In this testimonial, Hamza Elahi shares his positive experience with the Baraka eCommerce Brand Incubator led by Amin. He explains his background in financial services and his desire to create a halal side‑hustle, noting the difficulty of finding compliant business ideas. After seeing a LinkedIn post, he enrolled in the incubator through a free spot. Hamza describes the program’s step‑by‑step resources, weekly Q&A sessions, and timely information delivery that kept him accountable and prevented overwhelm. With Amin’s mentorship and community feedback, he has been able to shape and develop a cosmetics/supplement wellness brand, which he plans to launch soon in partnership with Baraka. He highly recommends the incubator to anyone interested in starting an e‑commerce venture, emphasizing the importance of following the provided steps and resources.
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Hey, assalamualaikum. My name is Hamza Elahi and I've recently started the E. Com Baraka brand incubator with Amin Alhamdulillah. It's been a really, really great experience. My background is in financial services and I've been looking for a way to kind of make money on the side, a little bit of a side hustle and inshallah for it to be halal. And that has always been a struggle. Right. A lot of the brands or businesses that you have aren't really in line with Islamic teachings and principles. But you know, I saw, I mean post something on LinkedIn and I was kind of intrigued about the incubator so I signed up. He was kind of offering some free spots and I took one of those and it's been a real, real eye opener during the whole process. I mean, I mean kind of walks you every step of the way, provides you with all the resources. And I think, you know, the benefit is, is having the resources done at the right time. So in the, in the beginning it's not overwhelming you with, with information. He has weekly Q&As and really steps you through everything you need to do at that point in time, which is really helpful. So that always keeps the accountability going and you know, going to the next step is, you know, is, is, is really achievable. So I'm building payments, cosmetic slash supplement, wellness brand and even that idea, I mean it's been able to kind of shape it and direct it with his, his input and his experience. So Alhamdulillah, you know, it that the building of that brand is going well. We're looking to launch soon Inshallah with a. The Baraka Partnership. And you know, it's been a really, really good experience. E Commerce is not something I've done or had any real experience in previously. So having Amin's help and the community in incubator has been Alhamdulillah really, really helpful. The feedback is great, the community is great. So if you're thinking about joining, I would 100%, you know, suggest for, for you to, to try it, right. And really stick with it and kind of follow the steps and the resources that he provides. Inshallah, you can begin to launch something yourself Inshallah.