Mini-MBA Gearing Up Micro Entrepreneurs for a Prosperous Future
PTP surveyed micro-entrepreneurs across Karachi areas including Sultanabad and Hijrat Colony, selected participants for the mini-MBA and taught daily saving.
Pilot Project
Day 4 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 1)
Day 4 of the mini-MBA for street cobblers in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covered finance and financial planning, and participants received sales ledgers.
Day 2 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 1)
A short post on day 2 of the mini-MBA for street cobblers in Haripur, delivered by the PTP team, with two photographs from the class (faces blurred).
Impact of the wrong kind of government interventions
What the Capital Development Authority’s clean and green Islamabad campaign did to street traders, including a cobbler whose revenue had grown 200%.
Impact of our mini-MBA program on Livelihoods – Atta-Ullah
Atta Ullah, 26, a street cobbler at Tariq Market, F-10/2, Islamabad, supports four dependants and was in the third mini-MBA cohort. Includes his growth data.
Impact of our mini-MBA program on Livelihoods – Jaan Baaz Khan
Street cobbler Jaan Baaz Khan in Islamabad raised his daily earnings from $4 to $10 over four months on the mini-MBA, with 12 dependants relying on him.
Impact of our mini-MBA program on Livelihoods – Niaz Ali
Niaz Ali, a 22-year-old street cobbler in Islamabad, raised his daily earnings from $4.50 to $8.15 over four months after the mini-MBA, with a video interview.
Peace Through Prosperity on PTV World – Perspectives with Faisal Qureshi
A video of Peace Through Prosperity’s appearance on Perspectives with Faisal Qureshi, arranged by one of PTP’s advisers in Pakistan.
Impact of our mini-MBA program on Livelihoods – Batal Khan
Batal Khan lost his Karachi shoe shop in 2012 riots and restarted as a street cobbler in Islamabad. After the mini-MBA his revenue rose 58%, the post reports.
Impact of our mini-MBA program on Livelihoods – Ihsan Ullah
Ihsan Ullah, a 19-year-old student and street cobbler in Islamabad, raised his earnings from $6 to $9.95 a day over four months of the mini-MBA.