In this video, part 2 of the explainers on Capacity Building activities, Prof. Giovanni Ferri, of LUMSA University, project partner of INVESTMED, explains the coaching and mentoring programme that took place at the beginning of 2023.

21 business ideas from Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia were coached and mentored according to sustainable business management principles, strengthening them and ensuring pitch readiness. The business ideas were all in the sectors of the green economy, blue economy and the cultural and creative industries.

In this video, Prof. Giovanni Ferri of LUMSA University, Project Partner in INVESTMED discusses the training programme and capacity building activities carried out under the INVESTMED project where over 100 budding entrepreneurs benefitted from the Sustainable Business Management webinars and training cycles that took place in each country, Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia.

He first explains the philosophy behind the project and the methodologies and approaches implemented to achieve its goals. Then he moves to focus specifically on the training activities.

INVESTMED features in the latest edition of Managers magazine. The 20 page article gives an overview of the importance of the INVESTMED project in the region and how it has made an impact. 

Prof. Rym Ayadi, President and Founder of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, project partner of INVESTMED, gave her view on the philosophy of projects such as INVESTMED, how exactly the project has contributed to sustainability, the challenges that have been found in the implementation of the project, and what would be needed in future projects. 

In this video, they present MECANO, a cloud platform to reduce energy consumption and ensure a more eco-friendly approach to system maintenance (i.e. for cooling and heating).

In this video, the CEO and cofounder of Upiria explains its project about travel experiences.

In this video, Randa Sleibi presents warsheh (which means workshop in Arabic).It  is a training space that provides those who are interested with the opportunity to learn digital audio-visual production techniques and develop their skills in this field.

In this video, Salah el Saadi presents Blue Filter project to purify water using green methods. Thanks to this project, they can provide farmers with clean water for irrigation.

In this video, Umberto Pezzino Rao presents the green steps project which aims to connect nature with people with a special focus on fragilities. 

In this video, Davide Leone presents is company U´Game about urban gaming. It has developed many games all over Italy but focuses on Palermo, Sicily in Italy where he is based. 

In this video, Raffaella Quattrocchi presents RADICI is a cultural entreprise created in 2022 in Palermo, Sicily in Italy.