Family Business
Expanding the business family: lessons from exciting family businesses
Listen to the article Running a family business does not have the same processes or dimensions as operating a standard business. There are complicating factors that—depending on business governance, philosophy, and management—can [...]
To govern or not to govern: Egypt’s largest family businesses share secrets to long life
Listen to the article From a well-defined constitution to professionally-developed governance strategies and more, determining what makes a business last is by no means an easy task. The answer to the question [...]
Concluding #IMovedMyBusinessForward campaign 2023—family business edition
"In family business, the first generation are the entrepreneurs, the second generation are the caretakers, while the third are the undertakers”. The anonymous quote sadly reflects the fact discovered by the Egyptian Center for Economic [...]
Economic Development
The Current Gold Conundrum
For many centuries gold and money have been synonymous. With the prevalence of paper money in the last couple of centuries, the role of gold changed into becoming the reserve backing paper money with the [...]
Nurturing Social Impact in Business Schools: Preparing Future Leaders for a Sustainable World
In recent years, the role of business schools has evolved beyond merely producing profit-driven graduates to fostering socially responsible leaders who are equipped to address complex global challenges. As businesses increasingly recognize the importance of [...]
Why Egypt’s real estate market can defy challenges
Listen to the article The world has seen quite an eventful year in 2023, particularly from an economic perspective, with two of the largest US banks shutting down due to liquidity crisis [...]
