SINGApreneur Interviews

The Braid Box: Fostering Integration & Community through Hair Care Danelle Thompson-Steinke has a talent for hair braiding and afro hair care. Since coming to Switzerland in 2014, she has met many families needing support in looking after their children’s African hair. Looking around, Danelle quickly realized that there was no one in the area […]

Entrepikit: Empowering young generations to embrace change through play Cycle 3 of the SINGA Factory program has officially started! In an interview with journalist Rossana A. Ammann, SINGApreneurs Clelia Calabrò and Daniela Victorino, the team behind Entrepikit, talk about how they are supporting teenagers to look for ways to change the future and make a positive

Mom, Dentist, Academic Nutritionist and Business Developer: The many layers of Viola Snophan Life in transition. Where the journey matters more than the final destination. That is what you can see in the adventures and different experiences of SINGApreneur Viola Snophan. In an interview with Rossana A. Ammann for the SINGA Factory, Viola talks about

Space2use: Digitalizing the Swiss Warehousing Market The warehousing market in Switzerland is growing and SINGApreneur Olga Khinich wants to be one of the people driving change in the fast-developing field. This intention, combined with over 20 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain management, is what motivated her to create her own startup: Space2use. Space2use

A different way of traveling in Ethiopia: authentic and fair travel experiences After traveling around Eastern Africa for some months visiting development projects on the ground, Swiss environmental scientist Nadine Guthapfel ended up in Ethiopia, the country that put her on the path to learning more about the origins of coffee and also introduced her

Successful, Efficient, Human: The Revolution of the Hiring system   When recruiting a candidate, it is all about hiring attitude, values and personality that match with the company. The business project of SINGApreneur Elie Khudari will make it easier for job seekers and talent seekers to find each other through seeveez, a revolutionary and modern

Run-to-Win: Harnessing the talent of young Eritreans in Switzerland For young refugees and migrants to become successful and productive citizens in Switzerland. That is one of the main goals of SINGApreneur Solomon Mengistu’s project, Run-to-Win. In an interview with Rossana A. Ammann, Solomon speaks about how he has wanted to start an association that trains

Kyrgyz felt carpets and the women behind them     Son Kol is an idyllic mountain lake in the center of Kyrgyzstan, is also the namesake of the business of SINGApreneur Aimeerim Tursalieva. In an interview with Rossana A. Amman, Aimeerim shares that Son Kol, “the Kyrgyz heaven”, was the first thing that popped up when brainstorming

Äthiopien authentisch erleben – von Reisen zum Ursprung des Kaffees In einem Interview mit dem SINGA-Team sprechen die SINGApreneurs Kebede Dache Dalacho und Nadine Guthapfel über ihre Reisen nach Äthiopien und was diese so besonders macht. Sie künden zudem die Daten ihrer nächsten Reise und eines bevorstehenden Kaffee-Workshops mit Bilderreise an.    This interview was held in