Getting Future Ready
It is important to ensure that you build or buy a future-proof home that can easily adapt to future technological changes and your own family’s changing needs. Gopikrishnan V lists 7 items to take care of to ensure your home is future ready
Colours of Maternity
Fashion designer Ruchi Verma, hailing from the small town of Darbhanga in Bihar, shares her inspiring story of how she invested Rs 2.5 lakh to launch her own brand of maternity wear, which is all set to hit a turnover of Rs 5 crore this year
Touching New Heights
Nitin Agarwal, son of a small town cement trader, who studied mostly in boarding schools and completed his graduation from New York Institute of Technology, returned to India and developed his father’s business to new heights, says Partho Burman
New Age Investments
There was a time when investing in real estate was beyond the reach of many, but it’s no longer the case, says Priyanka Mashelkar, Author, 15 Sure-Shot Ways to Hit the Jackpot, listing 7 Ways to Increase Your Networth with New Investment Options
A Snap Deal
Anurag Singh quit Snapdeal following reports of a merger between Snapdeal and Flipkart and fears of losing his job. He launched Aachho, an ethnic fashion brand, with his wife and has built it into a Rs 40 crore turnover brand, says Partho Burman
Taking Wings
Starting as a door-to-door salesman at age 17 selling water purifiers for a daily wage of Rs 50, Bengaluru-based Arun Samuel, a Class 11 dropout has built the Wings Group Of Companies, a Rs 1224 crore turnover business conglomerate, says Shyla F
The Dashing Duo
S Gurdeep Singh started his transport business with a solitary bus and built a Rs 1200 crore turnover conglomerate with a major presence in logistics, ably assisted by his son Arshdeep Singh Mundi who joined him in 2014, says Sofia Danish Khan
Biting the Bullet
Like many business scions, Bhagirath Sorathiya could have taken life easy had he joined his father’s business, but he decided to strike out on his own and has built two companies with a cumulative turnover of Rs 151 crore, says Sofia Danish Khan
Raising thrifty children
Training your children to deal with money is arguably more important than any inheritance you could leave them, says Priyanka Mashelkar, Author, 15 Sure-Shot Ways to Hit the Jackpot, listing 7 Ways You Can Set Up Your Kids for Financial Success
Broker to Tycoon
Starting as a property broker in 1997, Indore-based Sunil Agrawal went on to build a business in real estate marketing and construction through his firm ‘Sunil Agrawal & Associates’, which is now a Rs 100 crore turnover company, says Shyla F
Homegrown Burgers
Ankush Arora, a Chandigarh-based electrical engineering graduate, took over a local street food kiosk investing about Rs 2 lakh and went on to build Uncle Jack’s chain of eateries that serve varieties of American street food, says Somma Banerjjee
Waste to Wealth
Ratnesh Tiwari has built a Rs 1.5 crore turnover company helping to generate cooking gas, power, and organic manure from cow dung, poultry and agriculture waste, cooked and uncooked food waste, and other biodegradable waste, says Partho Burman
Lessons on Wealth
The rich are just like us – except when it comes to their money. That’s where the two paths diverge, says Priyanka Mashelkar, Author, 15 Sure-Shot Ways to Hit the Jackpot, listing the 7 life changing lessons that you can learn from the wealthy
A Heady Walk
Born into a Marwari business family, Veena Ashiya decided to strike out on her own after working for a few years with international brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Versace, says Sofia Danish Khan tracing the success journey of Monrow Shoes founder
Dreams come true
With the dream of becoming an entrepreneur, Rakesh Mishra chose the hard path after graduation starting as a floor manager in McDonald’s and climbing the career ladder to eventually starting a successful coffee chain in Delhi, says Partho Burman