Success story: How a British woman became a successful entrepreneur in the UAE

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A British expat has found her true calling in the United Arab Emirates after being made redundant from her job in the UK.  Today, she is a successful businesswoman in Dubai.  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/video-how-jobless-british-expat-became-a-millionaire-in-uae-1.97477295  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  #UAEnews #Dubai #British

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00:00The MD asked me one Christmas to source some gift hampers for the staff,

00:03but there was no one in the market doing it.

00:06So I thought this was my light bulb moment.

00:08I sourced everything and produced the gift hampers myself.

00:12Well, that was the start of my entrepreneurial journey.

00:17I arrived in the UAE in May 1995.

00:21I was working as an executive assistant,

00:23and the MD asked me one Christmas to source some gift hampers for the staff,

00:27but there was no one in the market doing it.

00:29So I thought this was my light bulb moment.

00:32I sourced everything and produced the gift hampers myself.

00:35Well, that was the start of my entrepreneurial journey.

00:39And I set up Montreux Gifts Trading in November 2000.

00:42The culture of gifting is really big in the UAE,

00:45and it's a melting pot of many nationalities, cultures and religions.

00:49And there's a festival celebrated almost every month,

00:52whether it's Ramadan or Eid or Diwali or Christmas or Valentine's,

00:56there's something every month.

00:58In the past 23 years, it's really evolved and grown massively.

01:02There's always an occasion to celebrate.

01:05Gifting your family, your loved ones or your clients,

01:08it will never go out of fashion.

01:10So I'm really looking forward to the next years of continued growth,

01:15of spreading goodwill and happiness.

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