Author Archives: Paul Hunt

Avatar of Paul Hunt

About Paul Hunt

Paul is a History and Politics graduate, having studied at Queen Mary, University of London and is passionate about international relations, human rights and development. He’s a volunteer at the Mowgli Foundation and is getting involved in various ways including blog writing and researching fundraising opportunities.

Mowgli Jordan Mentee “Creates the Next Angry Birds”

Mowgli Jordan entrepreneur Gaith Kawar has achieved a great success with his businesss, TakTek Games, by signing with UK-based mobile publishing giant Chillingo, known for producing popular iOS and Android games such as “Cut the Rope” and “Angry Birds.” Amman-based … Continue reading

Posted in Latest News, Mowgli Jordan | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Kiva and Silatech Partnership to Encourage MENA Entrepreneurship

Online microfinance institution, Kiva, has announced a partnership with Qatar-based Silatech, a social enterprise which promotes and supports entrepreneurs in the Middle East. Kiva connects entrepreneurs to lenders, who can donate as little as $25 to a startup. It has over 700,000 users … Continue reading

Posted in Latest News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The MENA 100 Business Plan Competition launches for another year

Things are heating up in the MENA 100 Business Plan Competition now that the applications are all in and entries have closed! The MENA 100 BP was launched in 2009 and aims to support and inspire innovative entrepreneurship throughout the Middle … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Latest News | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mowgli Foundation kicks off Mowgli South West mentoring programme

  On January 13-15, Mowgli’s inaugural South West mentoring programme kicked off with the Mowgli Mentoring Experience. 12 mentors were matched with 12 entrepreneurs to initiate mentoring relationships which will last for a year. The event took place at the Ammerdown Centre in Somerset, and … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Mowgli UK | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Bristol Entrepreneur’s Jam: An Introduction to the Mowgli Mentoring Experience

On the 15th Mowgli hosted the Entrepreneur’s Jam at Falafel King in Bristol, a networking event to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). GEW is recognised as being the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship and our Bristol event was one of an … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Latest News, Mowgli UK | Leave a comment

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011: What Mowgli is up to

This year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is almost upon us. It is recognised as being the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. The initiative began in 2008 and has been growing every year. In November, around 40,000 programmes, events and workshops … Continue reading

Posted in Events, Latest News, Mowgli Lebanon, Mowgli UK | 2 Comments