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8 Tools Every New Business Needs
Are you wondering which tools you should be using for your new business? If so, you’ve come to the right…
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Comscore study: Small Business Owners’ Interest in Credit Cards is Increasing
Comscore’s white paper “The COVID-19 Impact on Small Business Credit Card Applications in 2020” revealed that small business card application…
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instaConsult Launches Personal Consultation via Whatsapp
In this age, technology can literally be injected into your skin. So don’t expect this to be a far topic.…
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NowPay Raises US$2.1 Million in Seed Investment
Cairo-based FinTech startup NowPay, a financial-wellness platform for employees in emerging markets, has announced today that the company has raised…
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What are the most common issues that the HR department deal with?
Human resources. Suppose you’ve worked in an office before you may know them as the people who deal with the…
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What is a Burn Rate and Why Should Startups Care?
For early-stage startups, having cash is essential to staying afloat. But it’s one thing to have money and another to…
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Fintech Tools Every Startup Should Have
In this day and age, there is literally a digital tool for everything. But when you’re a startup with limited…
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Social listening and analytics company ‘Talkwalker’ acquires Nielsen Social
Talkwalker, a global social listening and analytics company, announced the acquisition of Nielsen Social, a leading provider of social measurement…
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Small business owners optimistic about economic recovery post-COVID
Facebook, in partnership with the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), today published the Global…
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Viber cuts business ties with Facebook
Japanese owned Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, announces it will cut…
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Outsourcing IT support – why are so many companies doing it?
As a business, having 24/7 support from your IT department is a must. Sadly, with current business infrastructures, many IT…
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Coronavirus impact on industries and sectors
The ongoing spread of COVID-19 “the new coronavirus” has become one of the biggest threats to the global economy and…
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Google to Hire Cairo-Based Team
Google plans to hire a team for its Cairo office, seeking to expand its business in Egypt and implement new…
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3 Things You Should And Shouldn’t Do To Make Meetings Productive
It is necessary for every company to hold a workplace meeting every once in a while. The meetings are essential…
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Top Six Digital Supplies that Businesses Should Order
Businesses are currently operating in an era where digital incorporation is a critical factor in the success of the entity.…
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KarmSolar, Cairo3A Poultry sign US$90 million agreement
KarmSolar, Egypt’s fastest growing solar energy company, has signed a US$90 million solar distribution contract with Cairo3A Poultry, a subsidiary…
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Top 5 Egyptian Startups That Raised Money in 2018
2018 was an amazing year for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt. As 80 startups raised investment, positioning Egypt among the…
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If you can’t trust employees to work flexibly, why hire them?
Productivity at the workplace depends on several elements one of which is a flexible working environment. This has been confirmed…
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How Recognizing Employees Can Enhance Employee Performance
There are many employees that have been forced to work the same mundane job day in and day out. An…
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Zain Kuwait Partners with J. Walter Thompson
J. Walter Thompson was successfully chosen by Zain Kuwait – one of the leading Telecom operators in the region –…
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EMENAComm: Communication Trends for 2019
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity; 2018 was a year of confusion, especially for the public. The role of the communicator…
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Uber invests $100 million in Egypt
Uber plans to pour $100 million investments in the Egyptian market in the next five years, the ride-hailing giant said…
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Why Patch Management Is Crucial For Business Security
Company data breaches have gone up a whopping 75% in the past two years, according to a report published in…
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Spotify announces advertising partners for launch in the Middle East and North Africa
Top brands Hardee’s, Lipton, Mercedes-Benz Cars Middle East, Mountain View, Samsung Gulf Electronics, The Coca-Cola Company and Western Union partner…
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EY: Four MENA IPOs raise US $349.9m in Q3 2018
Saudi Arabia led the MENA IPO activity raising US$220.6m Muscat, Egypt and Tunis recorded one IPO each raising US $129.3m…
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Facebook Hosts First ‘Boost Your Business’ Event in Cairo
Facebook hosted its first ‘Boost Your Business’ event in Cairo, which took place on Oct 22 at the Nile Ritz…
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Egyptian FinTech Startup ‘Accept’ Ventures Into The Jordanian Market
Accept for payments and technology has announced that it has extended its services to the Jordanian market, in partnership with MEPS,…
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Deezer appoints Kijamii as its digital agency in MENA
The internet-based music streaming service Deezer has appointed Kijamii as its digital agency in the Middle East and North Africa…
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Cairo-based transport startup ‘Buseet’ raises investment
Cairo-based buss booking startup Buseet has successfully raised an undisclosed amount of investment in a seed funding round by Cairo Angels,…
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Vezeeta raises $12 million from Saudi Technology Ventures
Egyptian digital healthcare startup Vezeeta has raised a $12 million Series C funding round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV).…
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A15 exits TPAY, sells 76% stake to Helios Investment Partners
A15, a leading tech investment fund based in the Cayman Islands; announced today that it has successfully sold 76% stake…
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Property Finder finds a home with J. Walter Thompson
Property Finder has chosen J. Walter Thompson as its communication partner targeting the United Arab Emirates with immediate effect, and…
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How AI can open up Silicon Valley to international investors
Mobile apps are detecting skin cancer. Drones are delivering aid across continents. Artificial intelligence is disrupting every aspect of our…
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Jordanian Startup ‘Mawdoo3.com’ Raises US$13.5 Million
Jordanian startup Mawdoo3.com, the world’s most visited Arabic website with more than 45 million unique users per month, has completed a…
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UAE’s new influencer marketing policy comes into effect
The national media council’s law to regulate influencer marketing industry has came into effect on Jun 1. UAE-based social media…
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Link Development Digitalizes Madaar Development Operations In Egypt
Egypt’s leading real-estate company, Madaar Development has started digitalizing its operations using a real estate solution known as Microsoft Dynamics…
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Egyptian fashion startup, La Reina raises $1 million in a Series A funding round
La Reina, Egypt’s first online fashion rental platform, announced $1 million in a Series A funding round led by Egypt’s largest…
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Vodafone Egypt tests waters for ‘Ready Digital’
Telecom giant Vodafone Egypt set foot in the digital marketing industry, launching a new service called “Vodafone Ready Digital” –…
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Court suspends UBER, Careem services in Egypt
A court ruling in Egypt ordered the suspension of Uber (US based) and Careem (Dubai based) services, effective immediately leading to a…
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The Hub Advertising Becomes The Ad Store Exclusive Partner in Egypt
The Hub advertising, branding and digital agency has joined the international creative group of independent communication agencies; The Ad Store…
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Chef Manal Al Alem becomes the latest investor in Yumamia
Famous TV celebrity, Chef Manal Al Alem has become the latest investor in the Cairo-based food tech startup Yumamia. The…
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Samsung Acquires ‘Kngine’ Cairo-Based AI Startup to Improve Bixby
Samsung Research America recently announced its acquisition of Kngine — an artificial intelligence startup from Egypt. The startup, which was…
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Employee engagement tops business leaders’ challenges, according to global survey
The two top challenges facing today’s leaders are employee engagement and effective strategy execution, according to a survey of 1248…
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Grey Group (WPP) acquires a majority stake in hug digital
Grey Group has acquired a majority stake in hug digital – a leading independent regional digital marketing agency, based in…
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Fintech Kuwait’s startup Ajar Online secures second round of investment
Ajar’s online has closed their second round of investment since 2016, led by Dubai-based venture firm BECO Capital, and follows the…
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Mumm Engages Egypt’s Work Community, Spreads Gratitude
Asking employees all over Egypt to post photos of their role model colleagues at work using the hashtag #El_Mf7ot (The…
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TPAY Acquires 100% of DCBEgypt
TPay, the MENA region’s first and biggest Direct Carrier Billing platform, and one of A15’s portfolio companies, announced today that…
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Incorta Hires Wael Fakharany to Lead International Expansion
SAN MATEO, CA – Incorta, the real-time analytics platform has announced that it hired international sales executive Wael Fakharany as…
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E7gezly and PassApp to become two separate companies
A15, the leading technology investor has announced that E7gezly, the online booking provider, and PassApp the digital mobile passes solution…
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A15 & DELL EMC Join Forces to Support Tech Startups in Egypt
The leading technology investor, A15 announced today a strategic partnership with Dell EMC, the global information infrastructure vendor, with a…
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Wael Fakharany leaves Careem Egypt after 6 months
Wael Fakhrany left Careem Egypt after 6 months of leading the company as a Managing Director. Careem has appointed Ramy…
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