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Arab Entrepreneurs Spread the 'Power of Yalla'

This piece was originally published on the Harvard Business Review Blog on June 25, 2013. In 2003, after two years in Texas, Moe...

Lean Methodology ShopGo Sustainability

Startup Weekend Saida

[Postponed: new date TBD.] Startup Weekend comes to Saida, Lebanon on June 28-30, 2013. SW Saida will follow the basic Startup Weekend mo...

Startup Weekend

Intel Business Challenge Middle East and North Africa 2013 Finals in Abu Dhabi

The Intel Business Challenge Middle East and North Africa 2013 is the gateway to the Intel Global Challenge, bringing together the best e...

Competitions

Moroccan American Bridges 2013

The AMPA, Association of Moroccan Professionals in America, is organizing the 7th edition of its annual The Moroccan American Bridges...

How to raise your kids to be entrepreneurs

Some children may not be born to be lawyers or doctors, or to get good grades in a traditional school, but they might have other skills...

Education

Why every child in the Middle East should be taught to code

Coauthored by Carine Abi Akar and Nafez Dakkak. Ever since the successful launch of Facebook in 2004, and perhaps as early as the first...

Coding EdTech Education

10 ways to be a lifelong learner and make it count at your job

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn,” said wri...

E-Learning Tips Mentorship

International StartUps Meeting - Tunis, Tunisia

The International Start-Ups Meeting (ISUM) is an international initiative by AIESEC Alumni to connect startup enthusiasts to allow them to ...

Conferences

The Young Entrepreneur Forum - Marrakech, Morocco

You can now submit your ideas of activities for the next Young Entrepreneur Forum. Submissions should fit into the general theme: "Youth e...

Agriculture

GIST 2013 Tech-I Competition

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative is calling on all entrepreneurs and startups from Africa, Asia, the ...

Competitions

TECOM Speed Business Dating in Dubai

On May 8, 2013, TECOM is hosting the third edition of Speed Business Dating with representation from a variety of business sectors and the ...

Technology Media

What Do Saudi Entrepreneurs Think about Entrepreneurship in the Kingdom?

As entrepreneurship awareness builds lately in the Arab World, Saudi Arabia, with its abundance of free capital and interest among the...

Saudi Arabia

Startup Weekend Assiut Breaks Barriers in Upper Egypt

Assiut held its first StartUp Weekend (SW) last weekend on a Nile boat-hotel facing the picturesque view of the old town. There was...

Startup Weekend

TIEC Launches Nationwide Start IT Business Plan Competition: Deadline April 18

The Egyptian Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) has just launched its new “Start IT” business plan competition with ...

Could France's Innovative New Coding School Be Replicated in the Arab World?

“I’ve been working in the Internet industry for 20 years. And for 20 years, I've been facing the same issue: How can I recruit good talent ...

EdTech Technology Education

Startup Weekend Ramallah

Startup Weekend makes its way to Ramallah in Palestine on April 4-6, 2013. SW Ramallah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone ...

Startup Weekend Competitions

Microsoft Imagine Cup UAE Local Finals

Imagine Cup is a leading student technology competition that has grown to become a top competition in the Gulf. The UAE local finals will...

Competitions Ecosystem

Algeria: The Power of Mentorship

The Mowgli Foundation is hosting “Algeria: The Power of Mentorship” in Algiers on March 14, 2013 to bring together entrepreneurs to learn th...

Mentorship

Startup Weekend North Lebanon

Startup Weekend comes to the Beirut Arab University in North Lebanon on April 26-28, 2013. SW North Lebanon will follow the basic Startup W...

Startup Weekend Competitions

Can Free Seed Money Build a $1 Billion Company? Welcome to Start-Up Chile

To me, Chile is not just a country located in South America; it’s also one of the biggest startups in the world. The Chilean government has ...

Government Ecosystem Startup Communities

Business4Change Conference

Bringing together Arab youth, aged 16-30, from across the region, PepsiCo and Al Ahli Holding Group CSR Division are organizing the...

Social Entrepreneurship Conferences Ecosystem

touch Cloud PitchFest

Apply to the PitchFest by March 29th to pitch your mobile app in a private session with investors, judges, mentors, and a select group of...

Developers Competitions Mobile

Apply Before April 19: HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and Knowledge@Wharton have teamed up to host the second edition of the “Innovation Tournament 2...

Social Change Environment Wharton

The Big Start Competition: The Big Talk

Come learn about The Big Start, a student entrepreneur competition which builds and empowers entrepreneurial community in the UAE. The...

Competitions

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