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Posted 18-Jul-2018 Vol 9 Issue 29
Sweet Corn Story
When Chirag Gupta got bored of his job in the US, he returned to India and started a business with childhood buddy Ankur Gupta. Sofia Danish Khan tells how the duo decided to make the humble popcorn and made it into a Rs 10 crore turnover business
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Posted 11-Jul-2018 Vol 9 Issue 28
Cash from Trash
Business runs in his blood, but still it was no easy task to start an e-waste company and making it grow into a Rs 8 crore turnover venture in under three years. Akshay is now eyeing a turnover of Rs 25 crore for 2018-19, says Sofia Danish Khan
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Posted 05-Jul-2018 Vol 9 Issue 27
Young and Independent
While studying in Class seven, Avijit Sarkar designed visiting cards and earned Rs 100. At 25, he owns two companies, one with a turnover of Rs 20 lakh and another that markets an attendance app with global clients. Gurvinder Singh has the story
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Posted 28-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 26
The Van Trackers
How four youngsters came together to found a startup that is helping several schools to track their buses and making it possible for parents to track their children’s commute is a story fit for a Bollywood buddy movie, says Pranita Jonnalagedda
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Posted 23-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 26
Prosperity with Sustainability
Anjali Schiavina got into apparels export business with a single sewing machine and an investment of just Rs 12,000. Focusing on sustainability and creating jobs for women, she has built a Rs nine crore turnover company, says P C Vinoj Kumar
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Posted 22-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 26
The Good Lord
He may have built a fortune in UK helming a 60-million pounds business empire dealing in restaurants, and hotels, but Lord Dilijit Rana who has set up educational institutions in rural Punjab has not forgotten his motherland, says Jaideep Sarin
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Posted 16-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 25
Gold-Hearted Cabbie
Taxi driver Saidul Lashkar set out on what then seemed a near impossible journey in 2004 after his sister died of chest infection as he lacked the means to treat her. Today, the hospital he dreamt of building is a reality, says Milinda Ghosh Roy
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Posted 14-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 24
Finding Green Pastures
Ankush Asabe migrated to Mumbai like many others from his village in search of a job after completing his diploma in civil engineering. Anvi Mehta tells the story of the village boy who went on to build a Rs 250 crore turnover construction company
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Posted 09-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 24
Steering to Riches
At the age of ten, Jatin Ahuja sold a pen for Rs 3 to a friend and made a small profit. Today, at 32, he owns a popular retail brand for pre-owned high-end cars with an annual turnover of Rs 250 crore and a celebrity clientele, says Sofia Danish Khan
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Posted 02-Jun-2018 Vol 9 Issue 23
Getting Rich Artfully
When she moved into Delhi, she worked as a freelance designer for men’s apparel at an export house for Rs 3,000 per month. In 1993 she started her own unit with four tailors, which is now a Rs 130 crore turnover company, says Sofia Danish Khan
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Posted 24-May-2018 Vol 9 Issue 21
Power of Two
When Rohit and Vikram met while doing their MBA, they found they shared several common goals. The duo hailing from middle-class families invested Rs 50,000 each to start a company, whose current turnover is Rs 12 crore, says Gurvinder Singh
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Posted 19-May-2018 Vol 9 Issue 21
Milking the Cow
For Umesh Soni, the cow dung is not waste, but an important ingredient for making various products such as soap, shaving cream, and toothpaste. Starting his business with Rs 25,000, he has achieved a turnover of Rs 2 crore, says Deven Lad
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Posted 18-May-2018 Vol 9 Issue 21
Toying With Cash
At 42 Tushar Amin still spends a lot of time with toys. For him and his team at Smartivity it is in fact serious business. Sofia Danish Khan narrates how Tushar built Smartivity, a three-year-old startup into a Rs 10 crore turnover company
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Posted 09-May-2018 Vol 9 Issue 19
Anything is Possible
How you respond when the chips are down determines your future. Kalpana Saroj decided to fight her way out of her childhood miseries, marked by an early marriage and abuse. She now helms a Rs 2,000 crore turnover business, says Deven Lad
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Posted 04-May-2018 Vol 9 Issue 19
A Dream Run
When Srish Kumar Agrawal started a cyber café from his house with five computers, he himself might not have imagined his success. Today, his venture has grown into a Rs 11 crore turnover company that employs about 150 people, says Gurvinder Singh
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Posted 28-Apr-2018 Vol 9 Issue 18
Messenger of Hope
S. Ahamed Meeran started his career as a low paid Class 3 employee in telephone department earning around Rs 180 per month. Today, he owns a courier business, employing around 2,000 people with turnover of Rs 100 crore, says P C Vinoj Kumar
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Posted 26-Apr-2018 Vol 9 Issue 17
Failures Aren’t Final
He was born in an off-the-map village in Maharashtra, studied in Marathi-medium school, and as a child had worked in farms, and had even dug wells for a daily wage of Rs 40. Deven Lad profiles the man who now owns a Rs 50 crore turnover company
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Posted 21-Apr-2018 Vol 9 Issue 17
Glow and Shine
Sindura Borra started her juice detox brand with an investment of just Rs 7 lakh. With no major promotions or advertisements, and relying on just word of mouth publicity, she has achieved a turnover of Rs 84 lakh, says Pranita Jonnalagedda
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Posted 18-Apr-2018 Vol 9 Issue 16
What an Idea
Now women can do it like men – stand and pee. When his wife complained of dirty public toilets, Deep Bajaj got the idea of making a device to help women to go while standing. Now it’s a Rs 2.5 crore business for him, says Sofia Danish Khan
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Posted 13-Apr-2018 Vol 9 Issue 16
Gem from Street
From a street food vendor to becoming a chef in a 5 star hotel at Grand Cayman Island and to starting up a chain of restaurants, it’s been an incredible journey for Suresh Chinnasamy. P C Vinoj Kumar narrates the gripping rags to riches story
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Posted 05-Apr-2018 Vol 9 Issue 14
The Globetrotting Entrepreneur
Ramdas Mansingh Mane has travelled to around 150 countries and at times visits more than one country in a day. But there was a time when he didn’t have money to purchase a bus ticket from his village to the nearby city of Pune, says Deven Lad
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Posted 31-Mar-2018 Vol 9 Issue 14
Super Street Seller
A former school teacher, well-dressed and speaking perfect English, has a street food cart in Gurgaon selling chhole kulche. She got into this business due to family circumstances and now earns around Rs 8 lakh per annum, says Sofia Danish Khan
