Author: Elena Cooke
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Jamel joins a new generation of entrepreneurs in Gafsa with his paper cup business
The region of Gafsa is renowned for its phosphate-rich land and mining sector. However, a new generation of entrepreneurs, like Jamel Ounis, are diversifying the business landscape, highlighting the numerous investment opportunities the region offers. Jamel is the founder of OXANSSE Gobelets, a paper cup manufacturing business. After studying automation and industrial maintenance he got […]
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This entrepreneur is helping the agriculture and gardening sector in Kasserine to bloom
In the middle of the countryside, just ten kilometres from the city of Kasserine, Ikbel Dalhoumi is busy out in the fields supervising his employees. One team is preparing land for planting fruit trees while another is installing a fence. “The idea of starting a company that provides agricultural and gardening services was on my […]
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Hajer Bettoumi launches the first real estate agency in Kebili
After a career break to look after her two children, 26-year-old Hajer Bettoumi decided it was time to put her business plan in motion. The legal expert recently opened Kebili’s first real estate agency in the heart of the city’s dynamic commercial center. With a degree in Law and Political Science, Hajer got the idea […]
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Mohamed Raouf develops a recipe for success with Mr Le Gourmand bakery
Inside the kitchens of Mohamed Raouf Hizi’s bakery, we discover a hive of activity. It’s noon and a team of female pastry chefs is busy preparing orders that must be delivered in the afternoon. Behind the counter Mohamed Raouf’s wife and another employee are serving a steady stream of customers. Located strategically on the main […]
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Ahlem transforms by-products from Kebili’s oases into trendy decorations
Kebili in the South of Tunisia is a region typically known for its date production. Ignited by her passion for interior design, Ahlem Chortani saw an opportunity in the recycling of by-products from these palm trees and turned it into an innovative business idea. “When I saw palm waste lying on the ground I […]
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Newsletter March 2019
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This young entrepreneur is joining a new generation of beauty influencers
Amal Cherni’s passion for beauty led her to open up her own beauty parlour, Flora Beauty, in Tajerouine, a town in the governorate of Kef. At only 24 years old, she is proving that age is not a barrier for entrepreneurial success. Even as a teenager, Amal knew the career she wanted to follow. Determined […]
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Houssein Cherni turns a local need for packaging supplies into a thriving business
Born in Kef, Houssein Cherni is passionate about his hometown, its monuments and its history, but also his new business, Loka Sac, that he launched in March 2018, with the support of his family. Loka Sac is not Houssein’s first stab at entrepreneurship. In 2013, after graduating in Electrical Engineering, he started a project for […]
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Wajdi’s milk collection center helps Siliana’s dairy sector ‘moooove’ forward
Wajdi is an idealist and a huge fan of his region. Despite all the challenges he faced in his life, this love for the region led him to launch one of the most important milk collection centres in Siliana. Wajdi grew up on a farm in Siliana and has been immersed in agriculture since his […]
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This educator is using HP LIFE to empower students with entrepreneurship skills
With 12 years of experience in IT, Sameh El Mansouri is a university educator at the ISET (L’Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques) in Beja. Passionate about entrepreneurship and everything related to business management, she is very close to her students and enjoys sharing her passion with others through the HP LIFE Club that was launched […]