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From à§³18K/Month Employee to à§³2 Lakh Business Owner in Dhaka

Karim quit his data entry job with à§³1.1 lakh in savings and a skill nobody around him had. Three years later, he runs two shops and earns more than a corporate director.

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Nasrin Ahmed

Customer Success, RepairCoreX

January 12, 2026 6 min read 0 views

Three years ago, Karim Hossain earned à§³18,000 per month as a data entry operator at a garments supplier in Narsingdi. He woke at 6am, commuted 90 minutes, spent 10 hours at a desk, came home exhausted. He had a skill nobody around him had: he could fix any phone.

His colleagues came to him. His neighbors came to him. His cousins came to him. He fixed phones on weekends for ৳500–৳1,500 each and thought: why am I giving my best hours to someone else's business?

The Decision

In January 2024, Karim quit his job. His family thought he was making a mistake. His wife was nervous. He had à§³1,10,000 saved. He rented a 120 sq ft corner shop in Mirpur-10, stocked basic parts, bought a tool kit, and downloaded RepairCoreX on the free plan.

"The first day I made à§³3,200," he says. "That was more than I earned in two full days at my old job."

How RepairCoreX Changed His Business

For the first three months, Karim ran on the free plan — job tickets, customer records, revenue tracking. He saw his numbers clearly for the first time.

"I did à§³1,87,000 in my third month and did not even know it until I ran the report. I thought I was doing okay. I was doing amazing."

By month six, Karim moved to a larger shop in Mirpur-1 and hired his first technician. RepairCoreX tracked both of their jobs, flagged inventory shortages, and sent customers automatic status updates.

Customers stopped calling to ask "is my phone ready?" — the system handled it. That alone gave Karim two hours back every day.

The Numbers

Month 3: à§³1,87,000 revenue
Month 6: ৳2,90,000 — hired first technician
Month 9: ৳3,60,000 — moved to larger shop
Month 18: Opened second location in Mohammadpur
Today: à§³3.8 lakh monthly from two shops

The Life He Has Now

Karim drives his own car. His children are in a private school. His parents, who once worried about their son leaving a "stable job," now bring neighbors to visit his shops and say proudly: "Amaar chele business kore."

"RepairCoreX did not make me successful," he says carefully. "But it was the system that let me run a business instead of just fixing phones."

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Nasrin Ahmed

Customer Success, RepairCoreX

From à§³18K/Month Employee to à§³2 Lakh Business Owner in Dhaka