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Startup Minute Originals present: Tik Talk.

Hosted by Joseph Matta, Tik Talk is an original web show targeting the youth to inspire them be more proactive and creative when penetrating the corporate world.

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ١٢: إذا قررت تعمل موقع او تطبيق، كيف بتختار الأقسام، المحتوى، والأدوات المناسبين لمشروعك. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 12: If you decide to create a website or app, here's how to define the sections, content, modules, and call to actions that suit your business. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ١١: كيف منستفيد من السوشل ميديا للبزنس بأحسن طريقة. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 11: The best way to benefit from Social Media for your business. #Nasi7aDigital

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We've all been in the position of hearing a word in a meeting or seeing one in an e-mail that completely confounds us.

Watch Apps of our Lives episode 16 hosted by Sergio Moukarzel to see how this app will help you stay on top of those words and avoid having to ask unnecessary questions.

Featured App: Business Dictionary

This is a quick and easy to use app that provides you with over 30,000 definitions that span across critical business-related topics including entrepreneurship, management, small business, economics, human resources, recruiting, and corporate strategy.

Download the #BusinessDictionaryApp today to quickly grasp key business concepts and explore in-depth definitions, usage examples, and articles accessible offline and on-the-go.

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ١٠: كيف منستفيد من غوغل مابس لمشروع العمل. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 10: How you can benefit from Google Maps for your business. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ٩: هل أنت بحاجة لموبايل آب فعلاً لتنفذ فكرتك أو مشروع العمل؟ #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 9: Do you really need a mobile app for your idea or online business? #Nasi7aDigital

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If you’ve ever tried to make an online survey, you’ve probably tried a few tools here and there. You’ve no doubt enjoyed some features of one product, and some of another, while being frustrated at the limitations you’ve come across.

Watch Apps of our Lives episode 15 hosted by Sergio Moukarzel to see how easily you can create custom forms for surveys and questionnaires right in your mobile or web browser.

Featured App: Google Forms

Your free Google account gives you access to most of Google’s product line – Sheets, Docs, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, etc. It also gives you access to Google Forms, a simple yet often overlooked tool that has a plethora of impactful use cases.

All we need is a cool way to make a survey, poll or some other variety of forms. And for that, #GoogleForms are perfect. Which survey-making tools have you tried? Let us know in the comments.

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ٨: هل كل مشاريع العمل التقليدية قادرة أن تتحول إلى مشاريع على الانترنت؟ #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 8: Can all traditional businesses be capable of transforming into online businesses? #Nasi7aDigital

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Don’t you find time for English letter writing and application writing? How to write a letter to a friend offline? Here is the right letter pad app for you.

Watch Apps of our Lives episode 14 hosted by Sergio Moukarzel to see how this free letter writing app helps you write formal letters in English and get the offline letters and applications in very few minutes.

Featured App: Letter Templates Offline - Letter Writing App Free

An essential app for all students, employees, and business people because this letter pad maker has all the formal letters or business proposal letters and personal letters that you want to write.

In this free English letter writing app or cover letter editor app, you can just replace your reason in the place of default reasons in bolded form and you're good to go.

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If there were awards for losing papers, I would win the award. Business cards are even smaller, which makes them even easier to lose.

Gone are the days of taking business cards and losing them at the bottom of my purse, or letting them deteriorate in a hidden pocket of my wallet.

Watch Apps of our Lives episode 13 hosted by Sergio Moukarzel to see how this app makes it so easy to capture business cards with your mobile phone and recognize the card information immediately, quick-save to your contacts.

Featured App: #CamCard, read your card, mind your business.

CamCard is the best business card reader app for keeping your info updated.

It's the easiest app to manage and exchange business cards, the perfect fit for salespeople, entrepreneurs, business developers or marketing experts, and anyone who wants to be one.

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ٧: كيف ممكن تزيد عدد المتابعين من دون أي تكلفة. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 7: How to get more followers for free. #Nasi7aDigital

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Ever fancied a pocket penguin that learns and grows wiser with you? Meet Wysa an AI friend that helps you live the best life you can.

Watch Apps of our Lives episode 12 hosted by Sergio Moukarzel to see how this 4 am friend and life coach (that you can chat with for free!) can equip you to handle whatever life throws at you.

Featured App: Wysa - #GetUnstuck

Sometimes we get tangled inside our heads, unable to move on. Talking to Wysa can help you get unstuck - it’s anonymous, #helpful, and will never judge.

Here’s a look at what other people use Wysa for 👇

👂 Vent and talk through things or just reflect on your day

💪 Practice CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and DBT techniques to build resilience in a fun way

📝 Deal with #Stress, #Anxiety, #Depression, #PanicAttacks, #Worry, #Loss, or #Conflict, using one of 40 conversational #coaching tools

💆🏻 Relax, #focus and sleep peacefully with the help of 20 #mindfulness exercises

93% of the people who talk to #Wysa find it helpful. So, go ahead… talk to Wysa.

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نصيحة ديجيتال إعداد وتقديم طوني سميا الحلقة ٦: كل ما تريد معرفته عن الهاشتاج. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital prepared and presented by Tony Samia episode 6: Everything you want to know about the Hashtag. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال الحلقة ٥: نصائح تتعلق بالتسويق الإلكتروني لمشروع على الإنترنت. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital hosted by Tony Samia episode 5: Digital Marketing tips for your Online Business. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال الحلقة ٤: كيف ممكن نعرف شو ممكن تكون تكاليف مشروع على الانترنت. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital hosted by Tony Samia episode 4: How we can figure out the cost of an online business project. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال الحلقة ٣: كيف ممكن نكتشف فكرة مبتكرة لإطلاق مشروع على الإنترنت. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital hosted by Tony Samia episode 3: How we can find an innovative idea to create an online business. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال الحلقة ٢: نصائح للحؤول دون انتشار الإشاعات والأخبار المفبركة. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital hosted by Tony Samia episode 2: Advices to help prevent the spread of rumors and fake news. #Nasi7aDigital

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نصيحة ديجيتال الحلقة ١: مقدمة لبرنامجنا الأسبوعي الجديد. #نصيحة_ديجيتال

Nasi7a Digital hosted by Tony Samia episode 1: Introduction to our new weekly program. #Nasi7aDigital

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Beirut-Based Startups Jellyfish and Smart Budget Win the Startup Roadshow Semi-Finals;

First blockchain system launched by UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention to provide coverage for healthcare workers across public and private healthcare facilities;

Teacherly raises $1 million seed to reinvent teacher collaboration and communication;

Google search can now point you to the exact part of a video you need;

Starbucks Japan is selling pens with built-in NFC wallets;

Facebook introduces Portal TV, a video chat camera accessory for your television;

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Whether you’re planning a #websitedesign project, #vacation, or company off-site, this #app is infinitely customizable and flexible for your every need.

Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 11 to see how you can go from #idea to #action in seconds by creating cards and dragging them across a digital board to follow your project's #progress.

Featured App: Trello

Trello is a visual tool for organizing your #work and #life. Join more than 35 million registered users to #organize all your #projects at work, at home, or anywhere in between.

Trade in your sticky notes (and mental notes) for Trello’s digital boards and get more done with its customizable-yet-simple boards, lists, and cards.

See the big picture, or dive into the details, all on one #Trello board.

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Coin M - A Gold-Based Cryptocurrency to launch in the UAE;

Souq.com becomes the first to offer same-day delivery in Saudi Arabia;

Localized, a new talent tech company, closes $1.2 M in funding to unlock educated talent for global companies;

Careem expands payments offering with Mobile Recharge feature within the Careem PAY wallet across Egypt and Pakistan and the UAE with Jordan to follow soon;

Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises $55 million in round led by Volvo parent Geely;

YouTube launches Its Music Streaming Services in the Middle East and North Africa market;

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Listen to Mohamad El Dreini, an interior design graduate who's passion for creating led him to become an expert in drawing, painting, and art.

You can check Mohamad's work at @mental_art_house or attend one of his workshops at @B.Hive Hamra.

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Listen to Dania Jradi, Communication & Event Manager at B.Hive - the new concept coffee shop and coworking space in the heart of Beirut - to learn more about how following your passion and not being afraid to make a change in your life will be the milestone of becoming who you really want to be.

Dania lives up to her words and does what she loves at B.Hive: listening to people, supporting their community, and organizing cultural events. Trust the magic of new beginnings and have your own beginning at B.Hive; don't hesitate to go to Dania whenever you're there.

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Listen to Mazen Jradi, founder of B.Hive - a hub for students, freelancers, and entrepreneurs to come and study, work, and be productive.

Mazen's passion for helping people, interacting with people, and bringing them together made him found B.Hive which offers multiple sections in one space: a quite zone, a library, a coffee shop, and a garden. Whatever your mood is, come and be part of B.Hive's growing community.

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#DigitalMarketing is one of the best techniques to reach your customers easily, in fewer periods of time and at less cost. In this #innovative world, #digitalmedia is growing very fast and the future is all forward to Digital Marketing.

Watch #AppsofourLives episode 10 to see how this app teaches you the ways by which you can create a place for your #business in the #OnlineWorld and find new ways to market you #digitally with their #VideoTutorials, #EasyLearning Modules, Quiz Tests & Interview Questions.

Featured App: 360DigitalGyan

This app contains digital marketing #tutorials designed specifically for beginners who want to start their career in digital marketing but don't know where they should start.

Get the full-fledged guide for digital marketing step by step which will:

-help you land the #ITjob you want or work as a #freelancer

-guide you and help you succeed in the online #internetbusiness

Browse through their modules for Digital Marketing, #SEO (Search Engine Optimization), #SMO (Social Media Optimization), #SEM (Search Engine Marketing), #GoogleAdWords, #GoogleAnalytics, #Googlewebmaster, #PPC, #emailmarketing, #contentmarketing, #Facebookmarketing, #Twittermarketing, and many more with new content being added regularly.

So, install the app now… #BecomeDigital with #360digitalgyan app & www.360digitalgyan.com!!

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UAE fintech startup Foloosi raises $500K in a SEED funding round;

Egyptian fintech startup NowPay closes $600K in SEED funding from Silicon Valley’s Endure Capital and 500 Startups;

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) to introduce Hala and make all 10,000 of its taxis available to book through Careem’s app;

Apple Music launches on the web;

Facebook Dating launches in the United States nearly a year after it began testing in Colombia;

Porsche unveils the Taycan, its first fully electric sports car;

Netflix releases trailer for its first music competition series, starring Cardi B, TI, and Chance the Rapper titled Rhythm + Flow;

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Educational toys startup founded by Lebanese female entrepreneur LittleBits, gets acquired by Sphero;

Egyptian RiseUp acquires online startup and technology media platform MENAbytes;

Trella, Cairo-based trucking marketplace, joins Y Combinator’s S19 batch;

Saudi’s Nana Direct closes $6.6 million Series A for its online grocery platform co-led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Impact46 with participation from Wamda Capital, Watar Partners, and Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC);

PUBG is getting cross-play for Xbox One and PS4 in October;

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The journey is never-ending. There's always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.

Here's a recap of what we've presented to you in our first quarter of #AppsofourLives and we're so excited to kick off the next quarter in the upcoming week!

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Online dating giant Match Group acquires Egyptian startup Harmonica, marriage matchmaking app and the first major exit for Flat6Labs;

Chinese phone brand Oppo pushes iPhones into fourth place in global sales charts for handsets, Samsung remains in first place and Huawei comes in second;

Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invests $2M in Bykea, a Pakistan-Based on-demand transport, logistics, and payments startup;

Verizon is selling its blogging website Tumblr to the owner of popular online-publishing tool WordPress for less than $3 million, according to Axios, a stunning drop in value from the $1.1 billion Yahoo paid for it in 2013;

Huawei’s new operating system is called HarmonyOS;

Game of Thrones creators sign $200 million Netflix deal to make exclusive shows and films;

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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, a leading UAE banking group, partners with Silicon Valley's Plug and Play, a global innovation platform, to enable new ways of adapting digital transformation;

Batelco, a Bahrain Telecommunication Company, launches Summer Entrepreneurship Program for university students and young professionals in collaboration with BRINC Batelco IoT Hub;

Bahrain’s Rain closes $2.5 million seed round and becomes the first licensed cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East;

Egyptian fintech MoneyFellows raises over $1m investment from 500 Startups, Dubai Angel Investors, and Phoenician Funds;

French inventor successfully crosses the English Channel on a hoverboard;

The Matrix is returning to theaters to celebrate its 20th anniversary;

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Installed on over 380 million devices in over 200 countries around the world, it helps you scan, store, sync and collaborate on various contents across smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers.

Watch #AppsofourLives episode 8 to see how this app turns your smartphone into a portable scanner.

Featured App: CamScanner

CamScanner is an intelligent document management solution for individuals, small businesses, organizations, governments and schools. It is the perfect fit for those who want to digitize, sync, share and manage various contents on all devices.

Simply snap a photo of paper documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards and business cards. It will automatically crop and enhance the image, making text easily readable. You can then save the document as a PDF or export it directly into your Evernote account.

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Egyptian digital payment firm Fawry sets IPO price at $0.3906;

Saudi based e-commerce enablement startup Zid, raises $2M pre-series A investment led by Elm VC;

Muzmatch, a dating app for Muslims raises $7 million Series A, led by Luxor Capital, a multi-billion dollar US hedge fund and Y Combinator, to help them find a life partner;

Dubai-based property management startup HiGuests closes a $1.1 million investment led by a leading Spanish real estate player Forcadell, announces expansion to Spain;

Disney is breaking records with the best box office year in history;

Spider-Man: Far From Home is the latest Marvel movie to hit $1 billion at the box office;

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More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. And yes, the name WhatsApp is a pun on the phrase What's Up.

Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 7 to learn how to use WhatsApp Business app to conduct your business with 1.5 billion WhatsApp users.‍

Featured App: WhatsApp Business

WhatsApp Business is a free to download app, and was built with the small business owner in mind. With the app, businesses can interact with customers easily by using tools to automate, sort, and quickly respond to messages. WhatsApp can help you provide customer support and deliver important notifications to your customers.

If you have separate business and personal phone numbers, you can have both WhatsApp Business and WhatsApp Messenger installed on the same phone, and register them with different numbers.

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Coding education company CODED raises $1.3 million Pre-series A funding to teach the Arab world coding led by KISP Ventures with participation from 500 Startups, Sirdab Labs, Sharq Capital, Sijam Ventures, and Abdullah Al-Zabin;

Careem’s food delivery service “Careem NOW” launches its delivery services in the holy city of Mecca;

Noon.com partners with Chinese technology company Neolix to bring driverless delivery vehicles to Dubai;

Clara, a London-headquartered legal tech startup that was born in Dubai, raises $2 million seed funding from Techstars, 500 Startups, Wamda Capital, VentureSouq, Delta Partners, Shorooq Investment, and Dubai Angel Investors, to digitize legal assistance for startups across the world;

Uber is testing an all-in-one monthly subscription for rides, eats, bikes, and scooters for $24.99 per month;

Avengers: Endgame finally passes Avatar as the highest-grossing film of all time;

Natalie Portman will take up Thor’s hammer in Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Listen to Adnan Ammache, the CoFounder & CEO of Presentail, an online gifting platform for curated items from local sellers in Lebanon who have small and medium businesses.

Presentail.com serves as a platform for connecting expats with their beloved homeland, and bringing them closer to their family and friends. Four weeks after its launch, the e-commerce has proven to be a success among Lebanese living in the UAE, Africa, America, and Canada.

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Listen to Farah Ali Hassan, the CoFounder of Presentail, an online gifting platform for curated items from local sellers in Lebanon who have small and medium businesses.

Presentail.com serves as a platform for connecting expats with their beloved homeland, and bringing them closer to their family and friends. Four weeks after its launch, the e-commerce has proven to be a success among Lebanese living in the UAE, Africa, America, and Canada.

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Great news for Saudi youth as Mawhiba signs agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Global Initiatives to support and develop young Saudi talent;

LUNCH:ON ranked in Crunchbase’s Top 50 Hot Tech Companies Globally, making LUNCH:ON the only company from the region to receive this recognition;

Washmen, the Dubai-based mobile-native dry cleaning and laundry service, has raised 6.2M$ Series-B round led by AddVenture with participation from Cedar Mundi Ventures, Henkel and others to solidify its operations in the UAE and expand its digital technology hub in Lebanon;

Dubai’s FlexxPay raises investment to offer salary advances to employees on behalf of their employers, and the payments are made through Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank;

Lebanese Shopify-like ecommerce management platform ‘Ecomz’ raises $4 million Series A led by local VC Cedar Mundi Ventures and joined by iSME Lebanon, a government led funding initiative, and BLC Bank;

Kuwaiti beauty ecommerce startup Boutiqaat doubles valuation to $500 million in 18 months with latest investment, with this valuation and Uber’s acquisition of Careem, Boutiqaat with Property Finder is now the most valuable technology startup of the Middle East & North Africa;

COFE App, Kuwait’s beloved online coffee marketplace app, has partnered with LinkedIn, the world’s foremost professional networking site, to attract global talent;

PepsiCo is planning to replace its plastic bottles of Aquafina with aluminum cans at locations around the U.S.

Watch the first trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan;

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Listen to our first episode of "The Weekly Minutes" to learn more about building and scaling a peer-to-peer marketplace where our Host, Khaled Abou Kassem, interviews with the entrepreneur behind a platform with great potential and greater impact helping you find Newborn Care and Child Care Specialists in Lebanon & GCC!‍

Featured Entrepreneur: Hussein Sleiman

Hussein is the Co-Founder & CEO of Find A Nurse which lets you find newborn care specialists, nurses, nannies & babysitters near you. Create an account and connect with trained, qualified carers!

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Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq to receive up to $1bn in financial commitments from the World Bank;

UAE-based premium ride sharing startup Careem signs a deal with Etisalat and Snapit Digital to let car passengers enjoy free unlimited WiFi in their rides;

Dubai plans to make most of the limo fleets of Uber and Careem eco-friendly by 2026;

Arabic Karaoke App Ghinwa helps MENA's singers unleash their full potential online;

Beirut-based insurtech BSynchro raises $1 million from Lebanon’s Berytech and Phoenician Funds as they look to transition insurance related companies into the digital world in a speedy and affordable way;

Jordan’s Faylasof raises $500,000 Pre-Series A funding from Saudi-based Wise Ventures for its online bookstore;

Dubai’s Zbooni raises $1.1 million from Chalhoub Group and B&Y Venture Partners to help businesses sell over Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp & Instagram;

Dubai’s Sprii raises $8.5 million Series A for its web and mobile-based baby products ecommerce marketplace;

Hopi, a yet-to-be-launched Dubai-based direct-to-consumer subscription contact lens startup raises seed funding;

Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw – Check out the final trailer! It comes out August 2nd.

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Shopi is an easy to use SaaS platform that enables digital in-store experiences and increased store efficiency by empowering the customer and sales associates with knowledge & engaging content.

In this video, hear about Shopi's experience implementing their solution at D&G Dubai Mall as part of The Greenhouse Accelerator program.

The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant-based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub.

Watch the full episodes of the Startup Series by Chalhoub Greenhouse on their channel at startupminute.co/chalhoubgreenhouse

FACES & Tryano share their POC experiences and use cases in episode 2 of Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series.

The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant-based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub.

You can now watch the full episodes of the Startup Series by Chalhoub Greenhouse on their channel at startupminute.co/chalhoubgreenhouse

StoreDNA & Tory Burch share their POC experience and use case in episode 1 of Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series.

The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub.

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The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

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Application deadline is approaching for the Forward KSA Accelerator program by AstroLabs, if your startup has significant traction and at least 1 Saudi (co-)founder then you are eligible to apply ; BeyondCapital was awarded $450K from Mercy Corps to collaborate and invest in rising early-stage start-ups in Jordan ; STEP Group, organizers of the annual technology festival, STEP Conference, has launched Dreamers, a platform dedicated to preparing children with skills needed to succeed for the jobs of tomorrow ; Careem enters micro-mobility space with acquisition of Cyacle, the UAE-based bikeshare company ; Emirates NBD, one of the biggest banking groups in the region, has recently opened a Virtual Reality (VR) Academy to make their employees more efficient through an engaging and intuitive learning experience ; Eksab, the leading Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform in MENA and the GCC, announced a six-figure seed investment from 500 Startups as it looks to capitalize on the prestigious African Cup of Nations being hosted in Egypt for the first time in more than a decade ; Amazon Prime has launched in the UAE and is available to customers for AED16 ($4.4) per month, or AED140 ($38) per year ; Domino's Pizza, the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, and Nuro, the robotics company transforming local commerce, are partnering on autonomous pizza delivery pilot in Houston ; Orcas, the mobile application that connects parents and students with tutors and babysitters, has raised $500K in a pre-Series A funding round led by Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading VC fund, with participation from NFX Capital ; Tenderd, a heavy equipment rental marketplace for the construction industry in the MENA region, has launched with the region’s largest seed funding round of $5.8 million from a spectrum of high profile San Francisco and international investors ; The Hunger Games is getting a prequel next year that takes place 64 years before the first book, set for release on May 19th, 2020.

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid with Good News! ‘Golden Card’ for Permanent Visa Residents ; Jordan Introduced its 1st Agritech Accelerator HASSAD supported by ITG Solutions ; Oasis500, one of the leading investment companies and business accelerators based in Jordan announces a seed round of investment in Jordanian Sportech startup DigitaSport ; Trukkin raises $3.5 million becoming the leading truck aggregator in the GCC ; Egyptian foodtech startup Yumamia raises a Pre-Series A $1.5M investment round, plans expansion to Saudi ; Google integrates food delivery services into Search, Maps and Assistant & partners with delivery companies like DoorDash, Postmates, Delivery.com, Slice and ChowNow ; In Ford’s future, two-legged robots and self-driving cars could team up on deliveries ; Arnold Schwarzenegger said he’d be back in the first Terminator movie back in 1984 and 35 years later, that’s come true, again. There’s another Terminator movie on its way, "Terminator: Dark Fate" will hit theaters on November 1st.

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The Cycle 3 touch Innovators met with mentors to get support in various areas of operation and further their business.

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Great demand from investors and entrepreneurs for long-term visas in UAE ; Saudi Arabia approves a Green Card-style system to issue residence permits for highly-skilled and wealthy foreign nationals ; Discover Egypt’s first fashion incubator program tailored to Egyptian fashion entrepreneurs' needs ; Cairo-based fintech startup XPay raises $250,000 pre-seed to enable universities, residential compounds and other communities go cashless ; Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim has acquired Wadi.com the Saudi online grocery delivery platform ; Dubai’s The Luxury Closet closes its growth round with $11 million, acquires Hong Kong-based Guiltless ; Careem, the Dubai ride-hailing platform that was bought by Uber for $3.1 billion, plans to revolutionize mass transportation across Saudi Arabia with the launch of a bus service from Jeddah to Makkah, following the success of Careem Bus in Egypt last December ; Netflix takes on ‘Project Runway’ with new competition series Next in Fashion ; Spotify is test driving a car hardware thing called ‘Car Thing’ .

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You know you want to start a business, but what do you do next? Here's how to find the perfect idea for your business. 

Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 6 to learn how you can manage all aspects of your business on your mobile device.

Featured App: Business Builder Android App

The Business Builder is a combination of bookkeeping and productivity tools for small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.

The app is designed to help entrepreneurs handle the basic administration of their business. It comes with multiple checklists and guided business activities to help you start and grow your business. We know that with limited funding during the start-up phase, starting a business can be quite hectic, not to mention expensive. The Business Builder App will help you be your own bookkeeper, accountant, and marketer when funds are limited.

Download the Business Builder App to get started on your entrepreneurial journey. Turn your business idea, into a business plan and grow your business. The Business Builder App will help you strategically position your business to take advantage of funding opportunities and to keep a decent set of business records.

Share it with your friends who need to see how they can start and grow their businesses, and let us know what you think in the comments & what to talk about next time in order to find more apps that can simplify our lives.

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Entrepreneurship rising in Jordan - the Kingdom announces the first Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship in the region ; Cairo-based sports data startup ArqamFC gets acquired by UK’s StatsBomb ; Coffee on demand! COFE App signs an exclusive partnership deal with Deliveroo ; Egyptian digital marketplace for auto spare parts, Oddiggo, raises $180,000 seed fund from Saudi-Based angel investor ; Google Podcasts comes to iOS and desktop as Google now lists playable podcasts in search results ; With new Fit technology that uses AR to help you find the right fit for your sneakers, Nike calls itself a tech company ; Louis Vuitton’s flexible-screen handbags are the definition of extra ; Netflix acquires StoryBots children’s brand ; The trailer Netflix has dropped for sci-fi thriller 'I Am Mother' will have you wondering which character to trust in a post-apocalyptic world where humans are supposed to be done for.

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Have you ever wanted to break your bad habits or create new ones?

It’s usually easier said than done.

Everyday our lives are governed by habit. These habits are the little routines and small ways of doing things. Most people are unaware or are only slightly aware that they’re doing them.

Whether you want to read some more, stop smoking, start working out or even just track how many hours you wasted on Facebook, this app lets you do it!

Watch "Apps of our Lives" episode 5 to learn how to keep track of your day to day habits and routines, and smash through your goals.

Featured App: HabitBull

Habits are no more than routines which you perform subconsciously. To build one - train yourself. To break one, find another one which is similar, yet different and nicer, and repeat it until it sticks.

To assist you with this HabitBull lets you set reminders for each habit and displays them on days when you need to be successful. This is especially useful if you have a to do list with repeating tasks or if you want to be reminded to do the same thing every day. It can also be used as a calendar planning tool or checklist, but also as a very effective repeating reminder (e.g. to drink water every 2 hours).

It is entirely up to you, really. But why not give it a try and have a convenient helper on the go?

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