Zainab Idris
Independent pharmacy owner · Two branches
Offline · replies within a few hours- Role
- Pharmacist & Owner · Idris Pharmacy
- Based in
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Experience
- 14 years in healthcare
- Speaks
- English, Urdu
In her words
Left a chain to open my own shop with a loan I nearly did not get. I can talk you through business plans that banks actually accept, and what it costs — in money and in nerves — to stop having a boss.
What she can help with
Starting a Business
Going from an idea to a registered, trading business without a safety net.
Raising Money
Pitching investors, banks, and grant panels that fund far fewer women.
Pricing Your Work
Charging what the work is worth, and holding the number when it is questioned.
First Hires & Managing a Team
Becoming someone's boss for the first time when you built the job yourself.
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