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THE ENTREPRENEURS' SUCCESS IS
WHAT MAKES SINGA'S IMPACT!

SINGA in numbers

71%

of participants already generate income during the program

71%

of participants already generate income during the program

328

entrepreneurs supported since 2017

328

entrepreneurs supported since 2017

56%

are women

56%

are women

1100+

experts support SINGA

1100+

experts support SINGA

32

companies/associations founded in Switzerland

32

companies/associations founded in Switzerland

41%

of the participants have refugee experiences

41%

of the participants have refugee experiences

success stories

Michael is the founder of “White Gold™” – Egyptian Cotton Socks with a social mission. Every purchase of White Gold socks serves multiple purposes: you get a great pair of socks made from the world’s finest Egyptian cotton, support local workers in the Nile Delta, and build a migrant-owned and run business in Europe.

“White Gold™” – Egyptian Cotton Socks

Olga is the Founder of Christie's Bakery, creating precious moments with Cakes & Cupcakes. She already manages the bakery, opened 2 tea rooms in Geneva and is on her way to greater expansion. Stay tuned !

Christie’s bakery

Davut is the Founder of Altech and offers the service of supplying high quality aluminum profiles to customers in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Altech meticulously carries out the stages of order, production, transportation and delivery.

Altech - high quality aluminium to Switzerland

Pranita is cofounder of Books For Change, a non-profit organization based in Switzerland, which operates in Nepal and India and supports the development of child-friendly libraries to improve the reading habits of the rural children. Since 2016 they have established a total of 18 libraries in schools.

Books for change

Entrepikit’s mission is to empower the next generation to embrace the challenges of the future in a playful and innovative way. They combine their experience as Market and UX researchers and offer interactive workshops on concepts of entrepreneurial thinking. Out of this idea Clelia founded in 2020 The Rebel Company.

The Rebel Company

With FRISKYNESS, Joyce wants to support the valuable hand-work of people in the fashion and textile industry in Ghana. From beautiful and traditional fabrics, she designs clothes that empower young people with African roots, to be more self-confident and proud of their origins while living here in the diaspora.

Frisky_ness

Kenanah and Rame founded their Ltd. that offers catering and take away service with traditional Syrian meals cooked in the “slow food” style: fresh, home-made, and nourishing. For the future they are determined to have their own Syrian bistro or restaurant.

Palmyra Catering

Michelle's goal is to bring the Chinese and Japanese Bento Box to Zurich and St. Gallen. She wants to work in a team with other people with a migration background and single parents. Siow offers catering services, takeaways and cooking classes, but in the longer term Michelle dreams of having her own restaurant.

Siow

Layla founded the Orient Express Catering that offers women with a migration background (particularly from Syria) the opportunity to work and finance themselves in Switzerland. She and her crew provide Kurdish and Arabic cuisine from Aleppo and run a webshop with Arabic delicacies homemade by the women.

Orient Express Catering

Aimeerim Tursalieva started importing and selling traditional felt products from Kyrgyzstan and offers felting workshops. 2018 she expanded her business – Son Kol – by offering guided tours to the mountain of Kyrgyzstan, where people meet and learn from local female nomadic cooperatives to create their own felt products.

Son Kol

The Braid Box is a multicultural hair salon providing Afro hair care and hairstyling. They also provide a mobile hair salon. Created to foster integration through hair, Danelle believes that haircare and hair braiding is not just a routine, it is a strong tool to bring people from different cultures together.

The Braid Box

Taro and Alessandra are the founders of Hosoe Caffè, an artisan specialty coffee roastery based in Zurich which focuses on positive social values, coupled with ethical and sustainable principles. They roast the coffee by themselves and provide it to individual coffee lovers as well to stores.

Hosoe Caffé

Reka's online grocery store offers high-quality Indian food and ingredients so that they are more accessible outside of the larger Swiss cities. She is well connected in India and can therefore import directly.

Manjappai

Zouher’s initiative, WeTheSouk, is focused on preserving the heritage of Levant crafts and sustaining the livelihood of Syrian artisans. WeTheSouk offers a line of handmade products that blend contemporary design with Levant craft traditions to create authentic art objects with context. These products are made by Syrian artisans and are to be sold in Switzerland on an online platform.

WeTheSouk

Ana-Maria is the founder of PAPYOT, a company helping people and businesses to offer tailored gift packages that include a variety of sustainable and locally sourced goods from sweets to adventure trips. PAPYOT’s mission is to provide smart, tailored and sustainable gifts for everyone and every occasion.

Papyot

Evospex is a chatbot with an algorithm taking agriculture-related data from a wide range of sources to create understandable short text recommendations on best practices in farming.

evospex

Founded in 2021, Le Jardin Vivant is a cooperative based in Lausanne that sells organic products in bulk as well as local vegetables and fruit from farmers of the region. The cooperative currently has over 80 members and a network of over 30 producers and growers.

Le jardin vivant

Founded in 2020, Bizimkiler offers high quality Natural products such as healthy nuts and dried fruits as well as spices and specialities from Turkey on the Swiss market through their online shop and home delivery services.

Bizimkiler

But make it count supports people with a refugee or migrant background in identifying their talents and gaining their first work experience in Switzerland by leading classes and workshops (e.g. sewing, creative writing, cooking, dance, singing, etc.) as well as building networks and confidence.

But make it count

IT engineer Ali believes 3D is the future of e-commerce: he has founded 3digital, a Swiss-based IT solutions provider specialized in 3D visualization, web development, and modern analytics consulting.

3digital

Terre d’Argan promotes natural, organic and sustainable products sourced from women’s cooperative working with argan trees by hand in Morocco. The catalog of Terre d’Argan now comprises almost 40 products ranging from the classical argan oil to activated charcoal soap and micellar cleansing.

Terre d'Argan

Nurse de Nuit offers a night-time child care service with a human approach, personalized to the needs of each family. This is achieved through a commitment for a better quality of sleep, for more serenity in the new parents' daily life, while working towards the autonomy of the baby and the well-being of the parents.

nurse de nuit

Camila Café is a Swiss company that aims to import 100% Arabica roasted specialty coffee from Colombia. The coffee offers a combination of flavors - acidity, bitterness, sweetness - and a wide range of aromas - fruity to tart-spicy - for coffee lovers in Switzerland.

camila café

SAFE SPACE is a reception and support center for women who have been victims of domestic violence. The place is a refuge focused on well-being, emotional recovery and professional reintegration.

SAFE SPACE

The Language Jungle offers innovative and affordable French language courses through an online platform. The blended learning strategy offered allows those who wish to acquire language skills in a shorter period of time for work, study, travel as well as for taking the Fide exam.

THE LANGUAGE JUNGLE

PhotoMe Studio offers photography and content production services related to personal branding for social networks. With over 15 years of experience in marketing and branding, Carise's goal is to accompany women entrepreneurs in projects that celebrate the different forms of femininity.

PhotoMe Studio

Accord Multiservices offers a full suite of maintenance services to building owners - cleaning, gardening, repairs and painting! Edgar is committed to find flexible and personalised solutions for his clients and uses only environmentally friendly products.

Accord Multiservices

Michael is the founder of “White Gold™” – Egyptian Cotton Socks with a social mission. Every purchase of White Gold socks serves multiple purposes: you get a great pair of socks made from the world’s finest Egyptian cotton, support local workers in the Nile Delta, and build a migrant-owned and run business in Europe.

“White Gold™” – Egyptian Cotton Socks

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