Startup Visa: Here’s 15 Countries that Offer the Startup Visa to Foreign Entrepreneurs
From brimming Chile, to New Zealand, Italy and other European capitals, we’ve listed 15 countries where you can apply to the Startup Visa, relocate, and build a thriving business. By Hadeel Hegazy The relationship between migrant entrepreneurship and the economic development of host countries is increasingly highlighted, as various...
Entrepreneurs in Iraq: 51 Labs Just Launched the Ignite for Tech Program
The opportunity is open for entrepreneurs in Iraq, who will enter a full-time incubation program and the chance to compete for seed funding of up to $15,000. By SWB Team Based in Sulaimani, the opportunity is open for tech-entrepreneurs from communities all around Iraq to participate in this month-long program. Ignite is 51 Labs’...
6 TEDx Talks by Refugee Founders That Will Turn Your Perceptions Upside Down
Refugee founders are not the exception to the norm. Around the world, from the Netherlands, to Australia and the USA, newcomers are radically changing the reality around them. We’ve listed 6 impactful, thought-provoking and inspiring stories, as told by their protagonists through a TEDx talk. By Valentina Primo “What was your...
This Ramadan, Jusoor Brings Syrian and Jordanian Youth Together to Build Incredible SMEs
The opportunity is open for Syrian and Jordanian entrepreneurs in Jordan. Applications are open until April 25th. By SWB Team Syrian and Jordanian youth are up for an exciting season this Ramadan in Jordan, with the opportunity to launch their business in 10 weeks through the Jusoor Small Business Program. After their successful...
The Buzzing Migrant Business Show is Kicking Off its 5th Edition in London
The Migrant Business Show, a free event celebrating diversity in the entrepreneurial community, is running its 5th edition in the heart of London. By SWB Team The biggest migrant business event in the UK, the 5th Migrant Business Show is kick-starting on April 27th in London, setting off to celebrate the diversity of the...
Meet the Migrant Entrepreneurs Who Won Rome’s “Orizzonti Startup” Pitching Competition
By SWB Team The event gathered entrepreneurs from around the world – from Gabon, to Senegal, Russia and Iran – who came from different corners of Italy to showcase their ideas at Link Campus University. On March 28th, Rome’s Link Campus University hosted the first event for migrant entrepreneurs from across Italy, called...
Refugees With Innovative Ideas in Canada Can Now Apply to the Jumpstart Program
By SWB Team The program, launched by Angel Investors Ontario and Jumpstart, is initially focused on Syrian refugees, but will be open to other nationalities too. Created in partnership with Jumpstart, the Angels + Syrian Refugee Entrepreneurs Program is a unique joint program aimed to empower and support refugee entrepreneurs....
Startups Without Borders in Rome! Meet the First Event for the Italian Migrant Startup Ecosystem
The event, held in partnership with Link Campus University, will shed the spotlight on the country’s growing migrant startup ecosystem, inviting incubators for migrants and refugees, as well as supporting organizations, from Milan, to Bologna to Sicily. SWB Team We’ve joined forces with Link Campus University, to launch...
Code Your Future Opens Up the First Coding School for Refugees in Rome
The UK-based coding school has just partnered up with Italian startup accelerator LVenture Group, to host the first coding bootcamp for refugees in the heart of Rome. By SWB Team ‘There is a chronic shortage of digital skills in the Italian labor market, while in reality the demand for digital workers is growing faster than...
Tech Startups in Iraq: Apply to Five One Labs’ Intensive Training in Sulaimani
Five One Labs is calling on tech entrepreneurs from Iraq and Syria to their intensive Ignite for Tech program in Sulaimani. By SWB Team Five One Labs is looking for tech entrepreneurs from across Iraq and Syria to join them in Sulaimani, for their Ignite for Tech program. Five One Labs is one of the …...
Powercoders Opened Up their Free Coding Program for Refugees in Switzerland
Powercoders just launched a program that includes 3 months of training and an internship in Lausanne. By SWB Team Are you a refugee eager to find your way to the IT industry? Powercoders is offering refugees an intensive and free coding program with the end goal of having all their participants secure a permanent and …...
TERN’s Ice Academy is Open for Refugee Entrepreneurs in the UK
The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN) has just re-launched their Ice Academy, which offers entrepreneurs a part-time job while building their startup in the UK. By SWB Team Are you a refugee living in Greater London interested in starting your own business? The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN) has just re-launched their Ice...
Female Entrepreneurs in MENA: Womena Has Just Opened their Accelerator’s Second Round
Womena strikes back with the second edition of their startup accelerator for female-led startups, Womentum. Applications are open until April 11th. By SWB Team Womena, the leading UAE-based angel investment group focused on female entrepreneurs, is coming back again with their Womentum accelerator, inviting female entrepreneurs from...
He Had to Leave His Hometown in Ruins, So He Began a Startup to Rebuild the Entire Country’s Homes
The winner of the Berlin Newcomer Startup Award, Hadi Soufan is taking on the valiant mission to rebuild Syria, through a startup that assists people with the tools they need to rebuild their homes after destruction stroke. By Hadeel Hegazy History is packed with stories of countries that were plagued by war and destruction, leaving...
Welcome to the German Startup Ecosystem: 8 Key Players you Should Know
By Azrin Rahman Being a budding entrepreneur with a brand-new startup is an exciting experience, especially if you are in Germany. The country has one of the most vibrating startup boosters in Europe, with a reputation known for fostering innovation and talent all across the continent. We’ve done some research to break down the 9...
