Doing Business: obstetrician-gynecologist opens her centre despite difficulties

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 young obstetrician-gynecologist invented the sole private ultrasonic examination centre in Sevan.

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. After spending about 10 years in the policlinics of Sevan, Lianna Alaverdyan decided to open her own centre. After the re-qualification she enriched her professional knowledge and acquired skills necessary for ultrasonic examination expert. The idea of opening her own business came to her mind, when a former patient of hers urged her to have a private office.

Notwithstanding Lianna still works in the psychiatric clinic of Sevan, she decided to open her own ultrasonic examination office and receive her patients there. The construction lasted one year and she opened her office for the patients on May, 2012. Among other things Diana Alaverdyan noted: "I would encounter a number of difficulties, if not my former patients and connections. There are certain difficulties for starting business in a small city. The most difficult in my job is that I have no right to be wrong." (THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

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