A look at the IFC's new $400m fund for SMEs in the Arab world Support for small businesses continues to pour into the Arab world. Last month, the International Finance Corporation... Ahmed Gabr • 19 June, 2013 Funding models Financial management Jordan
Rocket Internet’s Amazon clone Jumia raises $35m; how much is enough? Africa-focused Amazon clone JUMIA just raised $35 million in new investment from global telecoms and media company Millicom. First ... Glen Dalakian II • 18 June, 2013 Cloning Rocket Internet Investment
Update: Facebook resolves Tor issues UPDATE: Tor has posted that Facebook is not blocking Tor. "A high volume of malicious activity across Tor exit nodes triggered... Nina Curley • 18 June, 2013 Internet Freedom Technology Censorship
How does Bitcoin threaten the global status quo? “Bitcoin is the biggest invention since the internet,” Pamir Gelenbe, Partner at Hummingbird Ventures, asserted in a chat las... Nina Curley • 18 June, 2013 Bitcoin Virtual Currency
CSR: a tool for sustainable development in the Middle East [report] The need for sustainable development in the Arab world is twofold: to increase job opportunities and to protect natural resources. With... Wamda • 18 June, 2013 Job Creation Sustainability Environment
How blog comments can help you connect to influencers and investors Sometimes a comment is all it takes to open new doors. Commenting on a website helped me start contributing at Wamda, connect to... Abdullah Alshalabi • 18 June, 2013 Community Social Networks
Will free VoIP apps disappear from the Middle East? A look at Saudi Arabia's Viber ban While VOIP (Voice over IP) applications facilitate over represent more than 34% of the total time spent on international... Ahmed Gabr • 18 June, 2013 Skype VOIP Saudi Arabia
Desado announces investment from iMENA Holdings; how does it stack up in flash sales? It’s been said that there needs to be more linguistic creativity when it comes to branding in the Arab world. The announcement of D... Nina Curley • 17 June, 2013 Flash Sales Scaling Investment
LeWeb says the sharing economy is going to change everything Every year, the European startup scene awaits the new theme of LeWeb, the popular two day web conference based in Paris, that now boasts a... Aline Mayard • 17 June, 2013 Sharing Economy
AUC launches new incubator for startups across Egypt “In Egypt, we need to create 800,000 jobs every year, but you have to start somewhere,” says Dr. Sherif Kamel, Dean of the American Uni... Glen Dalakian II • 17 June, 2013 Incubator Egypt Accelerators
What does a Saudi investment firm look for in a startup? While most startups in the Arab world are aiming to enter the Saudi market, its own entrepreneurial scene is slowly emerging. One of the... Maya Rahal • 17 June, 2013 Venture Capital Investment
Two of Algeria's leading entrepreneurs find success despite lack of local support Dialife, a diabetes tracking platform, is one of the few Algerian tech startups to gain recognition. Although its founders won third place ... Nina Curley • 16 June, 2013 Diabetes Healthcare
Global How creating a collaborative culture could benefit your startup Cross-posted from the Oui Share on April 16, 2013. Building a collaborative culture at your startup is a great way to enhance... Ahmad Sufian Bayram • 16 June, 2013 collaborative economy
Meet the Moroccan smartphone apps that won the Méditel Apps Challenge In 2012, only 16% of Moroccans owning a mobile phone had a smartphone. And yet, smartphone penetration grew 30% from 2011 to 2012,... Aline Mayard • 16 June, 2013
Social media usage in the Middle East [Infographic] Facebook is far and away the most popular social network in the Middle East, with 58 million users, around 18% of the total population of... Ahmed Gabr • 16 June, 2013 Social Infographic Social Networks
Weekly Wrap-Up: June 9-13 Throughout your entrepreneurial journey, you will notice that the strength of your business lies in its people. Your co-founder, partner,... Wamda • 13 June, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
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