Company: Cardio Diagnostics Country: Lebanon/United States Industry: Medical Technology Co-Founders: Ziad Sankari and Najwa Sahmarani Established in: 2011 Number of Employees: 11 Revenues: Product yet to be launched, expectation of…
Entrepreneurs
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In the coming months, Executive is seeking to highlight exciting entrepreneurs from Lebanon and across the Arab world. Every Thursday we will introduce our audience to one of the new…
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Say you are an entrepreneur and you need a space to work, but want to avoid hassles such as finding a usable Internet provider, ensuring uninterrupted electricity, and the like,…
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Private equity (PE) financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a fairly nascent industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, but it is increasingly being accepted…
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It can be daunting to be an entrepreneur in Lebanon. A lack of solid infrastructure, slow Internet and a lack of proper legal structures put significant pressure on the…
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The public sector’s support for entrepreneurship in Lebanon has largely been timid. One public institution that is trying to be active and encourage the country’s enterprising youth is Banque du…
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Many entrepreneurs have had their chance at launching a business thanks to loans supported by Kafalat, the government-sponsored loan guarantee company. In fact, of the 20 entrepreneurs featured in this…
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Economics & PolicyEntrepreneurs
Growing support for Lebanon’s entrepreneurs
by Maya Sioufiby Maya SioufiBit by bit, the Lebanese entrepreneurial puzzle is coming into place. A startup in Lebanon now can have access to incubators, accelerators and associations supporting entrepreneurship as well as financial…
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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…
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An “American Idol” for entrepreneurs; that’s how the first round of selection for Beirut-based business accelerator Seeqnce could be called. The 436 applicants — ranging from designers, developers to business…