Jun
28
2012
Aditi Sen wins The Big Start Season 3
When it comes to unusual business ideas presented at entrepreneur competitions in the region, one pitch in particular gave judges paws for thought. Animal-assisted therapy for people with disabilities and illnesses was a proposal at Al Tamimi Investments’ (ATI) Big Start contest, which was open to postgraduate students for the first time this year. This concept is not used in the Middle East, I researched and found that some organisations offer pet adoption but it is not used as a therapy On Tuesday night, Ms Sen’s idea was announced the winner of Big Start’s third annual competition seeing …