Case Studies
YBI - Linet Indiazi, Ness Hair and Beauty in Kenya
A single mother who escaped from an abusive marriage, Linet Indiazi faced a struggled to achieve her dream of owning a beauty parlour.
With the help of Kenya Youth Business Trust, she was able to establish Ness Hair and Beauty Parlour, a popular and successful salon, and build a better life for her and her children.
Linet is unique because she is a single woman from a poor background, but with a desire to be a respected businesswoman. Fellow women and peers admire her and see her as a source of inspiration.
Linet is determined to change the lives of women in her area. All of her employees are female single parents who depend on the business for their livelihoods.
In addition, Linet offers several apprenticeships, training women who would not be able to afford the course fees elsewhere. So far, she has already enabled two widows and four single mothers to gain jobs in other salons.
Linet has also initiated community involvement programmes through her motivational speaking and guiding and counselling services to vulnerable women, widows, and housewives.
The business has a very high potential for growth since some of the future plans are already underway for implementation. They include setting up a beauty and cosmetics shop.
Linet prides herself on staying ahead of the trends in her chosen field, stocking the latest products and keeping up to date with the latest styles. However, her truly unique quality is her desire to share her entrepreneurial success with others, offering training and apprenticeships to young women in her salon.
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