Saturday, 19 February 2011

Isami is one of the Arabic translations to the English word "entrepreneur", which means Self-employed or self-reliant person. It is a man who succeeds and reaches higher level of achievement by his own efforts and deeds without depending on his tribe or inherited assets.

The origin of the word Isami is related to Mr. Isam bin Shahabar Al Jirmi, the door keeper of King Al Nauman bin Al Munzir. The famous poet, Al Zubiani, the genius made a speech in one of his poems: Isam is an identity that is created by his own success, which teaches him how to tackle things and face hardships by coming and going. It has made him a gallant king, and a master among others.

Saturday, 19 February 2011

For many years, people repeated the Chinese old proverb-- Don’t give me a fish, but teach me how to fish. I think at the globalization age, there is an aggressive competition, catching some fishes are not enough. So I adapted the statement to be-- Don’t give me a fish, but teach me how to start and operate a “fish farm”. This is simply the philosophy of the Arab Entrepreneur House (ARENHO), which is more than educational institution. It will be the main MENA hub of fostering entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, minipreneurship and technopreneurship among the Egyptian and Arab communities.