Founders Connect - Sharjah

Founders Speed Networking — face-to-face business connections in Sharjah
The most efficient place to build real business relationships in Sharjah. In one place, you'll have meaningful one-to-one conversations with qualified business owners, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs — and walk away with contacts worth keeping.
This is not a casual networking drinks. It is a structured speed networking format — every conversation is intentional, every minute is used, and the room is filtered to make sure the people across from you are worth your time.
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What happens on the event
A structured sequence of 1:1 sessions — each one focused, timed, and productive. You get to the point quickly, exchange what matters, and move on. By the end of the event you will have spoken face-to-face with more qualified contacts than most people meet in a month of coffee meetings.
The event closes with an open networking session — less structured, more conversational, where the connections made earlier deepen naturally.
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Who will be in the room
Business owners, founders, decision-makers, freelancers, and business developers. The event is by reservation only — participants fill out a brief profile form before attending. This keeps the room quality high and the conversations relevant.
Maximum 2 representatives per company. No exceptions — this protects the diversity of the room.

Most small business owners are running their business on a personal WhatsApp number. That means no catalogue, no quick replies, no labels, no business hours, no analytics, and no separation between your personal chats and your customers. This 90-minute hands-on session will fix that — live, on your phone, during the session. By the time we close, you will have:— WhatsApp Business fully set up on your phone— Your business catalogue live with at least one product or service listed— Quick replies configured for your most common customer questions— Labels set up to organise your leads and customers— Away message and greeting message written and activated. This is not a tutorial video. This is a live walkthrough where you follow along on your own device. Every step is done together. If you get stuck, we troubleshoot in real time.

AGENDA:
11:00 — Welcome and quick intro round (name + business + what you sell)
11:15 — Why WhatsApp Business changes your sales
11:25 — Live setup walkthrough — everyone follows on their own phone
11:55 — Catalogue, quick replies, labels, away messages
12:20 — Live Q&A and troubleshooting
12:30 — Session ends.

WHO THIS IS FOR: Homepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners in Sharjah and the UAE who are running their business on a personal WhatsApp and want to upgrade.

WHO THIS IS NOT FOR: People already on WhatsApp Business with everything set up correctly (Event 3 — WhatsApp API is for you).

Zoom link is sent 24 hours before. Please join from a phone or tablet — not a laptop — so you can follow along on the same device.

Organised by Founders Connect Sharjah — Sharjah's community for founders, homepreneurs, and freelancers.