Yoga & fitness studio

Gulnaz Z.

32-year-old Gulnaz has been practising yoga since 2018 and trained as a trainer. She first started her own business by taking over an existing yoga studio - just a few months before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, she had to give up the studio - due to coronavirus - but managed to reopen a business in another rented space in the same year (2020). She ended the crisis year 2020 with already 8 employees in her team. Gulnaz found a business partner and opened a second branch in 2021.

Project ID

675

Country / City

Kyrgyzstan / Osh

Jobs at the start

25

additional potential jobs

15

entrepreneur sponsorship

Training and coaching CHF 250 per month for two years

Project description

Today, Gulnaz employs 25 people, 3 of whom work full-time and 22 part-time at 50%. Gulnaz takes care of the finances and personnel, while her business partner is responsible for marketing and sales. Gulnaz's yoga and fitness studio offers Hatha and Fly Yoga as well as Pilates, bungee fitness, Zumba, dance classes and various sports courses for children. Her customers are mainly schoolchildren and women aged between 20 and 55. In future, Gulnaz would like to invest in new equipment from her own profits, renovate the premises and open a third branch.

Gulnaz has already attended her first BPN seminars and was very enthusiastic about them. She is looking forward to further training and especially to the marketing seminars. She hopes that her business partner will also attend all the BPN seminars.

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