A look at Just Falafel's recipe as it (potentially) readies for an IPO Fadi Malas of Just Falafel is working overtime lately. “We’re finishing work these days quite late, I think around midnight,” he expla... Nina Curley • 02 October, 2013 IPOs Franchising Scaling
4 incubators and accelerators that can help startups set up in Dubai This is the third and final post in this mini-series about moving your startup to Dubai. Below, I explore the incubators and accelerators... Abdullah Alshalabi • 01 October, 2013 Incubator Advice Accelerators
New TV show ‘Generation Entrepreneur’ to launch tomorrow night on OSN Those interested in meeting the Arab world’s next generation of entrepreneurs will want to catch a new TV show tomorrow night that will c... Nina Curley • 01 October, 2013 Layalina TV Entrepreneurship shows Reality TV
i360 offers mentorship for pay at new coworking space The Cribb In the past year, Dubai has seen several coworking spaces open to enable entrepreneurs, freelancers and traveling professionals to work... Aline Mayard • 01 October, 2013 Coworking Spaces
Can a Turkish game developer win over Saudi Arabia with a localized city-building game? Turkish game developer Gamester has turned its sights to the Arab market, with new city-building game Baldaty, and they've already... Glen Dalakian II • 01 October, 2013 Social Media Mobile Gaming Gaming
Startup news ticker: Frootapps launches Islamic app; Oasis500 brings startups to the US; ArabNet Developer Tournament in Lebanon; eBay acquires Braintree Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 30 September, 2013 ticker
5 ways to make your startup more efficient One easy way to keep costs down is to take advantage of the services that we offer on WamdaCard. Starting today and until October 12th,... Stephanie Nour Prince • 30 September, 2013 WamdaCard Top Lists
6 tips for successfully crowdfunding your creative project Got an idea so crazy it just might work? You’re in luck: Zoomaal, the Arab world’s only crowdfunding site, is launching its Cre... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 September, 2013
Can the Arab world freelance its way out of unemployment? You've heard it before: unemployment is a major issue in the Middle East. New Gallup data reveals that, unfortunately, things haven't... Ahmed Gabr • 30 September, 2013 Programme
SME Congress & Expo in Abu Dhabi This December, the Abu Dhabi Chamber, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, and the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce... Wamda • 30 September, 2013 Conferences
3 simple ways to make a creative breakthrough at your startup Imagine an Executive Education program designed to catapult the next generation of creative leaders—offering the very best of business s... Leena AlOlaimy • 30 September, 2013 Inspiration Entrepreneurial Mindset How-Tos
Regional Beauty e-commerce platform GlamBox raises $1.36 million to expand into Saudi Arabia GlamBox, the Dubai-based online beauty product retailer, has announced a $1.36 million USD in investment from STC Ventures, the... Maya Rahal • 29 September, 2013 Gifts E-commerce Women
How Dubai media machine AWI is turning traffic into transactions with new car portal ArabsTurbo In classifieds, Egypt has become a highly competitive market, with companies like the revamped Waseet, Dubizzle, and Avito’s Bekam duking i... Glen Dalakian II • 29 September, 2013 classified Content Portals
How to reduce cash-on-delivery in Middle East e-commerce At a roundtable hosted by PayPal last week, representatives from some of the region’s biggest e-commerce players gathered to discuss the r... Kia Davis • 29 September, 2013 cash-on-delivery Payment Gateways E-commerce
Hivos Creativity Competition on Zoomaal New crowdfunding platform Zoomaal, in partnership with Hivos, has set up ‘The Hivos Creativity Competition’ to encourage Arab creativity an... Wamda • 27 September, 2013 Crowdfunding Competitions
Startup news ticker: Baidu partners with Silicon-based Cooliris to boost mobile penetration Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 26 September, 2013 ticker
