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Global

Mental health and entrepreneurship - how much do entrepreneurs struggle?

Reem Shaheen is the founder of BE Psychology Centre in Dubai and is a US-trained counseling psychologist Recent research...

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Lebanon

In conversation with Audrey Nakad of Lebanon's Synkers

Synkers is an online peer-to-peer education platform connecting private tutors with students. Founded in Lebanon by Audrey Nakad, Zeina...

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Global

Overcoming failure and defying normal [Q&A]

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Nine out of every 10 new startups will fail. While many entrepreneurs will acknowledge this...

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Global

Startup Watch: About the public failure of facial recognition, Apple Pay in the UAE and airport nap pods

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Lebanon

Solidifying business bonds through partnerships: #MixNMentor Beirut

The Lebanese Information Technology (ICT) sector and related industries, is a fast growing sector with a market size of $436.2 million in...

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U.A.E

What the UAE’s new insolvency framework means for entrepreneurs

In 2009, it took a MENA company 3.5 years on average to go through the insolvency process, with a value erosion rate of 14 percent. In...

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Regional

What I Know about the right time to crowdinvest: Eureeca’s Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas, co-CEO and cofounder of equity crowdfunding platform Eureeca, has sat at both ends of the proverbial funding table. He has...

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Jordan

cewas Startup Program 2017

cewas Middle East will be launching their startup program in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management for Jordanian...

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Jordan

Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook

The Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook is looking for the best tech startups in Jordan, as part of the Innovative Jordan campaign, the selected...

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Tunisia

The Startup Act bill is opening new doors for Tunisian entrepreneurs

Tunisian entrepreneurs are finally seeing a draft of the Startup Act. The latest is that it’s under negotiation before being...

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Morocco

Screendy: focusing on product, not customer outreach

What if entrepreneurs no longer needed to look for customers and could just focus on creating the best product for them? This is what...

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Tunisia

Entrepreneurship and marriage don’t mix in Tunisia

“I don’t plan to get married anytime soon,” teased Mohamed Ben Abdellah, 28, founder of ceramics startup El Houch. He...

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Tunisia

Two thirds of women-led startups fail in Tunisia, report

Only a third of startups founded by women in Tunisia will survive compared to over two-thirds of those by men, a new study shows. The...

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Europe

French provides a ticket to Europe for North Africans

As French politicians play the immigration card ahead of the presidential election, the country’s new entrepreneurship visa opens a...

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Tunisia

Spark Tunisia student geekout bridges social divides

Two members of the winning team at Spark Tunisia came from a high school in Aïn Draham, one of the poorest areas in the country. A...

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Egypt

Incubators prompt entrepreneurship in Upper Egypt

Hemma encouraged students at Assiut University to apply with innovative ideas. (Images via Hemma) Cairo often takes all the attention of...

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Saudi Arabia

EwIV's The Impact Bootcamp in Riyadh

After graduating over 60 entrepreneurs in Cairo and Dubai, ATC’s Entrepreneurship with Impact Ventures (EwIV) is conducting The Im...

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Saudi Arabia

'Kammel' event to celebrate failure

Failure is often an awkward and embarassing topic among entrepreneurs. Although it is not often discussed, failure is an important...

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Lebanon

Le Wagon gives its first coding bootcamp in Lebanon

Le Wagon is hosting its very first Bootcamp in Lebanon! This 9-week program is designed for beginners or "half-beginners" who want to ...

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Global

Nature versus nurture, can you breed an entrepreneur?

Once mixed, there's no turning back. (Image via Raail.com) A new wave of entrepreneurship research encompassing the classical psychology...

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Regional

Entrepreneur Journey Series session by Young Arab Leaders

In its efforts to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, Young Arab Leaders YAL is organizing in collaboration with Dubai S...

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Bahrain Young Entrepreneurs Forum: 'Barriers to business need to come down'

Attendees of Bahrain's Young Entrepreneurs Forum Jetlagged, I arrived at the Capital Club — a premiere private business club at the i...

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Lebanon

New Arab Women Forum 2016

Now in it's 8th year, the New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) will be held on May 11, 2016 at the Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut with the theme: Em...

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U.A.E

WOMENA Angel Series Workshop in Dubai

Angel investment group WOMENA are gearing up for their second workshop about the basics of angel investment and financial projections. Th...

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