Finally proving that it is possible to start up, scale and sell in the country, Lebanon saw its first major acquisition in the tech and digital sector a few weeks …
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Company: Pi Slice Entrepreneur: Genny Ghanimeh Country: United Arab Emirates Industry: Microfinance Established in: March 2013 Many entrepreneurs can be accused of starting with their heads in the clouds, but …
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After six months in business, Deghri Messengers s.a.r.l. – out to prove that bicycles are faster, cleaner and more reliable than cars and motorbikes – is firmly in the saddle …
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Lebanon lags behind much of the world when it comes to a favorable business environment, ranking 111th out of 189 economies in the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) 2014 ‘Doing Business’ …
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Last month Leo Burnett was named Network of the Year at the MENA Cristal Festival; the Beirut office won two Grand Prix, five gold, three silver and nine bronze awards …
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Maha Arayssi Rifai and Mohamad Arayssi were recently selected to join Endeavor’s network at the non-profit’s latest International Selection Panel in Dubai. The brother-sister duo founded the personal-care products company …
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Last month, members of the national business community faced the tricky question of what to wear for the festive opening of a gas station. Total Liban, the Lebanese unit of …
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FFA Private Bank will present local and regional investors an opportunity to invest in the Lebanese food and beverage (F&B) industry this Thursday. Lebanese restaurant chain Semsom is seeking to …
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Entrepreneur: Jean Nehme Country: United Kingdom Company: Touch Surgery Industry: Healthcare/Tech Founded: 2013 Funds raised in 2013: $1.5 million Number of employees: 15 Jean Nehme, a Lebanese expat living in …
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Over the course of the three-day ArabNet conference in Beirut, many startups got on stage for the daunting task of pitching their idea to a room full of investors, businesspeople, …