1. Being an empowered woman from
the age of 17, the aspiration of an
entrepreneur stemmed through
various life stages. Working in a real
estate agency, travelling different
countries across the globe and
having the opportunity to study
outside my home equipped me with
the experience of different cultures,
further enabling me to gain
expertise and achieve a first class
honours in Middlesex university. I
am currently on the path towards
pursuing a PhD to become a field
expert in entrepreneurship
It is my mission to use this research
to further enhance entrepreneurship
of Saudi Arabian women.
Currently I am looking into creating
an Arabic and English-language
website which would highlight how
powerful Arabian women have
achieved their success. My vision is
to have a platform for all such
women to inspire and empower
other Arabian women. This idea is in
its early stages.
For further information, please
contact me on LinkedIn or by email.
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Raihan Al-
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2.  A business ecosystem is the network
of organizations, including the manu-
facturers, distributors, suppliers, and
consumers, involved in the delivery of
a product or service.
 William B. Gartner defined entrepre-
neurship as “the creation of organiza-
tions”. Becoming an entrepreneur re-
quires an individual to raise capital,
develop a unique selling point, and
assume the risks of a given venture.
 Empowerment is defined as provid-
ing someone with the capability to be
in control of his or her own destiny
and habits. It is centred on the notion
that individuals should hold the skills,
resources, authority, and opportunity
to complete their own objectives with-
in business. Nabil Ayad, Director of
the Diplomatic Academy of London,
discussed the need to explore the gen-
der differences with relation to leader-
ship values in order to empower wom-
en toward leadership roles, such as
entrepreneurship (Ayad, 2004).
 Saudi Arabia has encouraged an
ecosystem of female
entrepreneurship and has afforded
women many opportunities particularly
since 2005.
 The results of the research uncovered 5
key themes that influenced the ability
of women to become entrepreneurs in
KSA. These five themes are:
Financial Ability
Familial Support
Educational Opportunity
Technological advances
Religious and Cultural
Acceptance
 The female participants were
overwhelmingly supportive of the
opportunities they have been provided,
particularly through their training at
such as Badir, Umm Al-Qura,
Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman
University and Qotuf
 The use of Social Media such as
Snapchat, Instagram and twitter not
only provide an unprecedented
platform for ecommerce but allows
women to participate in live
broadcasted lectures and
professional development.
This project would not be possible without the following:
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