Regional Islamic economy presents significant opportunity for MENA entrepreneurs "The Islamic economy constitutes in all its sectors a new and important chance that all startups in the Arab region must seize." This... Pamela Kesrouani • 18 March, 2015 islam Islamic economy
Regional Future of Work: Middle East On April 29th 2015, The Economist will be hosting “Future of Work: Middle East” event, which will explore the opportunities and challenges ... Wamda • 12 March, 2015 The Economist Dubai
Regional When will the Middle East adopt Bitcoin? We ask 3 experts. (Image via bitcoin.org) Over the last few years, the MENA region has seen a growing interest in Bitcoin, the digital currency. While... Pamela Kesrouani • 12 March, 2015 Bitcoin
Regional Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent Though it might seem quiet, some VCs are on the prowl. Towards the end of 2014 Wamda published an interview with Lebanese VC Khaled Nasr.... Lucy Knight • 10 March, 2015 MarkVIP Jereen Utrack.tv
Regional Crowdfunding can be a 'catapult for innovation' in the Middle East Rafat Abushaban, a business development specialist from Gaza, was first introduced to crowdfunding in 2011 when someone told him to check... Hayden Pirkle • 10 March, 2015 eureeca zoomaal indiegogo
Regional Preventing a dangerous rise of penny auction sites in MENA This article is a crosspost with Astrolabs. This note is meant to outline the danger of penny auction sites and prevent a potentially... Astrolabs • 05 March, 2015 bidaffairs fancybid penny auctions
Regional 4 tips for budget-conscious startups The successful management of a budget can give a startup a big push forward and help it achieve unexpected results, however, finance and... Mohamed Kamal • 04 March, 2015 Dollars Budgets Egypt
Regional C3 Starter Program in UAE Social enterprise C3, Consult and Coach for a Cause, is organizing their Starter Program on Saturday, March 7th, 2015, in Knowledge... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 Dubai Education
Regional Entrepreneurship in Economic Development Forum Under the Patronage of H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, Qatar University in cooperation with... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 forum qatar
Regional EBTICAR-Media 2015 EBTICAR-Media, which stands for "E-Booster for Technical and Innovative Contents in the Arab Region, is calling Arab innovative projects... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 Digital Media
Regional Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Young Business Leaders Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of Dubai, Dubai SME... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 Dubai Awards
Regional How ArabiaWeather battles the forces of nature Residents of the Middle East don't need me to tell them that this year so far has been a doozy in terms of weather. First, we had... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 26 February, 2015 yohan windy huda
Regional Ecommerce and MENA's travel sector boom [Infographic] It’s no secret that ecommerce in the Middle East and North Africa has grown substantially in the past few years. According to Visa,... Wamda • 26 February, 2015 Infographic E-commerce
Regional MENA Games Conference & Exhibition in Beirut The region’s gaming industry has been steadily growing in the past few years. Although some countries show more activity than o... Wamda • 25 February, 2015 gaming industry MENA Gaming
Regional enpact Initiative for young entrepreneurs Engage - Participate - Act" International mentoring led by enpact, a non-profit organization - aims to connect and train young promising ... Wamda • 25 February, 2015 tunisia Egypt Mentorship
Regional What do VCs look for? Skills, passion, and motivation There’s still not much entrepreneurship activity in the MENA region, which makes it the focus of many investors and one of the best places ... Pamela Kesrouani • 25 February, 2015 fenox venture capital Fenox Dubai
Regional New app encourages users to go offline As studies pop up suggesting social media makes us miserable and some countries go as far as legally restricting children from using... Rachel Williamson • 24 February, 2015 uae
Regional The 7th New Arab Woman Forum Al Iktissad Wal Aamal Group and Al Hasnaa Magazine are organizing the 7th New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) that will be held on February 26 th,... Wamda • 23 February, 2015 women entrepreneurs beirut
Regional What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and... Reine Farhat • 23 February, 2015 mobily ventures anghami Venture Capital
Regional The evolution of crowd funding in the Arab world This is a crosspost from Firnas.org Sometimes, a lack of funding forces entrepreneurs to abandon their projects. On other... Reine Farhat • 22 February, 2015 Aflamnah Shekra Yomken
Regional 5 websites that put Arab designers on the international map Arab designers got talent, and now it’s time for the whole world to know. A few entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to bring t... Aline Mayard • 19 February, 2015 Art Design Fashion
Regional LinkedIn launches Arabic platform LinkedIn has launched an Arabic version of its social networking website that allows new users to register in Arabic and existing users to... Wamda • 18 February, 2015 Arab region LinkedIn Social Networks
Regional Disrupt!/Books!/ 2015 Amman Hivos, in collaboration with ProjectPen, is organizing a competition for startups in the book industry, entitled Disrupt!/Books!/. The... Wamda • 18 February, 2015 amman disrupt books
Regional Entrepreneur Journey Series session by Young Arab Leaders In its efforts to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, Young Arab Leaders YAL is organizing in collaboration with Dubai S... Wamda • 18 February, 2015 entrepreneurs Dubai