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Tunisian Artisans participated for the seventh time in the international gift show NY-NOW during the summer session (August 20-24, 2017). This show is one of the largest trade fairs in the US attracting over 30,000 visitors from 50 US states and more than 80 countries. The participations in NY-NOW have had the primary purpose to […]
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UtiQ Ventures is a newly formed venture capital firm, focused on investing in tech startups in Tunisia and North Africa. The firm’s senior partners, Ghazi Ben Othman and Sami Ben Romdhane, are leveraging their combined 50+ years of professional experience in Silicon Valley to launch a VC fund that is quite unique in the Arab […]
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Formally created in June 2017, the TAYP New York Chapter (NY Team) has emerged as an active part of the US-based TAYP community. Since then, the New York group has been growing through its monthly networking events and initiatives in support of education and promotion of Tunisian food products and culture. In addition NY chapter has been organizing […]
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The summer marks the time for the TAYP family to connect and celebrate as many members head home to Tunisia to spend some vacation time that never seems long enough. As professionals, we are accustomed to using a plethora of virtual meeting tools and yet we all tend to look forward to being home as […]
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The Tunisian entrepreneurship ecosystem saw a major and promising addition earlier this year with the launch of Endeavor Tunisia. The American non-profit organization has presence in 30 countries and an impressive network of talented individuals and organizations. it supports scale-up stage entrepreneurs with high growth potential and push them to think bigger, make better decision […]
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Who are you? Tell us about the journey that brought you to where you are, specifically your current position. I am an English teacher. I graduated from l’Ecole Normale Superieure , right after which I started my teaching career in my hometown Sidi Bouzid. During my first year, I taught in a rural area, where […]
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Tunisia2020 On November 29th and 30th Tunisia hosted its second international investment conference, Tunisia2020, following ‘’Invest in Tunisia- start-up democracy’’, an initiative launched in 2014 under Previous Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa’s government, in order to attract foreign investments. This year several countries ( including the United States, France, Canada and several Gulf monarchies), international organizations […]
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In its continuing effort to build bridges between Tunisia and the United States through a strengthening of economic and cultural ties, Tunisian American Young Professionals has been involved in promoting Tunisia2020, the Tunisian government’s International Investors’ Conference, held on November 29th and 30th, to US based investors. TAYP’s activities complemented the work of the Tunisian […]
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Ahmed Cheikhrouhou, the 43-year-old RISE entrepreneur, co founder and CFO of Polysmart, has been making waves in an unexpected field: gaming. One of the most promising startups to come out of TAYP StartUp RISE program, the Tunisian American Young Professionals (TAYP) program StartUp Regional Initiative to Support Entrepreneurship (RISE) in partnership with the US-Middle East […]
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Ahead of its Tunisia 2020 International Investors’ Conference to be held on 29 and 30 November 2016, Tunisia’s Minister of International Cooperation and Development Fadhel Abdelkefi and a delegation of ministerial staff arrived in Washington DC on October 5th to promote investment in Tunisia, in addition to attending the IMF and World Bank autumn meeting, […]
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Turath, a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University, invited Mehdi Jomaa, former Prime Minister of Tunisia, to deliver a talk to the broad Columbia community entitled “Tunisia: A Startup Democracy 2.0”. The talk took place in the afternoon of September 27th in a large conference room on the 5th floor […]
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“We can be the first generation in history where every child goes to school, and every boy and girl enjoys a quality education,” said former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown who heads the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity. The commission presented its Learning Generation report and agenda for action to the Education Commission Co-conveners […]
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Tunisian Artisans at the international show NY-NOW
Tunisian Artisans participated for the seventh time in the international gift show NY-NOW during the summer session (August 20-24, 2017). This show is one of the largest trade fairs in the US attracting over 30,000 visitors from 50 US states and more than 80 countries. The participations in NY-NOW have had the primary purpose to […]
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“UtiQ Ventures” is launching the first VC fund for Tunisia and North Africa
UtiQ Ventures is a newly formed venture capital firm, focused on investing in tech startups in Tunisia and North Africa. The firm’s senior partners, Ghazi Ben Othman and Sami Ben Romdhane, are leveraging their combined 50+ years of professional experience in Silicon Valley to launch a VC fund that is quite unique in the Arab […]
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TAYP NY Chapter Drive
Formally created in June 2017, the TAYP New York Chapter (NY Team) has emerged as an active part of the US-based TAYP community. Since then, the New York group has been growing through its monthly networking events and initiatives in support of education and promotion of Tunisian food products and culture. In addition NY chapter has been organizing […]
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TAYP Editorial Oct 2017
The summer marks the time for the TAYP family to connect and celebrate as many members head home to Tunisia to spend some vacation time that never seems long enough. As professionals, we are accustomed to using a plethora of virtual meeting tools and yet we all tend to look forward to being home as […]
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Endeavor Tunisia’s special 1st selection
The Tunisian entrepreneurship ecosystem saw a major and promising addition earlier this year with the launch of Endeavor Tunisia. The American non-profit organization has presence in 30 countries and an impressive network of talented individuals and organizations. it supports scale-up stage entrepreneurs with high growth potential and push them to think bigger, make better decision […]
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Meryam Ghabri “I am not a teacher, but an awakener”
Who are you? Tell us about the journey that brought you to where you are, specifically your current position. I am an English teacher. I graduated from l’Ecole Normale Superieure , right after which I started my teaching career in my hometown Sidi Bouzid. During my first year, I taught in a rural area, where […]
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Sustainable Development Goals and Corporate Social Responsibility: What Framework Post Tunisia2020
Tunisia2020 On November 29th and 30th Tunisia hosted its second international investment conference, Tunisia2020, following ‘’Invest in Tunisia- start-up democracy’’, an initiative launched in 2014 under Previous Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa’s government, in order to attract foreign investments. This year several countries ( including the United States, France, Canada and several Gulf monarchies), international organizations […]
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TAYP – Tunisia2020’s Tunisian-American Diaspora Partner
In its continuing effort to build bridges between Tunisia and the United States through a strengthening of economic and cultural ties, Tunisian American Young Professionals has been involved in promoting Tunisia2020, the Tunisian government’s International Investors’ Conference, held on November 29th and 30th, to US based investors. TAYP’s activities complemented the work of the Tunisian […]
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A Tunisian Success Story from MEPI & TAYP’s Startup RISE PROGRAM
Ahmed Cheikhrouhou, the 43-year-old RISE entrepreneur, co founder and CFO of Polysmart, has been making waves in an unexpected field: gaming. One of the most promising startups to come out of TAYP StartUp RISE program, the Tunisian American Young Professionals (TAYP) program StartUp Regional Initiative to Support Entrepreneurship (RISE) in partnership with the US-Middle East […]
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TAYP partners with the Tunisian Government on the Washington DC Investment Roadshow
Ahead of its Tunisia 2020 International Investors’ Conference to be held on 29 and 30 November 2016, Tunisia’s Minister of International Cooperation and Development Fadhel Abdelkefi and a delegation of ministerial staff arrived in Washington DC on October 5th to promote investment in Tunisia, in addition to attending the IMF and World Bank autumn meeting, […]
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“Tunisia, A Startup Democracy” @Columbia University
Turath, a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University, invited Mehdi Jomaa, former Prime Minister of Tunisia, to deliver a talk to the broad Columbia community entitled “Tunisia: A Startup Democracy 2.0”. The talk took place in the afternoon of September 27th in a large conference room on the 5th floor […]
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Towards The Learning Generation @UN NY
“We can be the first generation in history where every child goes to school, and every boy and girl enjoys a quality education,” said former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown who heads the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity. The commission presented its Learning Generation report and agenda for action to the Education Commission Co-conveners […]
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