Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 17 - 23, 2008
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide initiative aimed at young entrepreneurs everywhere who seek to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things.
Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition Nominated Teams Announced
Friday, July 18th, 2008The nominated teams have been announced for the third iteration of the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition (QRNEC), which aims to be a driving force for entrepreneurship and innovation in Jordan.
The following are the names of the nominated teams, who have successfully passed the first stage and will compete for the QRNEC awards for this […]
MBR Foundation Center For Entrepreneurship and Innovation In American University Of Beirut
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced plans to establish a new center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon, as part of its continuous efforts to instill the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Arab world.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Center for Entrepreneurship […]
Swalif Think Day, An Event Encouraging Arab Thought & Innovation Online
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Under the slogan “Think“, Dubai’s Knowledge Village will be witnessing a joint event by GadgetsArabia, Swalif Soft, and the Emirates Internet Group, on August 7th 2008, aimed towards pushing and encouraging development in the Arab internet industry, by bring together a number of high profile speakers from some leading Arab web2.0 companies.
Some representatives from Google […]
John Osher: 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008John Osher is a “serial entrepreneur” who has developed literally hundreds of consumer products, from energy saving devices to baby products, toys and candy, and household appliances. He has built and sold several successful businesses to major companies and is most popularly known as the guy who brought the “five dollar […]
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation & PICTI Sign MoU
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the Palestine Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on projects and opportunities for economic development.
Under the MoU, the two organizations will be co-operating on initiatives aiming to encourage young entrepreneurs in the region and across the Arab world […]
Microsoft & ABAN Partnership To Promote Entrepreneurship In MENA Region
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with Arab Business Angels Network (ABAN) covering the Middle East and North Africa region.
The partnership aims to increase the success rate of new entrepreneurial ventures in the region, by encouraging innovative business ideas and providing seed funding. Under the agreement, ABAN will work with Microsoft to identify […]
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Launches ‘Sawaed’ Challenge Fund Programme
Saturday, June 21st, 2008The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation announced recently the launch of ‘Sawaed’, a new programme that aims to challenge the private sector to develop innovative business concepts to drive the development of the Arab world.
Operating as a ‘challenge fund’, ‘Sawaed’ will encourage businesses to compete for funding in response to a specific regional development […]
Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition (3rd Edition)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008The Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition (QRNEC), which is in its 3rd year now, was created to be a platform to increase the interest of Jordanian entrepreneurs and innovators in designing a path to achieve their dreams.
It strives to advocate entrepreneurial skills as students and mature entrepreneurs coalesce their knowledge with their resources along with […]
