U.A.E In conversation with Fodhil Benturquia of the UAE's Okadoc Okadoc is an online medical booking system launched in 2018 by Fodhil Benturquia. It aims to simplify the process of booking an appointment... Triska Hamid • 06 February, 2019 Health health tech medical solutions
Egypt In conversation with Mounir Nakhla of Egypt's Halan Beyond Cairo’s colonial boulevards, the streets in the outskirts of the city tend to be too narrow for cars to pass through. These... Yasmeen Nabil • 09 January, 2019 ride hailing Sharing Economy cairo
Egypt From Transport to Fintech: RiseUp Concludes its Sixth Edition The sixth edition of the RiseUp Summit in Cairo closed with several announcements, engaging discussions and the inevitable bustle of the... Wamda • 10 December, 2018 #entrepreneurship #RiseUp #AimHigh
Regional What happens when startups fail? Nearly a century ago, Henry Ford said that failure was simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Many... Matt Smith • 04 November, 2018 startup Failure
Global Intrapreneurship to lead the tourism industry The hotel industry is facing more tech disruption now than it had at any other time in its long history. Thus, innovation is key for hotels... Rana Freifer • 31 January, 2018 hospitality intrapreneurship entrepreneurial goals
Regional Taking a sledgehammer to hierarchy Payfort is implementing a radical new company structure, one where CEO Omar Soudodi is no longer CEO, call center staff have voted to... Rachel Williamson • 25 July, 2016 holacracy Payfort HolacracyOne
Regional Wissam Sabbagh: A visionary turning idea to product “Sex and $550.” That was the subject line of an email then 18-year-old Wissam Sabbagh sent to thousands of potential... Dana Ballout • 26 July, 2016 Wissam Sabbagh Dotcom Mangomolo
How to accelerate entrepreneurship in Africa [report] From sidewalk hustlers and street vendors, to young techies and the growing number of self-made millionaires, Africa is a... Jonathan Kalan • 25 June, 2013 Report East Africa
How to build a knowledge economy in the Arab world [Report] Creating more decent jobs is a huge challenge the Arabic region is facing, particularly for the young, whose rates of joblessness are ... Maya Rahal • 19 June, 2013 Knowledge Economy Ecosystem Government
You left us so soon! To Karim Jazouani, Champion of Moroccan entrepreneurship I was getting so excited to finally see you again at Mix N' Mentor Casablanca after the time we met in 2009. At the time, I was working on... Habib Haddad • 11 June, 2013 Goodbyes Leadership
Oslo Business for Peace Award Honors Five Global Business Leaders The 2013 Oslo Business for Peace Awards recently celebrated the role of economic growth in peace, awarding five business leaders ... Glen Dalakian II • 30 April, 2013 Awards Abraaj Social Change
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... Glen Dalakian II • 16 April, 2013 Tips Advice
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 ... Glen Dalakian II • 15 April, 2013 Team management Tips Advice
10 Questions to Assess if Your Career is on the Right Track Every now and then it’s a good idea to sit back and take stock of your career to analyze if you are where you want and need to be. If y... Lama Ataya • 20 March, 2013 Tips Advice Team
Family Business Looks to the Next Generation: Tony Haddad of Technica in Lebanon [Wamda TV] At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Tony Haddad, the Founder and General Manager of Technica in Lebanon, discusses how he initially ... Wamda • 06 March, 2013 Expansion
New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) A yearly event, the New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) has brought women together for workshops and panels since 2007, addressing leadership in re... Wamda • 26 February, 2013 Conferences Women
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
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
Founder of GoNabit Joins MarkaVIP as COO After the close of daily deals site LivingSocial, Sohrab Jahanbani is now joining MarkaVIP. After first founding daily deals site GoNabit,... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Daily Deals E-commerce Team
Dubai SME 100 Applications Roadshow The Dubai SME 100 Applications Roadshow will take place on February 5, 2013 at the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium. The event is... Wamda • 30 January, 2013 Conferences
The Story of Kauffman Foundation's Support for Entrepreneurship: A Chat with Thom Ruhe In the Middle East, we’ve all heard the arguments for entrepreneurship’s economic impact, especially its potential to alleviate rising une... Nina Curley • 06 December, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Education
Sami Ben Gharbia of Tunisian Collective Blog Nawaat at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At the SHARE Beirut gathering last weekend, Nawaat co-founder Sami Ben Gharbia discussed the influence of Tunisian independent collective... Glen Dalakian II • 11 October, 2012 Censorship Conferences Diaspora
Stanford's AMENDS Supports Change Makers in the Arab World If you get inspired by changemakers in the Arab World, check out AMENDS. When the Arab Spring broke out in 2011, two Stanford University... Wamda • 12 October, 2012 Social Entrepreneurship
5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him... Omar Aysha • 07 October, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt