Establishing personal contacts is very important for successful business in Arab countries.

There are various ways of how to get in touch with business people for networking:

Networking Meetings
Networking meetings are very popular in the United Arab Emirates. Organised by different hosts with varying topics business people get together for breakfast or dinner to communicate with each other about business and other topics. Always make sure to bring enough business cards!

Meetings are announced in newspapers, magazines and on the internet.

Xing/openbc network
XING.com is a leading online business network, which is aimed at business professionals, managers and executives worldwide.

One can easily start building up contacts with business professionals, establish business contacts with companies, reach decision makers, find deals, jobs, suppliers and employees from various industries in the UAE.

The online networking is supported by XING LIVE off-line events, which take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi each month, where you could accelerate the business relationship by meeting XING members face-to-face.

Connect to XING UAE networking community here: