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Klara is an entrepreneurial all-rounder: the Montessori teacher opened a pastry store, a restaurant, the first public school and a language center in Karakol. Read the interview in the current issue of Ladies Drive to find out how kindness and ethical courage have shaped her entrepreneurial path.

Solongo had the simple idea of offering her children healthy treats. Today, she runs a professional company and produces a large quantity of hard candies every day with her team. Read the interview with the entrepreneur in the current issue of Ladies Drive.

Values serve as guiding principles that direct our behavior, our decisions and our relationships. Values need to be defined and brought to life, regardless of the region of the world in which someone is active. BPN Foundation article in Bonum Magazine, December 2023 issue, on pages 6 and 7.

Xilonem runs a second-generation beauty salon and has already survived many crises. Read in the current issue of Ladies Drive how she builds resilience in uncertain times: Financial planning, a clear vision and caring for the team.

Ana was able to turn her passion for natural cosmetics into a thriving business overnight. Her secret? Find out in the interview in the new Ladies Drive issue!

Laure faced much suffering as a child and later founded a mental health institute to contribute to the mental health of society. Read the interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine.

The dedicated entrepreneur runs a bakery in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Tatiana explains how her bakery contributes to the development of Bishkek and how she inspires her employees beyond "performance. Read the interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine issue.

The passionate entrepreneur runs an exclusive furniture workshop in Rwanda's capital Kigali. The road to get there was not always easy. How she confronts her fears and self-doubt and makes them part of her success story: an encouragement for all budding female entrepreneurs. Read the interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine issue.

A small Swiss foundation promotes entrepreneurship in poor countries. Why its representatives are courted even by Paul Kagame, the hard-nosed president of Rwanda. An article by Markus Städeli, published in the NZZ am Sonntag on June 5, 2022.

As a young entrepreneur, Laura has to master several challenges at once. However, the owner of a carpenter's workshop in Nicaragua doesn't let it get her down. In this touching interview, the passionate wood entrepreneur shares how she manages to overcome internal and external crises and what role emotional intelligence plays in the process. Learn more about this strong BPN entrepreneur in the interview of the current Ladies Drive magazine issue...

In the 4-page article of the Prestige Business Magazine you can read more about our foundation and the two 10-year anniversaries in Mongolia and Rwanda. Thank you very much for the interesting report! Read BPN article in Prestige Business Magazine

With her motivational blog, Medea gives people in Georgia hope and support. Journalist Medea T. switched - involuntarily at first - from the publishing world, where only "bad news is good news," to entrepreneurship. Today, she encourages 90,000 people every day with her online portal and puts positive thoughts into circulation. Find out more about this BPN entrepreneur in the interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine issue...

Minara runs a network of educational centers for children in Kyrgyzstan. Her focus is on her customers - Minara is convinced that this will help her achieve great success. Find out more about Minara's attitude and mindset in her day-to-day work as a successful entrepreneur in the interview in the current issue of Ladies Drive magazine.

Sarantsetseg runs a leather company in Ulaanbaatar. "If you are physically and mentally healthy, you are free," is her guiding principle, which allows her to rise above herself time and again - also with a little support from Switzerland. Find out more in the exciting interview in the current Ladies Drive magazine issue.

Graciela had to endure some low points before she became who she is today: a courageous businesswoman and leader. Read about the role BPN played in her personal and business development in the latest Ladies Drive magazine.

Lise is the first founder of a Montessori school in Rwanda. The entrepreneur talks in the current Ladies Drive magazine why she wants to offer children an alternative school system and how she deals with the Covid-19 situation.

Willi Helbling, CEO of the BPN Foundation, ponders the meaning of existence and trade in the Handelszeitung's "Corporate Social Responsibility Special".

Winemaker Manana from Georgia has established herself in a male-dominated industry. The successful businesswoman tells Ladies Drive magazine how she achieved this and what role BPN played in the process.

A success story in Ladies Drive magazine by Aselia, a courageous businesswoman from Kyrgyzstan who has built up a future-proof business with a lot of creativity.

BPN foundation councilor Noëlle Opprecht in an interview with Ladies Drive magazine about the meaningfulness of life.