Entrepreneurs
Anchorfree’s CEO Gorodyansky Hails Middle East’s E-Commerce Potential
AnchorFree, a Silicon Valley-based online privacy and security pioneer, has vowed to kick-start the Middle East’s nascent e-commerce industry.
HUB Dubai Launches With a Historic Tweet
HUB Dubai, a unique community of ethical entrepreneurs, responsible corporate innovators, and socially-conscious individuals yearning for a more sustainable lifestyle and centered around places to mee...
Why Should You Ask For Payment in Advance If You Are a Freelancer?
The main reason why any professional freelancer should ask for payment in advance is that otherwise he will be the one shouldering the greatest amount of risk for the project and unprotected from unre...
Startups Are The New Frenzy In The Middle East
By Mikko Silventola, partner at Annia Capital I landed to the Middle East a few months ago and I have already seen lots of networking events and buzz about entrepreneurship and especially new start-up...
Small Business Advice: The Power of Social Recommendation
By Kai Fu Lee, CEO at Innovation Works A few days ago, I had a chance to try a particular brand of frozen dessert maker, which was only available in the United States. I sent out a “tweet”...
Infographic: Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa
As we head towards the end of the year, SocialBakers, a company offering monitoring and tracking tools for analysis of social networks that are used for comparing social media stats and metrics, decid...
Mobile ADs Spending in the Middle East Region Will Reach $10 Million in 2012
Spending on mobile display advertisements is expected to boom in Middle East countries in the coming years due to growth in the number of mobile phone holders, according to experts.
Yelp User Sued by Business for Negative Product Review
A woman in the United States is being sued for $US750,000 after leaving a bad review on social media site Yelp, with the target company alleging the statement was inaccurate and cost it lost business.
What Drives Small Businesses and Startups?
A new survey of small business owners conducted by Virtuzone, one of the fastest growing company set-up operators in the region, reveals that the economic outlook is positive.