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5 steps to startup video stardom [Opinion]

I see everyday how online video can be an efficient and effective way for entrepreneurs and small businesses to develop their brand and...

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Where does MENA really do business? [Infographic]

Even as entrepreneurs look to the Gulf to expand their sales, they look to the Levant to expand their back office operations. Wamda...

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5 AI advertising startups to watch

This edited article was originally published on Centric. Using AI in marketing has been the new kid on the street for some time. With...

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4 startups that are changing Maghreb healthcare

A woman fainting at a railway station in Morocco, while waiting for the train that would take her three hours away for dialysis treatment,...

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Online talent platforms: labor market connectors for the digital era in the GCC

Youth unemployment is one of the Middle East’s biggest challenges. Even as unemployment remains high and people are unable to land...

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#Shabab2030

#Shabab2030 by MBC Hope is a global movement giving Arab youth a powerful platform to succeed as leaders and...

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Seamless Middle East 2017

Seamless Middle East 2017 will be bringing some of the most influential names from the region in the sectors of payments, ecommerce and...

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10 steps corporations must take before investing in startups [Opinion]

Corporations want to innovate, but issues such as tighter R&D budgets and organizational bureaucracy can make tapping outside sources -...

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What we learned about the media industry at #STEP2017

The reader is king. After an era of praising content as the supreme power in media, the focus today is shifting towards the...

Step Conference Step 2017 Media

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New startups on the block: April

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

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Why Amazon acquired Souq.com

This article is a crosspost with Centric.ae. Seeking global world domination in the ecommerce marketplace, Amazon acquired...

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Social entrepreneurship needs a culture change [Opinion]

It should come as little surprise that social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa have become rather lackadaisical over...

Social Entrepreneurship Opinion

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Amazon acquires Souq.com for over $650 million

Russ Grandinetti, Amazon Senior Vice President, International Consumer and Ronaldo Mouchawar, Souq.com CEO and cofounder (Image via...

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Fincluders Startup Challenge Amman

The Fincluders Startup Challenge is looking for innovative fintech talents and entrepreneurs championing inclusive and fair finance for...

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Why CVC is the future of venture capital in the region [Opinion]

This article is a crosspost with Linkedin. Venture capital funds capitalized and operated by major corporations are becoming more...

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Startup4IR by WEF and IFC

Startups4IR is a unique partnership between the World Economic Forum and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) aiming to bring...

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$100M invested in MENA fintech [WRL report]

Fintech startups in MENA have raised over $100 million in funding in the last 10 years, and a new report indicates the number of startups...

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Startup Watch: lateness isn’t greatness, the history of CVCs, and Uber for yachts

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Late? You can kiss my money goodbye [Opinion]

I’m sitting in my office and I can hear the central AC sigh quietly reflecting my disappointment. The clock on the wall shifts from...

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MENA social enterprises grow in spite of deep-rooted challenges and little support [Report]

Social Entrepreneurship (SE) in the Arab world stands on a paradox: It has every reason to thrive and yet every excuse to die. This is...

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How the UAE surprised Linkedin’s cofounder [Opinion]

When Linkedin’s first office in the Middle East opened it already had over six million users in the Arab world. Now it has over 100...

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Instagram is the next big thing in MENA social media

Video took over social media in 2016 and brands started creating, rather than just sharing. Crowd Analyzer’s State of Social Media...

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Data Science: a field in demand [Wamda TV]

From casual office discussions to blogs and coffee tables around the world, the future of jobs is a topic heavily discussed amongst all...

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What I know about hiring: Claudia Gross

This is the first of two articles on recruitment and HR. The first is on the theoretical side of getting people into your business and...

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