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Helping refugee entrepreneurs
Leaving Everything Behind But Their Skills Technology is enabling refugees to utilize and develop their skills in host countries. By Laurene Veale on July 12, 2016 Another recent initiative to support highly skilled refugees is the online portal Entrepreneurial Refugees created in the Netherlands by the tech start-up BidX. It allows users to communicate and help each other
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bidx and BiD Network helped SMEs to get $ 3.5 Million worth of investments in 2015
In collaboration with Bid Network, investments of $ 3,500,000 were funneled to support SMEs in 13 different countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique, Mexico, Peru and Kosovo. In this post we would like to shed the light on some of those SMEs. Terra Nova, Lda Terra Nova, is based in Mozambique. They work on converting
Continue ReadingShare with the right people. Seek the criticism!
Refusal to seek help, advises and all kinds of feedback in general, is a common characteristic of beginner entrepreneurs. Nothing to be surprised about. It is their intellectual property on the line. Hearing people criticising the flawless, in your perception, idea you have spent countless hours building is another obnoxious momentum. It takes an
Continue ReadingUganda & bidx
Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world. According to the World Bank’s data, in 2012, 33.2% of the population lives under $ 1.9 as day. Despite efforts to fight poverty, it is deep-rooted in the country. This pushes women in rural areas to engage in small-scale entrepreneurial activities, such as rearing and
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On the 11th of November, bidx Kenya organised a one-day event for its customers and business partners to share their experience and discuss the future of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the county. Jeremie Muna – bidx Account Director – launched the event by speaking about the company’s vision and its goal to build a community
Continue Reading10 Problems Only Entrepreneurs Have
On their way to pursuit their dreams, entrepreneurs have a different life. They also have their own set of itches that they face everyday. Your business is all what you think about You take lots of risks You wake up in the middle of the night to write your dreams down Then you wipe them out
Continue Readingbidx Reune-se com o Ministro da Juventude e Desportos de Moçambique
Durante a sua visita a Moçambique, o Director da bidx Leslie Abell teve o prazer de conhecer S.Excia o Dr. Alberto Hawa Januário Nkutumula, o Ministro da Juventude e Desportos do país. Leslie foi acompanhado por Eugenia Nhatave representante do parceiro de negócios da bidx em Moçambique, Helmar Business Advisory. S.Excia. Alberto Nkutumula e seu
Continue Readingbidx meets Mozambique’s Minister of Youth and Sports
During his visit to Mozambique, bidx Director Leslie Abell had the pleasure of meeting His Excellence Mr. Alberto Hawa Januario Nkutumula, the country’s minister of youth and sports. Leslie was accompanied by Eugenia Nhatave from bidx business partner in Mozambique, Helmar Business Advisory. His Excellence Mr. Alberto Nkutumula and his ministry are working on different
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