Doing Business in Smaller Cities

This is the first article of a new series on business growth. In this series which I have titled “Why start from neutral, when you can start from an advantage” I will be highlighting what's great about running and starting up a business, "Of course, from an...

The Most 12 Costly Business Development Mistakes by Ahmad Mutawaa

Ahmed Al-Mutawaa a serial entrepreneur from Kuwait and the founder/CEO of Mubaader Enterprise, has shared some NOT TO-DO Business Development tips with his followers on Twitter, I really like this one because it is so true.. Mistake # 1...

Startup Weekend Cairo Wrap-Up

Hello all my fellow reader! I'm sorry for not being able to write for soooooo long…its juts that I did TOO much in the past few days. The American University in Cairo hosted the first ever Startup Weekend Cairo, which kicked off this last Thursday, meticulously organized by...

ArabNet Shift: The Biggest Digital Gathering in the Middle East

ArabNet 2011 is here, providing entrepreneurs with the best opportunity to get exposure for their ideas and startups!If you don’t know what ArabNet is, it’s the leading conference for the Arab web/mobile industry, and brings together all the major players in the digital...

Reblog: "My Benihana Experience" ~ Mark Makhoul #BenihanaKUW

A few days back I posted about Benihana opening up at the Avenues and yesterday night I decided to pass by with Nat and try it out. The service wasn’t too bad for a restaurant that’s just been open for a few days and the staff were really friendly. The restaurant itself...

10 Practical Steps to Encourage Entrepreneurship and SMEs in MENA

Boosting Entrepreneurship remains one of the biggest challenges and mysteries for startups in the Middle East Region. Although well established in some countries, entrepreneurship has not reached its full potential. The shortage of small and micro firms in the region...