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What if we turned the tables and started looking at refugees for the talent they have, instead of the things they they need? We speak to the founder of the EdTech startup doing just that.
SWB TeamThe Startup Roadshow Has Begun in Lebanon – and You Can Still Apply!
The competition for Syrian entrepreneurs in the Middle East has just started the first of its startup bootcamps in Lebanon, as 20 teams of startups battle it up to pitch at the finale in Amsterdam.
SWB TeamCould This Be the Middle East’s Own Lush?
Yasmeen Smadi meets Samah Kheir El-Zein, the Syrian entrepreneur pioneering locally-made organic skincare products in Egypt and the Middle East.
SWB TeamThis Entrepreneur Invented a Device that Helps Parents Track their Children through a Chip in their Shoes
Syrian entrepreneur Raafat Hantouch turned a dramatic childhood experience into an innovative tech solution that is now making waves.
Valentina Primo“This is the Positive Consequence of War; Women were Forced to Get Out of the Cocoon we Were Living in”
We speak to Souad Mohamed, the Syrian power woman who transformed personal trauma into a tale of leadership.
SWB TeamUK’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Released a New Report on Refugee Entrepreneurs
Having published the first-ever report on the topic, the CFE is gearing up for a summit.
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- The 4th Edition of Startups Without Borders Summit Comes back to Cairo on February 2023
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- These Two Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Revolutionising the Crypto Scene, One Wallet at a Time
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