Run your startup like Algeria plays football Well, it didn’t happen. We didn’t win the World Cup. We didn’t even make it to the quarter finals. But we did accomplish something huge: we... Abdellah Mallek • 06 July, 2014 algeria Sport
Young but growing fast: AUC's V-LAB announces third cycle in a year The American University of Cairo’s startup incubator Venture Lab, launched just a year ago, is now accepting applications for its t... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 01 July, 2014 university incubators AUC
Why is Facebook engagement dropping 40% every year? It’s been a tough year for businesses on Facebook – especially small businesses. Reaching customers has never been more difficult, and the... Wissam Dandan • 30 June, 2014 Tips Facebook Social Media
Could Gaza's fourth Startup Weekend be a turning point for the ecosystem? Attending Gaza’s fourth Startup Weekend was one of the best experiences I’ve had in the Arab startup ecosystem. Some of the ... Glen Dalakian II • 25 June, 2014 gaza sky geeks Gaza Mentorship
14 regional accelerators that can put your startup in the fast lane Two and a half years ago, we published a selection of 10 Accelerators in the Middle East and North Africa, most of which at the time were... Aline Mayard • 24 June, 2014 Accelerators
Obsessing about customers, office culture, and clean books: watch top serial entrepreneurs share advice To wrap up our fourth Mix N' Mentor event in Amman after a day spent workshopping startup challenges and discussing regional... Wamda • 23 June, 2014 Mix n Mentor Jordan
Maghreb Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus kicks off global accelerator program in Tunisia As Tunisia begins to overturn years of economic inefficiencies, stagnant creativity, and systemic corruption, entrepreneurship has begun... Courtney Joline • 25 June, 2014 accelerator tunisia Social Entrepreneurship
If I Were 22: Embracing change is embracing opportunity This post is crossposted with LinkedIn, as part of its series in which highly influential people share lessons from their youth. Today, a... Fadi Ghandour • 29 May, 2014
At Startup Morning, Bahrain's entrepreneurs tell policy makers what they need to succeed Early on a Saturday morning at the Business and Professional Women’s Club in Bahrain’s AlJasra district, I attended the first monthly Sta... Leena AlOlaimy • 21 May, 2014 startup morning events Bahrain
Ecommerce Show Middle East The Ecommerce Show Middle East 2014, which advertises itself as the Middle East's number one event dedicated to internet retailing, is a... Wamda • 14 January, 2014 E-commerce
Startup MENA seeks to bridge the gaps between Egyptian startups and European VCs Startup MENA, the initiative funded in part by the Danish government, will hold a pitch event for Egyptian startups on May 14th, as part... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 May, 2014 events
In Tunisia, entrepreneurs are taking control In the absence of local blogs, press coverage, groups or associations of web entrepreneurs, and, until recently, a coworking space, the... Aline Mayard • 14 May, 2014 tunisia
8 international accelerators that welcome startups from the Arab region Aline Mayard • 27 April, 2014 incubators Accelerators
Young change agents from the Arab world convene at Stanford For three years now, Stanford University students, gathered in a student initiative called AMENDS, have invited promising actors of change... Aline Mayard • 24 April, 2014 techwadi silicon valley Mentorship
Startup Maroc hits the road again with an ambitious roadshow April is a busy month for Startup Maroc. The group of friends, who have been working for three years to help foster an entrepreneurial... Aline Mayard • 24 April, 2014 competition Report Startup Weekend
NGO Nahdet El Mahrousa teams up with Barclays Bank Egypt to fight unemployment After three years of political turmoil, the economy of Egypt is suffering from a lack of stability that was translated into a remarkable... Eman Mostafa • 29 April, 2014 competition Egypt
TAG-Org expands its support services to startups with new program Joining a growing group of organizations providing support to entrepreneurs in the region, the Jordan-based international business ... Maya Rahal • 22 April, 2014 Talal Abou Ghazaleh Innovation
7 Palestinian startups vie for Arabreneur investment at recent pitch event “These startups are as good as any in Toronto, Barcelona, or London,” said Palestinian entrepreneur extraordinaire Dr. Abdulmalek Al-Jaber ... Robert Carroll • 16 April, 2014 pitch event arabreneur palestine
Endeavor Jordan selects 3 startups to advance to International Selection Panel Four of Jordan’s most promising entrepreneurs gathered recently for Endeavor Jordan’s Local Selection Panel (LSP), where they pitched the... Hayden Pirkle • 14 April, 2014 Jordan Endeavor Competitions
How can the Arab world break barriers to scale? Editor’s note: Fadi Ghandour is the the Chairman of Wamda, the founder of Aramex, and board member of Endeavor, an international non... Fadi Ghandour • 13 April, 2014 Fadi Ghandour
Social entrepreneurship incubator in Tunisia seeks to foster civic engagement In Tunisia, the revolution has lead to a real revival of civic engagement. To help this movement bear fruit and be sustainable, a... Aline Mayard • 09 April, 2014 Incubator Social Entrepreneurship
Women's entrepreneurship addressed at recent TechForum conference in Dubai A panel called ‘How to be a successful woman entrepreneur’ was a highlight of the most recent TechForum event, org... Pamela Kesrouani • 19 March, 2014 Women
Tunisia's first Entrepreneurship Fair: 3 challenges for 2014 The many challenges facing entrepreneurs in Tunisia did not prevent Tunisians from turning out in droves to the very... Charles Dusart • 16 March, 2014
Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 February, 2014 oud Music Jordan