Palestinian and Lebanese Small Business Pop Up
Date: Sunday, October 13
Time: 10:30 am to 1 pm
Come support Palestinian and Lebanese small businesses at Kutubna Cultural Center's small business pop up on Sunday, October 13. The pop starts at 10:30 am and ends at 1 pm, and is part of our solidarity event "Rising and Living: A Reading of Palestinian and Lebanese Poetry and Writing." This event is free and open to the public. Let us gather and show our support!
The pop up will feature the following Palestinian and Lebanese small businesses:
Ka3keh
Ka3keh is a Palestinian-owned home bakery that serves a wide range of Palestinian baked goods. Their menu features assorted boxes of traditional items such as warakh enab, msakhan roll, huraa osbao, and kebbe. Additionally, the menu includes fatayer with different toppings like zaatar and nablusi cheese, sfeeha, honeycomb with cheese, and others. Check out their Instagram page @ka3keh.uae to see their full menu.
HAK Technology Hub
HAK Technology Hub is a Palestinian-founded service that was launched to serve small and medium businesses in the UAE, which are known to account for about 94% of the total number of companies. Subsequently, their workforce constitutes about 86% of the country’s total workforce. HAK aims to ensure that this vital sector makes the most out of their systems, data and processes so that they sustain, grow, and continue to benefit the economies. Learn more about the service on their website.
About the owner: Hanaa Abou Khreibeh, founder of HAK Technology Hub, has advised businesses in a diverse range of sectors, including petroleum consultancy, sports, personal styling, event management, gardening and interior design, holistic lifestyle, and e-commerce. Prior to launching her company, she served in the government and private sectors for over 15 years. She was invited by UN Women & NAMA Women Advancement to train entrepreneurs on building technology and data strategies for their start-ups. Hana believes in empowering small businesses and has founded Riyada Community for that purpose. She holds monthly networking meetups in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and runs workshops to teach business owners how to use systems and apps that improve their business operations.
PayMeHere
PayMeHere is a Lebanese-founded platform where UAE residents of all nationalities can access the world’s real estate market of individual sellers, real estate brokers and developers, finalizing transactions in the UAE in Emirati Dirhams or in any currency of their choice. The platform’s goal is to ease the experience of their customers by providing more flexibility in listing properties anywhere in the world and the freedom of finalizing transactions in the UAE. Check out their website for more information.
About the owner: Jessica is a Lebanese-Armenian goal-driven digital storyteller and brand scientist obsessed with content, social media, and music. She is the founder of "Social Astronauts" - a boutique partner for all digital, social media, storytelling, content, and metaverse marketing needs. With over 15 years of experience in marketing, social media, PR, live stage performance, and entrepreneurship, as well as certifications from META and Harvard X, she has supported agencies and companies like P&G, Emirates NBD, and Emaar. She is an assigned marketing mentor for start-ups with the Abu Dhabi SME Hub and UN Women. Jessica founded PayMeHere after struggling to get her money out when selling her apartment in Lebanon. The idea was to offer a solution to other Arab nationalities who are facing the same issues when selling their properties.
Flandeur
Flandeur is a Palestinian-owned small business that specializes in floral designs and chocolates for gifts, events, and special occasions. They offer hand tied bouquets, vase arrangements, and letter boxes for weddings, birthday parties, hotel lobby decor, and more. While the shop is based in Abu Dhabi, Flandeur offers delivery across the UAE. Check out their Instagram page @flandeur to see their gorgeous products.
About the owner: Iam Reham Rayyan, a Palestinian from Gaza, is the founder of Flandeur Flowers, a premium floral business based in the UAE. She holds a degree in mathematics and computer science, and moved to the UAE over seven years ago. Driven by her love for flowers and creative design, she started Flandeur to bring a fresh and elegant approach to floral arrangements. Her goal is to establish Flandeur as a leading name in the floral industry across the UAE, delivering unique designs and quality services that elevate every occasion.
Amina's Natural Skincare
Amina’s Natural Skincare is a Palestinian-founded business and the only pioneer organic certified brand and manufacturing facility in Jordan and the MENA region. Amina’s produces products that are 100% natural, effective, and safe for the whole family. Their products are suitable for all ages and skin types, especially those with sensitive, eczema-prone skin. Check out their website to learn more.
About the owner: Amina's Natural Skincare was founded in Jordan by Amina Mango back in 2000. Seeing a lack of safe, effective, and natural products for her children’s sensitive and allergy-prone skin, Amina took inspiration from, and put her faith in, nature and the olive farm she was living on, and set out to create the products she wanted for her children and herself. As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of all invention.” Amina was a mother with a necessity. This philosophy has worked for their products.
Kutubna Cultural Center is located at Madina Avenues in Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai. Free garage parking is available (see directions below). If you have any further questions, please call or WhatsApp +971 52 983 5305.
