Özlem Kör: Thanks to MaviKalem, I stood on my own feet again!
After graduating in accounting, Özlem started working in this field. When she got married, she quit her job and started living abroad. When she returned to Turkey a few years later, she had to start a new life with her two children. Özlem was responsible for all the care of the children.
She needed to earn an income while devoting time to housework and the children. She would work alongside her children while raising them. She was using cosmetic catalog products and observed that the people she recommended were also satisfied. She thought she could sell the products herself and started selling them. Before the earthquake, she was promoting the products over the internet. In addition to selling from home, she was also sending products to different provinces by cargo.
“Our priority was to survive, I did not work for a while.”
Priorities changed after the earthquake. People could not even meet their basic needs and it took her six months to recover. After the earthquake, she started living in a container with her children and parents. While renovating her damaged house, she also started selling her products.
“A woman should stand on her own feet. She should be able to meet her needs without being dependent on anyone. It is not necessary to go and work somewhere; you can do business in your own home.” Özlem met mavikalem at a bazaar she attended. She thought she could get the support she needed to continue selling at home. She applied and took another step to develop her business. With the support she received from mavikalem, the shelves where she could display her products to her customers were made in appropriate sizes. Now he displays and sells products more properly in his home. Incoming customers see all the products and shop according to their needs. Since he has a better command of the product stock, he replenishes the stocks of products close to exhaustion in a timely manner. She continues to participate in the bazaar in addition to the catalog product sales she makes at home.
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