Small Business  

Arjun Ahluwalia is a prominent and successful entrepreneur in the country. He kickstarted his journey as an entrepreneur when he moved back to India after working in America for several years. Currently, the rural fintech firm ‘Jai Kisan’ is valued at approximately Rs 2,000 crore.

If you’ve not been able to venture into business because of how scary it seems, then this is your sign to put your worries away and finally delve into the world of business.

Chandra Prakash Patel, a vegetable seller from Chhattisgarh is gaining recognition for his brilliant vegetable selling techniques to boost his sales. He has over 75 thousand followers on Instagram alone.

Arun Mehra invested in several startup projects but faced financial losses in them. Despite all the setbacks, he consulted his friends, and decided to launch his business again, with minimal investment. Within a month, he opened a tea ship and began receiving positive responses.

After failing in his first startup, Sachin Bainsala launched another startup called ‘Hamara Café’ to assist people in filling out forms. The project addresses the technical knowledge gap and other document-related challenges.

Washing powder Nirma is a renowned and trusted brand in India. Karsanbhai Patel is the founder of Nirma. Before founding the company, he used to work as a lab technician. His will to launch his own business helped him reach the heights of success.

Keshav Maratha, a resident of Indore, worked as a video journalist for 13 years. The long work hours and extremely low salary were a matter of concern. On the encouragement of his wife, he quit his job and opened a tea stall. Today, he makes decent earnings while sustaining the needs of his family.

Aamir Qutub faced financial difficulties while pursuing his MBA in Australia. To survive in a foreign land, he even worked as a sweeper and a newspaper distributor. Finally, Aamir got a job at a company where he successfully progressed to establish his own company. Today, Aamir’s company Entreprise Monkey has a turnover of Rs 10 crore.  

Being the sole breadwinner of the family, Diganta Das struggled to make the ends meet. Even after facing several challenges in his life, he never gave up on his dreams of leading a better life. In the year 2022, he laid the foundation of his company Daily Fresh Food.

Abhishek Bhardwaj worked in the corporate sector for ten long years before quitting the job and starting his tea business. He studied the tea markets and the increasing number of tea outlets in the cities. Today, he easily makes Rs 1,00,000 in a month. There are also plans of expanding the business to other parts of the country.

Gujarat’s Neha Bhatt runs a tea startup with the name ‘Ampu Tea Neha.’ In July 2021, Neha met with an accident. Her left side of the body was damaged and due to a delay in treatment, she had to undergo amputation, losing one of her legs. She sells almost 300 cups of tea daily and earns somewhere around Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh in a month.  

Indore’s Nikunj Sharma launched his tea business in Gorakhpur. Initially, he found it difficult to open a single outlet in the city but with the kindness of other people, he successfully launched his business. Today, Nikunj operates seven outlets in different cities and provides employment to people with disabilities.

Chandresh Bayad started the tea business with a small investment of Rs 12 to 13 thousand. Only a few people knew of its existence when Starbucks sent the trademark notice. Over time his business picked up the pace and today, there are 75 outlets all over the country. An outlet has been established in Canada, and there are plans to expand to countries like the UK and Thailand.

VSS Mani lacked both financial resources and prior business expertise. However, his determination and passion were his greatest assets. After experiencing two consecutive business failures, VSS Mani took up an office job. While working at a company that dealt with yellow pages and phone directories, VSS Mani got the idea for Just Dial. The valuation of Just Dial in 2007 was Rs 4,000 crore and it grew to Rs 6,000 crore in 2013.

Preeti Chandavasia loved making handmade wedding cards. She shared pictures of her handmade envelopes on social media and received a large number of orders. After working for two years on her business, Preeti ventured into event management, established her own event management company and named it ‘Srijan Creation.’