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Marketing Reloaded: Why You Should Attend Startups Without Borders’ Dive Into Growth Hacking and Digitalization

“The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of businesses in an incredible way. […] We want to support our community of entrepreneurs by...

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Are Women More Effective Leaders During a Crisis? Here’s What Research and the Pandemic Tell us

In March 2021, the renowned business magazine, Forbes Middle East, published its definitive list of “Top Level CEOs in the Middle East”. Of...

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4 Lessons for Impactful Charity Work From the CEO of Mersal Foundation

From the midst of the still ongoing pandemic, Heba Rashed—the founder and CEO of the Egyptian Mersal Foudnation—emerged as a symbol of hope....

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Is Your Business Ready for Ramadan? 6 Insights on Consumer Behaviour From Facebook and YouGov

For many businesses, our behavior as consumers during Ramadan 2021 might be unpredictable; it’s only our second (but hopefully last) Ramadan under the...

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How an Insurance Business Leader Helped Save the Heritage of Heliopolis After Hours

We often find it hard to reconcile our passions with a traditionally successful career trajectory. But that’s not the case for Choucri Asmar,...

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Let’s Talk Maternity Leaves: Does Being a Mother Hurt the Careers of Women in Egypt?

Being a mother shouldn’t damage or limit the careers of women. Any reasonable person should agree to that. But reality is still unfair....

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UK Gives 70,000 Uber Drivers Worker Status: Should This Be Done in Egypt?

For the longest time, Uber drivers were classified as self-employed and independent contractors. But now, that reality is history—at least in the UK....

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How She Can 2021 Is Set Out To Enable and Celebrate Resilient Female Entrepreneurs in Egypt

During the Covid-19 pandemic, female-led businesses struggled to stay afloat. But Entreprenelle’s SHE CAN 2021 is back to enable and empower female entrepreneurs...

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Key Highlights From Industry Experts at the Launch of Canada’s Ryerson University in Cairo

Universities of Canada in Egypt announced its new partnership with the 73-year-old Ryerson University on February 22 at Cairo’s Nile Ritz Carlton to...

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Why Elon Musk Hires and Fires People

If wealth is how you determine a person’s success, he’s among the planet’s richest. If it’s ambition and influence, Elon Musk has already...