Karl Valentin
In 2024, over 3,300* jobs were supported, around 184* seminars & workshops and over 1,800* coaching sessions were held.
*Thedetailed evaluation is not yet completed and the figures may still differ slightly until the publication of the official annual report.
Our range of seminars is growing continuously in order to provide entrepreneurs with the best possible support. A total of 16 new seminars/webinars were developed in 2024. Find out which topics are particularly in demand in which country...
The expansion into an additional country is a strategic step to scale our BPN program and thus give even more entrepreneurs the opportunity to benefit from our offers.
Students from the Bernese Oberland School of Tourism (TFBO) met passionate BPN entrepreneurs and experienced tourism at first hand. Read how this exchange for both sides to a real Win-win situation was.
Organized by BPN, 15 entrepreneurs from Mongolia got to know outstanding Swiss companies and their impressive achievements and commitment at the end of October.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the BPN Foundation, we are presenting our exclusive book "25 years - 25 stories". This was made possible by an anonymous donation - thank you very much!
"Instead of digging wells or building schools, this Swiss foundation prefers to support company owners in poor countries." Read the article that appeared in the NZZ am Sonntag about BPN.
Donation weekend with over 120 participants. Thank you very much for your valued support!
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Despite the challenging circumstances facing the team and the local economy, day-to-day business remains stable and there is a lot of positive feedback, especially from the entrepreneurs participating in our BPN program.
Thanks to donations, we were able to move into a new office in Osh (in the south of Kyrgyzstan) this summer. Previously, we had to work in a small, converted hotel room. We are grateful that we can now offer our services in a professional environment with our own seminar room.
Many thanks for your valuable support!
The fact that Georgia's second-largest bank has placed its trust in us for the 3rd time The fact that the second largest bank in Georgia has placed its trust in us for the third time for the further training of its customers and employees is a great honor for us and is proof of the quality of our work.
A time management seminar was held for Bank of Georgia customers in July and for the Bank's employees in November.
To mark the 25th anniversary of BPN Kyrgyzstan, a group of 18 people from Switzerland traveled to Bishkek to take part in the celebrations. The anticipation was great and expectations were exceeded.
We were able to make our debut in Darkhan, Mongolia's second largest city, around 3 hours' drive northwest of Ulaanbaatar. We welcomed 18 entrepreneurs to an information event. This was followed by a seminar on the topic of "Successful selling".
Immerse yourself in the moving story of Zhyldyz and find out how she found her place in the tailoring workshop of Sergey, one of our program participants. Learn about the impact a single supported workplace can have on a person.
A new chapter for entrepreneurs is beginning in Musanze, the lively tourist center of Rwanda. Thanks to BPN Rwanda and the Mastercard Foundation, a new BPN location has been opened there to promote entrepreneurship in the north of the country.
The BPN trip to Nicaragua took us into a world where entrepreneurial spirit and cultural diversity intertwine and offered us a unique insight into the Central American country.
