Jordan Geeks focuses on automation to scale business operations Time flies when you're having fun! Dubai-based startup Geeks, launched in December 2014 by the Jordanian partners Mousa Yassin and... Elias Jabbe • 04 October, 2017 Geeks it b2b
U.A.E How family traditions inspired a jewelry business Emirati Salama Mohamed started her pearl business inspired by the roots of her family. Her late grandfather, Mosa Al Qubaisi, was a... Marina Makary • 04 October, 2017 uae Pearls jewelry
U.A.E This after school activities marketplace is using bitcoins to go global Unlike loaded school days, which fall heavy and stressful on little ones’ shoulders, extracurricular activities, will help them... Rana Freifer • 03 October, 2017 Afterschool.ae Kids activities Bitcoin
Regional When startups create solutions to MENA’s underprivileged communities [Infographic] The daunting challenges that face underprivileged communities throughout the MENA region will continue to be a central issue for both the... Staff writer • 03 October, 2017 Humanitarian Aid startups refugess
Global Five reasons why you should adopt cloud computing We all know that cloud computing has revolutionized the way business is done at Google, Amazon, Apple, and other IT giants. It... Hamad Almuraikhi • 02 October, 2017 Cloud technology Cloud Computing startups
Global What I Know about hotels’ online reputation: PwC’s Martin Berlin Online payments are playing an increasingly more paramount role in the hotels and hospitality industry. Increasing online bookings are... Rana Freifer • 02 October, 2017 WIK PwC Hotels
Regional New startups on the block: October Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Suplift Saudi... Reine Farhat • 01 October, 2017 Startup List
Global How Orange is helping entrepreneurs cooperate with telcos [Q&A] Orange, the French multinational telecommunications company, has recently made strides in diversifying its business activities while... Tarek Faycal • 01 October, 2017 orange telecom startup
Regional Tech startups are disrupting the service sector [Video] Press CC for Arabic subtitles. Entrepreneurs are closer to the trends, and are even setting some. They are also able to cater more... Staff writer • 28 September, 2017 Tourism Hotels Mobile
Global Startup Watch: Porsche’s new hybrid car, patriotic entrepreneurs in China, and babies' F1 innovation The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rana Freifer • 28 September, 2017 Porsche tesla Hybrid
U.A.E What I know about running a profitable company: NOW Money’s Ian Dillon Ian Dillon and Katherine Budd were university mates before cofounding NOW Money, a fintech platform that delivers banking services to the... Archana Menon • 27 September, 2017 uae Fintech WIK
Lebanon Bus stops in Lebanon are getting smarter The World Bank’s Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon in 2017 estimated the Lebanese road network for almost 21,705 kilometers,... Berthe El Aya • 27 September, 2017 Smart Bus Stops Transportation Social Entrepreneurship
Lebanon Seedstars Beirut: Everyone wants to scale “Lebanon is a great place to test ideas and launch startups. This relatively small market is better than others when it comes to the... Maya Rahal • 26 September, 2017 lebanon seedstars beirut
Syria Using tech to rebuild a hospital: the story of Dr. Rola Hallam Many people hope to change the world but very few actually do. Rola Hallam is a British-Syrian doctor. She studied Medicine in 1997 at... Reine Farhat • 26 September, 2017 CanDo Crowdfunding Humanitarian Aid
Global Genesis of a cryptoeconomy [Opinion] This article does not cover any of the technical aspects of the blockchain or cryptocurrencies. The objective of this introductory article... Fares Ghandour • 25 September, 2017 Bitcoin Blockchain cryptocurrency
Global Overcoming failure and defying normal [Q&A] This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Nine out of every 10 new startups will fail. While many entrepreneurs will acknowledge this... Ahmed Gabr • 25 September, 2017 Failure startups entrepreneurs