Refugees, What Are the Stories That You're Hearing?

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The first family that made it to tortosa, when they landed in, our team met them and brought them to their apartment hotel. The child didn't sleep for the first several days being in spain. And then after about a week when our team went and spent more time with the family, you know, things were just a little bit better. So we've had to kind of pull it out of them, what are areas and ways that we can help you?

“Don't let the roadblocks get in the way when there are people who need you desperately.” Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a B2B software provider, has navigated around risks and financial costs to meet the needs of tech contractors based in Ukraine. Part of that response includes the company’s offer to relocate people and families to Spain, where Emburse’s European headquarters is located. The company’s executives are also personally funding housing costs for colleagues taking refuge in Poland. These choices haven’t come without obstacles for Emburse. But as Friedrichsen explains, the benefits are moral, communal, and even quantifiable for the business.

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