Taking a giant leap from science to food, Randa Kabit made a decision to follow her heart…and her stomach to open her own business.
She graduated from the American University of Beirut (AUB) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and after working for 10 years in the oil & gas industry she[...]
Lena Itani, 30, studied jewelry design focusing on metal, at J.T.I.L Jewelry & Technological Institute of Lebanon and is now a freelance jewelry designer working from home. She designs and cuts her own pieces from metals such as brass, each piece being a unique work of art.
Dr. Maud Mansour, 29, opened her own clinic at the age of 23, right after graduation from Dentistry at Lebanese University in 2006. Her sister, also a dentist, motivated her to get into the field, and she dreamed of having her own business, not working for anyone. She is now pursuing a higher degree[...]
At the ripe age of 26, this established entrepreneur started by doing a bachelors degree in graphic design at LAU Jbeil. She worked as a graphic designer for the first 2 years after she graduated.
After a while she realized she wanted to do something where she could express herself more. She sta[...]
At just twenty-five years old, Nour Fayad has gone from fashion-studded to organically charged. Getting her degree in Marketing from the Lebanese American University (LAU) she started working in fashion at Alexander McQueen in Downtown Beirut. After a while she realized the fashion industry wasn’t[...]
At such a prime stage in her life, Palestinian native, Lebanese-born Bayan Bibi is about to take the business world by storm. Her positivity radiates as she speaks about her company and her desire to make the world a better place.
After graduating in 2008 with a background in business marketing a[...]
A furniture designer, Rima Khatib has a genuine passion for design. Ever since she was little, she liked to make usable pieces that she could hold in her hand… She recently launched her own business and now works on larger furniture such as tables (like the Seraphine Table here below), storage uni[...]
Soutenir les petits entrepreneurs, et permettre aux individus les moins favorisés d’entrer de plain pied dans la vie économique: tel est le projet de l’Association d’entraide professionnelle[...]
Une famille d’artistes, un environnement dans lequel la culture et la créativité étaient omniprésents: c’est ainsi que Gulène Torossian Der Boghossian, sculpteur, décr[...]
Georgette Souaid, 22, is an Economist working in the banking sector. A regular contributor to We-Initiative.com, she tells us about her professional background and shares with us her views on the Lebanese economy.