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Entrepreneurs as Nation Builders: Pioneers in Pakistan
"Your problem is solved." With those words, Sir Adamjee Dawood, one of Pakistan’s greatest entrepreneurs, saved the country from financial collapse a mere thirteen days after its independence. Though many entrepreneurs have played a pivotal role in…
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EOTW: The Challenges of Being a Hardware Entrepreneur: Hind Hobeika of Heart Rate Monitor Butterfleye
This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Hind Hobeika, who created Butterfleye, a heart rate monitor that allows swimmers to view data in real time inside their goggles.
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Moroccan Site Asnad Offers Online Market for Arabic Digital Content
Asnad is designed to allow young Arabs to sell digital creations online, including e-books, music, softwares, designs, and games, in an easy and inexpensive way.
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Starting Up a Jewelry Business in Bahrain From Home: Khouloud Abdel Kader [Wamda TV]
At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini young woman, Khouloud Abdel Kader who founded Curve Jewelry in 2010, shares her experience as a jewelry designer who worked from home, during the first stages focusing on bulding a…
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Maghreb Startup Initiative Launches Competition for North African Entrepreneurs
North African entrepreneurs, get your ideas ready: The Maghreb Startup Initiative is now live.
by Nina Curley
EOTW: The Challenges of Being a Hardware Entrepreneur:…
This week's Entreptreneur of the Week is Hind Hobeika of Lebanon, the creator of Butterfleye, which is now a finalist…
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Nina Curley
Moroccan Site Asnad Offers Online Market for…
Those looking to become creative entrepreneurs have a new avenue for monetizing their products, with the launch…
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Maya Rahal
Starting Up a Jewelry Business in Bahrain From…
At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini young woman, Khouloud Abdel Kader who founded…
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Maya Rahal
Maghreb Startup Initiative Launches Competition…
North African entrepreneurs, get your ideas ready: The Maghreb Startup Initiative is now live. Founded as a…
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Nina Curley
Speed Mentoring in Cairo: A Step Towards a Mentorship…
Finding a business mentor is a lot like finding a date. Physical attractiveness is important for dates, professional…
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Omar Aysha
Mowgli Partners with Enterprise Qatar, Enters…
U.K.-based mentoring platform Mowgli Foundation has announced a new partnership with small and medium enterprise…
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Nina Curley
Beirut's The Dream Matcher Demonstrates the Value…
I was recently invited to a second dream matching event in Beirut by The Dream Matcher, an ambitious project…
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Ramy Ghaly
7 Leadership Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Paul…
Will it be awfully clichéd if I start this post with a done-to-death movie dialogue? I guess it would be but…
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Bushra Azhar
Encouraging a Culture of Innovation in Saudi…
At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Hayat Sindi of i2, the Institute for Imagination and…
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Nina Curley
Beyond Recycling: Going Green in Saudi Arabia
Ask most people in Saudi Arabia what they know about going green and the first thing they say is “recycling."…
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Shaima Alhaj
Team of Women Found the First Self-Storage Company…
At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Dalal Bushehri describes how she co-founded A2D Storage,…
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Nina Curley
Facebook Use in the Arab World in 2012
Just in time for Facebook's IPO tomorrow, @Shusmo has created an infographic detailing data from the Dubai School…
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wamda
Get Ready for CoE E-Commerce: Speakers and Program…
Get ready for CoE E-Commerce. Here's the breakdown: the first day will have a fully attendee-driven agenda. You'll…
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wamda
How to Get Covered in the Media: Tips for Businesswomen…
At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum in April, Caroline Faraj, the Dubai Chief Operations Director and…
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Nina Curley
