Middle East Venture Partners invests $1.9 million in three scaling companies With a history of investing in tech and e-commerce ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is now diversifying a... Nina Curley • 28 May, 2013 Venture Capital MEVP Scaling
Meet the group of friends organizing a Startup Weekend roadshow in Morocco In Morocco, Startup Weekends have been wildly popular. Eight weekends have been organized in a two year span, with over 142 ideas... Aline Mayard • 28 May, 2013 Startup Weekend
5 reasons you should accept a new job, even if it terrifies you When I was applying for my last job, which was outside of my field of study or any previous experience, a colleague gave me a great piece... Glen Dalakian II • 28 May, 2013 Tips Advice
Saudi woman entrepreneur rethinks how we make Arabic coffee Making Arabic coffee is a complicated and delicate process. The coffee beans must be properly roasted, ground, brewed, then boiled before... Ahmed Gabr • 28 May, 2013 Coffeehouses Badir Saudi Arabia
YouTube and CairoDar Launch education portal for Egyptian high school students Students studying for tawjihi in Egypt now have a new online resource: YouTube and CairoDar's new education portal, which will provide... Nina Curley • 27 May, 2013 Students EdTech Education
Could Morocco's Made in Medina be the next Time Out for the Arab world? Famous Moroccan city guide Made in Medina has now expanded to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Beirut and now Bruxelles, Belgium. So how did a... Aline Mayard • 27 May, 2013 Franchising City Guides Scaling
The challenges of launching a startup in Doha Entrepreneurs are hard to come by in Qatar; small and medium-size enterprises make up only 15% of the economy and only about 2% of Qataris... Christina Paschyn • 27 May, 2013 Consulting Training Ecosystem
Dubai entrepreneur serves up affordable golfing equipment in the Gulf “I’m an avid golfer, a scratch golfer,” says Dubai-based entrepreneur Dean Cheesley. "But I also have an entrepreneurial streak." To bring ... Glen Dalakian II • 27 May, 2013 Sports E-commerce
3 tools to find and audit your best blog content Are you stuck trying to find new topics for your blog? Want to turn your past content into an ebook? Or do you want to expand your content... Wissam Dandan • 27 May, 2013 Tips Analytics
Meet the three Brits who moved to a Moroccan surf town to launch their startup This piece is part of a new series on expat entrepreneurs. It’s 2013. Fast Internet is accessible almost everywhere, and low cost plane c... Aline Mayard • 26 May, 2013 Relocating Expatriate entrepreneurs Travel
How Hijabik is serving the booming hijab market with a lean approach It’s no secret that many of the region’s online retail companies are relying on high-end Western brands to keep sales accelerating. But wh... Nina Curley • 26 May, 2013 Islamic products Online retail Apparel
Angel network offers Dubai’s first speed funding event for new startups Originally inspired by the famous BBC TV show Dragons’ Den, where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in front of famous British investors, g... Abdullah Alshalabi • 26 May, 2013 Angel Investment
4 popular mobile apps for managing your personal expenses Many entrepreneurs need to find ways to more easily manage their expenses, especially when balancing a new startup with daily life. This is... Ahmed Gabr • 26 May, 2013 Financial management Mobile
Weekly Wrap-Up: May 19-23 This week, we hosted the Lean Startup workshop by Calvin Chin at our offices in Beirut. Chin started by giving a brief overview of the Lean... Wamda • 23 May, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
10 ways to be a lifelong learner and make it count at your job “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn,” said wri... Lama Ataya • 23 May, 2013 E-Learning Tips Mentorship
Tunisia's MobiSpot serves up video advertising to users without smartphones It's clear that the Arab World is hungry for video content. In 2012, the Middle East and North Africa had the second largest number of... Aline Mayard • 23 May, 2013 Digital Advertising Advertising Mobile
