Name: Asma Khan
Home Town: North Karachi, Pakistan
Business: Beauty Salon
Loan: Rs 25,000

ASMA KHAN has been running a beauty salon in her home for the last five years. She inherited the 15 year old business from her elder sister who ran it before she got married and moved away.

Asma took a loan of Rs 25,000 from Tameer to buy equipment for her salon, including an air conditioner and an extra chair. She has two staff members and plans to bring her salon into the 21st century by providing electronic hot wax services and laser treatment in the future.

Asma lives with her parents in North Karachi.