Empowering Arab Women Through Events and Media in Bahrain: Reem Ayoob [Wamda TV] At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini entrepreneur Reem Ayoob, founder and managing director of Diva Events... Maya Rahal • 24 May, 2012 Conferences
Facebook to Target Ad Revenue with New Dubai Office As we predicted in February, Facebook is indeed entering the MENA region, planning to open an office in Dubai now that its IPO... Nina Curley • 24 May, 2012 Facebook Social Networks
ClinArt's Maha Al-Farhan Strikes a Balance Between Business Success and a Happy Home Maha Al-Farhan is a pioneer in bringing clinical research to the Middle East. Recently named Entrepreneur of the Year at the third annual... Knowledge @Wharton • 24 May, 2012 Women
Facebook Marketing: Why Global Brands Need to Change Strategies in the Middle East [Infographic] What's unique about the Middle East when it comes to building your Facebook strategy? Even if you're a local company, you might not want to... Nina Curley • 23 May, 2012 Facebook Social Media
Is Outsourcing Good for Entrepreneurship in Palestine? Feras Nasr of iConnect Tech [Wamda TV] At Amman Tech Tuesday's second anniversary event, Feras Nasr, president of outsourcing company iConnect Tech, discusses outsourcing in P... Nina Curley • 23 May, 2012 Outsourcing Trends
How To Prepare for CoE E-Commerce Day 1: Mentorship And Unconference Sessions Get ready for Day 1 of CoE, where you will experience a unique, attendee-driven agenda.1. First we will have “Lunch with Mentors.”During the... Wamda • 23 May, 2012 CoE E-Commerce Conferences COE
Tech Entrepreneurs Prepare for a New Egypt Sometimes you attend an event expecting one thing, but end up gaining insight into something completely different. Or at least in something... Omar Aysha • 23 May, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities
Wamda Announces Partnership with Flat6Labs During Flat6Lab’s Demo Day in Cairo, CEO Ramez Mohammed announced the accelerator’s partnership with fellow entrepreneurship hub Wamda. Wam... Wamda • 23 May, 2012 Accelerators Investment
Entrepreneurs as Nation Builders: Pioneers in Pakistan "Your problem is solved." With those words, Sir Adamjee Dawood, one of Pakistan’s greatest entrepreneurs, saved the country from f... Malik Ahmad Jalal • 22 May, 2012 Ecosystem
EOTW: The Challenges of Being a Hardware Entrepreneur: Hind Hobeika of Heart Rate Monitor Butterfleye [Wamda TV] This week's Entreptreneur of the Week is Hind Hobeika of Lebanon, the creator of Butterfleye, which is now a finalist in the MIT Arab... Nina Curley • 22 May, 2012 Competitions Entrepreneur of the Week
Moroccan Site Asnad Offers Online Market for Arabic Digital Content Those looking to become creative entrepreneurs have a new avenue for monetizing their products, with the launch of e-commerce... Maya Rahal • 22 May, 2012 E-commerce
Starting Up a Jewelry Business in Bahrain From Home: Khouloud Abdel Kader [Wamda TV] At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini young woman, Khouloud Abdel Kader who founded Curve Jewelry in 2010,... Maya Rahal • 21 May, 2012 Conferences
Maghreb Startup Initiative Launches Competition for North African Entrepreneurs North African entrepreneurs, get your ideas ready: The Maghreb Startup Initiative is now live. Founded as a partnership between the... Nina Curley • 21 May, 2012 Accelerators Competitions
Speed Mentoring in Cairo: A Step Towards a Mentorship Framework? Finding a business mentor is a lot like finding a date. Physical attractiveness is important for dates, professional attractiveness for... Omar Aysha • 21 May, 2012 Conferences
Striving for Funding: Confessions from Dubai's CareZone Editor’s note (NC): Sometimes a good idea does not find funding in an appropriate time frame. It could be a failure of execution, o... Wamda • 21 May, 2012 Investment
Mowgli Partners with Enterprise Qatar, Enters the Gulf U.K.-based mentoring platform Mowgli Foundation has announced a new partnership with small and medium enterprise support organization... Nina Curley • 21 May, 2012 Mentorship