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Asian Network,16 Aug 2021,45 mins

SeriesSonya Barlow

Areeb Siddiqui

The Everyday Hustle

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This week Sonya speaks to the founder and CEO of Islamic Banking App Kestrl, Areeb Siddiqui. Kestrl is an award-winning app that helps Muslims to Budget, Save and Invest in line with their values. Areeb shares his story of setting up his business and also shares how YOU can find your own niche idea and turn it into a business. He also talks about the importance of managing your own finances and how setting financial goals can help you achieve the life you want. This week’s 60 Second Career comes from Saira Mustafa. She has always loved baking and one day realised she could turn her hobby into a business. She set up Saira’s Treats in her spare time whilst she was in university. Her cakes became so popular among family and friends she decided to turn it into a business.

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