The top 20 Lebanese entrepreneurs

Lebanese with entrepreneurial spirit and a business idea are no longer left to their own devices. Locally, they can find an incubator willing to provide a place to work from and assist them through mentorship and support. Alternatively, they might choose an accelerator eager to speed up their idea is solid enough, entrepreneurs might even win a prize or two from one of the various entrepreneurial awards being offered in Lebanon. And for financing, the main option a few years ago was to beg for dough from family and friends, whereas now entrepreneurs are increasingly likely to be granted a loan, or even equity from a number of venture capitalists that have set up shop in Lebanon. Granted, the obstacles to reaching success are numerous – from the lack of a solid information technology infrastructure to political instability made worse by last month’s bombing in the heart of Beirut –