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'Do the opposite of what you're told': Teen entrepreneurs from the Arab region on their early success

While there aren’t many, when a teenager launches a successful entrepreneurial project before earning their high school diploma or they’re ...

Tips

4 Myths that hinder entrepreneurship in Morocco

In Morocco, we don’t have, strictly speaking, an entrepreneurial culture; as a result, our entrepreneurs often lack experience, standards, ...

morocco Ideas Tips

Regional

Angel investor Ranwa Halasa calls for bolder investors and savvier entrepreneurs

This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

Mistakes Tips Advice

U.A.E

Can Dubai franchise Mandilicious be the next Just Falafel?

Some say that in the Middle Ages, the earliest franchises were born when political leaders began to designate privileges to citizens,...

Team building Franchising Tips

Global

What keeps your employees happy? It's not the money

Although the Middle East suffers from high unemployment rates, Arab startups often also find it difficult to retain...

Motivation Tips Advice

Global

10 mistakes to avoid when speaking in public

At some point in our lives, we will most likely have to stand in front of people and present an idea or a project. While the experience...

Mistakes Expert Advice Top Lists

4 questions to ask while building your startup

Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave u...

Tips Advice Failure

Guy Kawasaki’s top 11 mistakes made by entrepreneurs [Video]

As one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh computer in 1984, Guy Kawasaki has since started his own...

Venture Capital Expert Advice Tips

12 productive ways to take a break at work

Whether writing a long report, entering hundreds of names into a database, or dealing with a tough client, sometimes it’s nice to take a f...

Tips Advice

15 tools that the most successful entrepreneurs use [Infographic]

For today’s entrepreneurs, finding the right management and marketing tools can be just as important as hiring the right team member. In t...

Tips Advice Infographic

Global

How to be a mompreneur: 7 tips for building a strong support system

In our "Mompreneur series," I will be sharing experiences, tips and advice for being an effective mother and entrepreneur in the...

mompreneur Tips Advice

Global

Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results]

“‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH...

Poll Results business plan Venture Capital

Global

11 tips for managing your company blog

Gone are the days when blogging was only an online diary, where bloggers would post about favorite meals and activities....

Top Lists Tips Advice

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f...

Venture Capital East Africa Tips

10 reasons why exercise makes you better at your job

Sports have always been a big part of my life, beginning when I was a kid. My father’s way of teaching me how to swim was by throwing me i...

Tips Advice

10 tips for adopting the right entrepreneurial mindset

I genuinely believe that entrepreneurship is both a science and an art. The science will fast track your success but won’t get you there. T...

EdTech Tips Education

How to track your website's progress on Google Analytics

In a world where nearly everything is trackable, finding data to inform important business decisions is simple. Shaping that data into a...

Tips Analytics Google

10 ways to improve your performance at work

Successful professionals create value by finding a need and meeting it. They are unique in being able to create new products, services,...

Tips Team

5 reasons you should accept a new job, even if it terrifies you

When I was applying for my last job, which was outside of my field of study or any previous experience, a colleague gave me a great piece...

Tips Advice

3 tools to find and audit your best blog content

Are you stuck trying to find new topics for your blog? Want to turn your past content into an ebook? Or do you want to expand your content...

Tips Analytics

10 ways to be a lifelong learner and make it count at your job

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn,” said wri...

E-Learning Tips Mentorship

10 Tips from Mix n' Mentor Doha

At Mix n' Mentor Doha, we gathered over 100 mentors and entrepreneurs for a half-day event that fostered in-depth discussions about team ...

Mix n Mentor Tips Advice

Looking to Boost Your Career? Here’s What to Do (And What Not to)

When looking for a new job, or trying to advance in your current career path, there are a few do's and don'ts to keep...

Tips Programme

5 Timeless Offline Principles for Online Startups

As technology continues to enable a more virtual office experience, it’s important to remember that offline principles still apply in m...

Tips Advice

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