At Startup Morning, Bahrain's entrepreneurs tell policy makers what they need to succeed Early on a Saturday morning at the Business and Professional Women’s Club in Bahrain’s AlJasra district, I attended the first monthly Sta... Leena AlOlaimy • 21 May, 2014 startup morning events Bahrain
Bahrain Young Entrepreneurs Forum: 'Barriers to business need to come down' Attendees of Bahrain's Young Entrepreneurs Forum Jetlagged, I arrived at the Capital Club — a premiere private business club at the i... Leena AlOlaimy • 09 March, 2014 entrepreneurs Bahrain conference
Can this Bahraini couple's startup help fight childhood obesity in the Gulf? Yoga, Team Awesome, Muay Thai, Zumba, and Parkour all sound like classes you can take at a gym that combines fun with fitness. This is... Leena AlOlaimy • 13 February, 2014 child obesity obesity children
Regional Mentorship key to growing Bahraini startup ecosystem, says Ernst & Young executive [Wamda TV] Mentorship is key to growing the Bahraini startup ecosystem, according to Doris Martin, the Human Resources Assistant Director at... Wamda • 26 January, 2014 ey connect ernst&young Bahrain
YouTube the next frontier for marketers in Bahrain [Infographic] A recent infographic produced by Tawasul, a Bahrain-based social media consultancy and management firm, rounds up the top-rated brands on... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 23 January, 2014 twitter Bahrain YouTube
Designer Reem Buqais on what it takes to succeed in fashion “Anyone can design,” says Reem Buqais during an interview after the 2nd Annual Leading Women in Business Forum at The Capital Club Bahra... Wamda • 12 January, 2014 reem duqais Bahrain Fashion
Bahrain's Blossom Events to expand, founder Rasha Khunji says Rasha Khunji, founder of Bahrain’s Blossom Events, trains entrepreneurs on how best to plan their companies, in an attempt to help stem t... Wamda • 13 January, 2014 blossom events wamdatv Bahrain
Al Riwaq Art Space seeks to change how Bahrainis approach art [Wamda TV] “One of our missions is to change the mindset of the people, not to take everything as it comes,” says Bayan Al-Barak Kanoo, founder of Bah... Wamda • 08 January, 2014 culture arts Bahrain
Mashroo3i business plan competition teams meet their mentors Several aspiring young Bahraini entrepreneurs met their mentors at the kick-off of the 2nd Mashroo3i business plan competition. Mashroo3i,... Leena AlOlaimy • 30 December, 2013 mashroo3i competition Bahrain
Bahraini antique furniture startup eyes regional expansion Two years ago, childhood friends Sara Sayyar and Mariam Fathi started a business based on their passion for “all things old and broken... y... Leena AlOlaimy • 08 October, 2013 manama riyadat mall furniture
How to market a digital publication: Advice from the founder of startupBahrain [Wamda TV] During Wamda's Mix N’ Mentor event in Manama, we chatted with Ahmed Sawafiri, the founder of startupBahrain, the first interactive tablet ma... Wamda • 12 June, 2013 Bahrain Mix n Mentor
Bahraini Startup Boosts IT Security in Saudi Arabia As a tech-savvy 15-year old with a dial-up internet connection in the late 90s in Bahrain, Ahmed Husain didn’t expect to make a career out o... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 March, 2013 IT Security Tenmou Bahrain
What are the biggest challenges faced by Bahraini entrepreneurs? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV] During Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor event in Manama, we asked attendees to share their biggest challenges to building their startup. Equity fun... Wamda • 03 July, 2013 Bahrain Mix n Mentor Ecosystem