Secret Entrepreneurs Club

19 December 2011 – There is an exclusive club where some of the country's top entrepreneurs converge to discuss - in secret - the challenges of running a business while juggling family obligations.

Known as the Entrepreneurs' Organisation (EO), its members promise not to share anything discussed in monthly forums - not even to spouses during pillow talk. Members are also barred from providing advice or suggestions about how to deal with either business or family issues. In fact, they can only share personal anecdotes that might inspire solutions.

"Most of us entrepreneurs don't like to listen to anyone. We think we know everything," says Ashish Panjabi, the chief operating officer of Jacky's Group of Companies, which operates the electronics retailer. Mr Panjabi is also president of the EO's chapter in the UAE.

Read more at [The National].