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Social Business Gets a Boost in Tunisia with Launch of Muhammad Yunus's New Holistic Movement

March 13th was a day to remember in Tunisia this year. That day, Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi Noble Prize winner and one of the...

Job Creation Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

How Reviews Convince Customers to Buy E-commerce Products [Infographic]

With Arab users often not trusting online payment, e-commerce platforms in some markets in the Middle East have struggling to move away...

Reviews E-commerce

Could Digital Documentation Become a Profitable Business in Egypt?

Over the past two years since Egypt ousted Mubarak, several initiatives in Egypt have attempted to document the revolution's history on...

Egypt

Meet the Coffeehouse Inspiring Youth in Eastern Saudi Arabia

Last year, Wamda contributor Oubei Elkerdi asked whether coffeehouses could boost creativity in the Arab World. He argued that...

Coffeehouses Creativity Innovation

Why Entrepreneurs Ignore Networking Events, and How to Spark Their Interest

At eClub’s Weekly Entrepreneurs Brunch last week, the discussion focused on networking, asking entrepreneurs what they get out of n...

Networking Advice

Lebanon's Presella Targets the Globe with an E-ticketing and Event Crowdfunding Platform

Watching people entering the We Were Evergreen concert in Beirut a few weeks ago was certainly a show. People were excited to show their...

Crowdfunding E-commerce

Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on the Harvard Business Review on April 10, 2013. I met Slovenian...

Public-Private Partnerships Government Legal

5 Timeless Offline Principles for Online Startups

As technology continues to enable a more virtual office experience, it’s important to remember that offline principles still apply in m...

Tips Advice

The Rise of Video Advertising [Infographic]

Did you know that 70% of digital media marketers use video as a means of advertising, while 58% use webinars and webcasts?A new infographic...

Would You Be Concerned if Google Bought Out WhatsApp? [Poll Results]

After moving to Beirut, the first thing people ask me when we want to stay in touch is not “Can I have your number?” “What’s your e-ma...

Telecommunication SMS Google

PitchFest Supports App Development in Lebanon

Last week at AltCity in Beirut, an online education platform beat out 10 competitors to win the co-working space's first mobile...

BiD Network Invites Women Entrepreneurs to Apply for Support: Deadline April 30th

Women entrepreneurs in emerging markets now have a new opportunity to apply for support from a network of over 46,000 entrepreneurs,...

Training Investment Competitions

10 Tips from Jordan's E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year

“I joined Oasis500 as a board member last year because I believe it’s time to give back and success is contagious,” says Akram Khreis, who ...

Team management Tips Advice

Textile Training Helps Women Out of Poverty at Artistry Egypt

Women in Cairo don't have it easy under the new regime, but a new non-profit is offering artisan training to those in...

Social Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Should Companies in the Arab World Offer the Ability to Work from Home?

Who would have guessed that in 2013 we would still be discussing the pros and cons of working from home? Just a few weeks ago, it seemed...

Team Coworking Spaces

Event Management Startup Faces Steep Hurdles in Saudi Arabia

One new startup in Saudi Arabia lets you better organize and personalize your social gatherings, but they ran into some big obstacles when...

Payment Gateways Social Networks Accelerators

Should You Get an MBA or Start a Business?

A few years ago, I completed my MBA at HKUST in Hong Kong, which is currently ranked 8th worldwide by the Financial Times. I’m now running ...

MBA Advice Education

Weekly Wrap-Up: April 7-11

It's always interesting to look at the business models of startups in Europe and the West to see how they would apply in the Middle East,...

Mix n Mentor Weekly Wrap-Up

Rocket's HelloFood Launches in Saudi Arabia and Morocco; Can It Tackle the Middle East?

Yesterday, Rocket Internet expanded their HelloFood brand into Saudi, marking the German clone factory's first expansion of its...

Rocket Internet Food & Beverage Delivery

3 Ways That a Tunisian IT Outsourcing Company Survived the Revolution

In Europe, outsourcing is a delicate topic. Some politicians picture it as an epidemic that must be be stopped, as new hubs in India...

Surviving a Revolution Outsourcing

The Emirates Foundation for Youth Development: A Local Model for Supporting Young Entrepreneurs

A major factor in the success of any country is investing in youth to ensure their economic, technological, scientific and...

Support Organizations Public-Private Partnerships Youth

12 Stats Every Employer in the Middle East Should Know

Bayt.com recently polled professionals from across the Middle East and North Africa and compiled the below list of takeaways from their...

Team management Tips Team

Born of the Revolution, Culture Corner Challenges Egypt's Intellect

The day after the Egyptian revolution, six youths decided to start rebuilding the country their way, by creating a Culture Corner. The idea...

Social Change Education Social Entrepreneurship

Dubizzle Seeks to Change Culture of Ownership in Egypt

Global market research firm YouGov recently conducted a survey on the buying and selling behaviors of Egyptian internet users...

Social Change Egypt E-commerce

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