As entrepreneurs take the Middle East by storm, new funding sources are starting to crop up across the region to meet this gap in capital. The latest involves women. Following a trend where 30 percent to 40 percent of start-up entrepreneurs are women, the other side of the table is also starting to change. While […]
Author Archives: Heather Henyon
Heather Henyon is the Founder and Chair, Women’s Angel Investment Network (WAIN) and managing partner of Balthazar Capital, a Dubai-based microfinance investment advisory firm serving the Arab region. Since starting the region’s first social business, Grameen-Jameel, in 2007, she has been an active mentor and supporter of social enterprises. She can be followed on Twitter @BalCap.