Success Story: How Halal Startup Funding Transformed Ahmed’s Business
Published by Compassion Fund • Halalan Tayyiban Holding, New York
Three years ago, Ahmed was working two jobs to make ends meet, with a business idea he could not pursue — because every loan on the market involved riba (interest). Today, he runs a thriving halal catering company employing six people from his local community.
“I applied to Compassion Fund’s Startup Support programme not expecting much. But within two months I had interest-free funding, a business mentor, and a network of Muslim entrepreneurs who genuinely wanted to see me succeed. It changed everything.”
— Ahmed, New York
Ahmed’s story is one of 47 businesses we have supported since 2021 — creating over 130 jobs across New York and the Americas, all without a single penny of interest-based finance.
About Our Startup Support Programme
The Compassion Fund, founded by Sheikh Musa Drammeh — Co-founder and Chair of Halalan Tayyiban Holding and a prominent Muslim leader in the Bronx, New York — provides:
- Interest-free (halal) business funding
- One-to-one business mentorship
- Access to a network of halal entrepreneurs
- Ongoing support through every stage of growth
We support halal entrepreneurs across the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond — because we believe faith and business can grow together.