During the monthly meeting on Tuesday of businesswomen
Specialized: The technology sector is promising, and women entrepreneurs should think about investing in it
Women Spark founder Dima Al Yahya said that the technology sector lacks a female component specialized in this field, due to the lack of skills they have.
During the monthly meeting of businesswomen organized by the Asharqia Chamber represented by the Women Empowerment Center, on Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021, and moderated by the President of the Business Women Council, Maram Al-Jishi, Al-Yahya explained that most investors are men and therefore they do not understand and understand the ideas of women entrepreneurs, and therefore they do not have the Enthusiasm to invest with female entrepreneurs, and this is normal, noting that female investors with money are the ones who understand the thesis and projects of female entrepreneurs and find solutions to daily problems and challenges that they frequently face.
Al Yahya stressed that women should work and enter the labor sector so that they can participate in enhancing their role in the economic process in general by investing their knowledge, time and capabilities, pointing out that female entrepreneurs must get out of the traditional investment mantle and turn to investment in the technology sector, as it is a sector Promising and bold.
Al Yahya indicated that the technology sector is a high risk, but its returns are great and rewarding, and it is necessary for the entrepreneur and female investors to understand that this sector has a different nature as it is based on participatory work with the employer, where she invests money and time and also participates in the training process according to her abilities that she enjoys, Thus, everyone must understand that investing in this field is not only with money.
Al Yahya said, “We are currently living in the Kingdom, a golden period, and if we do not use it well now and invest in it, we will lose a lot at all levels, as the wise leadership, and within its procedures support the investment process through programs that reduce risks for investors, in addition to programs that support technical development, as well as the presence of government investment in business accelerators contributes to supporting quality in investment and gives the investor confidence and reassurance that he will deal with reliable companies that the state deals with.
