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Jordan’s Nakhweh Relaunches as a Regional Hub for Social Ventures

Nakhweh has long been one of Jordan’s darlings in the social entrepreneurship space, a scrappy NGO trying to make volunteerism popular (or a...

Ecosystem Scaling Social Change

Could a Sharing Economy Transform Saudi Arabia?

In recent articles, various Wamda contributors discussed the rise of the sharing economy. Gulay Ozkan discussed the potential of...

Sustainability Ecosystem

Jordan vs. Kenya: What Sets the Two Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Apart

In my last post, we started to explore some of the similarities between the rising ‘Silicon Savannah’ and “Silicon Wadi’ tech startup...

Ecosystem Education Mobile

5 Entrepreneurial Lessons for the New Year

Over a month ago, one of the world’s most influential technology investors and startup accelerators in the world, 500 Startups, visited D...

Advice Ecosystem

Wellnesia to Indulge Dubai with New Spa and Beauty Hub

In the Arab world, the web has been buzzing lately with sites offering flash sales, low prices and online booking, often for restaurants,...

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Health & Beauty

Startup Turkey Conference

The Startup Turkey Conference, organized by Etohum, is a three day event that brings together many of the leading internet companies in...

Conferences Ecosystem

First Moroccan Instameet Unites Instagram Users

About a month ago on November 25th, the first meeting for local Instagrammers was held in Morocco, uniting users of the free photo-sharing...

Social Networks Social Media Ecosystem

Tunisian Entrepreneurs Reveal Post-Revolution Challenges at Wamda Tunis Meetup

In partnership with the Global Shapers Tunis Hub, Wamda made its debut in Tunis a couple of weeks ago by organizing a meet and greet with...

Advice Ecosystem

Egypt's Startup Reactor Powers Up its First Acceleration Cycle

The Innoventures’ Startup Reactor (SR) accelerator launched recently, with a pitching session at the luxury Kempinski hotel by the Nile. O...

Accelerators Angel Investment Ecosystem

Favorite Stories of 2012 from Wamda’s Editorial Team

As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the startup news we’ve covered in 2012. It's been a busy year with more startup news t...

Ecosystem Innovation Top Lists

Tips from an Omani Entrepreneur at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit

I attended the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by Entrepreneurs of Arabia, in Dubai this week and found it to have great panel...

Advice Conferences Ecosystem

Social Responsibility is about You [Pic of the Week]

Entrepreneurship is not about the money. Yes, making money is important and a strong incentive for innovation, but there are a lot of...

CoE Cards CSR Ecosystem

Entej Works to Connect Egypt's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

What do you do when you come up with a great project idea? Of course, you start looking for partners and team members, probably through...

Ecosystem Egypt Job Recruitment

Regional

Fadi Ghandour Announces Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Movement

In a speech today at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Aramex and Chairman of the Board at Wamda,...

Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour Innovation

The Story of Kauffman Foundation's Support for Entrepreneurship: A Chat with Thom Ruhe

In the Middle East, we’ve all heard the arguments for entrepreneurship’s economic impact, especially its potential to alleviate rising une...

Angel Investment Ecosystem Education

Building a Culture of Sustainable Development in Bahrain

In a deceptively gentle British cadence, Leena Al Olaimy firmly gets right to the point when it comes to sustainable development in...

Ecosystem Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Wamda and Mowgli Foundation Announce Partnership to Bring Mentorship to Entrepreneurs

To assist entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa in their efforts to launch and scale, Wamda, an enabling platform for...

Ecosystem Mentorship

Navigating the Legal Maze [Pic of the Week]

Navigating the “legal maze” can be quite a challenge, especially if you plan to expand outside of one country. Issues such as customs, tar...

CoE Cards Ecosystem Legal

Dubai Entrepreneurs Debate Startup Challenges at Shelter's New Entrepreneurs Roundtable

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Dubai two weeks ago, Shelter invited up-and-coming entrepreneurs to share their...

Advice Ecosystem Coworking Spaces

Reflections on Bahrain’s Shifting Entrepreneurship Landscape

After an energetic Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which included a week-long agenda of entrepreneurship activities organized by the...

Advice E-commerce Ecosystem

12 Facts to Celebrate the 20th Birthday of SMS [Stats]

On December 3, 1992, Neil Papworth sent the world’s first ever SMS (Short Message Service) text from the UK through the Vodafone n...

Ecosystem Mobile SMS

Arabia500 Awards and Celebration at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Leading up to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Dubai, the AllWorld Network is hosting the Arabia500 Awards and Celebration on...

Conferences Ecosystem

Arabia500 Announces 130 of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East

In anticipation of the Arabia500 gathering on December 10th at the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, the...

Conferences Ecosystem

Regional

16 popular coworking spaces in the Arab world

This piece has been updated from its original publishing date on November 22, 2012. As more and more people catch the entrepreneurial...

Top Lists Ecosystem Coworking Spaces

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