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The Startup School

Where Pakistani Entrepreneurs and Startup Founders get Practical Advice on the mindset and skill-set required to succeed specific to Pakistani business landscape

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Connecting growth-mindset startup founders with the best-in-class training resources. From the creators of StartupInsider, the household name for practical advice, news, events, and products for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders across Pakistan, and globally recognised Pakistani professionals with audience spanning across 91 countries. The Startup School aims to inspire, teach, showcase and celebrate the existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. A trusted source of distance education in business and entrepreneurship curated by the top-rated practitioners, trainers, and startup ecosystem icons from Pakistan.
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Arshad Awan real estate agency course

How to start a Real Estate Agency in Pakistan

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1,250
Tabinda Usman women entrepreneurship course

How to become a Women entrepreneur in Pakistan

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1,250
Khurram Zafar startup funding course

How To Raise Funding For Your Startup in Pakistan

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Webinar for Women Startup Program by Tabinda Usman

Free Webinar: How to become a Women entrepreneur in Pakistan

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1,250
Hammad Miyan agrochemical business course

How To Set Up Your Own Agrochemical Business In Pakistan

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1,250
Omer Saeed home-based baking business course

How to Launch a home Based Baking Business in Pakistan

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1,250
Hamza Khalid tour operator business course

How to Launch a Tour Operator Business in Pakistan

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1,250
Zahid Latif Khan PSX investing course

The Beginners Guide to Investing in the Pakistan Stock Exchange

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1,250
Abdul Samad home-based food business course

How to Start a Food-Business From Home In Pakistan

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1,250
Saad Afridi ecommerce business course

How to start an E-commerce Business in Pakistan

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1,250
Affan Haider dairy farming business course

How to Start a Dairy Farming Business in Pakistan

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1,250
Waqar Chattha restaurant business course

How to Start and Grow a Restaurant Business

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Kamran Z. Rizvi growth mindset techniques course

How to become a Successful Entrepreneur

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Advisory Board

Learn from the minds who have done it before!

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Dr. Amjad Saqib

Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Akhuwat. Development practitioner, social entrepreneur, writer and former civil servant.

AMB. Shahid Kamal

Dr. Nadeem ul Haque is currently the Vice Chancellor of Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad

Wahaj Siraj

Wahaj us Siraj is CEO and co-founder of Nayatel which has installed Pakistan's first fiber to the home (FTTH) network in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Peshawar

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Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai

Rector International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI). Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai is a renowned international scientist who has also served as Vice-Chancellor Baluchistan University and VC Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. In recognition of his services in science and technology, he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz, while he was also awarded Aizaz e Fazeelat by President of Pakistan.

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Nadeem ul Haque

Member of the Advisory Council at the Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, Institute of Business Administration in Karachi. Advisor to Young Entrepreneurs Forum of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce. Founding member of the World Dignity University. Distinguished Fellow of New Westminster College, British Columbia, Canada.

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Are you a high achiever from Pakistani and or Startup industry with the generosity of time to build your legacy by helping the startup ecosystem in Pakistan? Just drop us a line at hello@thestartupschool.pk and upon review, we will arrange a concierge service for you to facilitate the next steps.

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Mindset training for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are blessed with a growth mindset, we solve problems that impact the masses, see opportunities in the face of hardships and create thriving ventures which help create wealth for individual and collective gains. But do you have a trained mindset? Learn from the finest in the industry by exploring our Entrepreneurial Mindset oriented courses available on the site and convert your dreams to the next level of execution.
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Skillset training for Entrepreneurs

Mindset gives you the vision to dream great things, and the Skill-set gives you the tools to convert your vision into reality.

In this series of curated courses, you’ll be able to find courses that would help you polish up the skills required for entrepreneurial execution.

Business management, Teamwork and leadership, Time Management, Communication, Financial, Analytical and Critical thinking and Strategic Planning are some of the many skillsets that entrepreneurs require to thrive.

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Coaching & Accountability

Entrepreneurs are blessed with a growth mindset, we solve problems that impact the masses, see opportunities in the face of hardships and create thriving ventures which help create wealth for individual and collective gains.
But do you have a trained mindset? Learn from the finest in the industry by exploring our Entrepreneurial Mindset oriented courses available on the site and convert your dreams to the next level of execution.

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Kamran Rizvi
Kamran founded KZR Associates (www.kzr.co) in 1991 and pioneered the self-improvement and organization development (OD) movement in Pakistan. From 2002 onwards, KZR has initiated several organizations in its place that are actively serving the corporate, non-profit and youth sectors of Pakistan. Kamran Rizwi has a training on growth mindset for the Startup School. This course will help you shift paradigms and see your weaknesses and strengths much clearly.
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Qaiser Abbas​
Qaiser Abbas is a leadership coach and an organizational psychologist. Qaiser is helping world’s top multinational companies, governments, educational institutes, and non-profit organizations through his cutting-edge leadership teambuilding and coaching tools. Qaiser has coached superstars of sports, movies, media, science and business. His over 200 clients include fortune 500 companies like Unilever, Philip Morris, World Bank, WHO, Nestle, Total, P&G, Coca Cola, and many more. He will be sharing with us How to build an entrepreneurial mindset and why it is important for individuals in his upcoming course.
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Samar Hasan

Driven to create a positive impact, Samar has been working in the fields of entrepreneurship, higher education, financial inclusion, democracy, governance & international relations since 2003.

Co-founded Epiphany as a catalyst for promoting impact/social/women entrepreneurship in Pakistan. in 2016. The firm is focused on enterprise & human development; diversity, inclusion & sustainability, impact consulting in the areas of strategic communications, strategy, research, M&E.

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Waqar Chattha
Waqar Chattha is the Founder of Chatthas Food chain in Islamabad. He is a detail-oriented Management and International Finance graduate. He has exceptionally grown his business in the Desi Food chain space in the past 4 years. He is now expanding his Branches within the Twin cities. He is a one-man army who not just creates amazing recipes but also manages his food outlets. He will share with us his wisdom and learning on how to set up a restaurant business in Pakistan and what were his major takeaways during his rigorous journey of growth.
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Umair Jaliawala

Umair Jaliawala is a soft skill trainer, Key note speaker and a learning facilitator. He is the CEO of Torque Corporation. Torque Corp design & deliver innovative and high-impact organisational development, communication, engagement and learning solutions. Umair Will share with us the process of setting up a training corporation and how one can become a soft skill trainer.

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Affan Haider
Affan Haider is the Founder of Dairy Project. Affan Haider will share with us the unique proposition on how to set up a dairy farming business. The course will specify the tips and tricks to dairy farming and the management basics of farming entrepreneurship.
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Saad Afridi
Saad Afridi is the founder of Scents’n stories since 2016. It is Pakistan’s first fragrance e-store. Saad Afridi has exceptionally grown his business and has ample experience in the field of e-commerce selling. He has built expertise in all areas of Private Label e-commerce. Currently, he is heading a team of 50+ employees handling two major brands scentsnstories.pk and aromafarmacy.pk. Saad Afridi will share with us how to set up a thriving e-commerce business in Pakistan.
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Zahid Latif Khan
Mr. Zahid Latif Khan is the chairman of ISE Tower REIT Management Company Limited formerly known as Islamabad Stock Exchange Limited. He is the CEO of Zahid Latif Khan Securities (Pvt.) Ltd-one of the premier and leading brokerage houses of Pakistan-for the past 23 years. The firm is known and reputed highly amongst the investors and regulatory investors. Mr. Zahid Latif Khan will share his knowledge on how to invest in Stock exchange. He wants the youth of Pakistan to believe in the investment culture and become better planners of their finances.
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Abdul Samad Amin

Abdul Samad Amin Is the founder of Capital Delights, which started as a home based food business and now has an outlet in Islamabad. He has been in the field of food production for the past 4 and a half years and has grown in the field through trial and learning. He is self taught and would take the opportunity to share his learning with anyone who wants to build a home based food business.

HamMad Ahmed Miyan

Hi I am Hammad Ahmed Miyan. I am the founder of Fertiscience Agrochemicals & Fertilisers. With 20 years of experience in the agro-based industries, it gives me great honour to share my knowledge and learning with you all today through this course. If you want to start an agro fertiliser distribution business in Pakistan, you have to know some important prerequisites and key-steps that will impact your business immensely.To learn more, lets get started!

Hamza Khalid

Hi I am Hamza Khalid. I am a techie who turned into a serial entreprenuer. My passion for travelling and managing travel experience started with taking small trips with families and friends. That’s how I transitioned my vision into a business and now I own a transport fleet of over 100 vehicles and some top notch resorts in Gilgit Baltistan. I am also the founder of the central executive committee CEC of all pakistan Tour operators APTO. I am a computer engineer graduate from university of engineering and technology lahore. After that, I did my Masters in Business Management from FAST National University.

Omer Saeed Khan

Hi, My name is Omer Saeed Khan. I am the Founder of O’brownies, a Pakistan-based patisserie brand. I started this business straight out of university at the age of 23. Back then, I used to bake and deliver the products myself. Being 5 years in this field of work, I now have two bakeries in Islamabad. I have done my bachelors in Computer Science from Fast National University. For me, O’brownies was a passion project which converted from a side hustle to a full-time business.It gives me great pleasure to share my learning through this course.

Meet Our Founders

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Usman Ahmad

  • Head of Partnerships and Chief Enabler
Usman Ahmed is the Founder of Entrepreneurship Development Institute. Under EDI, he has organised five All Pakistan Entrepreneurship Conferences by the name of LCL (Learn. Create. Lead). The conference is now a regular yearly feature of EDI which focuses on bringing our national entrepreneurs under one platform and proving to be a catalyst in promoting the entrepreneurial mindset in Pakistani youth. Usman is also the founder of Pakistan’s 1st Entrepreneurship Magazine, “STARTUP”. This magazine aims to promote, showcase and inspire the entrepreneurs of Pakistan. A trusted source of information about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities; this magazine provides entrepreneurs with crucial insights, analysis, tips, and advice. Under Startup magazine, he has organised two All Pakistan Startup Exhibitions and featured more than 500 startups under one roof. He has trained and consulted a number of basic entrepreneurship courses and workshops. These trainings and workshops provide the new startups with all the necessary tools required to successfully launch a thriving venture.

Sami Khan

  • Head of MarTech and Chief Editor
Sami Khan is a Pakistani-Australian, ADMA accredited, 3x award-winner and 31x certified Digital Marketing Leader (from Google, LinkedIn and HubSpot) from Melbourne. With industry experience spanning 11 years working with over 320 businesses and academic experience with his courses taught in 95 countries around the world, Sami is combining his passion for education and his expertise in Digital Markets through The Startup School, to provide a one-stop learning platform for aspiring and thriving entrepreneurs. Sami is on a mission to help aspiring entrepreneurs from Pakistan to have vetted and highest quality training available from ‘genuine’ experts to optimise their mindset and skillset to achieve growth, and to give powerful voices in Pakistani Entrepreneurial sector a platform to connect with the audience they can inspire. ALL of that as a small effort to a better Pakistan which is thriving, optimistic, and harnesses the true potential from ‘the land of opportunities’ by investing in personal development.
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Skill Courses
Mindset training for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are blessed with a growth mindset, we solve problems that impact the masses, see opportunities in the face of hardships and create thriving ventures which help create wealth for individual and collective gains. But do you have a trained mindset? Learn from the finest in the industry by exploring our Entrepreneurial Mindset oriented courses available on the site and convert your dreams to the next level of execution.
Skill Courses
Skillset training for Entrepreneurs

Mindset gives you the vision to dream great things, and the Skill-set gives you the tools to convert your vision into reality.

In this series of curated courses, you’ll be able to find courses that would help you polish up the skills required for entrepreneurial execution.

Business management, Teamwork and leadership, Time Management, Communication, Financial, Analytical and Critical thinking and Strategic Planning are some of the many skillsets that entrepreneurs require to thrive.

Skill Courses
Coaching & Accountability

Entrepreneurs are blessed with a growth mindset, we solve problems that impact the masses, see opportunities in the face of hardships and create thriving ventures which help create wealth for individual and collective gains.
But do you have a trained mindset? Learn from the finest in the industry by exploring our Entrepreneurial Mindset oriented courses available on the site and convert your dreams to the next level of execution.

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