Press coverage: Guarantee fund of the State of Berlin for

Founders with refugee experiences

Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises

"Berlin launches new funding programmes for start-up projects by refugees and for social enterprises"

Berlin, June 7, 2022. Refugee founders are often faced with difficult access to financing for their entrepreneurial projects. Social enterprises also experience this when they want to obtain the necessary investment loans for their business model. This is where two new funding programs come in, which the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises and the BürgschaftsBank Berlin have jointly developed and now launched. Continue reading.

The Tagesspiegel

"Berlin secures loans for refugee founders and social enterprises"

Berlin, June 7, 2022. A few years ago, it was not foreseeable that Abed Al Naser Abded Al Latif would one day be a successful entrepreneur. He came to Berlin from Syria as a refugee and was dependent on social benefits. But the civil engineer took the step into self-employment and founded a drywall company, employing other refugees.Continue reading.

Berlin Morning Post

"Berlin guarantees for founders without permanent residency rights"



Berlin, June 7, 2022. Naser Latif has a plan. The Syrian has developed a special lightweight component that could be used to quickly build refugee shelters and other buildings. In order to get his company up and running properly, the mechanical engineer, like almost every founder, needs a loan. He doesn't get one so easily because he only has a three-year residency permit in Germany. Continue reading.

The guarantee fund was also reported on RBB 88.8 Inforadio on June 7, 2022.