Entrepreneurship in the Face of Instability

Lebanon, a small country that belongs to the third world, in which its politics has destroyed its capability to exploit any source of potential hidden behind its walls, its history and its people, is the same motherland of many of the most famous and successful people and entrepreneurs in the world. Lebanese people have acquired from the tough environment they live in and their overcharged history, some sort of resilience that cannot be developed easily elsewhere. By default, this applies to the Lebanese entrepreneurs as well. They managed, in the middle of the unstable entrepreneurial environment, to find and benefit from advantages to establish their business in Lebanon. More so, the constant turmoil their country was suffering from awoke in them a sense of patriotism and belonging to their country. This book serves all young entrepreneurs out there, waiting to take a leap of faith, by inspiring them to still have hope in their country. It releases the side of the story that was not heard before, the human side of it. It illustrates findings generating from the local entrepreneurs themselves about how they were able to deal with and overcome the instability in Lebanon.