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Global Entrepreneurship and the Successful Growth Strategies of Early-Stage Companies

A W O R LD ECONOMIC FORUM REPORT In collaboration with S TA N F ORD UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL O F B U S I N E S S , S P R I E and S T V P

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Air Arabia Atlassian Atrapalo.com Baidu, Inc. Betfair Business Objects Check Point Software Technologies LTD China Lodging Group Ctrip.com International, Ltd DocSolutions

eAccess & EMOBILE eBay EnOcean GmbH eSilicon Etihad Airways Financial Technologies India Ltd Fortescue Metals Group Globant Grid Dynamics Icebreaker Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Karuturi Global Ltd Kaspersky Lab Keynote Systems, Inc. Macromill, Inc. Medallia, Inc. MercadoLibre, Inc. Microsoft Corporation MindTree Net-a-porter.com Pharmacy 1 Refinancia

ResMed Scribd Group Skype S.A. Suntech Power Holdings Tiny Prints Web Reservations International WPP Yola

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Section 7 Executive Cases: Interviews with Senior Executives of Early-Stage Companies

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Section 1: Alternative Strategies Of High-Growth New Ventures

Air Arabia | Sharjah, UAE

OVERVIEW :

Air Arabia is in the low-cost carrier (LCC) segment of the regionalI A AIR ARABIA A I R A R A B and global airline carrier industry. It was founded in February 2003 by the SharjahU N T Government, REVENUE HEADCO which is ruled by His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi. Air Arabia is headquartered at the Sharjah International Airport – its first and still its major hub – in Sharjah, one of...