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Startup Weekend Algiers

Startup Weekend comes to Algiers, Algeria on May 16-18, 2013. SW Alger will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch their ...

Wamda for Women Launches Roundtable in Doha May 20th: Register Now!

Wamda for Women is now launching in Doha! Click here to register.Next Monday, May 20th, from 10am to 12pm at the Grand Hyatt Doha, we'll...

Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs W4WE Women

Startup Weekend Giza

Startup Weekend comes to Giza, Egypt on May 16-18, 2013. SW Giza will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch their idea, ...

How to Build Your Startup: Fly or Die, from the 6th StartupQ8

Building on the success of our last 5 monthly events in Kuwait, the 6th StartupQ8 took place on March 25th with the topic: “how t...

Startup Q8

Accelerator Flat6Labs Jeddah Launches in Saudi Arabia

Bringing the accelerator trend to Saudi Arabia, Flat6Labs Jeddah was just launched by Qotuf AlRiyadah, a company that supports small and...

Flat6Labs Accelerators

10 Tips from Mix n' Mentor Doha

At Mix n' Mentor Doha, we gathered over 100 mentors and entrepreneurs for a half-day event that fostered in-depth discussions about team ...

Mix n Mentor Tips Advice

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

Think Science Fair Unites Technology Talents in the Emirates

The Sunday before last, Dubai witnessed the launch of the biggest national science innovation fair for youth in UAE. The "Think Science"...

Science Emirates Foundation Sustainability

Saudi Arabia's Untapped Tourism Opportunity

When we think of tourism in the Arab world, we usually first imagine the Egyptian pyramids, the lavish resorts of Dubai, the museums of...

Tourism Saudi Arabia

Wamda 4 Women hosts roundtables in Doha, Amman, and Riyadh

This May, Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs (W4Women) is coming to 4 cities! Manama, Amman, Doha, and Riyadh! Join us for two-hour roundtable di...

W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Mix n Mentor

5 Lessons from the Indian Entrepreneur Who Built a Multi-Million Dollar Company in Jordan

The fact that you haven’t heard of Aspire.jo isn’t an accident. “I’ve kept the company very low profile,” says founder and CEO Kaushal Shah,...

India Outsourcing

Are Employees in the Arab World Satisfied with their Jobs? [Infographic]

A wide majority (75%) of employees in the Arab world would leave their current job for a competitor if offered a higher salary, according...

Team management Team Programme

The Next, and Overlooked, VC Opportunity: The Middle East

This piece was originally published on the Harvard Business Review on April 17, 2013. Venture capital is ignoring the Middle East for all...

Ecosystem Angel Investment Investment

A Look at Entrepreneurship in Morocco: Where Can Startups Turn for Help?

Entrepreneurs in Morocco today face several challenges: meeting mentors and investors, finding a suitable office space, building...

Mentorship Ecosystem Coworking Spaces

A Look Inside Lebanon's Game Cooks as They Launch a New iOS Game

The development studio for Game Cooks is set on a hill in Mansourieh, Lebanon overlooking a sprawling Beirut. After its two...

Developers Mobile Gaming Gaming

Wamda Announces Partnership with LebNet to Connect the Diaspora with Entrepreneurs in Lebanon

As part of Wamda's vision for connecting entrepreneurs in the Arab world to experts in the diaspora, Wamda has signed a partnership with...

Mentorship Diaspora

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

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

Mix N' Mentor Riyadh

The next stop on Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Riyadh will take place on May 30, 2013. MnM Riyadh, co-organized co-...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Mix N' Mentor Amman

The next stop on Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Amman will take place on May 24, 2013. MnM Amman, co-organized for the s...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

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

New Q&A Platform Ejaba Offers Entrepreneurs Access to Expert Advice

Entrepreneurs across the Middle East now have a new affordable means of getting advice: Ejaba.me, a Q&A platform that offers...

Advice Mentorship

Mix N’ Mentor Manama

The next stop in Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Manama will take place on May 11, 2013. Mix N' Mentor Manama will be a ...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

How Companies Manage CEO Turnover across the Globe [Report]

Most companies around the global prefer to hire their CEOs locally or from within, a new study has found. 83% of companies that hired a...

ceo Job Recruitment Programme

Thought Leadership

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