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A successful couple of award-winning entrepreneurs Fardous Mohamed and her husband had to start their arts academy abroad all over again – but this time, online.
SWB TeamSyrian Startup Shiffer Champions the Startup Roadshow Finals at Amsterdam’s Ignite Conference
Erbil-based Shiffer took home the $8.000 prize. HealthTech startup Fadfed, based in Amman, took home the second prize, while Sharqi Shop won the Young Advisory Group Audience Award.
SWB TeamDefying Statelessness: How My Daughter’s Birth Inspired Me to Start a Peer-to-Peer Shipping Company in Iraq
What happens to Syrian refugee children who are born abroad? The hurdles to get a birth certificate in Iraq led Azhar Al Madani to start a shipping company.
SWB TeamThese 10 Syrian Startups are Heading Off to Pitch their Businesses in Amsterdam’s Ignite Conference
10 Syrian-led businesses based in Beirut, Amman, Erbil, Istanbul and Gaziantep are taking off to pitch at the SPARK Ignite Conference.
SWB TeamShe Fled the Scars of War. Now, She’s The Force Behind of One of America’s Top 5.000 Tech Companies
She arrived to the US at 18, with only 1.000 in Her Pocket. How did this power woman built a tech empire, listed as one of Inc’s 5000 companies?
Valentina PrimoCongolese Entrepreneur Olivier Mukuta Wins the Nordic Startup Awards with his Blockchain Startup VipiCash
The entrepreneur, who came up with his first startup in a refugee camp, is using blockchain to help women have financial independence.
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