Entrepreneurs
Play Seeds Lets Gamers Donate to Microloan Payments
Microloans are small, interest-bearing loans made to entrepreneurs in developing economies. Because they accrue interest, the capital can be lent out in perpetuity. In most regions loan default rates ...
Servcorp Offers Virtual Office Space Through its “Business Package
Servcorp, the leading provider of serviced offices and business package solutions in the Middle East, continues to pioneer the ‘workplace of the future’ with its virtual office offering. Since introdu...
LinkedIn Reveals The 10 Words You Should Avoid Using On Your Profile
Looking to stand out from the crowd, and let a prospective employer know how passionate and experienced you are? Stop right there. New data released by LinkedIn – the world’s largest online prof...
The BEEhive Opens in Dubai
The BEEhive, Dubai’s newest edutainment play-area for children, opened its doors along the shores of The Dubai Canal in Business Bay last week. The concept is the brainchild of Mumpreneur, Shahdan ElK...
GigRove: Connecting Freelancers With Startups for Work in Exchange for Accommodation
On average, more than 70 million startups have opened globally each year for the past 30 years. Running on small budgets with the need to be agile in their spending, the proliferation of startups has ...
Refugees and Locals Work Together in New Dutch Ideas Hub
With more than 9,000 square meters of available space, the new Lola Lik cultural hub is encouraging everyone in the city of Amsterdam to get involved. Located in the main building of Amsterdam’s forme...
French Catering Company Hires Refugee Chefs
Putting the adage that the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach at the center of their business, new Paris catering company Les Cuistots Migrateurs (The Migrant Cooks) hires migrant chefs ...
#Pay and Payfort Team Up to Offer Secure e-Payments in the Region
PAYFORT, an online payment service provider in the Arab world, and fintech startup #Pay (pronounced ‘hash-pay’) announced #Pay team will now be part of PayFort. The two will be working together to fac...
STEP Group Gets $2 Million in Funding
STEP Group, a Dubai-based media and technology company, has successfully closed its Series A funding round with a $2 million investment from regional investors, including Wamda Capital, Equitrust and ...