Tunisia What I know about building an ecosystem from scratch: Wassel Berrayana In 2000, Wassel Berrayana was an employee in HQ Sun Microsystems, one of Silicon Valley’s companies, when he decided to leave his job... Maya Rahal • 21 August, 2017 it decentralization entrepreneurship
Regional When Facebook means business for MENA women If you are a woman, have founded, cofounded, or own a business, and are interested in using Facebook and Instagram to grow it, then you... Archana Menon • 20 August, 2017 SheMeansBusiness Facebook instagram
Global How to face the fear of missing out in the workplace [Podcast] Whether we like it or not, we are constantly being affected by the ‘fear of missing out’ or ‘FoMO’, a term coined... Tala El Issa • 20 August, 2017 Patrick McGinnis entreprenership workplace
Regional You are what you wear, 2.0 Wearable smart devices are rapidly changing the face of technology in the 21st century, and the MENA is no stranger to that evolution.... Hamad Almuraikhi • 17 August, 2017 GITEX Future Stars Wearable devices Technology
Global Startup Watch: Kidpreneurs loading, virtual shopping, and anti-depression apps 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... Rana Freifer • 17 August, 2017 Startup Watch Kidpreneurs virtual reality
Regional SourceNow: A digital solution that redefines the industrial services marketplace For several years, the UAE has consistently topped regional rankings of entrepreneurship and innovation. Most recently, the 2017 Global... Michelle Wu • 16 August, 2017 GE SourceNow IT solutions
Jordan This is how Jamalon brought print-on-demand to the MENA Ala Alsallal was still a university student when he perceived a need for high-quality published content in the Arab world. While he was... Tala Salem • 16 August, 2017 Jordan Jamalon e-books
Egypt When online groceries delivery reaches new edges in Egypt Segway and similar transportation options for delivering groceries are increasingly being used in countries such as the US, where one in 10... Radwa Rashad • 15 August, 2017 Egypt goodsmart Fakahany
Saudi Arabia This is how 3 Saudi female students launched a mobile repair company Fixing electronic devices such as phones and laptops is a field dominated by men, especially in the Arab world. However, a group of young... Maya Rahal • 15 August, 2017 Saudi Arabia Fixtag Mobile
Kuwait How do you price your product This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. The price of a product can either make it popular or undesired. When pricing, there are a... Reine Farhat • 14 August, 2017 Pricing kuwait Product valuation
Global What I know about losing the label and defining myself: Genny Ghanimeh Looking at Genny Ghanimeh’s resume, one might think she hasn’t slept a day in the past 15 years, but yet she’s full of... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 14 August, 2017 Genny Ghanimeh What I Know Tips
Global When less is more: The 10% entrepreneur [Podcast] We’ve all met those entrepreneurs who brag about dropping everything just to follow their dream and start their own business. You... Tala El Issa • 13 August, 2017 Patrick McGinnis entrepreneurship job
Regional Battle of the finances: venture capital vs. private equity If a business is searching for a source of external funding, it can turn to various sources. Some of these sources may be vastly different,... Tala Salem • 13 August, 2017 Venture Capital private equity Funding models
Global Startup Watch: Message from the Pharaohs, zombie startups, and indoor farming 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... Rana Freifer • 10 August, 2017 Startup Watch Coworking Spaces VC
Algeria How this Algerian entrepreneur is recycling plastic waste Unemployment rate in Algeria increased to 10.5 percent, reaches almost 27 percent of the youth, and 20 percent of women, according to... Maya Rahal • 10 August, 2017 algeria waste trash
Global Hey you, is there anybody out there listening [Part 2] In the first part of this series, we looked at the business of online music in the Middle East. In this part, we will focus on the struggle... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 09 August, 2017 Online music Crowdfunding zoomaal