Success Stories of Bahraini Millionaires

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Self Made Entrepreneurs

• Success Stories of Bahraini Millionaires

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Custom Clearance Is Not For Ladies!!!

• Mrs. Huda Janahi
• Manama Kingdom of Bahrain

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Who am I ?

• Huda Mohamad Abdallah Janahi
• Born 1962
• Educational Background
• Certificate in Secretarial and administration
  1987
• English Certificate 1987
• Diploma in Computer and office management - 1997

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Family Support

• Psychological and professional support
• Worked in the accounting department at a cargo
  company since high school
• Worked at a Bank
• Raising my kids

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How did I start my private business?

• Project Idea
• Business Plan
• Financing required
• Commercial Registration (Custom Clearance)

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Barriers Difficulties

• Limited opportunities facing women with regards
  to licensing and incentives
• Family commitments
• 1996 2000 main activities of the company were
  targeted towards ordinary cargo and bulk mailing
• 1998 2000 refusal of granting me a commercial
  registration for custom clearance

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Strengthening my Competencies

• Joining the Enterprise Creation Investment
  Promotion Program organized by UNIDO in
  cooperation with the Ministry of Industry
  Bahrain Development Bank
• Acquiring the Commercial registration
• Land transport
• Counseling and constant support
• Facilitated my participation in Conferences,
  Workshops Exhibitions regionally and abroad

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Commercial Registration
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Entrepreneurship Development ProgramCertificate
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Loan / Financing

• Submitted the business plan for my project
  Transportation within the Gulf Countries to the
  Bahrain Development Bank
• Loan Approval (40,000 BD eqv. 100,000 USD)

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Global Cargo Traveler's Services
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Cargo Services

• Customization
• Freight Forwarding Air Sea - Land
• Customs Clearance Delivery Service
• Agents Representation
• Packing Removals
• Charter Flight / Project Cargo Handling
• Sea-Air Cargo
• Transportation Inter-Airport Trucking
• Refrigerated Transport
• Bonded Warehousing
• Fulfillment Distribution

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Traveler Services

• World Wide Hotel Booking
• Travel Arrangement
• Worldwide Health Spa Arrangement
• Meet Assist
• Cruise Booking
• Car-Rental Arrangement
• Exhibition Conference arrangement
• Charter Flight

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Company Offices
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Employee Awards
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Celebrating the success with all partners Novotel
2004
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Malaysian ExpoKingdom of Bahrain Saudi Arabia
- UAE
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Shipping 3 Dolphins 2 SealsMoscow Bahrain -
Morocco
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Bahrain Danish Dairy Company
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Awards
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Future Plans

• With regards to Cargo Travelers
• Expand the existing shipping network
• Expand the packages facilities
• Set-up a distribution center and warehouses in
  Bahrain
• Develop a new accounting system and warehouse
  management system
• Acquire an ISO certificate
• Develop a website
• With regards Regional Trading Establishment
• Expand the company activities to other Arab
  countries like Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and UAE
• More involvement in the BAHRAIN FORMULA ONE GRAND
  PRIX

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Before and After
BEFORE
AFTER
Staff Number 2 25
Office Rent 160 USD 1,600 USD
Commercial Registration 1 3
Capital 4,000 USD 325,000
USD
Vehicles 1 12
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The Secret to Success

• The full reliance on Islamic Religion
• Consulting, quality and leniency at work
• Team work spirit
• Strategic planning and implementation

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Last Word
Women can work, raise their siblings and at the
same time be a successful businesswomen through
perseverance and by overcoming the challenges and
barriers that face her