A 16-year-old entrepreneur from Solihull breathed a brand new lease of life and optimism into the Egyptian enterprise scene following her profitable pitch on the nation’s Dragons Den equal. Alia’s candle-making enterprise flourished after she received assist from the sharks, as they’re referred to in Egypt.
Alia now manages her enterprise throughout faculty holidays in Egypt whereas balancing her A-levels at Solihull, based on the BBC. Alia’s father, Ahmed, expressed immense satisfaction about his daughter’s feat, hopeful that her achievements will encourage others.
Alia, an Egyptian-born pupil at Solihull Faculty, initially started crafting bracelets throughout lockdown. Her enterprise later advanced right into a candle-making enterprise utilizing soy, which presents a twin function as a pores and skin lotion when melted.
Alia caught the eye of Shark Tank Egypt producers, which secured her a spot on the present in December after her faculty permitted her to journey for work expertise. Regardless of her younger age and enterprise publicity, she managed to persuade three out of 5 sharks to speculate, which prompted her story to go viral throughout the Center East, with over 7.6 million views of her video on Fb.
Her father, who expressed satisfaction in Alia’s strides, mentioned at present’s era has a thoughts of their very own and sometimes chooses to pursue their path independently.
Inside 10 days after her Shark Tank Egypt look, Alia’s Instagram enterprise account skyrocketed from 3,600 to 68,000 followers. Her merchandise persistently offered out inside 10 minutes of being posted on her web site. After the present, she employed three people from a burns victims charity, to which she had beforehand donated proceeds.
Alia now goals to broaden her candle manufacturing to the UK, at present crafting batches throughout household visits to Egypt on holidays.
