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Photo: Mai and Nihal (centre), pictured with the rest of the #SheMeansBusiness team
It’s a common truism that friendship and business don’t mix. It’s also a concept that many established businesspeople promote: a friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
But every now and then, a duo comes along that debunks that popular belief and proves that having a friend by your side when working on a business can be an asset, not a liability. Case in point: Mai Medhat and Nihal Fares.
“She’s very detailed-oriented, and I am not, so she reminds me of things I need to take care of,” Mai told My Salaam. “She’s also very persistent; when I feel like I can’t do something, she has my back.”
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Rachel McArthur