
Calling All Study Participants: Contribute to Inclusive Innovation Research!
🚀 Calling All Migrant Entrepreneurs!
If you’re a migrant entrepreneur or someone interested in inclusive innovation, you should check out the IMANI Project! It’s a research initiative exploring how migrant-led startups drive innovation in local and global ecosystems.
They’re looking for participants to share their insights through a 20-minute survey. It’s a great chance to contribute to something meaningful and help shape tools and resources for the startup community.
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How to Participate:
Option A
If you have been part of the AiDiA pitch batches, you should have received an invitation via email. If this is not the case, reach out to zaghow@iat.eu.
Option B
Not a Member of the AiDiA Community? No Problem!
We’d love to hear from you! Your unique experiences and insights as a migrant startup are invaluable to our research. The more diverse voices we include, the richer and more impactful our final recommendations will be.
Take this opportunity to contribute to shaping tools and resources that truly reflect the needs of migrant startups like yours.
Join the study today—your perspective makes all the difference! Reach out to zaghow@iat.eu.
Want to help spread the word? Please contact zaghow@iat.eu! Thank you for helping us amplify this important initiative!
Who Is This For?
Individuals interested in participating in surveys or focus groups to help us gather robust data for the IMANI study. You may be:
- A founder of a migrant-led startup,
- An aspiring entrepreneur,
- Or simply curious about contributing to research on inclusive entrepreneurship.
Why Participate?
Shape the Future: Help identify key success factors and challenges for migrant-led startups, driving meaningful change.
- Gain Insights: Access aggregated findings on innovation ecosystems and learn from the experiences of fellow entrepreneurs and experts.
- Empower Your Community: Support a project that strives for more inclusive support structures and funding opportunities.
What Do We Ask? – 20 Minutes of Your Time for the Good of Coming Generations of Migrant Entrepreneurs
Our survey has a baseline and future time of measurement. We intend to assess the mutual influence of migrant start-ups/founders on the local and remote ecosystems.
- Awareness of local/remote entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Interactions with resources and actors
- Perceived added value of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for your venture
- Challenges & barriers which may limit you from reaching your potential
For our collaboration with AiDiA, we intend to specifically assess the mutual influence of Afro-German start-ups/founders on the local and remote ecosystems.
You can find our privacy policy for further information on how we process information and data here: INFORMATION DATA PROTECTION
IMANI is exploring fresh ways to measure the impact of startups like yours. We’re diving deep into the individual, organisational, and societal factors that define your business journey, uncovering how you engage with your ecosystem and how these interactions can be enhanced for your success.
Your insights are vital. By participating in our study, you’ll help us create tailored guidelines, actionable recommendations, and practical tools that empower you, support organisations and other ecosystem actors. Together, we’ll amplify the benefits of migrant startups and inspire a more inclusive entrepreneurial landscape.
Join us in shaping the future – your voice matters!