SUCCESS STORIES OF FIVE SUCCESS STORIES OF FIVE ENTERPRENEURS IN ENTERPRENEURS IN

PAKISTANPAKISTAN

►Corruption cautions Corruption cautions the investorsthe investors

►Usually they dream Usually they dream of becoming rich of becoming rich quicklyquickly

►Women are looked Women are looked as the “food-as the “food-makers” rather than makers” rather than the “food-earners.” the “food-earners.”

Entrepreneurship In Entrepreneurship In PakistanPakistan

ATIQA ODHOATIQA ODHO

MESSAGE: The MESSAGE: The market is still abundant in opportunities for market is still abundant in opportunities for new entrants and that she likes healthy competitionnew entrants and that she likes healthy competition

Product lineProduct line

► 35 Lipstick colors35 Lipstick colors► 20 Loose Eye-20 Loose Eye-shadow colorsshadow colors

► 25 Pressed Eye-25 Pressed Eye-shadow colors shadow colors

► 10 Blush-on colors 10 Blush-on colors 8 Cake Face 8 Cake Face Powders colorsPowders colors

► 8 Eyeliner colors, 8 Eyeliner colors, and Mascara. and Mascara.

SUCCESS STORYSUCCESS STORY

► Stepped into her Stepped into her working life as a working life as a make- up artist make- up artist

► Training in England. Training in England. ► Beauty parlor and Beauty parlor and

appropriately appropriately named it “Cuts and named it “Cuts and cappuccino” cappuccino”

► Launched own Launched own cosmetics line.cosmetics line.

REASON FOR BECOMING REASON FOR BECOMING ENTERPRENEURENTERPRENEUR

► Belief that a Belief that a woman understands woman understands another woman’s another woman’s needs needs

► Tired of what was Tired of what was available in the available in the marketplacemarketplace.  . 

Monis Rahman (chairperson of Monis Rahman (chairperson of naseeb networks and founder naseeb networks and founder

of rozee.com)of rozee.com)

HIS VISIONHIS VISION

► ““Pakistan has a huge Pakistan has a huge perception challenge perception challenge

► Individual ability to Individual ability to raise capitalraise capital

► ““It was my life It was my life obsession and dream obsession and dream to work at Intel,” to work at Intel,” 

► Started thinking about Started thinking about a life beyond Intela life beyond Intel

SUCCESS STORYSUCCESS STORY► In 2005, he launched In 2005, he launched

Web platform, this Web platform, this time through his own time through his own funding, a job-search funding, a job-search site, Rozee.pk site, Rozee.pk

►Over 30,000 Over 30,000 employers, including employers, including U.S.-based firms such U.S.-based firms such as McDonald’s and Coas McDonald’s and Coca-Cola, advertise on ca-Cola, advertise on Rozee.pk.Rozee.pk.

CHALLENGES AND EFFORTSCHALLENGES AND EFFORTS

►Needed more capitalNeeded more capital► In 2007,Pakistan’s situation was very In 2007,Pakistan’s situation was very

uncertain on all groundsuncertain on all grounds► Two firms in California's Bay Two firms in California's Bay

Area, Draper Fisher Area, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and EPlanet Jurvetson and EPlanet Ventures, backed not so much Ventures, backed not so much Rozee.pk, but Monis Rahman.Rozee.pk, but Monis Rahman.

►Organized TiECon 2010 PakistanOrganized TiECon 2010 Pakistan  

IFFAT RAZAIFFAT RAZA

►Company profile:Ideal StarCompany profile:Ideal Star►Business type:Plastic recyclingBusiness type:Plastic recycling

MESSAGEMESSAGE

““Never say sky is the limit,the moon has Never say sky is the limit,the moon has foot prints “foot prints “

SUCCESS STORYSUCCESS STORY

►Driven by courageous patienceDriven by courageous patience►At 45, single parent of four childrenAt 45, single parent of four children►She had to chose her own destinyShe had to chose her own destiny►2005, pet bottles crushing unit has her 2005, pet bottles crushing unit has her

own enterprise in district Lahoreown enterprise in district Lahore►One of the few women in this business One of the few women in this business

typetype

CHALLENGES AND EFFORTSCHALLENGES AND EFFORTS

►Manufacturing of decorative plastic Manufacturing of decorative plastic material out of plastic waste.material out of plastic waste.

►Manages income out of this being Manages income out of this being economical and frugaleconomical and frugal

►Funding was a problem Funding was a problem ►Now successfully running her own Now successfully running her own

enterprise enterprise ►Almost 15 employees for picking, Almost 15 employees for picking,

crushing, drawing and packing crushing, drawing and packing processes.processes.

ProblemsProblems she facedshe faced

►Marketing challengeMarketing challenge►Removal of middle manRemoval of middle man►No idea of documentationNo idea of documentation

►Attended a lot of Attended a lot of seminars on seminars on women business women business development development centrecentre

► Training in Training in business business developmentdevelopment

► Company linkage Company linkage with trade with trade development development authority of authority of PakistanPakistan

Rehan Ahmed AllahwallaRehan Ahmed Allahwalla   

► Started a firm call Pakistan Started a firm call Pakistan computers computers

► First ever off-line email service First ever off-line email service to the people of Karachi by the to the people of Karachi by the name of Brain Net.name of Brain Net.

► Pakistan Computers started Pakistan Computers started countless number of new countless number of new services including email to fax services including email to fax Internet Phones Internet Phones

► Today ,a Successful Business Today ,a Successful Business Man and own over 200 Man and own over 200 companies in different parts of companies in different parts of the world. the world.

►Major stake is in the Super Major stake is in the Super Technologies Inc. Pensacola USA Technologies Inc. Pensacola USA and DIDx.org.and DIDx.org.

SUCCESS STORYSUCCESS STORY

SUCCESS STORYSUCCESS STORY

► Nominated by over 3000 Nominated by over 3000 for winning the 2010 for winning the 2010 Mashable Entrepreneur Mashable Entrepreneur Award. Award.

► An entrepreneur from KAn entrepreneur from Karachi and runs & own arachi and runs & own Super Technologies Inc Super Technologies Inc and many other and many other companies. companies.

► Involved in small Involved in small science projects science projects

► Innovative ideasInnovative ideas

Qurat -ul -AinQurat -ul -Ain

► Company profile: Company profile: institute of hotel and institute of hotel and tourism management tourism management (IHTM)(IHTM)

► Business type: Business type: Professional educationProfessional education

MESSAGEMESSAGE

““Whenever you see a Whenever you see a successful successful

entrepreneur, one entrepreneur, one once made a once made a

courageous decision”courageous decision”

SUCCESS STORYSUCCESS STORY► Inspired from the Inspired from the

growing hospitality growing hospitality industryindustry

► Established a Established a professional professional education institute education institute in 2005 which in 2005 which running very running very successfullysuccessfully

► Confidence boosted Confidence boosted when her institute when her institute got affiliated with got affiliated with TDCP (Tourism TDCP (Tourism corporation corporation development of development of Pakistan)Pakistan)

► This institute was This institute was even acknowledged even acknowledged internationally internationally ICHRIEICHRIE

Challenges and effortsChallenges and efforts

►Financial supportFinancial support

► Issue of recognition of instituteIssue of recognition of institute

►She had a lot of trainings like from She had a lot of trainings like from EDEWEDEW

►For running enterprise you are the For running enterprise you are the boss yourselfboss yourself