Doing Business: From zero to success

The small-to-medium business is of a certain importance for the steadfast economic growth of a country, as it gives innovational impulses to the economy. "Armenpress" News Agency highly appreciates the significant role the small-to-medium business plays; each week "Armenpress" introduces business stories regarding various branches of economy. This time the article is dedicated to the story of the scientist, who became a successful businessman. Our hero is not searching for job, but he himself provides job to more than 20 people.

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. Yuri Sahakyan introduced his "Poliserv" enterprise and stated: "I was searching for an occupation, for a job. I have been wandering both in Europe and Russia as many others, and I was engaged in various undertakings. I have noticed this job during one of the exhibitions I used to visit and I decided to start." 62-year-old Yuri Sahakyan had been working in the Institute of Cardiology for 15 years. Than he moved to the Institute of Surgery.

He invented programs for recording the cardiac performance. Due to Sahakyan's programs it became possible to save a number of human lives. After the collapse of the USSR Yuri Sahakyan became a businessman. (THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

The story and photos by Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Center of Armenia