This Leading Entrepreneur Talks Making It In The UAE
In this exclusive interview series, AboutHer.com sat down with leading women in the UAE to learn about what drives them forward.
Sheikha Al Nuaimi Ajman Free Zone’s Executive Director of Commercial Operations. Under her leadership, Sheikha oversees four key departments and for defining and managing the Ajman Free Zone's brand, Sheikha has received many awards and recognition for her work with the Ajman Free Zone. This includes the Project Manager Award (AJEP), which was awarded to her by H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, in 2013. She has also been awarded with the Middle East Awards 'Future Leader in Free Zone Industry 2020 and is an experienced assessor across a number of government and private awards in UAE. Multitalented, Sheikha is also an entrepreneur and has been running her business for 8+ years. She is the owner of the first international franchise of Smallcakes – with the brand having over 100 branches in the US. The first branch in UAE was established in Dubai in 2014, and it didn’t take long for the brand to find its footing in the country’s food and beverage sector.
Awarded The Woman Entrepreneur of the Year at the Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference and Awards 2022, among other significant awards, AboutHer.com asked Sheikha…
