Regional Mentorship key to growing Bahraini startup ecosystem, says Ernst & Young executive [Wamda TV] Mentorship is key to growing the Bahraini startup ecosystem, according to Doris Martin, the Human Resources Assistant Director at... Wamda • 26 January, 2014 ey connect ernst&young Bahrain
Designer Reem Buqais on what it takes to succeed in fashion “Anyone can design,” says Reem Buqais during an interview after the 2nd Annual Leading Women in Business Forum at The Capital Club Bahra... Wamda • 12 January, 2014 reem duqais Bahrain Fashion
Ashoka Changemakers and GE reveal winners of the Women Powering Work competition Ashoka Changemakers and General Electric have announced winners of their Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality in ... Nina Curley • 15 January, 2014 Social Entrepreneurship Women
Slow and steady: How Jordan's tasmeemME is building the Behance of the Middle East In the Middle East startup scene, we’re often all too aware of the dangers of hype lately. Positivity keeps founders motivated, b... Nina Curley • 09 January, 2014 tasmeemME
Al Riwaq Art Space seeks to change how Bahrainis approach art [Wamda TV] “One of our missions is to change the mindset of the people, not to take everything as it comes,” says Bayan Al-Barak Kanoo, founder of Bah... Wamda • 08 January, 2014 culture arts Bahrain
Narise Kamber, founder of Bahrain's Saffron Cafe, on scaling, funding, and passion [Wamda TV] Saffron Café is one of Bahrain's fledgling success stories, having grown from one to four cafes over the course of just one year. The ... Wamda • 07 January, 2014 wamdatv saffron cafe
Yes, we can (code)! Girls in Tech wants to build a girls tech community in Egypt Many don’t believe that women can be as successful as men in fields related to math and science. Coding and computer programming have p... Hanan Solayman • 14 January, 2014 Egypt Women
7 things that entrepreneurs need to succeed, from the World Entrepreneurship Forum Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME At the World Entrepreneurship Forum last week in Dubai, leading figures came together to discuss... Nina Curley • 18 December, 2013 world entrepreneurship forum wef uae
TEDxCarthageWomen celebrates Tunisian women's past, present, and potential Fresh off the success of its September installment, TEDxCarthage held its latest edition, TEDxCarthageWomen on December 8th, 2013 at... Courtney Joline • 18 December, 2013 Spark TEDx Women
What did Lebanese entrepreneurs learn from the Dublin Web Summit? With 10,000 attendees this year – four times the number from last year, and twenty times the number from the first event just two years a... Maya Rahal • 17 December, 2013 Web Summit Conferences
Jordanian custom photo album service eyes Gulf Facebook users, B2B expansion There’s got to be a story behind a company by the name of Cheezu. “I was watching a Japanese movie,” says Tala Haddadin, Cheezu’s Jordani... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 December, 2013 cheezu b2c b2b
10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 December, 2013 gift gift guide morocco
MySportner founder Kenza Bennani on her greatest challenges, and big plans for the future The New Work Lab, a Moroccan co-working space based in Casablanca, recently held the first edition of Pitch Lab won by MySportner.... Fatim Zahra Biaz • 12 December, 2013 mysportner new work labs morocco
Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support I took a number at my bank and sat down, waiting for the teller. I looked at my ticket: number 193. I looked up at the customer service... Leena AlOlaimy • 05 December, 2013 Women Government
Egyptian daily deals site Waffarha confident amidst uncertainty The recent shutdown of Dare’n’Deal, Egypt’s most popular website for daily deals and group buying, sparked much curiosity about whether the... Hanan Solayman • 16 December, 2013 E-commerce Daily Deals Egypt
Maghreb A co-working space to develop the Tunisian entrepreneurial ecosystem Who better than entrepreneurs to solve Tunisia’s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges and contribute to t... Leena AlOlaimy • 01 December, 2013 tunisia Coworking Coworking Spaces
Meet the all-woman gaming community igniting creative culture in Saudi Arabia Gaming, they say, can make a better world. Games make us better at being hopeful, forming social bonds, being productive, seeking... Nina Curley • 26 November, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Gaming
Voucher book The Entertainer bets on a new mobile app for global expansion While daily deals are no longer as popular as they were a few years ago, the prospect of getting more for less is a perennial hit. Voucher... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 November, 2013 uae entertainer Dubai
How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions As entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East, startup and business plan competitions have also sprouted up in the region, after... Darine Sabbagh • 19 November, 2013 startup bader ya mammy
9 tips for working from home with kids In our new "Mompreneur series," I will be sharing experiences, tips and advice for being an effective mother and entrepreneur in the... Maya Rahal • 13 November, 2013 mompreneur Women
AMIDEAST Arab Women's Entrepreneurship Project in Lebanon and Morocco Launched in 2011, the Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project (AWEP) is helping women to overcome barriers to their participation in the r... Wamda • 04 November, 2013 Training Mentorship Women
Egypt's most famous female carpenter is breaking the mold to build a global brand "I love the texture of wood, and the random patterns within the grain," says Maha Shoukry, a half-Egyptian, half-Italian entrepreneur who... Ahmed Gabr • 04 November, 2013 Artist Entrepreneurs Creativity Egypt
12 initiatives working to empower women in the Middle East Bahraini women weaving. Photo courtesy of Sophie Middleton. Women’s economic integration and empowerment is a global issue that has a... Leena AlOlaimy • 29 October, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women
12 tips for young entrepreneurs from an Egyptian startup founder Amira Azzouz is the founder and editor-in-chief of Fustany.com, a fashion portal for the Middle East in both Arabic and English, which... Amira Azzouz • 24 October, 2013 fustany amira azzouz Egypt