Why be an entrepreneur?

The Lebanese have a very well developed entrepreneurial culture, and they are known in Africa, the United States, Europe, Latin America and of course Lebanon for their entrepreneurial initiative. There are a number of reasons to start a business in Lebanon:

- A need for independence self-employment, wealth creation, creativity and technological development all fuel the boom in entrepreneurship.

- Lebanese people have a good instinct for transforming risks into opportunities.

- Human capital is the country’s primary added value.

- Startup Weekend: http://startupweekend.org

- Webdays: http://webdays.co

- MIT: Imagine Cup: https://www.imaginecup.com/

- www.studentcompetitions.com

National competitions – Tunisia

- Contest for the best business plan (inter-university competition): http://www.cnentrepreunariat.mes.rnu.tn/