{"id":7520,"date":"2020-04-22T10:24:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/place-network.org\/?p=7520"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:57:17","slug":"seizing-the-opportunity-of-refugee-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/place-network.org\/fr\/seizing-the-opportunity-of-refugee-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Saisir l\u2019opportunit\u00e9 de l\u2019entrepreneuriat des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/place-network.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Artboard-2-copy-7a.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0|22px|0px|false|false&#8221; fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|32px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||1px|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0&#8243;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Sequel Body Bold Text|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#e95226&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|40px||40px|false|false&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.1&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/place-network.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Placemakers-1.gif&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; max_width=&#8221;500px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px|40px|false|false&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.1.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|10px|10px||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;12px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.0&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Sequel Roman Body||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;600px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;80px|10px|40px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|40px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.0.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it take to be an entrepreneur in 2020? Resilience, creativity, adaptability and a willingness to stick with it when the going gets tough. Coincidentally, these are also the skills that refugees <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/place-network.org\/migrant-led-innovation-in-the-time-of-covid-19\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">naturally develop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when they are forcibly displaced\u00a0 and have to seek refuge and opportunities in host societies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, being an entrepreneur means more than demonstrating the right skill set, it also means having access to capital. Unfortunately, this important factor is less common amongst refugees. Due to the nature of forcible displacement, refugees often find themselves without access to savings, important assets and networks of friends and family who can provide the much needed \u2018love money\u2019 that so many entrepreneurs rely on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, banks in host societies often do not have the processes in place to properly analyze the risks and opportunities of investing in entrepreneurial projects by refugees and, if they do, refugees have been found to pay <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeinvestments.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EIU_ROI_Literature-review_FINAL.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">higher relative interest rates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than other clients (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeeinvestments.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EIU_ROI_Literature-review_FINAL.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refugee Investment Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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custom_margin=&#8221;40px|40px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|40px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.2.1.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faire.eu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAIRE &#8211; the Fund for Action and Innovation by Refugee Entrepreneurs <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; is an endowment fund that was created in 2018 to fill the gap in the financial market for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/place-network.org\/through-the-eyes-of-farid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refugee entrepreneurs in France.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FAIRE\u2019s founder, Nick Nopporn Suppipat, a successful entrepreneur and political refugee from Thailand, saw the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/place-network.org\/webelieveinnew\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">potential for innovation and growth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that refugees could bring to the French market and was frustrated to see this potential systematically blocked by access to capital. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; 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Without warning, I had joined the 25.9 million refugees found worldwide. We all come from various backgrounds &#8211; be it educational, professional or cultural. Yet we all share the drive, determination, willingness to take risks; to not just survive, but to thrive.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; width=&#8221;1020px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|3px||-13px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px|20px|40px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|10px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3.0.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When investing in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/place-network.org\/through-the-eyes-of-nabil-sousana\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refugee entrepreneurs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, FAIRE has applied an ecosystem approach &#8211; investing in entrepreneurs throughout the entire pipeline of their project development. From idea to capital injection, FAIRE invests in incubators and entrepreneurship focused organizations, such as PLACE,\u00a0 to create a pipeline for refugee entrepreneurs to develop, test and refine their ideas. By applying systems-level thinking to their investment strategy, FAIRE ensures that by the time an entrepreneur is ready for a direct capital investment by FAIRE, the project is ready to accelerate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Kristina Vayda&#8221; job_title=&#8221;Executive Director of FAIRE &#8221; portrait_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; portrait_height=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|40px||40px|false|false&#8221; _i=&#8221;2&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.3.0.2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We feel that refugees, migrants, newcomers all bring with them a wealth of skills and the vision to see unique business opportunities.\u00a0 What better way to give back to society than by providing an opportunity to get their business off the ground? It\u2019s what drives our work every day.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|||10px|10px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; _i=&#8221;4&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.0&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/place-network.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/150&#215;150-Wh_BG-Logos-29.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;350px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|0px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||40px|false|false&#8221; height__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.0.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.1&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Sequel Roman Body||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|40px|40px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.4.1.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two and a half years into operations, FAIRE is always on the look-out for exciting projects and opportunities. In 2019 FAIRE was able to offer direct financial support to their first entrepreneur, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faire.eu\/ghaees-alshorbajy-linterview-du-premier-entrepreneur-soutenu-par-faire\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghaees Alshorbajy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a serial entrepreneur from Syria and the founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faire.eu\/ghaees-alshorbajy-linterview-du-premier-entrepreneur-soutenu-par-faire\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KaouKab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a start-up that eases the burden of the disposal and recycling of large metallic waste. Also in 2019, FAIRE teamed up with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/centreforentrepreneurs.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre for Entrepreneurs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the UK\u2019s leading entrepreneurship foundation, to produce the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/centreforentrepreneurs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Global-Refugee-Entrepreneurship-Survey-2019-report.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Refugee Entrepreneurship Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 a study on the state of refugee entrepreneurship programs globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A start-up itself, FAIRE is an actor to keep an eye on. 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