Tag: Entrepreneurship
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Fast Track: 50 agripreneurs from Tunisia’s interior gain support to turn their business ideas into reality
Unemployment is a major challenge, particularly in Tunisia’s interior regions. However, there are many untapped opportunities in the agri-business sector, offering new hope for local-economic development and job creation. In this context, during April, 58 entrepreneurs from 7 different regions (Kef, Jendouba, Béja, Siliana, Kasserine, Sidi Bouzid and Kairouan) participated in Fast Track, a mentoring […]
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Success Story: Skander makes Dar Zaghouan the first eco-friendly guesthouse in Tunisia
Nestled at the foot of the Dorsale mountains, Dar Zaghouan is a charming guesthouse and the first eco-friendly holiday accommodation in Tunisia. Located a one-hour drive from Tunis, Dar Zaghouan offers an alterative tourism experience in an area that has not seen the development of tourism that has benefited many other parts of Tunisia. Walking […]
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Success Story: Houda launches Advanced Consulting, a private center for professional training and consulting
At 28-years-old Houda Chihaoui is launching Advanced Consulting, a private center for professional training and consulting. “The idea of creating this center came to me after 6-years experience in the sector,” says Houda. “It was the best way to practice my theoretical training while being independent.” In 2011, Houda gained a degree in Computer Science. […]
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Success Story: Lotfi’s company, Top Cuisine, gains Italian Credit Line financing thanks to Mashrou3i
With nearly 30 years’ experience, Lotfi Memni is the proud founder of Top Cuisine, a kitchen and storage manufacturer that employs 18 people in the region of Kairouan. Today, like many successful entrepreneurs in Tunisia, Lotfi benefits from the support of Mashrou3i, which has already helped him access finance and expand the business. “Since my […]
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Success Story: Motii expands his livestock feed business, Friga, which employs 14 people
At 30 years old, Motii Jlassi is an ambitious young entrepreneur and the founder of Friga, a company that specializes in the production of livestock feed. Launched in 2017 in the region of Siliana, the business already provides employment to 14 people. With a degree in Banking and Finance obtained in 2011 and a Masters […]
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Success Story: Alaa launched a car seat cover manufacturing company in Gabes
At 29 years old, Alaa Eddine Rehouma launched Phenix Confection, a business that produces car seat covers and provides employment to three people. “After graduating in 2015 with a multimedia degree in Computer Science, I didn’t imagine myself working as an employee in a company,” said Alaa. Since his childhood, Alaa has helped his father […]
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Entrepreneurship Fair of Tunis
The Mashrou3i Project was pleased to attend the Entrepreneurship Fair on February 21st and 22nd, to exhibit the business activities of four of its beneficiaries. Held at the Laico hotel in Tunis, the two-day event was attended by Mr. Anouar Maarouf, Minister of Technology and Digital Economy and Mr. Slim Feriani, Minister of Industry and […]
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Success story: Walid Essghaeir launches AMI, industrial maintenance shop, in his hometown of Gabes
Walid’s journey in the entrepreneurial ecosystem started in 2016 when he decided to launch an industrial maintenance shop, AMI, in his hometown of Gabes. After graduating as a senior technician in construction and mechanical manufacturing in 2009, and working for 8 years in the field of metal construction, Walid felt ready to launch his own […]
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Success story: Houyem Hafsi is already employing 6 people in Nefta thanks to her company producing a coffee based on dates
Houyem Hafsi is a motivated and confident young woman from the region of Tozeur. Guided by her ambitions, in February 2017 she launched El Houyem Noyal Coffee in Nefta, a company producing a coffee based on dates, which already employs 6 people. “The idea came to me many years ago, we were already enjoying the […]
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Success Story: alongside her role as a mother, 29-year-old Hédia runs a kindergarten in Gafsa where she employs 9 people
Hédia Gouassmya has always loved children and dreamed that one day she would help to improve their education. Now, alongside her role as a mother, 29-year-old Hédia runs a kindergarten in Gafsa where she employs an administrative manager and 8 childcare workers. “I put all my effort into making this project a reality,” said Hédia. […]