While working for an advertising agency, Shatoo noticed that no one in Iraq was producing special effects prosthetics and it limited the creativity of film producers. She left her advertising career to establish her new business, Jargy, the first special effects makeup studio in Erbil. Without the real-world leadership or management experience to successfully launch a business, Shatoo turned to USAID’s incubator program for business training and mentorship. In the program, Shatoo gained skills in marketing and sales, human resources, financial management, and investment readiness.
As the top winner of Demo Day, Shatoo received $15,000 of seed funding to officially launch Jargy. Once launched, Shatoo hopes to expand beyond Erbil and further influence special effects makeup services in Iraq’s film industry. Photo credit: DCEO June, 2022.
| Date Taken: | 05.10.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.19.2022 11:35 |
| Photo ID: | 7323934 |
| VIRIN: | 220510-D-D0499-201 |
| Resolution: | 7952x4472 |
| Size: | 2.36 MB |
| Location: | IQ |
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