Shlomi Muller made Aliyah from France and completed his Optometry diploma at Hadassah College in Jerusalem. He started working in an optician store in the city center, learning the craft of running an optometry practice. He decided to buy the business and asked MATI for advice. His French-speaking mentor Gilles Touati helped him to secure a business loan to fund his purchase, and also secured an important contract with the Clalit health fund, which was a game changer for bringing in more customers. Shlomi is now working with a MATI marketing consultant, because he knows that MATI always gives him the best personal attention.

New York neurologist Dr. Maia Batash made Aliyah 12 years ago to work as a hospital neurologist. Noticing a critical gap in Israeli healthcare, she decided to set up a comprehensive ADHD center for adolescents and adults that would combine conventional medical diagnosis with integrative therapies, providing holistic ADHD care under one roof. Through MATI’s JIMF program, she received not only crucial startup capital but also strategic business guidance to turn her vision into reality. By helping Dr. Batash, MATI has helped her to provide Jerusalemites with better care, multiplying the impact of that initial business loan.

Tzipporah made Aliyah in 2024 with her husband and children, leaving behind a pottery business in America. She felt overwhelmed by the prospect of starting a ceramics business in a new country with a different culture, language and rules. Mati’s business coach helped Tzipporah to write a business plan and take manageable steps toward the opening of HaSipur, a boutique ceramics supply shop, in December 2025. “Adi made me feel like I can literally do anything. I have someone supporting me, explaining to me what needs to be done in this country, and how I can run a business here. MATI makes a world of a difference!”

Ana, a 36-year-old lawyer, fled Ukraine with her two children when the war broke out, leaving her husband behind. Unable to practice law in Israel without completing a lengthy requalification process, she turned to MATI for support. Through our empowerment course, Ana identified her strengths—creativity, energy, and love for working with children—and built herself a new career. With MATI’s guidance, she launched Russian-language after-school art classes and holiday art camps for immigrant children. Her programs quickly grew in demand, developing waitlists and giving Ana financial stability, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose.