22 Jan Demba Dieng: founder of Pay Yes
Entrepreneur in France
Coming from
Senegal
The entrepreneurial idea in a sentence
Pay Yes is an innovative mobile payment solution with social impact.
Advice for future migrant entrepreneurs
Find a co-founder ! It’s very difficult to succeed alone. You need to find a person who shares your vision and that you can trust. Look constantly for this person. Also, go outside and don’t be stubborn. Change ideas.
His migrant journey
His support network map
In the settlement, Demba was mainly supported by his family. They were the motivation for him. He said taht he could feel he was treated differently but that the family was there so he could move on.
In the development of his business, he was supported by different organizations around entrepreneurship like Résonances Nord Sudand Bond’Innov. They allowed him to understand the entrepreneurial world and to build a strong network.
His entrepreneur journey