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BALAL ALI EBBA QURESHI FARAZ KHAN
Entrepreneur Marketing Social Entrepreneur
Balal ali, now 36 , is a very successful
entrepreneur, running range of business
from furniture to health care. he has
developed his businesses in last 8 years
with a growth of more than 20% a year in
each sector.
right after graduating from University,
Balal went to build his carrier in it and
worked for global business like Bmw and
Glaxo welcome. after a few years he
realised to invest his passion and effort
into his own business as he always fancied
having a feel for a higher level of
achievement for himself. in 2003, Balal
took over a very small furniture business
from his father who sadly passed away,
since then this business is catering
nationwide customer base, including
country’s large corporate investing groups,
public and semi public organisations
employing over a 100 people in the
process.
recently, realising the importance of
diversifying Balal opted to go into the
healthcare business with a carefully
developed strategic expansion plan in this
sector too.
ebba Qureshi, born in kuwait but
eventually bred in Surrey, qualified in
Business and marketing at university. She
managed to work on large projects during
her early days in her chosen career. Some of
which include launching Star tV and arY
digital channels in the Uk. Guests
attending these events were ranging from
local Uk politicians to Bollywood actors
such as amitabh Bachchan. Being a
pakistani, she always wanted to help
promote talent from back home, hence
once she had flown down naeem abbas
rufi to perform at the Star tV launch,
which happened to be one of his first gigs
abroad.
due to the success of her events she
managed to win bids on planning and
organising large Bollywood premieres in
leicester square. She was one of the first
people to have worked on the most
successful film premiere for a pakistani film
called 'Yeh dil apka huwa'. which was
premiered around the Uk.
most recently she has been focusing on
charity events simply due to the need of
raising money for the underprivileged,
concentrating in areas surrounding the sub
continent especially pakistan. Being
married to a pakistani cricketer, her strong
links with cricketers has enabled her to
raise funds for charities and projects in
significant amounts.
faraz khan is a Uk based pakistani social entrepreneur,
investor and author who believes in bringing a positive
change in the society through entrepreneurship business
and trade. he is a published author, writer, lecturer and
leading authority on social entrepreneurship in pakistan
and Uk. he is well known for his forward-thinking
business models that allow him to fulfill a personal
commitment to better the lives of the residents in
pakistan, Uk and beyond.
in the past 9 years he with his partners have created 11
leading businesses globally. he represents pakistan on
major global entrepreneurial forums and has been
recognized for his business acumen as well his passion to
make pakistan an attractive business destination for local
and global business community.
he brings with him years of banking and corporate
experience that is a mix of both local and international
cultures of businesses, enabling him to integrate
successful models into the entrepreneurial eco systems
of Uk and pakistan.
after over the period of 10 years he has taken many
entrepreneurial initiatives, in the field of media, socioeconomic
development, arts, entrepreneurship, trade
promotion and urban development, transforming each
into a success story and considers the idea of inspiring
and mentoring the young generation to be the change
agents themselves. a staunch believer in the concept of
“everything is possible with intent, idea & people”
provided that there is a will to make things happen.
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