The “Women of the Sanctions Era” campaign composed of successful women entrepreneurs has recently gone viral on social media networks in Iran as the country is grappling with the “toughest sanctions ever” imposed by the US.
Azadeh Sepasgozar is one of these ladies.
She is a young, successful and energetic lady who always has plans to achieve her goals. Sanctions imposed on Iran have not kept Azadeh and her team from pressing ahead with their activities, either. After graduation and entering the job market, she worked as a computer programmer for some time and worked on bar code systems. However, she decided to become self-employed. Hence, she started a company working in the field of computerizing systems.
“One of the jobs of our team was to transfer information through waves, which obviates the need for an operator,” she told IRNA.
Azadeh works with around 16 people directly or indirectly. She believes it is an innate feature to be an employer or an entrepreneur.
“Some people only like to become independent; that’s why they face defeat and fail very soon. The problem emanates from the fact that many individuals are not content with their jobs and only like to be managers, but the reality is that society needs all occupations,” she notes.
She says one needs “management” in order to become independent.
“It means you should manage all affairs and not retreat in times of crises and persevere through proper prudence. You should accept risks and sometimes make decisions on impulse,” she says.
