September has been a month to remember – and October will be even better
Medventures entrepreneurs in Beirut
Mowgli UK team at the Bristol launch. Mowgli Entrepreneur Tom Garry with his mentor Jason and the Lord Mayor!
It’s been a packed month! Here’s our news for September:
- Mowgli UK Launch Night in Bristol for South West mentoring programmes….. Mowgli UK entrepreneur Tom Garry spoke about the impact of his mentor on his business. Read more
- Lebanon entrepreneurs- September held both a Beirut Entrepreneurs’ Jam, and the launch of our mentoring programme for Medventures entrepreneurs. Read more about the Medventures programme- and check out pics of the Entrepreneurs Jam here.
- 2 Mowgli Jordan entrepreneurs secure investment for their business- well done to Mowgli mentees Zaid Amireh (dakwak) and Ala Suleiman (Masmoo3). Read more.
- Tony Bury speaks at TedXBristol: you can watch all the speakers again here
Mowgli Community
- Upcoming programmes in Jordan and Lebanon this October! Still a very few places left... Read more
- Volunteers needed in Bristol! The Bristol Mowgli UK office is looking for voluntary assistants to work with our team as we launch new projects! Read more on the Enternships website.
Get published on Mowgli’s partner WAMDA site! We need writers who have tips on entrepreneurship and mentoring… If you’re keen to pass on your knowledge about how to get investment or how to conduct a great mentoring meeting (tell us your ideas for topics), we want to hear from you. Email cordelia@mowgli.org.uk
- Mowgli Team change: Please note that Linda Parkinson-Hardman has passed over responsibility for social media networks to the UK office team (though she continues work on our website). With thanks to Linda for her continued support and hard work.
Mentoring Quote of the Month:
“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great”.- Mark Twain
Interview: Nadine Asmar: from Mentee to Mentor
Nadine and her Mowgli mentor Ian working together
…the story of Nadine’s journey from an incubator in Lebanon, to becoming a Mowgli mentor, with the support of her own mentor Ian. Read more
Mowgli Publications:
- Tony Bury’s letter as Mowgli’s very first Annual Review is published…..along with our Impact Report . Read more
- ‘Critical Phases of Mentoring in the Life of an Entrepreneur’- downloadable for free in English and Arabic. Click here
Support us- Support mentoring!
Mowgli’s mentors, providing support to entrepreneurs, helped to create over 100 jobs in MENA in 2010. Donations to our charity fund are always welcome- click here to donate securely online.
Interesting reads:
- Join our LinkedIn Discussion about ArabNet Cairo, the first conference in Egypt for Arabnet’s special digital entrepreneur community. We’re attending- are you? Read More (LinkedIn discussion)
- Why mentors help entrepreneurs learn- it’s psychological!… A blog post by Mowgli’s Cordelia Lonsdale, hosted by BusinessZone (a UK magazine for businesspeople.) Read more
- Building an Entrepreneurial Society in the Arab World- thought provoking article from a blog hosted by Mowgli partners, WAMDA
Thanks for reading -see you next month!
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