ENTREPRENEUR LIFE

ENTREPRENEUR LIFE

International SMEs Day: 5 Ways to Support Your Local SMEs Through Google Maps

27 Jun 2020

Help support your local SMEs and startups on International SMEs Day with only a few [...]

9 Must-Read Biographies to Inspire Every Entrepreneur

9 Must-Read Biographies to Inspire Every Entrepreneur

11 Jun 2020

Learn from the best stories of great woes and even greater triumphs. [...]

10 Fiction Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read Right Now

10 Fiction Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read Right Now

15 May 2020

From light and humorous to dark and serious, there’s a work of fiction to inspire [...]

13 Films & Shows Every Entrepreneur Should Watch Right Now

13 Films & Shows Every Entrepreneur Should Watch Right Now

18 Apr 2020

From biographical tales of unsung heroes to catastrophic crises, have yourself an [...]

Entrepenelle Launches Free Online Workshop Programme Geared Toward Women in the Ecosystem

Entrepenelle Launches Free Online Workshop Programme Geared Toward Women in the Ecosystem

09 Apr 2020

Whether you’re a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or simply inquisitive, the [...]

Endeavor Releases Free Crisis Management Resources For Social Impact Entrepreneurs

Endeavor Releases Free Crisis Management Resources For Social Impact Entrepreneurs

07 Apr 2020

The global non-profit has published a full library of resources you can refer to, [...]

#StartupSceneWFH: We Find Out How Entrepreneurs Across the Region Work from Home ⁣

#StartupSceneWFH: We Find Out How Entrepreneurs Across the Region Work from Home ⁣

06 Apr 2020

From Dubai to Cairo, we ask some entrepreneurs to share with us their setups to [...]

10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

05 Apr 2020

The ecosystem is alive and well - at least online. Platforms from all across the [...]

PIVOTING IN A PANDEMIC: Egypt’s Fitness Entrepreneurs Built an Industry From Scratch. Now What?

PIVOTING IN A PANDEMIC: Egypt’s Fitness Entrepreneurs Built an Industry From Scratch. Now What?

04 Apr 2020

We speak to the biggest Egyptian fitness entrepreneurs to find out how the young [...]

THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

03 Apr 2020

“The mantra right now is survival of the quickest. Hope for the best but plan for [...]

Egyptian AI Pioneer Rana ElKaliouby's Debut Book Launching in April

Egyptian AI Pioneer Rana ElKaliouby's Debut Book Launching in April

17 Jan 2020

The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer’s memoir explores humanity through the [...]

10 Podcast Recommendations We Got from 10 Entrepreneurs at #RiseUpSummit19

10 Podcast Recommendations We Got from 10 Entrepreneurs at #RiseUpSummit19

19 Dec 2019

We asked some of your favourite entrepreneurs and business figures what their [...]

Laptops and Flip-flops: Vezeeta Opens In The Egyptian North Coast

Laptops and Flip-flops: Vezeeta Opens In The Egyptian North Coast

25 Jul 2019

Out of office, but not really. [...]

Magnitt Partners With The Jordanian Entreneurship and Innovation Association

Magnitt Partners With The Jordanian Entreneurship and Innovation Association

02 Jul 2019

The agreement will promote Jordanian businesses abroad. [...]

Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

03 Jun 2019

How do retreats really affect teams? [...]

CO-55, An Egyptian Co-Working Space That Shrinks And Expands With Startups

CO-55, An Egyptian Co-Working Space That Shrinks And Expands With Startups

13 May 2019

Because it’s all about that startup philosophy. [...]

The Lebanese Are Biking To Work On April 17th

The Lebanese Are Biking To Work On April 17th

11 Apr 2019

16 percent of productive time is killed on roads and 70 percent of travel time is [...]

Social Media Day Invited Digital Marketing Agencies For A Retreat A Few Months Before The Summit

Social Media Day Invited Digital Marketing Agencies For A Retreat A Few Months Before The Summit

01 Apr 2019

Ending with a bang, a team went home with a EGP 12K cheque. [...]

On Valentine’s Day, We Ask 3 Couple Co-Founders What It’s Like Working With Their Partners

On Valentine’s Day, We Ask 3 Couple Co-Founders What It’s Like Working With Their Partners

12 Feb 2019

Love is in the air, who do we pitch it to? [...]

A Deep Dive Into Egyptian Tech Startup Instabug's Recent Retreat To Nepal

A Deep Dive Into Egyptian Tech Startup Instabug's Recent Retreat To Nepal

05 Dec 2018

Omar Gabr, Instabug’s CEO, tells us how the startup’s annual retreats have helped [...]

On Halloween, We Ask 5 Entrepreneurs What Scares Them The Most About Egypt’s Startup Landscape

On Halloween, We Ask 5 Entrepreneurs What Scares Them The Most About Egypt’s Startup Landscape

30 Oct 2018

For the ecosystem is dark and full of terrors. [...]

The Lebanese Entrepreneur Who Jumped From Broker, to Poker, to DaddyFoody

The Lebanese Entrepreneur Who Jumped From Broker, to Poker, to DaddyFoody

11 Oct 2018

Serial Entrepreneur Brahms Chouity talks to Startup Scene’s editor Leena ElDeeb [...]

From Cairo To Munich, With R&D: An Egyptian Engineer Working On Siemens’ Corporate Tech

From Cairo To Munich, With R&D: An Egyptian Engineer Working On Siemens’ Corporate Tech

23 Sep 2018

We bumped into Mohamed Khalil, a PhD student at Siemens Corporate Technology, as we [...]

Go Lean or Go Home? A Look at the MENA's First Lean Startup Night

Go Lean or Go Home? A Look at the MENA's First Lean Startup Night

18 Jul 2018

As the first Lean Startup Night took off in Cairo, we ask its MENA ambassador Hani [...]

Meet the 6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Selected for Obama's Young Leaders Programme

Meet the 6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Selected for Obama's Young Leaders Programme

16 Jul 2018

Six young entrepreneurs from Egypt were hand-picked to partake in this one-year [...]

KMT House Sets Off to Turn Entrepreneurs Into Filmmakers

KMT House Sets Off to Turn Entrepreneurs Into Filmmakers

09 Jul 2018

Especially for early-stage startups, going viral can be a real challenge. Sharine [...]

What Happens in the Valley? The Middle Easterner's Guide to the World's Tech Hub

What Happens in the Valley? The Middle Easterner's Guide to the World's Tech Hub

04 Jul 2018

From the best coffee and pizza places, to tips and advice from Middle Eastern [...]

If Business Cards Become Obsolete In The Digital Age, What Next?

If Business Cards Become Obsolete In The Digital Age, What Next?

21 Jun 2018

In the era of Bump, My Name Is E and JumpScan, we ask 5 Middle Eastern [...]

Egypt's 5 Most Successful Partners, in the Eyes of Hugo Boss

Egypt's 5 Most Successful Partners, in the Eyes of Hugo Boss

15 Jun 2018

The global luxury brand gathered 5 of the country's top industry co-founders for a [...]

10 Saudi Women Just Got Their Drivers Licenses, Can they Become Drivers Too? We Ask Uber

10 Saudi Women Just Got Their Drivers Licenses, Can they Become Drivers Too? We Ask Uber

07 Jun 2018

We speak to Uber's regional office about the new Saudi drivers and how they plan to [...]

7 MENA Entrepreneurs Tell Us How They Stay Productive While Fasting in Ramadan

7 MENA Entrepreneurs Tell Us How They Stay Productive While Fasting in Ramadan

23 May 2018

Working in Ramadan can be a real challenge, especially for those addicted to [...]

How Close Are We To Dystopia? 5 MENA Startups Mirroring Netflix's "Black Mirror"

How Close Are We To Dystopia? 5 MENA Startups Mirroring Netflix's "Black Mirror"

13 May 2018

From child-tracking devices to augmented reality game centres, we explore 5 [...]

Seedstars Launched their Co-Working Space and Crowned 7keema as Egypt's Best Startup

Seedstars Launched their Co-Working Space and Crowned 7keema as Egypt's Best Startup

06 May 2018

The Switzerland-based organisation crowned on-demand nursing service 7keema in [...]

9 Companies by Egyptian High School Entrepreneurs We Discovered at the Injaz Competition

9 Companies by Egyptian High School Entrepreneurs We Discovered at the Injaz Competition

30 Apr 2018

As Injaz Egypt kicked off their 2018 edition of their Company Competition at [...]

Seedstars Brings Their Newest Co-working and Co-living Hub to Egypt Next Week

Seedstars Brings Their Newest Co-working and Co-living Hub to Egypt Next Week

26 Apr 2018

Fancy a meeting by the pool? Set in an astounding villa, the Seedstars Space - [...]

5 Books Every Boss Lady Needs To Read

5 Books Every Boss Lady Needs To Read

22 Apr 2018

Whether you’re a boss lady juggling responsibilities, or an employee eyeing a [...]

7 Unspoken Rules in MENA’s Business Etiquette

7 Unspoken Rules in MENA’s Business Etiquette

10 Apr 2018

Wondering why your business relationships are not going very well? You might find [...]

Africa's First UrbanTech Hub, KMT House, Just Opened in Cairo

Africa's First UrbanTech Hub, KMT House, Just Opened in Cairo

09 Mar 2018

Organized as an expo-style event, the launch brought together urbantech [...]

A Closer Look at Gouna's Gorgeous - and First Ever - Co-Working Space

A Closer Look at Gouna's Gorgeous - and First Ever - Co-Working Space

22 Nov 2017

Ramzi Makram-Ebeid's incredible co-working space, 'GSpace', provides an incentive [...]

The Egyptian Entrepreneurs Behind Okhtein Just Landed their Flagship Bag in Beyonce's Hands

The Egyptian Entrepreneurs Behind Okhtein Just Landed their Flagship Bag in Beyonce's Hands

22 Oct 2017

Two pioneers in the Egyptian fashion realm, the sisters behind the handbag brand, [...]

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Uber Shuts Down Uber Eats Operations in All Middle East Markets

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Egypt’s B2B E-Commerce Platform Fatura Raises USD 7-Figure Seed Round

The platform connects FMCG wholesalers to retailers and doubly serves as a digital lending platform for small merchants. [...]

Dubai-Based Proptech Startup Nomad Homes Raises $4 Million Investment

The digital real estate platform is vying to migrate property renting and buying in the EMEA region entirely online. [...]

Tunisian Entertainment Startup Galactech Raises Six-figure Pre-Series A Investment

The six-figure Pre-Series A round led by the Oman Technology Fund will enable Galactech to enter more international markets. [...]

GoDaddy Launches Arabic Website to Support SMEs in the MENA Region

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Swedish Audiobook Streamer Storytel Acquires UAE’s Kitab Sawti

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UAE Launches Space Science Training programme for Young Arab Inventors and Scientists

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Moroccan Fintech Startup OnePay Raises $400,000 Investment

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Digitising Services for a More Productive MENA Region: An Interview with Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha

Digitising Services for a More Productive MENA Region: An Interview with Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha

30 Jun 2020

“We find local solutions to local problems. This is what we built Careem on,” says Careem’s co-founder and CEO, Mudassir Sheikha in this exclusive interview following the recent release of the company’s SuperApp. [...]

From Sales to CEO: An Interview with the Arab ‘Godmother’ of Fashion Retail Asil Attar

From Sales to CEO: An Interview with the Arab ‘Godmother’ of Fashion Retail Asil Attar

10 Jun 2020

Honoured on lists of top business leaders year after year, Iraqi-British retail veteran Asil Attar has had an illustrious career, working with some of the biggest names in fashion and becoming the first female CEO of multiple MENA powerhouses. [...]

Meet the Founders Behind Arabic Learning & Development Platform Zedny

Meet the Founders Behind Arabic Learning & Development Platform Zedny

28 Jun 2020

Recently launched with an enormous library of 5,000+ hours of content ready for users to access, Zedny hopes to become the benchmark for professional education in the region. [...]