4 cool productivity apps, chosen by Moroccan startups It’s not always easy to organize your day, prioritize tasks or collaborate on a mission in a stress-free and efficient way. To see what e... Chadi Nanaa • 15 August, 2013
5 steps for choosing your customer acquisition channel This piece was originally published on Brian Balfour's blog, Growth. SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads, content marketing, affiliates,... Brian Balfour • 15 August, 2013 SEM Customer Acquisition SEO
Global Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results] “‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH... Reine Farhat • 15 August, 2013 Poll Results business plan Venture Capital
Is multitasking actually counterproductive? Most employees are on the lookout for ways to achieve multiple goals simultaneously. In fact, many non-multitaskers perceive themselves as... Mais Gousous • 15 August, 2013 Advice
Regional More women than men intend to launch new businesses in the Arab world “Lack of Confidence, Fear of Failure Hold Women Back From Being Entrepreneurs,” Entrepreneur magazine recently wrote. Yet a closer look at ... Nina Curley • 14 August, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Trends
How CashU spinoff PayFort is trying to improve Cash on Delivery The region’s newest payment gateway is pioneering some interesting new options for consumers to buy online. Launched in Dubai in late ... Glen Dalakian II • 14 August, 2013 Payment Gateways E-commerce
Meet Morocco's first low-cost smartphone International mobile phone manufacturers keep on making the headlines: this one is suing that one over a patent, their competitor is... Aline Mayard • 14 August, 2013 smartphone
Women social entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt get a boost from World Bank competition To support young women social entrepreneurs in Egypt who are promoting job creation, encouraging rural development, and alleviating... Hanan Solayman • 14 August, 2013 Egypt Social Entrepreneurship
Must-read of the summer: Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East After over three years of traversing the Middle East, interviewing over 150 investors, entrepreneurs, and startup leaders, D.C.-based... Nina Curley • 13 August, 2013 Trends Book Reviews
How a grad student is tackling the Yemeni market with a wildly unfocused Islamic Google+ clone Launching a new social network in the age of Facebook is difficult. But entrepreneurs seem to be having an easier time of it, in a market... Maya Rahal • 13 August, 2013 Islamic products Social Networks Social Media
Is 3G really coming to Algeria in December, or is it another empty promise? Algerians will finally have 3G starting on December 1st, the country's Post and ICT Minister Moussa Benhamadi has promised. But Algerians... Aline Mayard • 13 August, 2013 4G 3G
How to optimize your marketing emails for mobile Managing email is already difficult for most users these days, who often open up their email only to find that, of a dozen new messages,... Saad Bhatti • 13 August, 2013 How-Tos
Weighing the pros and cons of freelancing in the Arab world A lot of professionals do freelancing on the side, making some extra money and building a reputation in their field. But a lot of people... Reem Boudraa • 13 August, 2013 Freelancers Advice
Lebanese mobile game reaches Top 5 in US, Middle East App Stores Ever since Birdy Nam Nam launched in August 2011, to reach 100,000 downloads on its first day, 450,000 times in its first month, and 1.5... Glen Dalakian II • 12 August, 2013 Mobile Gaming Mobile Gaming
Meet the siblings building the Alibaba of Egypt to support the textile industry Before political turmoil was making headlines, Egypt was well-known for its cotton. Yet these days, the industry that set a global... Hanan Solayman • 12 August, 2013 Egypt Digital Media
Edfa3ly secures Series A investment from Tamkeen Capital, plans regional expansion Living in Egypt is hard. Even having a high disposable income brings its own difficulties because you see a plethora of enticing products... Omar Aysha • 12 August, 2013 Series A Investment Logistics