Polish Whisbear invited to Global Entrepreneurship Summit
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Polish startup, Whisbear which has been manufacturing humming teddy bears was appreciated by the US Department of State and invited to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit conference in Kenya, Nairobi, Puls Biznesu daily reported.
Whisbear was nominated by the US Embassy in Warsaw as the example of an innovative business run by enterprising women.
"Just six years ago we sold our first teddy bear, today, we are invited to one of the most important events in the world," Zuzanna Sielicka-Kalczyńska, the co-owner of the business told the daily.
Last year, the event gathered over 3,000 entrepreneurs, as well as with heads of state, high level government officials, global entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate leaders, and young entrepreneurs. The annual conference has been organized since 2010 under the patronage of the President of The United States.
This year, the Polish startup has started selling its teddy bears in the UK.