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The American Embassy in Lebanon is hosting the US-Lebanon ICT Forum on Oct 14-15 at BIEL.  The forum will showcase 60 companies active in the ICT sector, and will feature a series of seminars about trends in the technology and communications sector.

As part of the forum, ArabNet is organizing a free entrepreneurship workshop, Speed Up Your Startup, to help entrepreneurs:

• turn their ideas into a business case and get personalized feedback
• learn about their legal options for starting a business in Lebanon
• understand how the fundraising works and what investors look for
• meet with experienced entrepreneurs and learn about growing their business, managing talent, and building a corporate culture
• learn more about the latest trends in the web space

The workshop will feature speakers from Tandem (Consultants), Kobeissi & Frangie (Law Firm), Middle East Venture Partners, Element^N and Yahoo!