Regional A Tale of Five Founders: What I wish I had known on day one ‘I wish I had known then what I know now’ is something that must be on the mind of every founder. Imagine if you could go back in tim... Faisal Al Khalidi • 11 February, 2015 Hatch Travelstart Middle East Duplays
Regional Crowdfunding platforms see education as key to growth A recent panel at the MENA ICT Forum included liwwa's Ahmed Moor, second from left; crowdfunding strategist Ronald Kleverlan, third... Hayden Pirkle • 11 February, 2015 eureeca zoomaal liwwa
Maghreb 5 Maghrebi entrepreneurs share their secrets to making money last [Wamda TV] When you’re a Maghrebi startup, seed funding is never easy; you have to be ready for a pretty intense period of bootstrapping. We’ve asked a... Aline Mayard • 10 February, 2015 azur systems mescadeaux.ma messtagiaires.ma
Regional Technology as an employment enabler in the Arab region Technology investors and entrepreneurs can help reduce the impact of the expected explosion in unemployment amongst youth in the Arab... Dany Farha • 10 February, 2015 dany farha Employment BECO Capital
Egypt What the restaurant sector of Egypt needs to know [Infographic] Ask any entrepreneur in Egypt and they will tell you right away that one of the biggest challenges faced when starting up is finding solid... Amir Allam • 10 February, 2015 Amir Allam restaurants ElMenus
Global How to finance the scale-up of your company This article has been crossposted with The Harvard Business Review Online. Tom Szaky knows well the meaning of the saying “Beware your d... Daniel Isenberg • 09 February, 2015 Terra Cycle Isenberg scale up
Syria Displaced Syrian developers bringing unique skill sets to benefit the region Syrian entrepreneurs and developers at Startup Weekend Damascus (image via Huffington Post). Syria’s nearly four-year-old civil war has l... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 09 February, 2015 picasso interactive php open source
U.A.E Employment platform success for 2CVs There is no doubt that with the increasing willingness of people to move to other countries for work, plus the continuous search of... Pamela Kesrouani • 08 February, 2015 2cvs DSOA uae
Saudi Arabia How invested should an investor be? This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org. Many entrepreneurs can be stalled by one thing or another. Perhaps one of those things... Safar Ayad • 08 February, 2015 Qaym investing mobily ventures
Egypt Egypt's Bey2ollak app adds bomb alert hashtag Egyptian traffic app Bey2ollak has created a bomb scare hashtag to better inform Egyptians of urban threats after a spate of bombings... Rachel Williamson • 05 February, 2015 alert bomb bey2ollak
U.A.E How interns can solve the startup hiring conundrum “Every company should open its doors to fresh blood and young talent like interns or trainees (interns that later become full-timers), l... Maya Rahal • 05 February, 2015 internships internsME recruitment
Maghreb Inside Endeavor's process to finding North Africa's entrepreneurial diamonds in the rough It’s been several years now since Endeavor set foot in the Arab world, with the goal of identifying – and supporting – companies that stand... Aline Mayard • 05 February, 2015 Endeavor amine hazzaz morocco
U.A.E From plumbers to cake decorators, can Mrusta provide the quick fix for Dubai's expats? While sitting at the Business Development table during Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, two entrepreneurs caught my attention: Ibrahim Colak... Reine Farhat • 04 February, 2015 mrusta mix n mentor dubai in5
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's twofour54 and Ericsson launch new partnership twofour54, the commercial arm of Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority, has partnered with Swedish multinational telecommunications pr... Lucy Knight • 04 February, 2015 Ericsson tech hub Issa Aghabi
Syria Google Developers Group host first Damascus event A group of young Syrians, specialized in Google services and tools, have organized a first meetup for Google Developers Group Damascus,... Wamda • 04 February, 2015 syria Damascus GDG
U.A.E Avoid UAE-specific startup challenges with these 4 tips There is no doubt that establishing a company, especially a startup, isn’t an easy job, no matter where you are in the w... Pamela Kesrouani • 03 February, 2015 DSOA uae Tips
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