Having worked for more than eight years with retail giants like Future Group and Aditya Birla Group, Shruti Panjabi decided to take the plunge into entrepreneurship by selling customised cakes and baked goods in Bengaluru. While the business generated good revenue, she realised that the business mo
It was while working for an analytics lab that Dr Swetha Sandesh noticed that most of the customers who came to get their products tested didn't know the purpose of the test. The observation sparked an idea for a solution that not only informed customers about why they needed to get their product
For Rohini Vijayan s paper bag brand Eco Kraft, third time’s the charm
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Rohini Vijayan was inspired to manufacture paper bags when she saw a person walking on the road with one. After two businesses that she had tried her hands at earlier didn’t work out, the third time was the charm in her career as an entrepreneur.
An engineer by education, Rohini wanted to do something from home after becoming a mother. Soon, enough she launched Eco Kraft in 2001 and started manufacturing paper bags at home with just one person for help.
Stepping stones to success
Manasmita Patra shares her journey the making of FreshPhulka: From 8 chapatis a day to 27,000
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Graduating from Bhubaneswar’s Utkal University, Manasmita Patra started her career in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry early 2005. But, wanting to do something on her own, she co-founded a 3D printing and prototyping services company. While this provided her an opportunity to grow, she wanted to do more. “Coming from a very humble background, I experienced the vagaries and challenges of life. One of my biggest dreams was to create job opportunities for women from the lower socio-economic strata of society,” shares Manasmita.
How this entrepreneur is leveraging the collective power of traditional medicine systems to treat ailments
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Indian culture and heritage is replete with age-old treatment methods and medicine systems like Ayurveda and naturopathy. But, have you ever wondered what would happen if the strengths of all these medicine systems were combined to treat ailments? Bengaluru resident and entrepreneur Vasudha Sharma seems to have figured it out and has been offering alternative treatment options by combining Ayurveda, Yoga therapy and naturopathy for years at Vivekananda Health Global (VHG) centres, a venture she launched in 2014.
The services offered at VHG centres include consultation, acupuncture services, Yoga classes and, treatments and therapies in Ayurveda, Yoga and naturopathy. The 43-year-old has a BAMS degree, a masters in Yoga therapy and a PhD in Yoga. She is a practising Ayurveda and yoga therapy consultant with over two decades of experience and worked with Hindu