COVERED Edition 3 Ramadaan & Eid Special | Page 14

SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES
By : Faheema Sahib
There's merely a few days left before there's clunking of cutlery way before dawn and
sizzling oil at dusk - the few moments before thirst is quenched, hunger satisfied and
repentance accepted by His Will.
Yes - The most spiritual month of the year is drawing closer! Can you feel it just yet?
We've been scrolling and strolling through home industry businesses for the past
month to bring you a special feature for this bumper issue. Get reading and get those
fingers twiddling to prepare for Ramadhaan and Eid 2018 in style! Three dynamic small
businesses share their beginning and successes with us…….
1. I've always been somewhat of an entrepreneur. From a
young age I had a creative niche and would try my hand at
making various crafty things. Friends and family were
impressed and would always spur me on to make some pocket
money from selling my creations. I dabbled in henna and
mostly handcrafted items and costume jewellery.
2. Creativity comes in various ways and forms. Sometimes it's a
random thought that pop into my head. Sometimes its
accidental and I meant to do something totally different and
the outcome resulted in something better than I anticipated.
And most often times its drawing inspiration from Social
media, international trends and things that I've come across in
my travels, interactions and surroundings.
3. Not many people know this but our current brand identity
has multiple meaning. "Sweet" because my name starts with
the letter "S" and even though we do sweet and savoury we
most often do sweet and "eSque" • /esk/ - like "picturesque" -
note the capital in the second letter as opposed to the first,
again to emphasise the the letter "S" in my name.
4. To bring unique and interesting things
so people can share in my