by Autoocupacio | Aug 25, 2020 | Case Studies
“Learn about the culture of a new country, region, and city first. Learn from your mistakes. Know yourself, your strengths and your weaknesses.” In 2014, Mohamed Alshartah travelled from Syria to Belgium as a refugee. A new and different culture has motivated him to...
by Autoocupacio | Aug 25, 2020 | Case Studies
After completing her bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication in 2007, Marielle started her first business in affiliate marketing for a global skin care brand based in the United States. When she moved to Belgium from the Philippines last year to In Belgium,...
by Autoocupacio | Aug 25, 2020 | Case Studies
Azhar Mohamad, 25 years old, used to worked in the textile industry in his home country of Bangladesh. He as supervisedor of a department of 40 people. Yet, when he arrived in Italy, he realised technology is evolving, and saw a it could become a business opportunity...
by Autoocupacio | Aug 10, 2020 | Case Studies
Every day, Zoryana and her mother open the shutters of the shop, turn on their baking ovens, start the mixer and bring their colourful creations worthy of weddings, baptisms and communions from the fridge to the display cabinates at the front of their shop. Zoryana is...
by Autoocupacio | Aug 10, 2020 | Case Studies
Mykola, originally from Ukraine, moved several years ago to Italy and has been living in Naples for 10 years. Like many others, he was looking for a bright future for him and his family. Mykola and his father started to work as labourers. He was saving up the money to...
by Autoocupacio | Apr 29, 2020 | Case Studies
Six years ago Alice and Anita fulfilled their dream: they opened Libreria Corteccia, an independent bookshop founded in November 2014 in Milan and specialized in books for children, teenagers, Italian/foreign fictions and photography. However, Corteccia is not just a...