What It Takes to Build a Resilient Startup Ecosystem in Palestine
11, Jan 2021
On October 2020, the Representative Office of Switzerland in Ramallah released an in-depth report exploring "The Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the OPT: Main Challenges and Proposed...
2020 has been a whirlwind of a year. As COVID-19 emerged and fast developed into a pandemic, global economies are now facing a widespread recession that may take years to recover from. Despite this, a...
Fostering a Stronger Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - The International Conference on Entrepreneurship – Palestine
15, Dec 2020
Bethlehem, Palestine, Dec. 14, 2020 – The annual International Conference on Entrepreneurship – Palestine (ICEP) brought together leading industry experts, public sector representativ...
Ayah Sharabati, a design student, is just one of the thousands of young Palestinians contending with high unemployment rates due to limited economic opportunities and a constrained market economy. Una...
Station J wrapped up its first year as East Jerusalem’s newest innovation hub by hosting an Investor’s Pitch Day in cooperation with Jerusalem High Tech Forum (JHF) . Saed Nashef and Jamal...
Palestine, Dec, 16, 2020 – MENACatalyst officially kicked-off their latest GIZ-funded project to empower a new generation of digital marketers with the specialized skills, networks of support, s...
Ayam Shadeed, an architectural engineer, is one of many young Palestinians unable to find gainful employment in their profession. To address such hardships, many Palestinian are embracing the power of...
Wafaa Drabee was born and raised in Hebron, Palestine. With a background in applied chemistry, and soap and skincare manufacturing, and tired of all the chemical-based soap and skincare products flood...
Macramé enthusiast Rand Al-Eisah was introduced to the world of craft at a young age, “My love for macramé’ and crafting started when I was just a little girl. I used to watc...
Monday, November 23, 2020 – Ramallah, Palestine – Our funding partner, the GIZ, recently organized a virtual event entitled “Doing Business in Times of Covid-19,” in cooperatio...
When looking for an investor or a loan, your business plan is one of the most important documents you can bring to the table. It’s also essential for attracting business partners or clients to y...
Ramallah. Nov. 16, 2020 – MENACatalyst is thrilled to announce the launch of their latest GIZ funded project, “Self-employment in a Digital Age,” in the West Bank, Palestine. The pro...
What do Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and even Disney have in common apart from being some of the world’s most well-known companies? The answer, they all started as small-time home-based businesses...
What is your entrepreneurial project?
My project is called Edtech Academy and is an e-learning platform that offers specializations in administrative sciences and training to develop the skills of yo...
Dalia Abu Halwi has always been passionate about environmental causes affecting her local community in Hebron. Along with her entrepreneurial spirit, Dalia was spurred to action when an ancient family...