AILA'S SALES | PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Business Name: Aila's Sales

Your Name: Jaimie, Joannah and Joylene

Location: Port Moresby

A little about us: Aila's.Sales.png is a Port Moresby-based small business run by sisters Jaimie, Joannah, and Joylene Kumbari. Founded to honor their late mother--a business-minded woman from East New Britain with merits in the business field-the platform originally launched to sell her traditional Meri blouses. Following her passing, the sisters learned to sew under the guidance of Derrie Mellie (owner of Meliora Finds), transforming and bringing a creative mission to design, sew and scale their own unique apparel market.

Alongside the family brand, Jaimie also independently operates Crafts by Jaimie, a thriving crochet venture that grew from a personal hobby into a successful stream of income. Her signature creations are the popular "Lily Bilums" and bags.

Balancing corporate and academic worlds-- Joylene is a practicing lawyer, Jaimie is pursuing a career in law, and Joannah is studying medicine--the sisters utilize their crafting platforms to step out of their comfort zones, connect with the local artisan community, and find a creative sanctuary from their intense daily schedules.