Wamda Announces Partnership with LebNet to Connect the Diaspora with Entrepreneurs in Lebanon

As part of Wamda's vision for connecting entrepreneurs in the Arab world to experts in the diaspora, Wamda has signed a partnership with...

Wamda • 22 April, 2013

Mentorship Diaspora

Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on the Harvard Business Review on April 10, 2013. I met Slovenian...

Daniel Isenberg • 16 April, 2013

Public-Private Partnerships Government Legal

Why Entrepreneurs Ignore Networking Events, and How to Spark Their Interest

At eClub’s Weekly Entrepreneurs Brunch last week, the discussion focused on networking, asking entrepreneurs what they get out of n...

Abdallah Absi • 17 April, 2013

Networking Advice

Mix N' Mentor Riyadh

The next stop on Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Riyadh will take place on May 30, 2013. MnM Riyadh, co-organized co-...

Wamda • 18 April, 2013

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Mix N' Mentor Amman

The next stop on Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Amman will take place on May 24, 2013. MnM Amman, co-organized for the s...

Wamda • 17 April, 2013

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

BiD Network Invites Women Entrepreneurs to Apply for Support: Deadline April 30th

Women entrepreneurs in emerging markets now have a new opportunity to apply for support from a network of over 46,000 entrepreneurs,...

Nina Curley • 15 April, 2013

Training Investment Competitions

New Q&A Platform Ejaba Offers Entrepreneurs Access to Expert Advice

Entrepreneurs across the Middle East now have a new affordable means of getting advice: Ejaba.me, a Q&A platform that offers...

Ahmed Gabr • 05 May, 2013

Advice Mentorship

Mix N’ Mentor Manama

The next stop in Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Manama will take place on May 11, 2013. Mix N' Mentor Manama will be a ...

Wamda • 16 April, 2013

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

How Companies Manage CEO Turnover across the Globe [Report]

Most companies around the global prefer to hire their CEOs locally or from within, a new study has found. 83% of companies that hired a...

Ahmed Gabr • 30 April, 2013

ceo Job Recruitment Programme

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

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

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

Meet the Winners of Startup Weekend Jeddah

At the first Startup Weekend to grace Jeddah over a week ago, a wedding arrangement site won the day, led by two women. Hoping to serve...

Nina Curley • 08 April, 2013

Badir Saudi Arabia Startup Communities

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

Wamda Announces Mix n' Mentor Doha

Building on the success of our first stop in Cairo on the 2013 Mix n’ Mentor Roadshow, Wamda next heads to Doha to continue our tour of 12 ...

Wamda • 03 April, 2013

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Mix n’ Mentor Doha

Building on the success of our first stop in Cairo on the 2013 Mix n’ Mentor Roadshow, Wamda next heads to Doha to continue our tour of 12 c...

Wamda • 03 April, 2013

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Lebanon's Cineklik Guides Moviegoers in the Arab World

“I like movies, but I don’t have time to go to them,” says Nagi Salloum, founder of regional cinema show-time online datab...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 01 April, 2013

Content Portals Film

8 Tips for Building a Successful Company, from the 5th Startup Q8

Our fifth monthly Startup Q8 (Kuwait) event may have been our very best. We had two sessions: Designing Customer Experience by Haider...

Abdullah Alshalabi • 26 March, 2013

Customer Service Startup Q8 Advice

New Citizen Journalist Program Trains Jordan’s Storytellers

After the Arab Spring, new media has gained tremendous traction, as internet penetration grows, and users look to track the...

Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 26 March, 2013

Film Citizen Journalism Jordan

Why Digital Music Services Have Yet to Disrupt the Arab Market

One of the most heated panels at ArabNet last week was the Mobile Music panel, which brought together 3 major music streaming services in...

Fares Ghandour • 24 March, 2013

Music Mobile

Flat6Labs Summer Cycle Deadline

Flat6Labs in Egypt is calling for applications to its next incubation cycle starting in June 2013. The cycle will last for 4 months...

Wamda • 26 March, 2013

Flat6Labs

U.A.E

Can Indian Review Site Zomato Satisfy the Gulf?

India's market of over 1 billion has been enough to sustain most of its tech startups, including success story FlipKart, the online book...

Aline Mayard • 21 March, 2013

f&b Reviews Expansion

Startup Weekend Ramallah

Startup Weekend makes its way to Ramallah in Palestine on April 4-6, 2013.  SW Ramallah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone ...

Wamda • 25 March, 2013

Startup Weekend Competitions

Can Women Entrepreneurs Have It All? Conclusions from Our First W4Women Rountable

Can women entrepreneurs in the Arab world really have it all? This was the question we asked some of Egypt’s most outspoken female f...

Nina Curley • 20 March, 2013

W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women