Building a 2020 Vision of Entrepreneurship in Lebanon: Part 2 As I discussed in my last post, building an entrepreneurship ecosystem that consistently empowers small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)... Antoine Abou-Samra • 15 November, 2012 Accelerators Advice Ecosystem
A Chat with Kaveh Gharib of Twitter: Revolutions, Mobile, and Monetization [Wamda TV] At the Abu Dhabi Media Summit last month, Kaveh Gharib, the localization project manager at Twitter specializing in the Middle East and ... Nina Curley • 14 November, 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit Mobile Social Media
SocialWire Launches Optimized Ads for Facebook, Announces $2m in Investment Online advertising has yet to be proven very effective. Yet SocialWire, a company started in Istanbul by a Turkish entrepreneur, is out to... Nina Curley • 14 November, 2012 Digital Advertising Advertising Social Networks
PayPal Launches Middle East Operations with Aramex Partnership PayPal, which is already an active payment platform in the region, has announced the official launch of its operations in the Middle East... Nina Curley • 14 November, 2012 Payment Gateways E-commerce Delivery
Wamda and Endeavor Partner to Support Entrepreneurs Globally Wamda has been busy supporting entrepreneurs on all fronts this fall. Not only has Wamda Capital announced ten investments this year, but... Wamda • 14 November, 2012 Endeavor
Staging a Culinary Coup: Zooba Reimagines Traditional Egyptian Food When you walk into this little restaurant on the main street in Zamalek district, you can’t help it but notice its colorful front, which r... Shaimaa El Nazer • 14 November, 2012 Food & Beverage
Social Media Opens New Frontiers For Arab Youth [Report] The Dubai School of Government recently released “Social Media, Employment and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for the Economic Emp... Wamda • 13 November, 2012 Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship Social Media
Entrepreneur of the Week: Wael Attili of Kharabeesh [Wamda TV] This week's entrepreneur of the week is Wael Attili, the founder of animation and Arabic digital media company Kharabeesh and Endeavor... Nina Curley • 13 November, 2012 Animation Arabic Content Digital Media
Anghami Sees Surge in Downloads, Partners with Orange Just a week after launching, Anghami is taking steps to monetize. Yesterday, the team announced a partnership with Orange, a Jordanian ... Maya Rahal • 13 November, 2012 Business Development Innovation Reviews
Wamda Face Off: MarkaVIP vs. Souq on Challenges in E-Commerce in the Arab World [Wamda TV] We hosted the first installment of our new Face Off video series last Thursday, hosting Ahmed Khatib, Founder and CEO of MarkaVIP, the... Nina Curley • 13 November, 2012 Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce Face Off
Entrepreneurship Events for High School Students in the Arab World I was recently asked by a high school curriculum coordinator in Dubai what events their students can attend to supplement the new... Glen Dalakian II • 13 November, 2012 Accelerators Arabnet Conferences
A Chat with Fadi Ghandour: How to Encourage Entrepreneurship in the Arab World [Wamda TV] At the Abu Dhabi Media Summit last month, Fadi Ghandour discussed opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs in the Arab world, in an... Nina Curley • 12 November, 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour
Empowering Artists after the Tunisian Revolution: eArtvolution The connection between art and business has always been a complicated one, and the debate on whether so-called “pure” art can be mar... Hatem Mahbouli • 12 November, 2012 Art E-commerce
How to Find a Good Mentor: Seeking Parents for Your Startup Starting a new business is like having a baby. I’m no expert in raising kids, yet I know that when your first baby is born you’ll always see... Abdullah Alshalabi • 12 November, 2012 Mentorship Mix n Mentor
Emirates Avenue: Turning a Steady Profit Without Ambition to Scale Unlike many of the interviews I've done lately with entrepreneurs who are very aware of their own spin, chatting with Julien... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2012 E-commerce
Tala Al-Ashek Designs Revolt Against Black Abayas in KSA [Wamda TV] While studying in Jeddah, Tala Al-Ahek was disappointed with the lack of fashion in traditional "abaya" designs, and how it limited the... Ahmed Al Majid • 11 November, 2012 E-commerce Women