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20 REFUGEE ENTREPRENEURS WHOSE UNSTOPPABLE DRIVE WILL INSPIRE YOU

FROM BLOCKCHAIN STARTUPS TO FASHION EMPIRES, THESE ENTREPRENEURS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON: THEIR RELENTLESS COURAGE.

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.

THE QUARANTINE SESSIONS HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURS ONLINE

THIS MONTH, WE'RE TURNING A CHALLENGE INTO AN OPPORTUNITY WITH AN ONLINE SERIES TO LEARN, EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES AND START UP.

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.

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.

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.

7 INCREDIBLE PIECES OF ADVICE TO START YOUR BUSINESS IN 2020

AS WE GEAR UP TO KICK-START 2020, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MOST USEFUL QUOTES WE HEARD ON THE PODCAST. THESE ARE THE TIPS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS BEFORE STARTING UP.

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?

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?

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.

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.

MEET THE WINNERS OF THE STARTUP ROADSHOW 2019 HEADING TO AMSTERDAM

AFTER TOURING THE MIDDLE EAST IN SEARCH OF THE TOP SYRIAN-LED STARTUPS, JUSOOR AND SPARK ARE TAKING THE WINNERS TO PITCH ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. THESE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.

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.

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.

6 MIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS ROCKING THE TECH WORLD

FROM GERMANY, TO NORWAY, TO THE USA, THESE ENTREPRENEURS ARE DISRUPTING THE TECH INDUSTRY.

HOW I STARTED MY ARTS SCHOOL ALL OVER AGAIN - BUT ONLINE

MEET THE AWARD-WINNING YEMENI ARTISTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO TEACH ARTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

THESE 6 SYRIAN STARTUPS ARE ROCKING THE MIDDLE EAST

FROM E-COMMERCE CHAMPIONS, TO HEALTHTECH APPS IN JORDAN, TO TRAVEL APPS IN ISTANBUL, WE LOOK AT THE WINNERS OF THE STARTUP ROADSHOW.

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Opportunities
Startups Without Borders and Facebook Partner Up to Support 1550 Entrepreneurs on the Move
We teamed up with the social media giant to help you transform your digital marketing. If you have moved to a new country and want to grow your business, you’re in the right place! Join us on this 3-day journey to boost your marketing, network and get mentorship.

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News & Stories
101 Saudi Teams Joined Forces to fight Covid-19 in an Unprecedented Online Startup Weekend
Organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, the event gathered 101 teams and more than 800 attendees to come up with ideas aimed at presenting the kingdom, and the world, with viable solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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Valentina Primo
News & Stories
Meet Europe’s first Marketplace for Refugee-led Businesses: Anqa
TERN, the UK’s leading refugee business network has just launched Anqa, Europe’s first marketplace for refugee-led businesses. The platform features an array of 8 cutting-edge brands and 80 products for customers to buy online.

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Valentina Primo
Opportunities
How to Keep Your Business Afloat: The COVID-19 Survival Guide for Refugee Businesses
Spark has just released a live, open-source guide for refugee-led startups during the pandemic. Authored by Ahmad Sufian Bayram, the guide offers concrete tools to grow businesses during crises.

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SWB Team

Hacks
7 Incredible Pieces of Advice to Start Your Business in 2020
As we gear up to kick-start 2020, we delve into the top tips we heard this year. From panels on battling fear, to interviews on growth hacking, this is the advice you shouldn’t miss before you start your business in 2020.

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Valentina Primo

News & Stories
EdTech Startup DersHub and Salt and Sugar Win the Startup Roadshow in Istanbul
The two finalist startups are now running up for the finals, to be held on November 4th in Amman, Jordan. Up for grabs, there are cash prizes of $15.000, $10.000, and $7.000, as well as the chance to pitch on the global stage in Amsterdam.

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Valentina Primo
News & Stories
10 Syrian-led Startups Are Pitching for $15.000 at the Startup Roadshow in Amman
After touring the Middle East, from Lebanon to Iraq, Turkey and Jordan, in search for the top Syrian-led startups in the region, the Startup Roadshow is taking 10 finalist startup teams to pitch at the finals in Amman.

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SWB Team

Startups Without Borders

Startups Without Borders and Facebook Partner Up to Support 1550 Entrepreneurs on the Move

101 Saudi Teams Joined Forces to fight Covid-19 in an Unprecedented Online Startup Weekend

Meet Europe’s first Marketplace for Refugee-led Businesses: Anqa

How to Keep Your Business Afloat: The COVID-19 Survival Guide for Refugee Businesses

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