Entrepreneurship
One of the most famous real estate for high-tech innovation and entrepreneurial activity has been Silicon Valley. The notoriety of this relatively small area began when two Stanford University graduates, William Hewlett and David Packard, started a company together from a garage in Palo Alto with $500 in cash. They named it Hewlett-Packard, and launched […]
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On July 13th, a number of civil society organizations, businesses, and institutions came together to organize a unique type of camp. Troubled by the attacks in Bardo and Sousse, the entrepreneurial community decided to address the issue of terrorism through the lens of business development, designing a one-day camp entitled “Entrepreneurship Against Terrorism.” Armed with […]
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On Monday March 16, TAYP, the American Tunisian Association, and The George Washington University hosted a panel of high-profile speakers to follow up on the March 5th visit of Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Tunisia. This conference allowed high-profile speakers to highlight some of the biggest challenges currently facing Tunisia’s economic development and what […]
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The Kingdom of Morocco will host the fifth Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakesh from November 19th trough the 21st of 2014. The summit is designed to provide support to innovators and entrepreneurs and enable them to unlock their economical and developmental potential. The intended outcome is to spur growth, youth employment and economic prosperity through […]
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By Hamouda Chekir At the last annual TAYP gathering in Tunis, Mohamed Malouche gave a presentation on the future areas of development for TAYP, in which he put a strong focus on initiatives aiming at strengthening partnerships between Tunisia and the United States. Building on this guideline, a group of TAYP members under the leadership […]
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As Tunisia navigates the transition from dictatorship to democracy, leaders of all backgrounds have come forward to demand and implement change. Too often, however, change has failed to take permanent root due to a breakdown at the macro level: from broken systems, corrupt practices, out-of-date policies, etc…. These structural problems can frustrate even the most […]
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Smarter++, a Tunisian IT startup, founded by Nizar Ben Neji was selected among Top 12 most promising startups to participate in the GIST US Entrepreneurship Journey, a two-week program held in June 2014 at Chicago and Washington DC. The GIST Initiative (Global Innovation through Sciences & Technology) is a partnership led by the U.S. Department […]
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TAYP partnered with IYF Tunisia on “Tunisia Works”, an initiative supported by MEPI and designed to strengthen the capacity of local Tunisian organizations in order to better support youth employability, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement projects in different regions across Tunisia. Through “Tunisia Works”, TAYP had the chance to contribute in reviewing and improving the Mentoring […]
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With $40M in initial funding available and a potential to expand to $100M subject to Congressional approval, TAEF is seeking opportunities to invest in the Tunisian private sector with the intent to create positive financial and socio-economic returns. In particular the fund’s objectives are to: 1- Generate employment (focus on sustainable, high quality jobs) 2- […]
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After their successful event “TBS Leaders Prize” that was launched in April 2013 promoting the image of Tunisia through TBS students’ creative ads, TBS Leaders Club takes a step forward to inspire change and launches a new event with a series of talks: TBS Talks. The event invites professionals to share their ideas in a […]
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Pinhole is building an innovative platform for social television to improve the TV viewing experience and help producers reach more audience online. This is one of the companies that TAYP worked closely with its founders and provided advice and mentoring when needed as part of our entrepreneurship mentoring and coaching program. The idea of a the […]
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Science, Innovation, and the Start-Up Ecosytem in Tunisia
One of the most famous real estate for high-tech innovation and entrepreneurial activity has been Silicon Valley. The notoriety of this relatively small area began when two Stanford University graduates, William Hewlett and David Packard, started a company together from a garage in Palo Alto with $500 in cash. They named it Hewlett-Packard, and launched […]
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Ideation Camp: Entrepreneurship Against Terrorism
On July 13th, a number of civil society organizations, businesses, and institutions came together to organize a unique type of camp. Troubled by the attacks in Bardo and Sousse, the entrepreneurial community decided to address the issue of terrorism through the lens of business development, designing a one-day camp entitled “Entrepreneurship Against Terrorism.” Armed with […]
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Investment, Entrepreneurship, and Development in Tunisia Conference Review
On Monday March 16, TAYP, the American Tunisian Association, and The George Washington University hosted a panel of high-profile speakers to follow up on the March 5th visit of Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Tunisia. This conference allowed high-profile speakers to highlight some of the biggest challenges currently facing Tunisia’s economic development and what […]
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Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2014 – a preview
The Kingdom of Morocco will host the fifth Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakesh from November 19th trough the 21st of 2014. The summit is designed to provide support to innovators and entrepreneurs and enable them to unlock their economical and developmental potential. The intended outcome is to spur growth, youth employment and economic prosperity through […]
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The Tunisian American Young Leaders Initiative
By Hamouda Chekir At the last annual TAYP gathering in Tunis, Mohamed Malouche gave a presentation on the future areas of development for TAYP, in which he put a strong focus on initiatives aiming at strengthening partnerships between Tunisia and the United States. Building on this guideline, a group of TAYP members under the leadership […]
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Afkar – Thought Leaders Forum
As Tunisia navigates the transition from dictatorship to democracy, leaders of all backgrounds have come forward to demand and implement change. Too often, however, change has failed to take permanent root due to a breakdown at the macro level: from broken systems, corrupt practices, out-of-date policies, etc…. These structural problems can frustrate even the most […]
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Tunisian Entrepreneur participates to GIST program
Smarter++, a Tunisian IT startup, founded by Nizar Ben Neji was selected among Top 12 most promising startups to participate in the GIST US Entrepreneurship Journey, a two-week program held in June 2014 at Chicago and Washington DC. The GIST Initiative (Global Innovation through Sciences & Technology) is a partnership led by the U.S. Department […]
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TAYP & IYF common concerns: Social Entrepreneurship and Youth Employability
TAYP partnered with IYF Tunisia on “Tunisia Works”, an initiative supported by MEPI and designed to strengthen the capacity of local Tunisian organizations in order to better support youth employability, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement projects in different regions across Tunisia. Through “Tunisia Works”, TAYP had the chance to contribute in reviewing and improving the Mentoring […]
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The Tunisian American Enterprise Fund (TAEF) is setting up operations in Tunisia
With $40M in initial funding available and a potential to expand to $100M subject to Congressional approval, TAEF is seeking opportunities to invest in the Tunisian private sector with the intent to create positive financial and socio-economic returns. In particular the fund’s objectives are to: 1- Generate employment (focus on sustainable, high quality jobs) 2- […]
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Tunis Business SchoolTalks 2013 Initiative inspiring Change
After their successful event “TBS Leaders Prize” that was launched in April 2013 promoting the image of Tunisia through TBS students’ creative ads, TBS Leaders Club takes a step forward to inspire change and launches a new event with a series of talks: TBS Talks. The event invites professionals to share their ideas in a […]
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Innovative platform for social television: a Tunisian success story
Pinhole is building an innovative platform for social television to improve the TV viewing experience and help producers reach more audience online. This is one of the companies that TAYP worked closely with its founders and provided advice and mentoring when needed as part of our entrepreneurship mentoring and coaching program. The idea of a the […]
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