UAE's creative entrepreneurs rising

The ever evolving Emirate of Dubai is welcoming a budding and powerful accomplice – the creative entrepreneur.

The Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (DCCA) describes the creative industries as those that use intellectual capital as their primary input. Creative entrepreneurs, then, are those who turn their creative talents into businesses or creative enterprises.

Launched in 2014 the Authority aims to forge “Dubai’s global reputation as a leader in creativity and a hub for innovation.” Some of the communities under its umbrella are Dubai Studio City, Media City, and Internet City.

It also processes freelance visa applications and hosts Dubai Design District (d3), the region’s first master planned incubator for design and fashion. Since its launch in 2013, over 200 business have come on board at d3.

Attractive to outsiders

With a contract in hand, entrepreneur and world renown DJ Charl Chaka, below, moved to Dubai in 2004. That didn’t stop him from looking for as many ways as possible to get involved in and establish himself in the local scene.

Original article by Archana Menon

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