The wood painting was a hobby for Selahat Bayram but she managed to turn her hobby into a business. Now, she has a workshop and provides inspiration for many women. “Having my economic freedom is a great feeling,” she said.

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Amed - Selahat Bayram is a woman, who managed to turn her hobby into a business. She opened a workshop to work on wood painting. She becomes a role model for many women because she has her economic freedom. She produces to orders and her only goal is to improve herself and expand her business.

“My biggest supporter is my family”

Selahat opened her workshop about two years ago. She paints wooden objects using different colors. She began to paint wooden objects as a hobby. “I liked what I was doing. When people like what I painted, and gave orders, I decided to open a workshop. I wanted to stand on my own legs. Actually, I didn’t think to open a workshop at the beginning, I thought I could sell them at a district market. But then, I opened this workshop. My family supported me to open it. My biggest supporter is my family.”

Both business and hobby

“I buy different shapes of woods from a carpenter. I paint them according to the orders I receive and sell them. I want to improve myself in this field. Wood painting becomes both a business and a hobby for me.

She inspires many women

Selahat told us that many women started a business after they saw how she has turned her hobby into a business. “When women see my workshop, they feel happy,” Selahat said, “They like seeing a woman standing on her own legs. Many of my friends decided to open a shop after seeing me. Having my economic freedom is a great feeling…My first goal when I opened the workshop was to support women, now I both support women and earn my own money.”