EFSE - A development finance initiative

Success Stories

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  “For a long time, going into business on my own seemed like an impossible dream, but sometimes you get lucky and you find someone who shares the dream with you and helps to make it come true. That’s how it all began between me and Access Bank.”

  Fuad Mammadali Aliyev
  Retail Books, Stationery & Toys
  Access Bank, Azerbaijan

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  “I wanted to be my own person and be an independent contractor in the tourism industry.”

  Gordana Čkuljević
  Tourism - rooms and apartments renting
  MFI Alter Modus, Montenegro

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  “It was my dream to own my own business and as Fevzi Paşa is an agricultural town, it made sense to go into that industry.”

  Recep Çamur
  Vegetable Grower
  Şekerbank, Turkey
  

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  “When they left the business to me, I don’t think my parents ever imagined that their little café would ever change. [...] however, they planted the seed of entrepreneurship in me. And some good common sense to find the right (financial) partner."

  Rizvan Garayev
  Bakery & Restaurant
  Access Bank, Azerbaijan