The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) is continuing with the ‘Pioneering Evenings’ sessions during the holy month of Ramadhan. The third evening witnessed the participation of two distinguished guests and enriching dialogues about the challenges they faced and the opportunities that arose after those challenges.
The evening hosted Hilal al Hosani, the owner of the ‘Samat International Factory' project. He presented his own entrepreneurial experiences and their impact on all aspects of his life and entrepreneurial career.
He said: “At first, I didn't understand where to go. Where I went through great challenges and many failures that paved the way for me to succeed. Life is like a bus. There are those who board the bus and there are those who get off at a certain station. The bus is the challenge that we live with. The big problem in our heads is a shadow of a small problem.” Al Hosani explained that one of the reasons for his success was the team he owns. A team of entrepreneurs, who are the shoulder that supported in overcoming many of the challenges he faced.
The ‘Pioneering Evenings’ aims to review the experiences, conditions and incentives to ignite the flame of competition and continuation. The participants share ideas with young people and inspire others, encouraging young people, entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium enterprises to continue and sustain their projects and initiatives and benefit from those experiences.
Musa bin Khamis al Balushi, Director of the Communication and Media Department at the SMEDA, said: “The pioneering evenings are an open dialogue platform adopted by the Authority in cooperation with our partners in the Youth Centre in an effort to keep the flame of enthusiasm ignited among young people by reviewing the journey of a number of personalities who faced challenges. And turned them into promising opportunities, and these challenges contributed to the discovery of new paths of success.”
Al Balushi added: “Through these evenings, we reflect on the inspiring and luminous side of the challenges faced by successful professionals. We relive with them the most difficult and beautiful situations and then ask, "After all these challenges, what is the motive for continuing? What was the role of the family? And the influence of the environment, friends and partners. Among the questions we ask is what is the last book they read, or the last word that ignited their ambitions.” Maryam al Kaabi, the second participant in the evening, talked about her passion for the field of technology. "I was always looking for what distinguishes me from others in the same field. Going through difficult experiences, entering into different activities, and joining multiple courses, made me a different personality."
Maryam added, "Every experience carries sacrifices, as I felt at some point that I had lost the social aspect as a result of satisfying experiences, but the motivation that supported me was my belief that these difficult things will end one day." Commenting on who was behind her successes and her continued motivation, Maryam said, "My father supported me a lot in my experiences, which is one of the reasons of my success. With regard to my experience in archery, this is due to my grandfather, who made no distinctions between male and female children and I can say everyone in the family supported my love for archery."
The sessions will continue until April 18 throughout the holy month of Ramadhan, targeting youth of all categories, owners of small and medium enterprises and start-ups, as well as to those wishing to establish their own commercial projects, traders, investors, economists, those interested in the entrepreneurship sector, and those interested in success stories and challenges.
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