Economics for Entrepreneurs 101: 5 basic concepts Starting a company or one’s own enterprise is hard for lots of reasons. But you don’t have to go it alone. One of the best ways to ... Ahmed Moor • 30 July, 2014 economics
4 big myths about starting your own company This article has been cross posted with Business Week. Entrepreneurship has become faddish of late, and business school... Daniel Isenberg • 30 July, 2014 entrepreneurship Advice
Improving early education in Saudi: two women's stories This article has been crossposted with Knowledge@Wharton. Education today clearly ranks as a top priority for Saudi Arabia. The annual... Knowledge @Wharton • 29 July, 2014 early education ambassadors schools arabian child
10 defining moments of launching your product If you've ever felt as though you were this close to losing your mind right after your first product launch, know that you're not alone.... Stephanie Nour Prince • 28 July, 2014 Global GIFs
Twofour54 and Lamsa: a partnership to support Arabic content for children Lamsa, the interactive children’s “edu-tainment” Arabic platform, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with twofour54, the comme... Maya Rahal • 27 July, 2014 early education Lamsa TwoFour54
Istikana vying against fierce competition to be the Netflix for the region Televisions have been in widespread use in many countries for over fifty years; surprisingly, though, TV viewing habits largely haven’t c... Alexander Hawkes • 27 July, 2014 istikana netflix uae
'Lebanon can become like Singapore,' says Lebanese-American energy executive Ahmad Chatila When Ahmad Chatila graduated high school in Lebanon in the mid-1980s, the country was embroiled in its bloody civil war. After emigrating... Anwar Aridi • 27 July, 2014 solar energy lebanon Diaspora
Bikhir merges with Avito: a look at the new company Five months ago, the news that the two leaders of the classified market in Morocco, Avito.ma and Bikhir.ma, were merging made a lot of... Aline Mayard • 25 July, 2014 Merger MarocAnnonces Avito
Ramadan gives Arabic content a boost, but can it hold? In the race to populate the internet with Arabic content, each year Ramadan presents a unique opportunity to measure how quickly internet... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 July, 2014 2Pure baraka bits content
Startupization: the risk, the cost, and the rewards [Infographic] “Our mission is to inspire everyone from engineers to moms to do a startup.” This is how Anna Vital starts her blog featuring an inf... Maya Rahal • 24 July, 2014 Startupization AnnaVital fundersandfounders
Egyptian entrepreneurs ready for more constructive dialogue In Egypt since the January 2011 uprising, there has been no shortage of events, meetups, conferences, and pitch sessions aimed at... Daria Solovieva • 24 July, 2014 news Report Egypt
Can Casablanca recreate the success of Dubai's financial center? This article has been crossposted with Knowledge@Wharton. The United Arab Emirates brings to mind opulent luxury: the seven-star Burj... Knowledge @Wharton • 23 July, 2014 finance DIFC morocco
Second Arabic quiz game in two months: beginning of a new trend? It seems that the online gaming industry revenues exceeding the $100 million USD threshold in the Middle East has been encouraging... Eman Mostafa • 23 July, 2014
Pakistan Turning Quran memorization into a social experience Following a two-hour Skype call, it seemed clear to me that entrepreneurship runs in the blood of Bilal Memon, a young Pakistani who was... Reine Farhat • 23 July, 2014 muslim quran QURAN ACADEMY
How the Lebanese geek community has evolved over the past 10 years On a recent Friday in Beirut, the evening streets are empty as everyone prepares for iftar. But the sundown meal is not the only meeting... Ayman Farhat • 22 July, 2014 lebgeeks lebanon
Regional investment future looks bright despite political distress The 8th edition of the ‘MENA Private Equity & Venture Capital’ Annual Report shows that investments in the region are holding strong de... Wamda • 22 July, 2014 private equity mena pea uae