Should Companies in the Arab World Offer the Ability to Work from Home? Who would have guessed that in 2013 we would still be discussing the pros and cons of working from home? Just a few weeks ago, it seemed... Aline Mayard • 14 April, 2013 Team Coworking Spaces
Event Management Startup Faces Steep Hurdles in Saudi Arabia One new startup in Saudi Arabia lets you better organize and personalize your social gatherings, but they ran into some big obstacles when... Ahmed Gabr • 14 April, 2013 Payment Gateways Social Networks Accelerators
Should You Get an MBA or Start a Business? A few years ago, I completed my MBA at HKUST in Hong Kong, which is currently ranked 8th worldwide by the Financial Times. I’m now running ... Abdullah Alshalabi • 14 April, 2013 MBA Advice Education
Weekly Wrap-Up: April 7-11 It's always interesting to look at the business models of startups in Europe and the West to see how they would apply in the Middle East,... Wamda • 11 April, 2013 Mix n Mentor Weekly Wrap-Up
Rocket's HelloFood Launches in Saudi Arabia and Morocco; Can It Tackle the Middle East? Yesterday, Rocket Internet expanded their HelloFood brand into Saudi, marking the German clone factory's first expansion of its... Aline Mayard • 11 April, 2013 Rocket Internet Food & Beverage Delivery
3 Ways That a Tunisian IT Outsourcing Company Survived the Revolution In Europe, outsourcing is a delicate topic. Some politicians picture it as an epidemic that must be be stopped, as new hubs in India... Hatem Mahbouli • 11 April, 2013 Surviving a Revolution Outsourcing
The Emirates Foundation for Youth Development: A Local Model for Supporting Young Entrepreneurs A major factor in the success of any country is investing in youth to ensure their economic, technological, scientific and... Shaimaa El Nazer • 11 April, 2013 Support Organizations Public-Private Partnerships Youth
12 Stats Every Employer in the Middle East Should Know Bayt.com recently polled professionals from across the Middle East and North Africa and compiled the below list of takeaways from their... Lama Ataya • 10 April, 2013 Team management Tips Team
Born of the Revolution, Culture Corner Challenges Egypt's Intellect The day after the Egyptian revolution, six youths decided to start rebuilding the country their way, by creating a Culture Corner. The idea... Shaimaa El Nazer • 10 April, 2013 Social Change Education Social Entrepreneurship
Dubizzle Seeks to Change Culture of Ownership in Egypt Global market research firm YouGov recently conducted a survey on the buying and selling behaviors of Egyptian internet users... Ahmed Gabr • 10 April, 2013 Social Change Egypt E-commerce
Bahrain's Exa.io Innovates in Cloud-Based 3D Rendering 3D rendering is the process film studios use to turn the 1’s and 0’s of raw digital data into the images that compose movies with animated c... Leena AlOlaimy • 10 April, 2013 3D rendering Cloud Computing
Le comportement des internautes sur les réseaux sociaux [Infographique] Saviez-vous que 70% des internautes n’utilisent pas le moteur de recherche de Facebook et que 50% ne s’intéressent pas aux images lors... Wamda • 09 April, 2013 Infographique Médias sociaux
How Internet Users Behave on Social Media [Infographic] Did you know that 70% of internet users don't use Facebook Search, and 50% don't care about images in search results? SurveyMonkey... Wamda • 09 April, 2013 Social Media
4 Mix N’ Mentors in 40 Days! Register Now for Doha, Manama, Amman, and Riyadh In April and May, Wamda is taking the 2013 Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow to 4 new locations: Doha, Manama, Amman, and Riyadh to continue our tour ... Wamda • 09 April, 2013 Mix n Mentor
Bahrain Builds Stronger Support Systems for Local Entrepreneurs Compared to much of the Arab world, Bahrain's entrepreneurs are very well-supported. They have the advantages of Tenmou, Tamkeen, the... Maya Rahal • 09 April, 2013 Innovation
How to Learn Arabic on Your Phone: 10 Mobile Apps that Will Help If you haven't learned Arabic from birth, you could easily be tempted to work in the startup industry in the Middle East without learning... Aline Mayard • 09 April, 2013