Passion Projects
Our New Business, Old Ideas series focuses our lens on newly established and highly creative businesses selling products and services as old as time, some even thought to have become obsolete. Yet with very inventive and innovative approaches, these businesses have found success and flourished. An appreciation of flowers as ...
- October 20, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
Our New Business, Old Ideas series focuses our lens on newly established and highly creative businesses selling products and services as old as time, some even thought to have become obsolete. Yet with very inventive and innovative approaches, these businesses have found success and flourished. An appreciation of flowers as
- October 20, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
Established almost 20 years ago, Extreme Solution was one of the first technology consultancy firms in Egypt, during an era when the internet and digital technologies were very much in their infancy. As their name explicitly describes, Extreme Solution are a tech firm that provide organizations with a myriad of ...
- February 2, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
Established almost 20 years ago, Extreme Solution was one of the first technology consultancy firms in Egypt, during an era when the internet and digital technologies were very much in their infancy. As their name explicitly describes, Extreme Solution are a tech firm that provide organizations with a myriad of
- February 2, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
In November 2020, Business Forward made a call for submissions from entrepreneurs and business leaders to tell us their stories of how they survived –and perhaps even thrived- through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked our audience to vote for the stories they found the most compelling to ...
- December 17, 2020
- 4 MIN / WATCH
In November 2020, Business Forward made a call for submissions from entrepreneurs and business leaders to tell us their stories of how they survived –and perhaps even thrived- through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked our audience to vote for the stories they found the most compelling to
- December 17, 2020
- 4 MIN / WATCH
Six years ago, Amal Tolba was in Egypt and went into labor with her third child. It was a very complicated birth thanks to medical malpractice and her daughter, Dara, was stillborn. “She acquired cerebral palsy due to birth asphyxia,” Amal says. “She was deprived of oxygen. I was administered ...
- December 3, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
Six years ago, Amal Tolba was in Egypt and went into labor with her third child. It was a very complicated birth thanks to medical malpractice and her daughter, Dara, was stillborn. “She acquired cerebral palsy due to birth asphyxia,” Amal says. “She was deprived of oxygen. I was administered
- December 3, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
Every year, the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business’s very own startup accelerator, Venture Lab (V-Lab) features dozens of the most exciting startups working in a variety of industries and sectors. The environment and climate action are very high on the global agenda, which makes it no surprise ...
- November 5, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
Every year, the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business’s very own startup accelerator, Venture Lab (V-Lab) features dozens of the most exciting startups working in a variety of industries and sectors. The environment and climate action are very high on the global agenda, which makes it no surprise
- November 5, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
It is the startup season once again. Like every year, the last few months of the closing fiscal year host an array of demo days of Egypt’s different incubators and accelerators, graduating new cycles of startups and getting ready for the next one. This time around, the startups that graduated ...
- July 14, 2019
- 4 MIN / READ
It is the startup season once again. Like every year, the last few months of the closing fiscal year host an array of demo days of Egypt’s different incubators and accelerators, graduating new cycles of startups and getting ready for the next one. This time around, the startups that graduated
- July 14, 2019
- 4 MIN / READ
Business Forward celebrated its first anniversary on December 3 under the umbrella theme of The DNA of Egypt’s real economy: A look forward. During the event, general manager of CairoAngels Zeina Mandour gave an overview of Egypt’s startup ecosystem, its different stakeholders and how the scene as a whole is ...
- December 30, 2018
- 17 MIN / WATCH
Business Forward celebrated its first anniversary on December 3 under the umbrella theme of The DNA of Egypt’s real economy: A look forward. During the event, general manager of CairoAngels Zeina Mandour gave an overview of Egypt’s startup ecosystem, its different stakeholders and how the scene as a whole is
- December 30, 2018
- 17 MIN / WATCH
“While everybody is trying to bring ride-hailing services to 1 billion people in the world, Halan is focusing on the remaining six.” When the founding CTO of Uber Oscar Salazar joins the Board of Directors of an Egyptian startup, invests in it and has that much credit to give, the ...
- December 19, 2018
- 4 MIN / READ
“While everybody is trying to bring ride-hailing services to 1 billion people in the world, Halan is focusing on the remaining six.” When the founding CTO of Uber Oscar Salazar joins the Board of Directors of an Egyptian startup, invests in it and has that much credit to give, the
- December 19, 2018
- 4 MIN / READ
The term “sharing economy” is mostly associated with models similar to Uber and Airbnb, which mainly operate in the services sector. But what if the concept of the sharing economy was embedded into scientific research technologies? Associate Professor of Operations Management at The American University in Cairo (AUC) Sherwat Elwan ...
- December 9, 2018
- 4 MIN / READ
The term “sharing economy” is mostly associated with models similar to Uber and Airbnb, which mainly operate in the services sector. But what if the concept of the sharing economy was embedded into scientific research technologies? Associate Professor of Operations Management at The American University in Cairo (AUC) Sherwat Elwan
- December 9, 2018
- 4 MIN / READ
Every six months, the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) accelerator Venture Lab (V-Lab) and accelerator Flat6Labs Cairo graduate their respective startup cycles. As V-Lab brings two accelerator cycles to an end – one startup and one fintech-focused -, Business Forward showcases the nine startups to watch from a total of ...
- December 9, 2018
- 4 MIN / READ
Every six months, the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) accelerator Venture Lab (V-Lab) and accelerator Flat6Labs Cairo graduate their respective startup cycles. As V-Lab brings two accelerator cycles to an end – one startup and one fintech-focused -, Business Forward showcases the nine startups to watch from a total of
- December 9, 2018
- 4 MIN / READ
Our New Business, Old Ideas series focuses our lens on newly established and highly creative businesses selling products and services as old as time, some even thought to have become obsolete. Yet with very inventive and innovative approaches, these businesses have found success and flourished. An appreciation of flowers as ...
- October 20, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
Our New Business, Old Ideas series focuses our lens on newly established and highly creative businesses selling products and services as old as time, some even thought to have become obsolete. Yet with very inventive and innovative approaches, these businesses have found success and flourished. An appreciation of flowers as
- October 20, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
Established almost 20 years ago, Extreme Solution was one of the first technology consultancy firms in Egypt, during an era when the internet and digital technologies were very much in their infancy. As their name explicitly describes, Extreme Solution are a tech firm that provide organizations with a myriad of ...
- February 2, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
Established almost 20 years ago, Extreme Solution was one of the first technology consultancy firms in Egypt, during an era when the internet and digital technologies were very much in their infancy. As their name explicitly describes, Extreme Solution are a tech firm that provide organizations with a myriad of
- February 2, 2021
- 4 MIN / READ
In November 2020, Business Forward made a call for submissions from entrepreneurs and business leaders to tell us their stories of how they survived –and perhaps even thrived- through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked our audience to vote for the stories they found the most compelling to ...
- December 17, 2020
- 4 MIN / WATCH
In November 2020, Business Forward made a call for submissions from entrepreneurs and business leaders to tell us their stories of how they survived –and perhaps even thrived- through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked our audience to vote for the stories they found the most compelling to
- December 17, 2020
- 4 MIN / WATCH
Six years ago, Amal Tolba was in Egypt and went into labor with her third child. It was a very complicated birth thanks to medical malpractice and her daughter, Dara, was stillborn. “She acquired cerebral palsy due to birth asphyxia,” Amal says. “She was deprived of oxygen. I was administered ...
- December 3, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
Six years ago, Amal Tolba was in Egypt and went into labor with her third child. It was a very complicated birth thanks to medical malpractice and her daughter, Dara, was stillborn. “She acquired cerebral palsy due to birth asphyxia,” Amal says. “She was deprived of oxygen. I was administered
- December 3, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
Every year, the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business’s very own startup accelerator, Venture Lab (V-Lab) features dozens of the most exciting startups working in a variety of industries and sectors. The environment and climate action are very high on the global agenda, which makes it no surprise ...
- November 5, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
Every year, the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business’s very own startup accelerator, Venture Lab (V-Lab) features dozens of the most exciting startups working in a variety of industries and sectors. The environment and climate action are very high on the global agenda, which makes it no surprise
- November 5, 2020
- 4 MIN / READ
