Festival CEO takes his business to new heights with the help of Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

For the past three years, Anwar Dougsiyeh and team have been working hard to turn his events company into one of the biggest, internationally touring music festivals in the world - “bigger than Coachella,” says the young co-founder of the Lotus Rosery Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. They’ve done a lot of “free work” building other brands and hosting concerts, but now, having learned new business skills through Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, Dougsiyeh finally feels ready to take off.

“I feel more business-savvy after doing these courses,” says the young CEO about Verizon’s online portal designed to help small businesses thrive in the digital economy. Through the portal, Dougsiyeh and team are learning key business skills like finance management and marketing, and diving into opportunities to build their brand.