Wamda

Lebanon

Beirut+ TV: The first Lebanese animation channel

For husband and wife Toni Yammine and Maya Zankoul not a moment is wasted when it comes to expending their creativity energy. In 2013 they...

Wezank

Lebanon

Lebanese entrepreneurs work to grow new talent in Tripoli

Recently, while walking up and down the stairways of heaven in one of the holiest places in Lebanon - The Qadisha Valley - I had the chance...

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Lebanon

Electricity saving startup Energy24 takes first prize Bader Startup Cup

Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon had it’s official inauguration on November 18th at this year’s Networking 961. Organized by Bader You...

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Lebanon

Innovation in Family Business Forum

Under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Commerce and Trade, Dr. Alain Hakim, the Lebanese Management Association (LMA) and Al-Iktissad...

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Lebanon

Beirut entrepreneurs seek to build community ties outside the city walls

Ziad Abi Chaker, CEO of Cedar Environmental, addresses the room at Saturday's Zahle Meets Entrepreneurship event. Some of the brightest...

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Lebanon

TURN8 Innov-a-thon Beirut

Innov-a-thon Beirut is a one-day idea marathon event organized by TURN8 seed accelerator program from Dubai, and sponsored by AltCity. ...

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Lebanon

Innovation fills the prescription: 6 tips on building a wearable from CardioDiagnostics

Most of the entrepreneurial activity in the region focuses on ecommerce or online services, and software development and services...

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Lebanon

Japan's Cookpad to acquire Lebanon's Shahiya for $13.5M to enter the Arab world

Japan's largest recipe portal Cookpad is set to acquire Lebanon's Shahiya for a reported $13.5 million in a landmark deal for the Arab...

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Lebanon

BDL Accelerate 2014’s first day: tips from the top

Lebanon’s central bank is keen to show its support for the startup and entrepreneurial community of Lebanon. Earlier this y...

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Lebanon

TEDx Azmi Street, Lebanon

On December 6th, 2014, TEDx Azmi Street will be held in Tripoli, Lebanon under the theme "#Meet_the_Reality". TED is a nonprofit o...

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Lebanon

Networking 961 event in Beirut

Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program is organizing the Networking 961 event on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, Concrete1994 , Sin el Fil ,...

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Lebanon

DGTL#U Beirut

Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group is organizing the third edition of DGTL#U conference that is set to take place on of December 4th and 5th 2014...

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Lebanon

IGNITE's Networking Event

IGNITE is an initiative organized by BDD and Endeavor Lebanon that will be held on Wednesday November 19th 2014 at the Beirut Digital...

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Lebanon

Foreign investment elusive for MENA startups, says Lebanese VC

When you talk with Khaled Nasr about venture capital investments and the tech startup scene in both Silicon Valley and the Middle East...

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Lebanon

Startup Weekend North Lebanon

Startup Weekend is coming to the Beirut Arab University in North Lebanon (BAU Tripoli campus) from November 21st to 23rd. SW North Lebanon...

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Lebanon

MEVP’s IMPACT Fund announces $12.5M investment in 5 Lebanese tech startups

Managing Partner Walid Hanna announcing the investments The Middle East Venture Partners fund (MEVP), one of Lebanon’s larger Venture C...

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Lebanon

Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon

During one week each November, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities...

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Lebanon

Messaging startup enlists Arab pop star to boost downloads

Despite what you may see on the Instagram account of a Saudi royal, the Arab world is traditionally a very private place. From the high...

Lebanon

5 guerrilla marketing tips to hook the ideal customer

What are the odds of your midlife crisis turning you into an entrepreneur, and a successful one at that? Roger Khater was 35 years old when...

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Lebanon

Why should you venture into e-commerce in the Arab region? [Infographic]

In an attempt to get more entrepreneurs enthused about starting online businesses, and helping them see why the Middle East is a good...

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Lebanon

15 funding and team building tips from Mix N' Mentor Beirut

The Lebanese tech scene has evolved a lot since Wamda organized its first Mix N’ Mentor here back in 2012. It’s now more structured and mat...

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Lebanon

Diaspora mentorship can unlock Lebanon's potential, says LIFE chairman Marc Malek

Marc Malek, Chairman of the Board of the Lebanese International Finance Executives (LIFE) network, believes that the reach, influence, and...

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Lebanon

TheFamily's Oussama Ammar, from entrepreneur to philosopher to investor

Over the past few months, Oussama Ammar has become one of the most controversial figure of the French startup scene. A year ago, this...

TheFamily Diaspora

Lebanon

Innovation in Family Business Forum in Beirut

The Lebanese Management Association (LMA) will organize in collaboration with Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group the “Innovation in Family B...

Innovation lebanon

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