10 tips to launch your social enterprise Entrepreneurship has been booming in the MENA region in the last few years, so it was natural that a growth in social enterprises would... Pamela Kesrouani • 14 July, 2014
Can recommendations from friends help you land your dream job? A month ago, Saudi entrepreneur Fady Yahya launched the new, pivoted version of Resury. The recruitment app has come a long way since... Aline Mayard • 14 July, 2014
World Bank wants to help Lebanese and Tunisian diasporas give back As part of a new project, Integrating the Middle East and North Africa (i-MENA) aiming to foster MENA global integration, the World Bank... Anwar Aridi • 14 July, 2014 survey world bank lebanon
Ramadan a new opportunity for gaming startups, if they play their cards right (Image via ajib.fr) Update 2/9/14: Game Cooks' Haram Al Maarifa, originally slated for release during Ramadan, is now available for... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 13 July, 2014 Ramadan Gaming
Carpooling is not the only solution: Egyptian startup takes unexpected approach to traffic It’s not enough for Egyptian entrepreneurs to try to reduce the number of cars in Cairo’s congested streets; they are also trying to pro... Eman Mostafa • 13 July, 2014 congestion injez traffic
Fighting infrastructure and politics, this entrepreneur built Beirut's first coworking space At one of AltCity's seemingly ubiquitous events, participants collaborate on a project. (Image via Facebook) As he sits with his beat-up... Lucy Knight • 13 July, 2014 Central Bank Lebanon Altcity beirut
Lebanese game developer fights uphill battle despite international recognition Over the past few months, I’ve heard numerous stories from game developers in the Arab world and across Europe looking to target regional c... Glen Dalakian II • 10 July, 2014 indie Competitions Mobile
5 ways to spot a social entrepreneur What makes someone a social entrepreneur? How do you know if someone could tip sectors, change systems, and address problems effectively — ... Ashoka Arab World • 10 July, 2014 ashoka Social Entrepreneurship
Morocco Credit cards, internet access, and online bill pay: Moroccan e-commerce is booming Without a doubt, e-commerce in Morocco is experiencing a peak of interest. Over the last seven years, we’ve seen, at my startup... Mehdi Reghai • 10 July, 2014 morocco E-commerce
U.A.E Can this Dubai startup revolutionize market research through crowdsourcing? Late last year, against the backdrop of Dubai’s gilded markets, Karim Aly sold his share of Ecobility, the startup he’d... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 09 July, 2014 consumer data market research uae
The startup marathon: how to endure to the finish line [Infographic] Building a startup is like a marathon, and endurance is key. In the infographic below, Anna Vital goes through some of the main worries... Maya Rahal • 09 July, 2014 fundersandfounders Advice Infographic
Egypt Bus Pooling enters the race to ease Cairo traffic Cairo and traffic. Whenever you hear the mention of Egypt’s capital you will likely hear some complaint about its traffic... Eman Mostafa • 08 July, 2014 carpooling Bus Pooling cairo
Can you build a startup solely based on Google APIs? Some Egyptian startups have offices on world-famous Tahrir Square, while their Dubai-based cousins work from fancy accelerators. But... Aline Mayard • 08 July, 2014 CRM Algérie Google
Zain to match funds with creative Jordanian projects on Zoomaal Last week, Zain Jordan signed an agreement with Zoomaal, the region’s largest crowdfunding platform, as part o... Maya Rahal • 08 July, 2014 Hivos Zain Jordan partnerships
Egyptian government gets digital with payment platform Fawry When it comes to the global trend of making financial services available to all segments of society, the quickening pace is as... Eman Mostafa • 07 July, 2014 online payment payment solutions mobile payments
Knowing when to start over: Lessons from FailCon Dubai Photo credit: Varuna Nand Singh In its first Middle East outing, Silicon Valley’s FailCon proved a refreshing departure from the t... Natasha D'Souza • 07 July, 2014 innovation360 turn8 the cribb
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