Bahrain's Blossom Events to expand, founder Rasha Khunji says Rasha Khunji, founder of Bahrain’s Blossom Events, trains entrepreneurs on how best to plan their companies, in an attempt to help stem t... Wamda • 13 January, 2014 blossom events wamdatv Bahrain
Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and the fallacy of online isolation If you haven't seen Shimi Cohen's video, "The Innovation of Loneliness," from this summer, it's even more relevant today, as movies like... Nina Curley • 12 January, 2014
Trends in mobile advertising in the Middle East It's no secret that mobile advertising is expected to grow globally in years to come, as smartphone use increases and the ability to... Ahmed Gabr • 12 January, 2014
4 ways to benefit from your competitors Entrepreneurs tend to feel more enthusiastic and motivated about executing their idea when they believe they were the first to think of... Muhanad Sabha • 12 January, 2014 competitors Marketing
Designer Reem Buqais on what it takes to succeed in fashion “Anyone can design,” says Reem Buqais during an interview after the 2nd Annual Leading Women in Business Forum at The Capital Club Bahra... Wamda • 12 January, 2014 reem duqais Bahrain Fashion
Weekly Wrap-Up: January 05-09 Running your startup In the last two weeks, there's been a lot of buzz around job titles and hierarchy within companies. With Medium and... Wamda • 10 January, 2014 Weekly Wrap-Up
DealMakers' Weekend For investment-ready companies in the information and communications technology sector looking for investors, and high-level angel... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ict Jordan
Turkey What Turkey's economic struggles mean for its startups Excitement about Turkey’s startups hit fever pitch last year. This time one year ago, The Economist anointed the country’s startup scene a... Gulay Ozkan • 09 January, 2014 Ecosystem
Startup news ticker: Bkam.com launches Chrome extension and Windows mobile app Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ticker Egypt
Slow and steady: How Jordan's tasmeemME is building the Behance of the Middle East In the Middle East startup scene, we’re often all too aware of the dangers of hype lately. Positivity keeps founders motivated, b... Nina Curley • 09 January, 2014 tasmeemME
Apply to the Khalifa Fund techno-preneur competition The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is organizing the first Techno-preneur Competition in UAE, in partnership with Abu Dhabi ... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 Khalifa Fund competition
Et3arraf, the Middle East-focused dating site, announces $150,000 USD fundraising round With his French business school diploma and his job at an international consulting firm, Cédric Maalouf was following the same path that ... Aline Mayard • 09 January, 2014 Dating service Seeqnce Social Networks
Palestinian startup MobiStine to launch free healthcare app for new parents At the end of October 2013, Husni Abu Samrah returned to Palestine after spending five months in the United States. He had just completed... Eric Reidy • 09 January, 2014 masschallenge mobistine palestine
Can icecairo sustain a maker movement in Egypt, with government help? Egypt’s political situation isn’t discouraging budding green entrepreneurs. If anything, the revolutionary spirit may have encouraged you... Andrew Bossone • 08 January, 2014 icecairo
Wearables take the day at the CES show in Las Vegas It seems like smartwatches won't be the hottest trend in wearables for long. Along with Google Glass, we’ve witnessed over the past c... Maya Rahal • 08 January, 2014 wearables Conferences
Al Riwaq Art Space seeks to change how Bahrainis approach art [Wamda TV] “One of our missions is to change the mindset of the people, not to take everything as it comes,” says Bayan Al-Barak Kanoo, founder of Bah... Wamda • 08 January, 2014 culture arts Bahrain