supported entrepreneurs

sabah - "Zahrat al Jabal" Mountain Flower

 

Sabah is a very dynamic and entrepreneurial Lady from Ain al Tineh. Since the establishment of the Village Business Incubator (VBI), Sabah has been seeking its support to improve and diversify her micro scale dairy business.

Sabah has been taking part actively in all training initiatives organized by the VBI; The technical training session in cheese production delivered at the Directorate of Agriculture further improved her skills and abilities. Through the entrepreneurial orientation and basic managerial trainings, Sabah reinforced her accounting skills and learned how to keep records of her profits.

In May 2006, the VBI put Sabah in contact with Mr. Gerardo Virgilio, dairy expert from Sardinia, (Italy) to assist her in producing new types of cheeses: the famous Italian “mozzarella” and “provola” cheeses. Sabah, who appreciates the importance of innovation in business, enthusiastically accepted the challenge and attended a very intensive training course with Mr. Gerardo during three months.

Thanks to her new skills, Sabah decided to take up a loan to build a small workshop and purchased technical equipment to improve her production methods and standards. Today, Sabah, produces delicious Italian cheese with lots of care and following the traditional recipes, a know-how and expertise passed on by Mr. Gerardo, making Sabah’s business unique and absolutely innovative.

With the help of the VBI Sabah has promoted her products in Damascus and is now enjoying the results of her investment and courageous business endeavour, which make her products very appreciated by local and international gourmets, connoisseurs of the good, healthy and genuine cuisine.

Sabah Hassan- Ain al Tineh (Syria)- Tel. (963) 41 443297