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Nominations Are Open For The Inaugural Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 On March 29
Nominations are now open for the inaugural Women SME Leaders Awards 2022, the first initiative of its kind to recognize and further empower women-owned and run SMEs across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, staged by Mastercard and Entrepreneur Middle East.
Fintech Companies Have the Power to Advance Financial Inclusivity
Fintech companies have a leg up over the traditional banking industry when it comes to assisting the financially disadvantaged, but there are also pitfalls they must avoid.
Las empresas de tecnología financiera tienen el poder de promover la inclusión financiera
Las empresas de tecnología financiera tienen una ventaja sobre la industria bancaria tradicional cuando se trata de ayudar a las personas económicamente desfavorecidas, pero también hay obstáculos que deben evitar.
Webinar Invite | Paradigm Shift: Developing The MENA Region's Gig Economy | August 17, 2021
With the interest in micro-entrepreneurship surging post the global COVID-19 pandemic, this Entrepreneur Middle East Live webinar will look into how this can be further facilitated and grown in the MENA region, as well as the opportunities and challenges inherent in doing so.
Having Announced Its 2020 Winners, KAUST and SABB Now Welcome Applications For Its 2021 TAQADAM Startup Accelerator Program
TAQADAM, a Saudi Arabia-based startup accelerator program that aims to develop high-potential startups, has announced its 2020 winners and opened applications for its 2021 cohort.
Time For Coffee? There's An App For That, Says COFE Founder Ali Al Ebrahim
COFE is a coffee-centric marketplace app conceptualized in Kuwait, and developed in Silicon Valley for coffee communities around the world.
Virtuzone And Seven Pillars Team Up To Help MENA Companies Expand Into Central Asian Markets
A new joint venture to support MENA-based companies to set up shop in Russia, China, and Central Asia.
Bahrain's Rain Management Aims To Increase Crypto Assets Adoption After Raising US$6 Million In Series A Funding
With an aim to expand through the Middle East and work with diverse regulators, the co-founders hope to further their vision of mass adoption of crypto assets in the region.
Why 2021 Could See More Startups From The Middle East Become Unicorns
The pandemic seems to have driven the region's VCs to be more sophisticated and strategic in how they deploy capital, and also to be bolder.
Google Invites Applications From MENA Tech Startups For Its Digital Accelerator Program
Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA to consider technology startups headquartered in the MENA region that have already raised seed funding.
UAE Startup The Concept Wants To Help You Travel Using Sustainable Products
With an aim to remove non-sustainable hardware from the aviation industry, its first core prototype is a redesigned lightweight in-flight economy food tray called NEOS Fly which combines functionality, sustainability, and technology, and would make a positive impact on the environment, while also allowing airlines to save money in the long run.
Silver Linings: What SMEs In Dubai (Potentially) Stand To Gain From The COVID-19 Crisis
Looking beyond the summer, I'm hoping that we are going to see drastic changes to how we work, how we get paid, and a reduction in bureaucracy that will benefit everyone.
