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PUM has served over 40,000 customers since 1978. Over the years therefore, we have collected thousands of stories and best practices. Do you want to be inspired? Please read the stories below.
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Self-sufficient Vietnamese incubator The Vietnam Climate Innovation Center (VCIC) is a business incubator for Vietnamese start-ups specialising in sustainability and climate solutions. |
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Incubator programme creates job opportunities While the usual PUM customer must be operational for at least two years, new businesses are set up and supported through PUM's incubator programme. |
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Sustainable fish farming on Sri Lanka OceanPick is Sri Lanka’s first marine fish farm for sea bass. Normally speaking, these fish are farmed in brackish water in lagoons. |
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Focus on Vietnamese start-ups With a government subsidy and investor financing, the Vietnamese entrepreneur Quan Ly Dinh set up SongHan Incubator (SHI) in 2017. Through the business, Quan aims to help tourism-related start-ups get going. |
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Supermarket chain in Zimbabwe takes major steps forward Simon van Bodegraven (61) recently returned from a follow-up mission to Zimbabwe. He was previously asked to give advice on the rollout of a sustainable supermarket chain. |
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Training for more professional hospitality in Ethiopia The hospitality industry is thriving in Ethiopia but there’s a shortage of trained personnel. A few years ago, the tourist office, university and hotel association in the city of Mek’ele asked PUM for help. |
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PUM flies climate neutral Sustainable entrepreneurship is part of PUM’s DNA, yet the CO2 emissions caused by the flights made by our experts total 7,870 tons a year. |
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Women make the difference in rural Ghana PUM experts make a positive contribution by transferring their knowledge and expertise to entrepreneurs and local communities. |
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‘PUM helps us to make many peoples’ lives better’ Having worked herself out of poverty and depression, the South Africa entrepreneur Indrani Govender had just one goal; to do the same for others. Her construction company grew dramatically, but somehow there were no profits. |
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Tanzania turns work into skill Youth unemployment in Tanzania is huge and yet the economy itself is growing. In the building industry, for instance, there’s a huge demand for highly skilled workers. |
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