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Imrana Ishaq
About Imrana
Imrana Ishaq is a passionate and highly skilled aspiring auto electrician from Bauchi State, Nigeria. With more than a decade of hands-on experience diagnosing and repairing complex vehicle electrical systems, he is working to launch his own workshop named Imrana Auto Electrical.
His journey began with a deep fascination for machines and electronics and has grown into a mission to serve his community.
Imrana hopes to offer reliable diagnostics and repair services for a wide range of vehicles while creating a welcoming space that trains future auto electricians and supports local development, all while uplifting his community.
Imrana Ishaq
Business Goals
At the heart of Imrana Auto Electrical are the values of integrity, determination, humility, and service. Imrana believes in treating every customer with respect and delivering honest, high-quality work.
His vision is to build a business that goes beyond profit. He hopes to employ local youth, support his family, and contribute to community growth. Imrana wants his workshop to stand as a symbol of hard work, hope, and progress.
He will offer diagnostics, rewiring, lighting repairs, and maintenance of ignition and electronic control systems, aiming to set a new standard with cleanliness, clarity, and strong customer engagement.
Imrana Ishaq
Obstacles
Imrana brings over ten years of hands-on experience in the auto electrical field, starting with a seven-year apprenticeship. During this formative period, he gained deep expertise in vehicle wiring, diagnostics, ignition systems, and electronic repairs.
Imrana faces significant financial challenges. The cost of tools and securing a permanent shop space has limited his independence. He currently shares workspace at a local motor garage, which restricts both storage and operations.
Even so, Imrana remains determined. He continues to save, learn, and adapt, building on the patience, precision, and discipline developed through years of working in tough conditions.
Imrana Ishaq
Our Partnership
Imrana is seeking funding, business mentorship, and financial planning guidance to fully launch his operations. He needs essential tools, including a computer, diagnostic scanner, programming machine, meter, and a complete toolbox. He also hopes to receive training in business management, recordkeeping, and customer outreach to improve service quality and support long-term growth.
Imrana’s dreams go beyond business ownership. He hopes to buy land and build a home for his family, ease overcrowding, support his siblings’ education, and ensure his parents receive proper medical care.
Professionally, he aims to become one of Bauchi’s most trusted auto electricians, create jobs, and mentor future tradespeople.
My Grant Proposal Presentation
As part of the International Leadership and Business Internship, I collaborated with top development experts to help grow and strengthen my business partner’s infrastructure.
At the end of the program, my team presented our final proposal to a panel of judges from the Leadership Initiatives Grant Committee. This formal pitch allowed us to apply our entrepreneurial skills, showcase our strategic plan, and advocate for meaningful change in our partner’s business.
Our team was awarded a grant that will fund the implementation of our business partner’s plan, providing life-changing support that will expand operations, improve financial stability, and create new growth opportunities. Over the next year, this grant will help transform the future of their business and improve the quality of life for both the entrepreneur and their community.
My Grant Proposal
Throughout the program, we worked closely with Imrana Ishaq to gain a clear understanding of their business goals. Though Imrana has leveraged their skills and years of experience to create their business, they face obstacles hindering the expansion of their work.
Guided by their vision, we crafted a proposal detailing the infrastructure materials that would support the growth of their business. We devised a plan that would allow Imrana to optimize their business through a new budget and financial tracking system.
This new budget enables Imrana to allocate funds toward essential materials and equipment, supporting the optimization of their services. Effective financial tracking will be crucial for managing growing profits and preserving assets, ensuring the business’s long-term growth and stability.
Internship Highlights
Our business development journey began with a one-on-one Zoom meeting with our partner, Imrana Ishaq, and our Nigerian project coordinator. This initial conversation laid the foundation for strong collaboration and helped us better understand Imrana’s background, family, goals for the business, and the specific challenges they were facing.
Hearing directly from Imrana gave us the insight we needed to begin brainstorming practical, personalized solutions. Each morning, our team held focused discussions to refine our ideas, reflect on expert advice from the day before, and adjust our timeline to move our plans forward efficiently.
Throughout the process, on-staff project coordinators and business development experts guided us, helping us ask the right questions and turn our ideas into meaningful, actionable strategies.
I had the unique opportunity to visit the Malian Embassy, where I gained insight into the role of diplomacy in fostering strong relationships between Mali and the United States.
The embassy functions as a center for international collaboration, working with partner countries and global organizations to address pressing issues such as poverty, gender inequality, and climate change. Through this visit, I learned how diplomats engage in meaningful dialogue and policy development to create sustainable, people-focused solutions.
Officials from the Malian Embassy shared how they partner with local communities to identify needs and implement programs that empower individuals and strengthen long-term development. This commitment to community-driven impact inspired my team and me as we worked to develop our own business proposal focused on creating lasting change.
During my visit to the Embassy of Finland, I explored how diplomacy shapes international cooperation and development. The experience provided a deeper understanding of the embassy’s role in promoting peace, fostering economic partnerships, and addressing shared global challenges.
Embassy representatives discussed how their work supports cross-cultural exchange, advances policy priorities, and strengthens relationships between Finland and the United States. I learned how embassies serve as bridges, connecting governments, communities, and organizations to create innovative solutions for global issues.
This visit broadened my perspective on international leadership and inspired me to think critically about how collaboration, cultural awareness, and strategic planning can drive meaningful progress, principles we applied while developing our business proposal.
Throughout the internship, our team had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with top experts in business and economic development from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
One of the highlights was a session with Carla Brooks, Business and Development Officer at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. She gave us a crash course in marketing and advertising, breaking down the key elements of what makes a campaign actually work. Her insights helped us think bigger and more strategically about how to position our partner’s business for success.
With support from Ms. Brooks and other global leaders, we sharpened our ideas, refined our strategy, and built a powerful pitch deck to present at the end of the week. Their guidance helped us take our business proposal to the next level creating a plan designed not only to launch a venture, but to transform our business partner’s future.