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There are several places for entrepreneurs to work at in Stockholm. Usually entrepreneurs pay monthly for a place to work at or else try to be productive at a cafeteria. Paying a fee for a place to work in might be expensive but at least you’re not surrounded by other people having fun and you don’t get the strage look from the cafe employee.

 

(By the way, if you’re looking for a cafe to work in, you can search for a location that matches you’re preferences about wi-fi, location, price, etc. in https://workfrom.co/)

However, there’s a new place in town where entrepreneurs can not only work in but also get inspired by keynote speakers, be helped by other successful entrepreneurs and enroll in some education programs: CHANGER’S HUB.

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Changer’s Hub is located in Botkyrka, more specifically in Fittja, which has the highest percentage of first and second generation inmigrants in Sweden. Changer’s Hub aims to give these youngsters the opportunity to demonstrate their capacity to innovate and create value for others. Who knows, maybe Botkyrka can become the next Brooklyn!

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Having heard about Changer’s Hub mission, Estanislao, Felix and I went to its opening. We were excited to listen to their founder’s as well as to Faje Gani, chief of Twitter Nordic. However, when we finally managed to get there, the event was held in Swedish!

Hi, my team is Adelina Tahiri, Rasam Sheibeh, Farzana Madoush and Jimena González. We are developing Easy Peasy Money (EPM), a revolutionary app to change currency with no additional cost!

 

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Even though you are interested in creativity and entrepreneurship, you probably haven’t heard of gather festival, and that is because of the price of the entrance: 7450 kr! However, there are special prices for students, start-ups and freelancers. But the best option is to submit your idea to Gather Motivation Labs. If your idea is selected, you will not only get a free entrance to the festival, but also you get to participate in the labs.
And why would you want to participate in this motivation labs?
Motivation labs are meant to help you take the hard first steps to making your idea reality, whether that means getting help with prototyping, launching a crowdfunding campaign, breaking down an action plan or pitching your idea to venture capital partners! This year the festival is over, but watch our for next year’s!
In addition to Motivation Labs, GATHER festival has conferences regarding different topics (this year the festival revolved around Human vs. Machine, Communication, Economy, Urban Development and Democracy), solution labs where you can share your approach on real challenges companies bring in, and also music at night.
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I attended the most innovative and inspiring talks, as the one from Dr. Kate Stone, a Cambridge physicist who works turning any surface into a musical instrument by using conductive inks and tiny circuit boards (Here you can see some interesting projects of her team: http://www.novalia.co.uk/?portfolio=dj-qbert-interactive-dj-decks). I also gave some feedback and ideas to new entrepreneurs in the motivation labs and I enjoyed some great music. Awesome experience!