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Innovation Theatre to Boost Startups at QITCOM 2012

At QITCOM 2012 next week, Qatar's second ICT-industry focused conference, young entrepreneurs will get a chance to hone their innovative...

Competitions

Getting Rid of Used Items in the Arab World? Swaphood Makes It Fun

When Zaid Jawad built Swaphood in Dubai last October, he had been looking for a site where he could post items to sell or trade, where...

In the Age of Mobile Networks, E-Commerce Gets Personal

Imagine an online store that replicates the experience of stepping into a boutique. As online and in-store retailing converges with the...

E-commerce

6 Ways Tunisia Can Become a Green Energy Leader

Since the 70’s, Tunisia has managed increasing unemployment pressures by promoting low value-added manufacturing sectors such as textiles a...

Green Energy

Business Development Tips for Startups: Part 1

Business Development is vital to your startup. If sales is the backbone of business, business development is then the spine of sales. It...

Changing the World Isn't Easy: Advice for Social Entrepreneurs

Inclusive capitalism, disruptive innovations, triple bottom line, scalability… My head is abuzz with catchy expressions after spending the p...

Social Entrepreneurship

An Example of Good User Experience Design: UAE-based MACVITA

A small break from the usual crash courses in UX is long overdue. For this post, I am going to run a quick review of a site that I was...

User Experience Design

List of Teams from Startup Weekend Amman

Here's a full list of the teams that pitched and won at Startup Weekend Amman. Teams- feel free to send me your contact information or add...

Startup Communities Startup Weekend

"The District" Launches in Cairo to Offer Startups Co-Working Space

For an early stage entrepreneur, the most important first step in creating a business might be simply stepping out of the house and finding...

Coworking Spaces Startup Communities

Knowledge@Wharton and HCT Launch Innovation Tournament for Green Ideas in the Middle East

Knowledge@Wharton and the Higher Colleges of Technology are getting serious about green entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Af...

Competitions Wharton

African Startup Launches SMS Marketing Platform For Businesses

Three months ago, African entrepreneur Natalino Mwenda launched Rasello, the first platform allowing African small businesses to...

Mobile Marketing SMS

Comprehensive Guide for Setting Up Google Analytics

When you aren't technically-minded, setting up an anlaytics platform like Google Analytics on your site can seem scary. There's all...

Analytics

Who Created Value at Startup Weekend Amman?

This past Saturday evening marked the end of an intense 54-hour run of entrepreneurial ambition. Startup Weekend Amman, the first event in...

Startup Weekend

Jordan’s Entrepreneurs Persevere at Startup Weekend Amman

Startup Weekends may seem like a great way to dip a toe into the business of building a startup. Yet as mentors, writers, and spectators...

Startup Weekend

A Look Inside du's New TV Show, "The Entrepreneur"

It's about time that the Middle East had its own entrepreneurship-related TV show. Now, thanks to UAE telecom company du, a small business...

Competitions du

Tough Calls: How 40 CEOs Made Their Career-defining Decisions

CEOs make decisions that is their job. Every decision, however, does not carry the same weight. Many are routine; some are significant. A...

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