The Benefits of Doing Business in Casablanca

In Morocco, a huge percentage of the country’s production comes out of the area known as “Greater Casablanca,” which includes the city itsel...

Karim Jazouani • 06 March, 2013

How to Invest in Egypt: Tamkeen Takes a Holistic View

There are quite a few people in the Egyptian investment community who talk without delivering results; not so...

Omar Aysha • 06 March, 2013

Financial management Business Development Expansion

Show, Don't Tell: How Entrepreneurs Can Communicate More Powerfully

This piece was originally posted on LinkedIn on February 26,2013.  “Show, Don’t Tell.” In my recent incantation as a temporary write...

Christopher Schroeder • 03 March, 2013

Advice

First Startup Weekend Byblos Welcomes Pitches from Lebanon, Jordan, and Cyprus

On March 1-3, Startup Weekend came to Byblos, Lebanon for the first time, bringing together participants from across Lebanon, Jordan, and...

Glen Dalakian II • 05 March, 2013

Startup Weekend

Could a New Model for Scaling Handicraft Artisans Transform Egypt’s Economy?

Year-old initiative Anamel Masriya hopes to transform modest Egyptian artisans into independent entrepreneurs, in a bid to boost their ...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 03 March, 2013

Art Ecosystem Egypt

eClub's Weekly Entrepreneurs Brunch

On Saturday, March 9, the eClub is hosting an entrepreneurs brunch, reigniting their weekly gatherings of the young entrepreneurship...

Wamda • 06 March, 2013

Ecosystem Legal

Bader Entrepreneurship Program Launches in Egypt, Announces Business Plan Competition

Since the 2011 revolution, Egypt has been witnessing a boom in new projects fueled by the enthusiasm of young people, a renewed sense of...

Ahmed Gabr • 20 March, 2013

egyt Competitions Social Entrepreneurship

Wamda's Mix n' Mentor Launches Fresh Format Across the Arab World: Register Now

Forget sitting in plenary halls listening to the same sound bites from the same people. Wamda’s Mix n’ Mentor roadshow is bringing a com...

Nina Curley • 05 March, 2013

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Make Friends, Not Contacts: 5 Tips for Networking

It’s usually difficult to talk about “networking” without seeming opportunistic. The irony of course is that everybody, at least those who a...

Nafez Dakkak • 03 March, 2013

Advice Book Reviews

3rd GameZanga Pan-Arabian GameJam

GameTako, a non-profit organization that aims to create an indie game industry in the Arab world, announces the 3rd GameZanga Pan-Arabian...

Wamda • 04 March, 2013

Competitions Developers Gaming

What Women Want at Work [Infographic]

Starting next Saturday in Cairo, Wamda For Women Entrepreneurs is launching a roundtable series, to refocus the discussion of what success ...

Nina Curley • 04 March, 2013

Women

Amman Gets Its First Co-Working Space

After 25 years of his life in the corporate world, working for giants in Jordan like Nuqul Group, it’s fair to say that Nidal Eses has g...

Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 26 February, 2013

Coworking Spaces

15 Must-Read Books for Middle East Entrepreneurs

Last week, the Wamda team asked our readers on Facebook, “What is the first book you would recommend for a new startup founder to read?” We ...

Glen Dalakian II • 26 February, 2013

Top Lists Tips Advice

Think Science Exhibition

The Think Science Competition ask participants to design, develop, and build science based innovations, and to apply science skills in...

Wamda • 27 February, 2013

Competitions

Strathclyde 100 Launch Event

Strathclyde 100 started in Glasgow in 2003 and has had strong results in the UK including grant funding, mentor relationships and ...

Wamda • 27 February, 2013

Competitions Pitching

A Look at Entrepreneurship in Oman: A Chat with Sharifa Albarami [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Sharifa Albarami, founder of Al Jazeera Technical Solutions & Training and the ...

Wamda • 03 March, 2013

Coworking Spaces Ecosystem

How to get hired by a leading regional company

There's a lot of hype in the tech world about the best places to work. Thousands of people just like you dream of working at one of the...

Mais Gousous • 27 February, 2013

Pitching Job Recruitment Programme

Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Project to Launch at the New Arab Woman Forum

It’s no secret that as youth employment in the Middle East rises over the next decade, governments through the region will increasingly l...

Nina Curley • 21 February, 2013

Conferences Ecosystem Women

First Startup Weekend Kuwait Unites Local Entrepreneurship Community

Finally, Startup Weekend has made it to Kuwait's small but growing entrepreneurship scene.  Startup Weekend Kuwait kicked off a...

Abdullah Alshalabi • 18 February, 2013

Ecosystem Startup Communities Startup Weekend

Bedriye Hulya of Turkey Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship in Turkey is being celebrated on the global stage once again, as the World Economic Forum’s Schwab F...

Gulay Ozkan • 20 February, 2013

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Accelerating the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Arab World [Workshop]

At Silatech's recent Arab Youth & Entrepreneurship conference, speakers worked to bring together the elements that constitute a...

Nina Curley • 24 February, 2013

Ecosystem Workshops

Cartier Looks to Fund Exceptional Women Entrepreneurs: Apply Before March 8th

Women entrepreneurs looking for a boost with their businesses in the Middle East can apply to the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards before...

Nina Curley • 20 February, 2013

Competitions Investment

4 Tips for Pitching with Plan9, Pakistan's Newest Tech Incubator

Plan9 is a tech-focused incubator that has been generating a lot of buzz in Pakistan. Conducted with the support of the Punjab Information ...

Jazib Zahir • 17 February, 2013

Accelerators Competitions Investment

Inside 7 of East Africa’s Hottest Tech Hubs

Part 1 of this three-part series offers a look at 7 of East Africa's most popular coworking spaces for tech startups, investors, and...

Jonathan Kalan • 20 February, 2013

Accelerators Coworking Spaces Developers