Startups Without Borders

PODCAST: THE STORY BEHIND THE 'INVISIBLE SON'

IN EPISODE 16 OF THE PODCAST, WE DELVE INTO THE STORY OF TEY EL-RJULA, WHO BUILT A $1.5 MILLION BLOCKCHAIN STARTUP FROM A REFUGEE CAMP.

SPARK AND STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS LAUNCH THE EDTECH STARTUP COMPETITION

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN LEBANON, JORDAN, IRAQ AND TURKEY.

PODCAST: 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS IN EUROPE AS AN IMMIGRANT

FOR IRMA RODRÍGUEZ, BUILDING A BUSINESS IN ITALY WAS VERY CHALLENGING. TODAY, THOSE DIFFICULTIES ARE THE BASIS OF HER CONSULTANCY, "EMIGRAR Y EMPRENDER." HERE'S HER TOP 5 TIPS.

HERE'S 15 COUNTRIES THAT GIVE THE STARTUP VISA TO FOREIGN ENTREPRENEURS

FROM CHILE, TO THAILAND, NEW ZEALAND AND FRANCE, WE'VE LISTED 15 PLACES YOU CAN MOVE TO AND START UP.

PODCAST: THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED ACTING AS A VC FOR A YEAR

AFGHAN ENTREPRENEUR YAMA SARAJ SPILLS THE BEANS ON HIS RECENT EXPERIENCE AS A FELLOW AT INCLUDED VC. LISTEN TO A POWERFUL CONVERSATION ON RESILIENCE AND STARTUP BUILDING AND RESILIENCE.

PODCAST: HOW TO TURN BEING OVERLOOKED INTO YOUR BIGGEST ASSET

IN EPISODE 21 OF THE PODCAST, AMERICAN POWERWOMAN LAUREN MAILLIAN SHARES THE MINDSET AND STORY OF THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO START A VC FUND IN THE USA.

PODCAST: 7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE STARTING UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST

IN EPISODE 29 OF THE PODCAST, ANAS AL-CHALABI SHARES HIS MOVING JOURNEY FROM IRAQ TO JORDAN, SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF STARTUPS ON THE WAY. DON'T MISS HIS LESSONS.

THIS IS WHY I CAME BACK TO THE REFUGEE CAMP WHERE I GREW UP

AT 18, SADDAM SAYYALEH GOT THE CHANCE TO LEAVE THE JERASH REFUGEE CAMP AND TRAVEL ABROAD. HOW DID THE TRIP INSPIRE HIM TO CREATE A SOCIAL STARTUP PRAISED BY JORDAN'S QUEEN RANIA?

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IMPACT INVESTMENT

LISTEN TO THIS PANEL HELD AT THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT, WHERE IMPACT STRATEGISTS DISCUSS THE NEW FRONTIER IN IMPACT INVESTING.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIRING REFUGEES IN TECH COMPANIES

WE TEAMED UP WITH REFUGEEFORCE TO TALK ABOUT A NEW REALITY RESHAPING THE WORKPLACE: HOW HIRING REFUGEES IN EUROPEAN COMPANIES CAN DRIVE INNOVATION. DON'T MISS THIS PODCAST EPISODE.

NOT JUST REFUGEES: MEET THE SYRIAN TALENT REVITALIZING TECH COMPANIES

THE REFUGEE JOURNEY IS A VENTURE IN AND OF ITSELF. IN THE LAST EDITION OF OUR SERIES WITH REFUGEEFORCE, WE MEET MOSTAFA AZMY, A TECH TALENT WHO NEVER STOPS GROWING.

FROM ASHES TO BRICKS: HOW TO SUCCEED WHEN EVERYTHING TURNS AGAINST YOU

THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST, WE SPEAK TO GAZA'S WONDERWOMAN, MAJD MASHRAWI. AS THE CEO OF GREENCAKE, MAJD TRANSFORMS RUBBLE AND ASHES INTO BRICKS TO REBUILD THE WAR-TORN CITY.

HOW THIS YEMENI WOMAN FOUND HER FUTURE (AND HERSELF) IN TECH

FROM YEMEN, TO JORDAN, TO THE NETHERLANDS, GHADA ISMAIL HAD TO REBUILD HER LIFE TWICE. BUT AS SHE JOINED REFUGEE FORCE, SHE EMBARKED ON A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY.

PODCAST: HOW TO GENERATE PASSIVE INCOME AND LIVE AS A DIGITAL NOMAD

FRANCISCO ORTIZ QUIT HIS JOB AND SOLD EVERYTHING HE OWNED TO TRAVEL THE WORLD. HOW DID HE CREATE AN ONLINE BUSINESS THAT ENSURES HE GETS GROWING, PASSIVE INCOME?

PODCAST: HOW TO MASTER MEDIA RELATIONS WHEN THE WORLD IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION

LISTEN TO EPISODE 18 OF THE PODCAST, AS DINA EL-MOFTI SITS WITH MAHA ABOUELENEIN, CHIEF VALUE OFFICER FOR GARY VAYNERCHUK, TO TALK ABOUT MASTERING PR IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY.

PODCAST: HOW TO TEACH YOURSELF ANYTHING AND BECOME YOUR BEST SELF

IN EPISODE 15 OF THE PODCAST, WE MEET IRAQI ENTREPRENEUR ALAA ALNUAIMI, WHO BUILT A DESIGN STUDIO THAT GARNERED THE ATTENTION OF GIANTS IN TURKEY LIKE NIKE.

6 TEDX TALKS BY REFUGEE FOUNDERS THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU

FROM FASHION MOGULS TO BLOCKCHAIN ENTHUSIASTS, THESE FIERCE ENTREPRENEURS WILL TURN YOUR PERCEPTIONS UPSIDE DOWN.

PODCAST: 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE PITCHING TO A VC

AS AN IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR, NORA DECIDED TO BECOME THE INVESTOR SHE NEEDED. TODAY, SHE LEADS UNCONVENTIONAL VENTURES, A VC FOR UNDERREPRESENTED FOUNDERS.

5 TALKS FROM THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT TO WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN

FROM MEDIA POWERHOUSES TO STARTUP MASTERMINDS, HERE'S 5 TALKS YOU SHOULD REWATCH.

ITALY-BASED STARTUP MYGRANTS SCORES €300,000 INVESTMENT

THE STARTUP, FOUNDED BY CHRIS RICHMOND 'NZI, IS GOING TO FURTHER GROW ITS 90.000-STRONG APP FOR MIGRANTS IN EUROPE AND MENA.

10 LESSONS I LEARNED SUPPORTING 300+ STARTUPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

"I WENT FROM BEING A FORMER REFUGEE WITH MANY FEARS, TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE PEOPLE AROUND ME." ANAS AL-CHALABI SHARES THE LESSONS HE LEARNED ON THE JOURNEY.

7 STEPS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY AND MONETIZE IT

CAN YOU START A COMMUNITY, MAKE AN IMPACT, AND DRIVE PROFIT BY STARTING OFF WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE? FOR REEM SABOUNI, IT ALL CAME NATURALLY.

HOW MIGRATION LED ME TO START ONE OF AMERICA'S 5000 TECH GIANTS

WE SPEAK TO RANIA HOTEIT, THE LEBANESE POWER WOMAN BEHIND ID4A, RECENTLY LISTED AS ONE OF INC'S TOP 5000 COMPANIES.

5 TIPS TO BOOST YOUR BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

TAKE YOUR DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITHE THESE 5 TIPS TO CREATE CONTENT THAT ATTRACTS, INSPIRES, AND BOOSTS YOUR BUSINESS.

FROM SENEGAL'S POOREST TOWN TO BUILDING ITALY'S FIRST MIGRANT VC FUND

HAVING ARRIVED TO ITALY AT 14, MAMADOU LAMINE TOOK ON A BIG DREAM: IN 5 MONTHS, HE RAISED €90.000 TO BUILD HIS VC FUND, MAMA VENTURE.

THE SECRET TO GROWTH HACKING, ACCORDING TO A SPACE-PRENEUR

HAVING DISRUPTED A 1400 YEAR-OLD INDUSTRY WITH NASA TECHNOLOGY, NADER SABRY SHARES HIS TIPS FOR STARTUPS TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY.

FROM STARTING UP IN SYRIA TO LEADING TECHSTARS, HERE'S 5 LESSONS I LEARNED

IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF OUR PODCAST, SYRIAN ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR, AND TECH LEADER AHMAD SUFIAN BAYRAM NARRATES HIS JOURNEY TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS IN EXILE.

PODCAST: IS THE EXIT A STARTUP'S BIGGEST GOAL?

THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST, WE ASK THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: SHOULD AN ENTREPRENEUR AIM FOR THE EXIT FROM ITS INCEPTION?

HOW ROWING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC MIRRORED MY ENTREPRENEURIAL LIFE

THIS WEEK'S PODCAST PRESENTS THE MOTIVATIONAL PANEL AT THE SWB SUMMIT, WHERE ADVENTURERS OMAR SAMRA AND OMAR NOUR TALK ABOUT TAKING RISKS AND OVERCOMING FEAR.

THE WORLD'S FIRST SILENT KEYNOTE SPEECH, AT THE SWB SUMMIT

ENTREPRENEUR AND AUTHOR OF "CONFESSIONS OF A WAR CHILD" CHAKER KHAZAAL GAVE AN INTERACTIVE SILENT SPEECH AT THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT IN CAIRO.

THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION: HOW DO I FUND MY STARTUP?

THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST, MIGRATION HUB'S FOUNDER, ANA ÁLVAREZ MONGE, DIVES INTO THE PROCESS OF FUNDING YOUR STARTUP, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE A NEWCOMER IN A NEW LAND.

MEET THE ENTREPRENEUR USING BIG DATA TO IMPACT 2 MILLION REFUGEES

IN THE THIRD EPISODE OF OUR PODCAST, MACEDONIAN ENTREPRENEUR BERAT KJAMILI EXPLAINS HOW BIG DATA CAN RADICALLY CHANGE THE HUMANITARIAN LANDSCAPE.

MEET THE BOLD MIGRANT FOUNDERS PITCHING THEIR IDEAS IN ITALY

LAST MARCH, THE EVENT "ORIZZONTI STARTUP" GATHERED NEWCOMER ENTREPRENEURS FROM ACROSS ITALY IN ROME'S LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY.

HOW I BUILT A 9.000-STRONG COMMUNITY OF MOTHERS IN CAIRO

WE MEET REEM SABOUNI, THE SYRIAN FOUNDER TAPPING INTO UNEXPLORED MARKETS THROUGH MONTESSORI EDUCATION.

NEWS & STORIES

Opportunities
MAD’s Initiative Is Open For All Lebanese Creatives In France
MAD’s initiative How MAD is Beirut, launched after the Beirut blast, highlights the determination of Lebanese creatives of all ages. The initiative provides a source of income, as it gives these creatives a chance to win a $1000 collaboration with free online workshops and visibility in France.

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Wesam Osama
Opportunities
Startups in Lebanon Can Now Apply to SPARK and Berytech’s Entrepreneurship Program
SPARK and Berytech are supporting Startups and MSMEs in Lebanon with a combination of capacity building and technical support to adapt to Covid-19. The program offers webinars and coaching sessions to help startups and MSMEs.

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Wesam Osama
Opportunities
MITEF Startup Competition Is Open For Entrepreneurs In Saudi Arabia And The Arab World
MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Arab and MITEF Saudi Arabia have announced the launch of the MITEF Startup Competition 2021-2022. The competition aims to enable entrepreneurs and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, with a special focus this year on Madinah.

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Wesam Osama
News & Stories
5 Migrant-led Startups In The UK That Will Inspire You
As we host the Boost With Facebook bil Mobile – Diaspora edition together with Facebook, we look at five migrant-led startups that are helping the UK economy thrive. These fast-growing startups are not only co-founded by immigrants but have also seen the largest increase in value over the last few years.

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Wesam Osama

Opportunities
Social Entrepreneurs in Lebanon Can Now Apply to the Switchers Support Programme
Fondation Diane and EcoSwitch Coalition are launching the 2nd edition of the Switchers Support Programme in Lebanon to support green entrepreneurs who can bring a positive change to the world.

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Wesam Osama

Hacks
Welcome to the German Startup Ecosystem: 8 Key Players you Should Know
Germany has grown a reputation for fostering innovation and talent all across Europe. Azrin Rahman breaks down 9 key German Startup Ecosystem players.

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SWB Team
Hacks
Want to Start a Business But Don’t Know Where To Begin? Here’s Your 7-Step Guide
How can I create a business that scales? How do I make sure it makes revenue? Where do I start? Azrin Rahman outlines 7 steps to start up.

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SWB Team

Startups Without Borders

MAD’s Initiative Is Open For All Lebanese Creatives In France

Startups in Lebanon Can Now Apply to SPARK and Berytech’s Entrepreneurship Program

MITEF Startup Competition Is Open For Entrepreneurs In Saudi Arabia And The Arab World

5 Migrant-led Startups In The UK That Will Inspire You

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