Lebanon Can a bootstrapping entrepreneur succeed with an electronics e-commerce store in Lebanon? “I came back to Lebanon to renew my papers then decided to look for opportunities here,” says serial entrepreneur... Reine Farhat • 19 December, 2013 lebanon Bootstrapping cash-on-delivery
Startup news ticker: Lebanese search engine replaces reviews with tips and hashtags 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 • 18 December, 2013 content ticker Arabic Content
The Middle East's most-searched terms of 2013, from Google Zeitgeist Never has watching an organization pat itself on the back been more fun than Google Zeitgeist. The search engine that has become a part of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 18 December, 2013 middle east search search terms
TEDxCarthageWomen celebrates Tunisian women's past, present, and potential Fresh off the success of its September installment, TEDxCarthage held its latest edition, TEDxCarthageWomen on December 8th, 2013 at... Courtney Joline • 18 December, 2013 Spark TEDx Women
7 things that entrepreneurs need to succeed, from the World Entrepreneurship Forum Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME At the World Entrepreneurship Forum last week in Dubai, leading figures came together to discuss... Nina Curley • 18 December, 2013 world entrepreneurship forum wef uae
4 technology predictions for the Middle East in 2014 “As we move into 2014, work is no longer a place, it’s something you do wherever inspiration strikes,” says Johnny Karam, regional vi... Ahmed Gabr • 18 December, 2013 2014 citrix Predictions
How to increase your company's productivity? Give your employees a break In the most widely revered startup creation myth, there’s not a lot of sleep happening. Every entrepreneur we know works around the clock a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 December, 2013 productivity working hours
5 tips for getting your content on Google's In-Depth Articles search result Whenever Google introduces a new feature to search results, smart businesses will sit up and take note of the new opportunities they might... Wissam Dandan • 17 December, 2013 in-depth articles SEO Google
What did Lebanese entrepreneurs learn from the Dublin Web Summit? With 10,000 attendees this year – four times the number from last year, and twenty times the number from the first event just two years a... Maya Rahal • 17 December, 2013 Web Summit Conferences
5 internet trends for the next 10 years, from LeWeb Paris What will the web look like in 10 years? That was the theme of LeWeb, Europe’s largest tech event, based in Paris, for its 10th a... Aline Mayard • 17 December, 2013 bubble entrepreneurship bubble connected devices
Looly's crowdfunds to bring its ethically made Moroccan couscous to the global market In Morocco, there’s no need to introduce couscous. But it’s a different story in the US and UK. Lamiaa Bounahmidi wants to change that, mak... Chadi Nanaa • 16 December, 2013 couscous looly's Crowdfunding
BitPay founder Tony Gallipi on Bitcoin's bright future [WamdaTV] BitPay is an easy-to-use platform enabling internet businesses to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment. BitPay provides a plugin and makes it... Gulay Ozkan • 16 December, 2013 currency p2p bitpay
Egyptian daily deals site Waffarha confident amidst uncertainty The recent shutdown of Dare’n’Deal, Egypt’s most popular website for daily deals and group buying, sparked much curiosity about whether the... Hanan Solayman • 16 December, 2013 E-commerce Daily Deals Egypt
How do Saudis use social media? [Infographic] Saudi Arabia is no doubt one of the main markets digital entrepreneurs want to dominate. With more than three million active Twitter users,... Maya Rahal • 16 December, 2013 the online project TOP twitter
Global Entrepreneurship Week Benghazi goes ahead despite unstable situation For the first time, the Libyan city of Benghazi participated in the Global Entrepreneurship Week between November 18th and 24th, despite... Hadeel Houni • 15 December, 2013 GEW
Jordanian custom photo album service eyes Gulf Facebook users, B2B expansion There’s got to be a story behind a company by the name of Cheezu. “I was watching a Japanese movie,” says Tala Haddadin, Cheezu’s Jordani... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 December, 2013 cheezu b2c b2b
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