iWedPress.com Returns from U.S. to Lebanon to Serve Local Brides With over 20,000 weddings held in Lebanon every year, young Lebanese entrepreneurs Bashir Gemayel and Naji Abou Ghosn decided to expand... Stanela Khalil • 07 October, 2012 Wedding Industry
Silicon Valley Design Company Targets MENA Web Developers with New RTL Platform Developers in the Middle East now have more tools for their front-end web design, namely a useful Right-to-Left (RTL) design... Glen Dalakian II • 07 October, 2012 Design Mobile Apps
5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him... Omar Aysha • 07 October, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 3 [Wamda TV] In Part 3 of our CoE E-Commerce panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, moderator Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, ... Wamda • 07 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Digital Media
Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04 This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ... Wamda • 04 October, 2012 Acquisitions Animation Competitions
Competitiveness Is About You [Pic Of The Week] It is becoming harder and harder to stand out as a startup in many markets today. Many young startups are channeling their efforts into a... Maya Rahal • 04 October, 2012 CoE Cards Competitions
Why MENA Needs Startup Weekend: A Look at SW Sharjah The Startup Weekend bug continues to expand throughout the UAE. With two events in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Startup Weekend this... Nafez Dakkak • 04 October, 2012 Ecosystem Education Startup Communities
Can an Egyptian Mobile App Make Daily Deals Smarter? AlZwad Launches Dealazion As the region witnesses the departure of LivingSocial and rumors that Jabbar is looking to sell Cobone, one startup in Egypt is pushing... Nina Curley • 04 October, 2012 Daily Deals Mobile Mobile Apps
SeedStartup's First Demo Day Reveals Global Products There was a stark sartorial contrast between investors in suits and the more casually-clad entrepreneurs at the Make Business Hub last week... Rania Habib • 04 October, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment
Start Up Weekend Alexandria: Still the Best Entrepreneurship Event in Egypt The second Start Up Weekend Alexandria (SWA) was held on the 27th to 29th September 2012, and while it’s always nearly impossible to r... Omar Aysha • 04 October, 2012 Ecosystem Mentorship Startup Communities
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 2 [Wamda TV] At our June event, CoE E-Commerce, Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, moderated a panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical ... Wamda • 04 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Digital Media
Lebanon Solvermine: The Region’s First Crowdsourced Problem-Solving Platform [Wamda TV] Solvermine is the first product from start-up Fekra2 (Idea2). Co-founders Sabrine Assem & Noha Askar explain that although there are... Omar Aysha • 03 October, 2012 Competitions Crowdsourcing Ecosystem
Getting to Good Governance: From Policing to Orchestrating [Report] This report, published by Strategy&, explains how rethinking traditional project management offices (PMOs) can protect businesses from... Booz and Company • 03 October, 2012 Booz & Company
du's Reality TV Competition The Entrepreneur Launches Tonight The region's first reality TV show about entrepreneurs is here. "The Entrepreneur," which pits 10 entrepreneurs against each other in ... Wamda • 03 October, 2012 Competitions Digital Media
Is Jabbar Looking to Sell One of Its Companies? Rumors Swirl Rumors are swirling today that Jabbar Internet Group is looking to offload assets. The group- one of the biggest internet-focused... Nina Curley • 03 October, 2012 Acquisitions Daily Deals E-commerce
A Peek At Iran’s Digital Consumption In 2012 [Infographic] E-commerce, online banking and consumption of digital mediums is remarkably advanced in Iran with 67% of respondents using the internet for... Wamda • 03 October, 2012 Digital Media E-commerce Infographic