Entrepreneur eyes European market for local handicraft

Many micro businesses in Qatar have benefited from public sector initiatives that promote and develop home-based companies, supporting them to penetrate new markets both locally and abroad.

One of such companies is Doha-based Brush 221, a micro business specialising in decor, furniture, and home accessories, which received much-needed exposure during the second edition of ‘Made at Home’, organised recently by Qatar Development Bank (QDB).Brush 221, according to Qatari entrepreneur Moza al-Mansoori, not only supplies home décor and accessories to local restaurants and coffee shops but also exports its products to Italy. The company plans to expand to other European countries in the future.Al-Mansoori, who runs the company's operations, also conducts online training to Qataris and expatriates but plans to expand her workshops later on to cater to a much wider audience.