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The UK’s leading refugee business network has just run the first refugee-led pop-up, with 5 business showcasing their products, in celebration of the business talent refugees bring to the UK. By SWB Team The UK’s leading refugee business network,  TERN, has just run London’s first refugee-led pop-up in the iconic Truman Brewery in the bustling heart of Spitalfields.  In a…

Syrian Social entrepreneur Ahmad Sufian Bayram won the second Mentor Arab Youth Entrepreneur Award in its second edition, for his work across different platforms supporting entrepreneurship and economic empowerment for Syrian youth. By SWB Team Ahmad Sufian Bayram, a Syrian Social Entrepreneur who is one of the mindmasters of the Startup Roadshow and the Regional Manager of Techstars in the Middle…

The summit, held on November 8th and 9th at the American University in Cairo, gathered entrepreneurs and investors from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine and Eritrea. The summit also hosted the world’s first interactive silent speech, held by Palestinian award-winning author Chaker Khazaal.  The Startups Without Borders Summit closed its first edition last Saturday, November 9th, at the…