Melike Emiroǧlu YIlmer with MIR Izolasyon: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Melike’s story is one of a kind, certainly an inspiration to all women out there wishing to become entrepreneurs. After a BA in Economics, and 2 years working for an insulation company, her professional ambition brought her to found a MIR Izolasyon, a company specializing in the production and export of insulating materials for […]
Lola Owolabi and Proud To Be Me: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Proudtobeme was established on in 2012 as a social enterprise providing invaluable life skills via bespoke and practical classes for teenage girls between the ages of 13 and 18 years. It is a programme that responds to a growing number of distressed and disadvantaged young women that face an uninspiring future, often amidst a […]
Magdalena Koźmala with Business and prestige: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Magdalena Koźmala is the owner of the company named “Inspire Your Life Magdalena Koźmala” which is a website for business women. She is a master & team coach, business trainer, journalist and columnist, public relation & image building expert and Business & Prestige editor-in-chief. For many years she has been helping people to reach […]
Jenny Garratt with Rocking Ur Teens: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Rocking Ur Teens was established in February 2015 as a social enterprise which operates in education, youth and social mobility sectors. It offers inspiring conferences that expose teens to corporate environments, apprentices, graduates and interns, giving them a practical insight into the world of work. They create relationships between young people and corporate organisations […]
Erinç Yurter with Taze&Kuru Food Inc: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Erinc has been the managing partner, together with her husband, of Taze&Kuru Food Inc since 2009. Taze&Kuru, which means Fresh&Dried in Turkish, is a company specializing in the production of healthy snacks, mainly made from dried fruit grown in Turkey. Erinc’s story is inspiring. A mother of three, she studied towards a BA and […]
Anna Polońska and Tie ART: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] She founded a start-up promoting various forms of art. She deals with painting, computer graphics (including creating illustrations, posters and covers) and designing a unique ‘Tie ART’ fashion accessories that are an original idea for a new form of women’s ties. The idea of launching a startup was born out of passion and determination. […]
Anna Kołodziej, Zumba instructor: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Conducting sporting activities involving the combination of dance and fitness for children (Zumba Kids and Zumba Kids Junior) and for adults (Zumba Fitness) – including elderly people and pregnant women (Zumba Gold). It all started by chance. Anna did not have any experience, she only went to Zumba Fitness classes. The hotel, where she […]
Aleksandra Korzeniak with Ak-art art&garden: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Aleksandra’s business is a combination of profession and passion – she is a landscape architect. She both designs gardens and works on artistic activities such as painting clothes, porcelain, and interior decoration items. Seemingly these unconnected areas intermingle and bind together. Her company combines natural and artistic areas. She started the activity shortly after […]
Aissetou Jaiteh Gambia: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Gambia and her co-worker started the African Queens Association in 2013, mainly creating accessories. After four years of designing and tailoring they opened their studio and shop in downtown Palermo. Her entrepreneurial spirit is nourished by the will to break down barriers and in line with this she explains to us how fashion can […]
Carmela Dacchille with Edizioni precarie: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Carmela originally started working as an architect in the north of Italy until she decided this was not her dream, and moved to Palermo. After working in a hotel for about two years, she started her adventure with Edizioni Precarie in 2013, which she describes as a long project that is still ongoing. Edizioni […]