How these UAE expats turned adversity into opportunity amid COVID-19

How these UAE expats turned adversity into opportunity amid COVID-19

Dubai: The COVID-19 pandemic has put people under severe financial stress the world over. Whether it is job loss or a salary cut, several people's incomes have taken a beating. However, there are some who have turned this crisis into an opportunity. Their survival instincts have taken over and helped them make the most of the current challenging times. Gulf News meets a few of them. From construction engineer to fashion entrepreneur Indian expatriate Madan Kumar Viruthagiri, 32, has changed the course of his career and how! From working as a construction engineer for decades to starting a business amid the pandemic “” that too from the confines of his home “” Viruthagiri has come a long way. "The pandemic had hit the world hard. It was lockdown everywhere in the world. And I was sitting at home, starting a new venture," he said. Viruthagiri said that just before the pandemic, he was focused on building a platform that would digitise all kinds of approval workflows in the construction industry. "After a couple of failed attempts, we were able to finally launch a solution. Last year, like all other major industries, the construction industry too had to go through a