Help & FAQs

The SBR is a quarterly magazine founded as a not-for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of SIMAD University. The SBR serves as a catalyst between academia, leaders, corporates, governments, international partners to promote the private sector in Somalia. The SBR explores the most important ideas for leaders, organizations and economies in our time.  Since 2008, we have produced 13 volumes with almost 40 issues and 400 articles of multidisciplinary analysis and insights that contributed to Somalia’s growing business landscape.

• Evidence: We don’t require you to be the expert in the thoughts you share with us, but we do ask you to prove to our readers. Integrating your thoughts with supporting ideas in the right ways will always boost you to be published. The more data you can share, the more interesting it is.
• Relevance: Writing with us contemporary and dynamic ideas, insights or stories is primary to SBR. We are looking for interesting thoughts and stories from the Somali’s private sector development.
• Originality: Although everything can’t be new , at the same time we seek new ideas, new insights, and new stories to keep our reads informed, inspired and enriched. Seeking originality is fundamental to SBR. We are open to publish for a unique argument, ideas, or insight about Somalis private sector development.

Since the SBR is a publication of SIMAD University, it is managed by a team of experts from the university headed by the Editor-in-Chief. 

SBR is purely not-for-profit. SIMAD University commits to appreciate and award the effort of contributors through incentives.  

Yes, we are open to welcome everyone who believes in our mission and values to work with us voluntarily. If you are interested to volunteer, please reach us [email protected]

The SBR covers a wide range of topics, including entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational change, innovation, technology, and productivity tips. We publish articles both in print and digital forms, and some in digital only to reach our readers anytime in anywhere. 

The SBR is a quarterly publication of SIMAD University; SBR is published 4 times a year and distributed widely to reach and delight our audience.  

If the story is relevant, timely and original, you can publish again on SBR by mentioning when you have published before. 

Yes, currently, we don’t charge any fees whatsoever to our readers. You can enjoy the contents we produced since 2008 for free both in print and digital anytime and anywhere.