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The corporate era of today’s world is the space of innovations, cultural changes, and continuous acknowledgment of strengths. Without any second thought, the corporate ecosystem is blooming with charisma. The business leaders are experimenting with their ideas and endeavors to accentuate this charm further and present extraordinary things before this world. Prime Insights Magazine feels grateful over and over again to have the opportunity of featuring the magnificent entrepreneurial journeys of these torchbearers.
Founded by Dr. Anant R Koppar, Kushagramati is one such brand that thrives to apply analytics to contemporary businesses and improve their footprints. The brand helms strategic digital services and consultation to increase productivity through data analysis tools.
We hope that our readers will relish the stir of motivation and learn to leverage their steadfast aspirations for helming great endeavors. This edition will also unfold many chapters of enthrallment for the readers. At last, I, Prakriti Gupta would like to express a sense of gratitude for all the cognizance and positive responses showered upon our previous magazine editions. We promise to be back super soon with another exorbitant read. Till then, we appreciate precious feedback from our extended family! Keep cherishing and polishing your comprehensive growth with each passing moment.
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To begin with, we have International Steam Research which is a splendid brand to look for when it comes to experiencing the best S.T.E.A.M. education services. They have added many feathers of achievements with their determination for developing a serene and fruitful workspace. The work culture here always paves multiple paths for employees to gain experience. The company promises to empower educational institutions with the skills of using S.T.E.A.M activities to revolutionize Next,problem-solving.wehaveFeminist Pen Foundation which is an award-winning non-profit organization working to decimate inequality, poverty, and hunger across the globe. The organization advocates the rights of less-privileged people whose voices are suppressed. They work to make the marginalized minorities capable of fighting for themselves.
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In the coming years, it is anticipated that technologies like automation, blockchain, robotic process, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will conquer many sectors of the economy.
Sukriti Professional Academy is an eminent educational organization contributing every possible effort to reform the education standards in the field of interior design and architecture. Founded in 2015 under the guidance of respected Ms. Babita Srivastava, Sukriti Professional Academy provides courses that are bolstered with professional expertise and avant-garde practical knowledge.
SAP (System Analysis Program) is a quintessential domain of cloud com puting technology. Approyo was founded with the idea to create a platform that unveils the potential of SAP HANA. The company creates customized solutions at reasonable prices adhering to the demands and aspirations of many businesses. It provides SAP consulting, management services, system implementations, SAP Hosting, and various management services.
Next, we have In Home Personal Services founded by Mr. Michael Collura. The brand centralizes the agenda of offering pocket-friendly inductions with feeble overhead scale-up to revenues. A stalwart franchise startup, In Home Personal Services, brings modern solutions to care for the elderly with their team of trained individuals and industry-accepted standards.
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Research prides itself on delivering the promise of technology and human ingenuity as a global professional Experiential S.T.E.A.M Education Services company through its brand ISR L.I.F.E (Life-long Innovation & Futuristic Education). It empowers schools/educational institutions to provide Experiential Education to learners and develop them as mindful problem-solvers through S.T.E.A.M activities with Futuristic Technologies at the most affordable price. Since long, people have had the thought that the traditional education system is the right and only way to get students ready for the jobs of the future. However, the world is changing at a breakneck speed. Technology improves and grows at an exponential rate and is opening up a new world with umpteen opportunities like never before. Many experts suggest that academic institutions and teachers should pay more attention to how students learn, than what they learn. In the future, skills would be more important than grades. It is imperative that teachers and educational institutions develop new ideas and equip themselves with the right tools to prepare students for the future.
If you’re looking for an organization that prioritizes leadership and learning experiences, then look no further than International S.T.E.A.M Research (ISR), which comes in at number one on our list. ISR is renowned for its role in the Education Sector and is truly the best Experiential S.T.E.A.M education services company to work for. The company is a market leader in what it does, and employees enjoy having this globally recognized and respected brand on their resume with the top S.T.E.A.M qualifications provided by the company itself.
International STEAM Research, founded by two passionate educationists Dr. George Panicker and Capt. Shaji Sebastian, promotes invention and innovation literacy through integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M) with schools, with the aim to develop life-long learners and problem-solvers with a heutagogical, scientific and entrepreneurial temperament.
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While they are not yet one of the biggest companies in the world, the company is in the process of recruiting an additional 10,000 engineers and teachers pan India when presently most other companies are laying off employees in large numbers. With a strong emphasis on developing a productive and happy workforce, the company’s employees boast about the positive, competitive culture, giving them the opportunity to gain experience in a number of different areas to grow their transferable skills. The founders of the company recognize that they wouldn’t be where they are without their employees, hence rewards them with an inclusive and supportive work Internationalenvironment.S.T.E.A.M
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Inspiration Among the key determinants of a well-structured personality is education, a subject most people are enthusiastic about, Dr. George Panicker is an educationist who probably needs no introduction. He is also a successful author and entrepreneur. Dr. Panicker states, “Being mind full is not the same as being mindful, hence one should never let their education restrict knowledge”. He believes that it is important to consistently promote curiosity among students to allow them to be their creative best in the present era of innovation. Therefore, schools must embrace failure as a way to learn rather than a sign of ineptitude. Students must be encouraged and provided assistance in developing a comprehensive perspective of everything through a Design Thinking approach, and become effective communicators developing resilience, and incorporating meaning into their work. Experiential STEAM education is the proven way forward, the world over. Schools may have unique problems and issues that might stand in the way of developing a setting perfect for addressing the urgent demands of the present time. However, it is imperative that schools must provide children with the chance to be future-ready by doing and learning rather than rote learning. It is in this crucial area of the education sector that International S.T.E.A.M. Research (ISR), makes a major difference, unlike any other education service company, by working closely with schools as partners and helping them get on to the bandwagon of futuristic education in an affordable, sustainable and inclusive manner. However, this cannot be done without well-trained and highly committed human resource. ISR has been able to deliver high-quality STEAM Education services to its partners maintaining the highest ethical standards only because the company trusts, trains and treats their employees with the highest regard and respect.
ISR has always planned all of its deliverables based on precise indicators, risk analysis, and assumptions. In addition, ISR has good backup plans for its staff and partners at all times. Through periodic appraisals, employees receive frequent feedback for their personal growth and motivation. Furthermore, employees are consistently appreciated for their accomplishments. Alongside regular capacity-building training, employees are awarded the Employee of the Year Honours annually by the management. ISR encourages a cohesive atmosphere within the company where employees can function as individuals while also concentrating on team success. This helps employees to cooperate with each other in a committed manner for a common goal.
We caught up with Dr. George Panicker, Founder & CEO of ISR, to discuss about the journey so far and the road ahead.
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“We always listen to our employees and move ahead doing all that we can to help them be agile and adaptive at all times. We don’t treat employees as mere resources for business” says Dr. “ItPanicker.isnotthat everything we do is going to be assuring a comfort zone for anyone, sometimes significant changes in doing things may be required for the overall growth of the company as well as employees, which may not be an ideal or comfortable situation. However, these changes are important and they help us all to experience and learn together” adds Dr. Panicker.
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ISR is an Awardee of many National and International awards such as Brand of the Year, Best S.T.E.A.M Education company, Go Global, Atmanirbhar Bharat, to name a few.
“Key words that heralds the much needed change in the National Education Policy 2020 if implemented well are: experiential learning, conceptual understanding, problem solving, integrated learning, enquiry based learning, innovative learning, using futuristic technology, exponential learning… all leading to general education or liberal arts type of education which is much in practice all over the world. To my thinking the STEAM education if initiated and promoted in our schools in India, will achieve the type of education that NEP 2020 is envisaging without disturbing the existing subject wise curriculum followed in schools at present. STEAM education enables the students to connect and understand in a holistic way as to why they are learning what they are learning from the various subjects taught in schools. It empowers them to knit together the various subjects taught in school into problem-sloving, research and inquirybased education. I want to complement International Steam Research (ISR) and George Panicker in this great initiative of ushering in the change desired”. - Rev, Fr. Joseph Manipadam SDB, Coordinator Education & Culture - DBYA South Asia, Education Coordinator - CCBI, Former Executive Secretary Education & Culture - CBCI.
Apart from the global channel partner countries, presently ISR is working in 10 states pan India, i.e. Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Meghalaya and West Bengal.
ISR will continue sharing its expertise and empower with schools pan India in order to provide programmes based on the principles of STEAM, which are vital for students to thrive in a competitive economy.
Companies that treat employees well during tough times attract a lot of talent. Even during the pandemic lockdowns when employees would work from home, not only were employees at ISR paid their salaries in full, but were also given extra benefits.
When evaluating what career, what industry, and what company to work for, one must look beyond just the salary because a good work culture makes all the difference for an exciting career.
Recognitions International S.T.E.A.M Research is an ISO Certified Company and has partnered with global institutions and organizations like I.B.M., Google, Adobe, T.E.D, Strawbees- Sweden, Jugend Eine Welt- Austria, Artec - Japan, Amity University, Don Bosco University, etc, to ensure that STEAM education services offered to their partners are of international standards.
“Being recognized for our work and being awarded these prestigious awards are definitely motivating factors and our employees are extremely proud of these achievements. For me personally these recognitions are definitely encouraging, but nothing compares to the accolades we receive from students, parents, teachers, principals and thought leaders” says Dr. Panicker. What do they say?
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“International STEAM Research (ISR) is doing remarkable work in the field of education by empowering schools pan India to facilitate Experiential learning through S.T.E.A.M activities. I firmly believe that the integration of S.T.E.A.M activity-based learning using Futuristic Technologies will help children be ready to face life challenges. I am convinced that Partnering with ISR is one of the best things I have done for our students to make their school a happy place for learning.”
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Sr. Rani Jacob, Principal of Our Lady Queen of the Missions School, Kolkata. “Innovation is the way forward and George Panicker’s initiative to promote invention literacy through hands-on Experiential S.T.E.A.M Education within the classroom is aligned with the National Education Policy of India. The idea of empowering schools to provide such activitybased education with futuristic technologies to students is a very sustainable model” - Dr. Malini Goyal Former Principal of Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Kolkata and Lokhandwala Foundation School, Mumbai. Best company to work for in 2022 So, there you have it. If you’re knee deep in the job search and looking for a job that can give you immense satisfaction, the prospect of a long and interesting career, and some great perks, then look no further than International S.T.E.A.M Research. For more information you could log on to www. isrspace.com.
- Piot Gozdalski, SDB, Don Bosco “GeorgePoland.hasbeen an exceptional educationist always at heart and has worked in the field of education for over 20 years. His rich experience of the holistic pedagogy (for the development of “head, hand and heart”) will definitely benefit the education sector in India” - Hans-Jürgan Dörrich, Vice President Don Bosco International, Bonn/ Germany.
“Dr. George Panicker is a real change maker with the promotion of STEAM-Education through ISR, partnering with Jugend Eine Welt and Don Bosco Institutions. I appreciate his love for people, especially the young ones and his professionalism expressed in quality work, handshake quality, sustainability, trust and good humor. That´s a very good “curriculum” for a better education and the world!” - Hannes Velik, Jugend Eine Welt, Austria.
“Mr. George Panicker is not only an educationist by profession, but by heart and that makes him special and able to reach not only to the minds, but also to the hearts of the pupils”
Prime Insights congratulates Sukriti Professional Academy, as the company has bagged the award “The Iconic Brand of the Year 2022”. No wonder, all credit goes to their incredible contribution to composing phenomenal standards in interior education. The academy is ardently working for more than a decade to train individuals with interior education par excellence.
The Motivating Force behind Brand’s Inception
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The courses at Sukriti are intricately designed and are churned out of professional and practical applications. The experts here wear the hat of indomitable expertise. There is much more to know about the journey of this fascinating brand and this article will cover the same. We had the opportunity to share a detailed conversation with Ms. Babita Srivastava about her academy’s terrific journey so far. Without much further ado let’s have a closer view of things mentioned earlier.
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Mrs. Babita shares that when students/individuals joined their main company Sukriti Architecture and Interiors, they didn’t have any sound practical understanding of the domains. The students had almost nil experience of on-field work. Seeing this gap and preventing it to widen further, the idea brewed up. Mr. and Mrs. Srivastava saw the upcoming opportunity there. With this notion, they laid the foundation of their academy.
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With the rapid pace of urbanization happening across every corner of the world, architecture and interior design are becoming fields of fruitful opportunities for the youth. The hunger of lucrative and professional individuals to glorify the potential of these fields is touching sky-high limits. Founded by Mr. Abhishek Kr. Srivastava and Ms. Babita Srivastava, Sukriti Professional Academy knew that many futuristic opportunities in interior designing and architecture and yet to be unveiled.
The COA-certified brand has helmed a platform for students to get magnificent quality of education and support, in the field of architecture. The environment at the academy is always surrounded by breezes of serene education, site visits, workshops, and training sessions. Sukriti Professional Academy always believes in the thought of “Good learning is everyone’s right”.
Since its inception, Sukriti Academy has faced a lot of hurdles in convincing people about their quality of education. As many other institutes offered the same courses at much lower prices, Sukriti worked with a vision of not compromising quality over money.
FURNISHING EMINENT COURSES OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGNING MS. BABITA SRIVASTAVA | FOUNDER | SUKRITI PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY
The academy was established in the year 2015 under the supreme guidance of Ms. Babita Srivastava. The inspiration to start this academy came from the morals of Sukriti Architecture and Interiors. Sukriti Architecture and Interiors has been providing interior design services concocted with breathtaking perfection since 2005.
Walking Through the Road of Extreme Challenges
The academy offers special discounts to the students who belong to the EWS category. For the past two years, they have also provided concessions to those students who were unable to pay their fees. Many of them are paying fees after course completion and the academy lives for this flexibility. Additionally, the students share an appreciative bond with the faculty and founders. Their students always speak about their services and refer them via word of mouth to others.
Adding Positivity to the Society
Sukriti Professional Academy is an interior designing institute in Delhi NCR. The specialized courses offered here are helmed by expert mentors with impeccable in-hand industry exposure. The variety of long, as well as short-term courses available here, are perfect for individuals who’re interested in expanding their horizons in architecture and interior designing. They guarantee 100% placement opportunities to their students. Another respectful fact about the institute is that the trainers here have themselves worked on gigantic projects like high-end residences, commercial corporate office interiors, the healthcare industry, etc. The students are given the best practical knowledge so that they’re always industry-ready.
Although their course fee structure is a little bit on the higher side, it truly justifies the amount of dedication and effort put in by the team to accelerate the minds of their students. Moreover, the students didn’t know much about the academy, in the beginning, so they preferred the existing biggie institutes/colleges. But soon their quality mark stood out from the competition and SPA became supremacy.
Portfolio of Services Offered by the Company
Sukriti Professional Academy works closely with its students to have a sound understanding of their personal choices. They interact in such a way so that the student can freely express their ideas and learn on a oneto-one level. The founders Mr. Abhishek and Mrs. Babita are champions of giving crystal clear suggestions ensuring that nothing misses in the whole process of delivering education. The students get selected straightway in the first or second round of interviews and take handsome salary packages home. The medium of delivering education is kept simple, both in English and Hindi. This is done so that students feel comfortable in their learning environment and don’t hesitate in asking queries. The academy also provides recorded lectures, proper modules, and material to the students, so that they can keep it for future reference and learn at their ease.
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Robust Strings of Connectivity with Students
Carving the Mark with Dedication SPA gives the utmost confidence to their students, as to how working and designing run efficiently in the practical world. The institute is equipped with avant-garde modern technologies and facilities. They work on upskilling so that the students are ready to fly high with vibrancy in the industry. The entire team works with the focused vision of commitment towards fineness and helming the grounds of professionalism. What makes them stand out are the features like interactive classrooms, excellent infrastructure, qualitative books and references, structured syllabus, recorded sessions, and workshops. The technical expertise and imperative guidance in their courses are rewarding for the learners. Sukriti has established surreal standards of education in fields like landscape designing, electrical, structural, and plumbing. They have managed to successfully maintain a barometer of aesthetic environment, Vaastu incorporation, and energy efficiency in their services. The companies which hire students from their academy also praise the teaching model followed in SAP.
Sundar Pichai, 47, was appointed CEO of Alphabet, the company that owns Google, while you were probably sound asleep. He has been Google’s CEO since 2015, when the company first announced its plans to reorganize into separate subsidiaries under the umbrella company Alphabet. These subsidiaries include Google, Waymo, Verily, Loon, and others. Today, Pichai serves as the CEO of both Google and Alphabet. Now that Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have stepped aside, he is acting CEO. Larry has stepped down as CEO, and Sergey has been demoted to the president’s position. Pichai, who has worked for Google for 15 years, can add this achievement to his list of accomplishments. The Beginning For Pichai, it is a career that “began” in Madurai. He was born into a middle-class family. And by “middle class,” we imply middle class by the 1970s India’s standards. Pichai has discussed his humble upbringing and early home. Some sources quoted him as saying in an interview, “When compared to modern life, the ease with which I lived back then was refreshing. With other tenants, we occupied a relatively small house. Every night, we’d take turns sleeping on the carpeted floor of the living room. When I was a kid, we worried about the drought that was happening. My need to have a bottle of water by my bed has not changed over the years. Finally, after seeing them in other homes, we got a refrigerator. What happened was very significant.”
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What did Sundar Pichai do to become CEO of Goog le by taking metallurgy in IIT KGP?
Since Alphabet’s inception, no one has been more trusted with the future of Google and Alphabet, and no one is better suited to take the helm.”
The Upbringing Pichai’s upbringing prepared him in various ways for a career that, by any measure, would be considered illustrious. It is the path that led Pichai to IIT Kharagpur despite his difficulties with Hindi, to the top of his class in some classes while receiving a C on one paper, to graduate school in the United States, to a job with McKinsey & Company, and ultimately to his current position at Google as of 2004. He also discussed how his upbringing influenced his passion for reading in the same source. “Any book I could get, I read. I enjoyed reading Dickens’ works. The entirety of life consisted of hanging out with pals, playing street cricket, and devouring literature. There was never a sense of want, though “To put it another way, he made a statement.
The Official Letter In a letter to Pichai, Google’s founders stated, “Every day, Sundar inspires our users, employees, and partners with his humility and his deep passion for technology. He has been on the Board of Directors of Alphabet and worked closely with us as Google’s CEO for the past 15 years. He agrees with us that the Alphabet structure is valuable and will help us address major challenges by leveraging technology.
The Media Coverage Pichai began appearing at Google’s developer and media events after Chrome’s success. When Google was reorganized in 2015 and Alphabet was formed, he was put in charge of the Android division in 2013 and promoted to CEO of Google the following year. He is now the leader of both Google and Alphabet. In their letter outlining the changes at Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page heaped praise on Sundar Pichai, once described as “the man who understands Page better than anyone else and transforms his vision for everyone in the company.”
As stated earlier, Pichai is a humble leader who knows what he wants and what he does to achieve the same. In a nutshell, he believes that anybody can reach the heights they wish, as he has also done something like that.
The Next Step While in India, Pichai met with IIT Kharagpur’s students in 2017. Here, he opened up about his experiences with complex topics like Hindi and school. He claimed that he had once received a grade of C on a single assignment but had since gotten over it. Pichai also met his future wife at IIT. After graduating from IIT, he moved to the United States. In Kharagpur, he earned his bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering before transferring to Stanford for his master’s. After that, he enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School for an MBA to further his career. Success at Google Pichai has been with Google since 2004, and his career has skyrocketed thanks in large part to the incredible success of the Chrome project. He and his team were essential in developing Google Chrome and establishing it as the most popular browser in the world. His ability to lead people and teams coherently, as described by those who understand him and have spoken publicly about him, has been repeatedly noticed by top management, leading to an increase in responsibility after Chrome’s Pichaisuccess.is easygoing and a creative problem solver who avoids causing drama. He is the most influential person at Google, not because of his technical expertise but because of his leadership and interpersonal skills.
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Wrapping Up!
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At early age she was inclined to award to Human Resource Management Services, So she began her entrepreneurial journey on the same , by establishing “Afond HR Services” around 12 yrs ago in 2007, a leading and renowned consultancy firm. Her biggest assets are her Parents, who gave her the encouragement & freedom to do what she wished. She started Afond HR Services from her hometown, Indore.
Businesses are fundamentally changing with new technologies, changing workforce expectations, and business models. HR teams are often stuck between fulfilling the present and future requirements of the organization. It gives HR a chance to play a new role in shaping how businesses compete, find talent, and interact with their communities. Today, A-Fond HR Services is an essential part of many Indian businesses. Its professionals are in charge of sorting through job applicants, hiring the best ones, and keeping talented workers once they have been hired. The company is constantly developing new ways to find and keep employees. It is especially true now that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal.
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Helping businesses and training human resources altogether
A Journey of Challenges In 2008, Payal moved to Mumbai and inaugurated her Corporate Office with a huge team, and operate her Indore Office remotely. By 2012, Payal established her 4 branch offices in 4 Zones with a huge team and handled it remotely. Till 2015, she made almost 500 well-known clients and placed more than 9000 candidates at different positions and Brand/Companies. Payal and her team are working on a common goal which gives her huge success in her Inlife.the beginning, finding clients for the business and CVs or resumes of candidates simultaneously for the company was challenging. It was hard to buy a specific software and portal for HR Services
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The company was the first in India to offer recruitment services in an organized way. Over the years, it has worked with leading Indian businesses and multinationals as their preferred partners. It has helped the company become the country’s leading recruitment or HR brand. Along with the fact that Indian professionals trust the company as consultants, it makes up its core capability in building organizations and careers.
Clients care more than ever about trusting a brand. The company can gain trust by showcasing the hiring strategies, process, and how to evaluate a position by showing the company’s unique selling proposition (USP). Since the company has a skilled HR team, its clients can be satisfied as soon as it closes on a position, which is the only part of its service that matters. On a scale of 1 to 10, the company’s clients give it an 8.5. The company has been doing HR work for 15 years. Some of its clients have been with it for 8+ years. During the pandemic, many clients trusted the company’s services because it shared CVs quickly and did not waste time. It also knew what the clients were looking for and gave them several options.
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The company has worked for more than 15 years. It is vital in India and has offices in Indore, Mumbai and Jaipur. A valuable database of 30+ million candidates is still being used at the company. Each candidate is personally screened before the company shows them to its clients. The company helps people find junior, senior, and middle-level jobs. It follows the system for placed candidates every three months. The company has taught finishing skills to about 8680 people looking for work. It has done 20,000 hours of interviews in the previous 13 years. The company finds good and quick jobs for Indian candidates in its database. It helps people in all industries find placements and jobs. The company gives the clients the best candidate within their desired time frame. Some more reasons that explain why the company is the best industry in 2022 are listed below: Well-equipped infrastructure
• Works with FMCG, Pharma, Retail, Consumer Durable, OTC, Lighting, Banking and more. 2 employment sites Social media-savvy 30 Recruiters
• C-town and Metro reach An A-Fond Customer Clients are essential to the company because all its work depends on them. As a service-based business, all that matters to the company is that its clients are satisfied. The company is proud of its long-haul industry relationships and that 75 percent of its revenue comes from its current clients, which shows those clients are happy. years of experience, the company offers
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hiring at that time. Since the company was new, getting enough trust and money to build a team and close deals with clients was hard. But kudos to the company’s hiring team, who had faith in the company and never stopped working to meet the goals. When Payal Soni started this company in 2008, there was a recession, and most industries stopped hiring. Luckily, the company only worked in the FMCG sector, where it was hard to get data and software out of its price range.
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• “Young Entrepreneur-Female 2017” Award by the Jeweller’s Association, Jaipur.
• CEO of the Year in 2020 from CEO Insight
Never start a business just to make money. Start a business to make a difference.
• She had honour as Iconic Women of the Year in 2019 from GIWL
Payal Soni has always wanted to be her boss. She was especially interested in Human Resources Management. In 2008, she moved to Mumbai and opened the company’s Corporate Office with a strong team. She ran the Indore Office from a distance. As long as everything went as planned, she could open four branches in different parts of India. She has worked with close to a thousand high-profile clients and hired tens of thousands of people for different jobs. At a very young age she became a very successful entrepreneur with a team of 70+ employees. In her Journey she was Awarded with many awards such as:-
The company specifically used different hiring portals for headhunting. Since all candidates look for jobs on Linkedin, it was easy for the company to find a particular candidate and their CV. The company also used the Naukari Portal to find people whose profiles matched the job well. It can also find business clients through LinkedIn. The company started hiring people for education, digital marketing, IT, retail, pharma, and wellness jobs.
• She has had the honour of being awarded for the Best HR Recruitment Agency Award by DUNCAN TEA, since 2010.
• She has had the honour of being the Chief Guest for Jaipur Police Marathon at Wagah Border, Punjab.
• She has had the honour of being the Chief-Guest for many art and cultural activities of School/Colleges.
• She has had the honour of being the Chief guest of many women healthcare rallies and functions.
The Future Plan As a Pan-Indian brand, the company needs international hiring services. Also, it wants to help its clients get international brands.
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• She was nominated by many other companies for their HRD Awards.
• In 2014 and 2017 she has had the honour of being awarded for Leading Recruitment Firm Award from KORES.
- Payal Soni says to new business owners.
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• Rani Jhansi Award in 2016 for catching a fraud by the Police Department, Jaipur 2016.
• She has organised many social cause marathons in Indore and Jaipur.
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ACCELERATING SAP FUTURE FOR BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE
SAP has undergone multiple changes over the years, but it has still stayed among the best technology on the market. So, will SAP remain at the top of ERP in the future? In some ways, it seems to be the case. Undoubtedly, it has pledged its allegiance to cloud technology for many years. However, the internal changes have made the strategy much more financially and technically sustainable. As technology changes, it is now necessary for businesses to use an ERP system if they want to do well in their industry. ERP systems might sound hard to understand, but they don't have to be. Approyo is among the best Emerging Companies to Watch in 2022. The company knows that each client is unique and has different business needs.
Upon asking about the challenges, Mr Carter said, "Many potential customers lacked a basic understanding of cloud computing, making it tough to discover the proper ones at first. No one was willing to make the change to the cloud because they were too comfortable with their existing IT infrastructures."
The foundation of the company is based on reliability. Everything it does depends on an inconceivably high level of trust. Every day, the company deals with sensitive consumer information. When a firm does a migration or deployment, it assumes responsibility for smoothly and effectively implementing its customers' systems. Through its maintenance and upkeep services, the company guarantees its customers' systems' continuous safety and functionality. It's a huge deal, so the company's representatives are on call 24/7 to ensure their clients' needs are met.
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The company's forte is a speedy and smooth deployment, upgrade, or migration to SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, or SAP core instance. It caters its roadmaps to each client's specific requirements to help them achieve their desired outcomes. The organization provides monitoring, hosting, and SAP Basis support round-the-clock after a project is finished. With its 1st Watch system, the company can prevent issues before they happen, ensuring that its customers' systems are always available. As part of its commitment to making SAP easy for its customers, the business maintains a global staff of specialists ready to respond to any questions or concerns.
Challenges Defeated
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The company offers customized solutions at reasonable prices that are made to fit the needs and goals of many businesses. It provides SAP consulting, managed services, hosting, and SAP basis support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Systems implementations, migrations, and upgrades are done by the company, which has worked with everything from R/3 to SAP S/4HANA. The Inspiration
Approyo's namesake, Christopher Carter, was motivated to create the company by the general optimism around the release of SAP's success and SAP HANA. He felt that SAP HANA was the natural progression of his long-standing interest in collaborating with SAP to provide cuttingedge technology to the corporate world. In addition, Mr. Carter aspired to simplify their use via the cloud to better assist organizations in utilizing SAP apps and systems.
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Normal SAP ECC 6.0 support will stop in 2027, which means that clients operating on these systems will have to shift to SAP S/4HANA or SAP HANA. Even though this is many years away, the firm has witnessed more and more interest in migrations. Clients must recognize that the sooner they make the shift, the quicker they will boost their business.
For the company, a customer is anyone that wants aid in their digital transformation strategy. Mr Carter adds, "No matter what industry or size, anyone searching for help with their SAP systems is a customer to me."
Forging ahead as the first SAP HANA Cloud service provider to launch, the company established itself as a leader in the field. At the time, no Managed Service Providers (MSPs) were integrating with SAP HANA, so this was a significant development. Since then, the company has made its mark by providing superior SAP services and solutions to partners and customers around the globe. In Mr Carter's professional career, his experience in SAP has garnered him national acclaim by the SAP, American SAP Users Group, Cloud Expo, Hadoop World, and more.
All modern adults recognize the importance of social media. As a result, the firm has established marketing to advertise its products and services to a broader clientele. Mr. Carter added, "Using case studies that show your team's performance is essential, but also giving whitepapers for consumers who want to do a bit more research is valuable." The company routinely hosts webinars on many issues with its Mr Sean Gilmour, Chief Technology Officer, who takes time to teach interested individuals. Before the pandemic, the company routinely attended SAP events, providing direct face-to-face contact with partners and consumers. The company's marketing strategy is focused on constantly demonstrating success to the target audience. Future Updates
Brand's Future Appropriately expanding is vital to Approyo's strategy moving forward. They hope to hire more people, grow their network of partners, and attract more customers in 2021. The organization's long-term objective is to become a reliable MSP for major corporations. Growth-wise, it's undergone many shifts this year. Nevertheless, the organization has high hopes for the future.
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The company's focus is not always on profit maximization but also on assisting people in need. Further, the founder is always willing to give his honest opinion to anyone who asks for it, regardless of whether or not they are a potential client, on any related technology solutions.
But, as the company's founder puts it, customers are skeptical of cloud solutions as they don't feel in complete control. He said that customers and MSPs might build trust by "building that roadmap to showcase them every stage of the process," he said.
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The company's clientele is deeply connected with its brand. As a result, the firm continuously contacts teams worldwide, whether partners or customers. The clientele has come to rely on the business because of this reliable ongoing connection.
When it comes to cloud computing, reputation is everything. Mr. Carter remarked, "As an MSP (Managed Service Provider), you need to have the client base that is eager to speak about your good impact on their organization." Many more potential customers will put their faith in your services if they hear nothing but positive feedback about them from others.
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A quote from Mr. Carter reads, "I know this is going to sound clichéd, but follow your dreams!" It's best to get out there and try things if you have an idea. You shouldn't waste your life moping about missed opportunities. Communicating well with clients and coworkers is a necessity for any successful professional. Pursue your education to the fullest extent of your ability, then employ what you've learned to help teach others. You have a bright future ahead of you. It's some of the best guidance a new business owner can get from a seasoned pro.
Overcoming the age of mistrust
Mr Christopher Carter's Journey Mr Carter did not have a smooth road to becoming a prosperous businessman. However, while he had setbacks, he grew from his mistakes. His professional goal is to ensure the growth and prosperity of more companies. This is a victory for Mr. Carter and his entire team. In a statement, he expressed gratitude for the opportunity to assist other business owners and entrepreneurs in making positive changes in their operations. Regarding my personal life, I am most interested in acquiring new knowledge and abilities.
Mr. Vasanthan Ramakrishnan shares that his childhood morality to draw positive values in people’s lives made him ardent about his dream. His dream was to build something capable enough of making difference and perpetuating fulfillment. He started voluntarily working with non-profit organizations like Red Cross India, Habitat for Humanity, etc. The prevailing inequality based on gender, color, race, and age, instigated Mr. Vasanthan to do something. After he moved to the US to pursue his Master’s degree, he understood that poverty, inequality, and hunger are global crises and existed on every corner. Later during the COVID 19 pandemic, he got stuck in India while he visited his parents. During those 6 months of being at his home, he started sketching the periphery of the Feminist Pen Foundation. It all began with a blogging website and today after two years, Feminist Pen Foundation stands as an award-winning non-profit global platform spread across countries like USA, Netherlands, and Dubai. The company has also diversified its reach via many subsidiary organizations functioning independently.
Determination to Fight against Challenges
PENFEMINISTFeministPenFoundation: the Existence of the Oppressed People with Global Human Rights
The uncalled legislative change that COVID 19 pandemic brought with it has caused a huge imbalance. People across the globe are fighting hard to
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Tracing the Steps of Inventiveness Feminist Pen Foundation was founded by the honorary leader and award-winning human rights activist Mr. Vasanthan Ramakrishnan in 2020. A leader with the zeal to fight diligently for human rights and inclusion, made it possible for the unheard voices to roar and fight for themselves.
A Dollop of Enthusiasm in Defining Market Trust
Feminist Pen Foundation cracked the code through campaigning for the most complex problems and raising voices for the voiceless. When people think of Feminist Pen Foundation, they are transported to a world of possibilities, a world where there are a plethora of opportunities to make and be a part of a beautiful change. The foundation has an eminent reputation for being a revolutionary in the human rights sector. Moreover, they have received more than 1000 applications from people across countries to become a part of their team. They have also represented themselves at various international summits to carry forward their legacy. The transparent company culture represents the scaling heights of people’s trust in the foundation’s authenticity.
Sketching the Epitome of Uniqueness With digitalization rapidly changing its colors, it becomes quintessential for every business to be conscious of its digital presence. When a customer perceives a brand, an instant vibe of trust must be helmed. Many brands are using the agenda of spreading a massive budget on hyper-growth and scaling. But what holds the true magic is the strategy to create a unique brand identity.
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"True Equality comes from equality in economic, racial, gender, andindividualwealth,rightsseveralaspectofhumanlife"
For all the burgeoning entrepreneurs and young minds reading this, if you’re passionate about your dream then buck up your belts to work relentlessly. Dreams become reality only with a calculative plan of action and efforts directed in the correct direction. Having passion won’t get things done! Self-discipline followed by a seeking towards experienced mentors are key to one’s success. Anything successful churns out of thousand failures and giving up should never be in one’s dictionary of hard work.
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Company’s Futuristic Aspirations With so much serenity created behind, the foundation is thriving to experience a gigantic and vibrant spark in their achievements. They are planning to come up with at least five new initiatives that will operate independently from their parent organization. They are also planning to expand their existence in at least 15 countries and make a robust team of resilient individuals. Continuing with this rate, the foundation has the power to reach over 10,000,000+ audiences from around the world. They are further targeting to endorse partnerships with various governments and other organizations of their niche.
overcome these changes. The negligent behavior towards the marginalized minorities became more prominent. These populations moved away further from the government and its allied institutions. During these times, creating a non-profit organization to operate on an international level became a challenging task. In the initial phases, Feminist Pen was working with a restricted amount of funding. They went through times when growth was feeble and obstacles in hiring valuable candidates became a cumbersome task. The foundation follows a competitive ideology. They always ensure that fair incentives and salaries are given to their employees, interns, and associates. Feminist Pen Foundation didn’t take the road of crowd-funding. Instead, they generated multiple sources of revenue for themselves. They started by launching their apparel line, global crypto-currency, and NFT platform. They ditched archaic methods of operating a non-profit organization and rather took a distinct path to grow sustainability with their work ethics.
The company is an ardent believer in “Achieving one world with zero barriers”. Their USP lies in methodology and execution. Feminist Pen Foundation separates itself from the competitive space by operating across the border which makes it stand apart from the 80% of non-profits that operate locally. Adding more to their quest for establishing trust are their impeccable pillars of technology and improvisation. They are always on the front foot to adopt the upcoming technological advancements to shape their operating systems. The company is further working with a single administrative office connecting all the other continental offices remotely. In 2022, the foundation also inculcated an electronic clocking system curated by their in-house team. The entire software team came up with this system to collaborate with all the other offices on cloud computing and reduce the hectic paperwork. With this, Feminist was able to divert all their flow of employee communication and financial transactions to the Cloud. With morals being secured with tech, the brand is leaving no stone unturned in firming their trust parameter in the market.
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Being a non-profit organization that works dedicatedly for the equality of human rights, Feminist Pen Foundation fights to present the human rights of minority populations on the pedestal of reformation. They strongly believe in reforming the minorities with education and awareness. They wish to nurture the ideas of feminism about a broader spectrum of equality. So their services are solely for the people who are/were blatantly discriminated against and oppressed either systemically or societally. They work at the core to present solutions for every problem that hampers or disturbs global human equality.
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Sharp intelligence is essential in the emerging global system, which Kushagramati signifies. A two-act tale called Kushagramati is recounted utilizing the Sanskrit idioms Mati and Kushagra. The latter represents cunning, sharpness, and zeal. Agra represents the tip of a sharp-edged and pointed grass called “Kusha.” Mati, which also means “Intelligence,” refers to sensory knowledge. Ancestors Charaka and Sushruta combined these components to conduct surgeries on patients.
BRINGING DATA ANALYTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO LIFE FOR BUSINESSES!
Birth of Kushagramati
Among the critical elements to maintaining competitiveness in the rapidly changing company environment is digital transformation. Predictions state that quantum and edge computing, the Internet of Things, robotic process automation, mixed reality, augmented reality, and blockchain will entirely rule the new technology sector in the following years. Still, the transformation of today’s companies will be significantly aided by machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics of Kushagramati.
If digitization was once an organizational competitive advantage, it is now a necessary component of industrial survival. The world has recently seen tremendous change, with business goals placing digital transformation at the top. Businesses across all industries are implementing transformation strategies to increase profits via Dr. ANANT R KOPPAR CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
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The narrative described above may be applied to contemporary business, where Kushagramati Analytics, a partner in custom analytics, assists firms in discovering new opportunities to improve their operations via digital transformation. Kushagramati offers strategic consultation to find company modernization possibilities and create plans and strategies that will help businesses embrace Thedigitalization.company assists customers in comparing numerous potential digital transformation methods to choose the ones most suited to their requirements. Besides, data-driven solutions are revolutionizing organizations all around the globe as big data has evolved into bulk data over Kushagramatitime.comprises a group of high-potential employees and future leaders with a wealth of expertise in data analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and machine learning. In brief, it is a tiny, agile, modest, and adaptable business that offers clients ways to increase productivity through data-driven insights.
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The company’s extensive pool of products and services ensures greater consumer data insight in a safe environment. Kushagramati works directly with each client to use its industrial and digital capabilities to enhance their data and application. We invest in technology and people to provide the customers with the most satisfactory Kushagramatiservice.isa services organization with expertise in Healthcare, Logistics, Pharma, and Retail. It designs use cases for diverse industrial sectors based on its knowledge to deliver quicker customer solutions. The company has tailored its ML models to analyze data quickly, whether for data transfer, ingestion, establishing a data lake, or dashboards with business insights.
Kushagramati is a small, agile, modest, and adaptable firm. It has certified 15 people in a short period. The company is happy to join one of the leading data analytics systems.
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Kushagramati’s Marketing Initiatives
• Eliminate obstacles. Make people’s jobs easy
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» Attending conferences and expos
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Kushagramati Analytics creates economic value and changes the way millions of citizens operate. Companies that innovate and digitize quickly may boost their profitability and productivity in India’s big, connected market.
Kushagramati describes its company and services on social media by providing updates on offers, job vacancies, and use cases. Live and webinar sessions help the company create relationships, learn about rivals, and expand its networks. The brand communicates with well-known specialists in many sectors and locations while increasing its network points to reach additional partners and customers to understand business landscapes. Kushagramati is exploring certain crucial efforts to promote Kushagramati in its chosen markets.
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Kushagramati builds technology-enabled business concepts that produce value. The company concentrates on emerging digitizing industries like Pharma, Logistics, retail, and Healthcare, which aren’t historically part of India’s digital economy but have the potential to incorporate new technology.
Advice for the young Prime Insights’ Readers Many Indians are born entrepreneurs. Kushagramati’s CEO, Dr. Anant R Koppar, CEO & Managing Director, wants to see entrepreneurs create breakthroughs that challenge how the company conducts business. “Entrepreneurs must work hard, have fresh ideas, and be persistent. Please avoid quick gains/high values. Disruptive ideas are always successful. Success is your contentment with what you accomplished.” Said Dr. Anant R Koppar, CEO & Managing Director.
The generation of vast amounts of data across the board due to the addition of machine-generated data to current systems, social media, and internal applications has led to an organization’s puzzling problem. Kushagramati was founded to help these firms make better business decisions based on the numerous sorts of data they have acquired internally.
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Kushagramati Analytics will address today’s and tomorrow’s demanding and dynamic environment with unique business models and a compelling value offer. The company wants to be a top digital transformation company. Kushagramati’s thought leaders are ready to manage the organization with unique initiatives and a focus on critical capabilities.
What Kushagramati Offers?
Kushagramati can accomplish ambitious growth by giving clients a distinct competitive edge. Offering a distinctive “partnering value proposition” that provides significant value for the clients is the foundation of the company’s competitive approach. The following essential advantages are attractively combined to form this value proposition:•Core
The company’s solutions are powered by solid expertise and appropriate functional experience, combined with new-age technology, which sets it apart from other companies in the industry.
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Customer Centric Organization Kushagramati is customer-focused. Thus it must constantly communicate with them. Its method isn’t one-size-fits-all. The company handles everyone with care and tailor solutions to issues. It improves relevancy and authenticity. Kushagramati provides high-quality services and is sensitive to consumers’ demands. It will help Kushagramati retain current consumers. The company uses these strategies to include faraway audience members.
Future Plans India is a fast-growing digital consumer market. People expect businesses or governments to enhance customer experience. Technology is set to transform practically every area of India’s economy as digital capabilities and connections improve.
Kushagramati offers strategic consultation to find company modernization possibilities and create plans and strategies that will help businesses embrace digitalization. It assists customers in comparing different Digital Transformation plans to choose the best options for their requirements. Its team can design and create advanced data analytics systems that give users vital and timely business insights. Kushagramati periodically checks in on and adjusts the Data Analytics findings to assist the customers in remaining one step ahead of the competition.
improved data gathering, better resource management, datadriven consumer insights, greater connection, predictive analysis, and many other methods. Consequently, organizations must overcome enormous obstacles as data gets more diverse, dispersed, and dense.
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Pierre Omidyar
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Businessman, self-made billionaire, and philanthropistPierre Omidyar was born in Iran but now calls the United States home. He created eBay, a website facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers worldwide. He was the twenty-fourth world's richest person based on Forbes's rankings of the world's wealthiest people in 2021. The current estimate for Omidyar's wealth is 21.8 billion Providingdollars.simple market access was one of his primary motivations for establishing eBay in 1995. So when Omidyar decided to sell his used printer on eBay, it became the company's first offering. At first, there were no takers, but offers started rolling in after a week. From starting the business to creating a 13.1 billion dollar empire, Omidyar's story is awe-inspiring. A summary of his accomplishments is provided below. Early Life Pierre Omidyar entered the world on 21 June 1967 in Paris, France. His Iranian parents moved to France for better education and employment opportunities. Omidyar is the son of a surgeon and an academic mother who holds a Ph.D. in linguistics. When Omidyar was a young boy, his family decided to relocate to the United States. Omidyar's interest in computers first surfaced when he was a freshman in high school. He went to Tufts University after finishing high school. The University from which he earned his computer science degree was Tufts. After that time, he enrolled at Berkeley, California's prestigious University. Following his time at Berkeley, Omidyar joined Apple's Claris division. After that, in 1991, he co-founded an early computer company called Ink Development. It was in 1995 that he established eBay, and since then, he has become one of the wealthiest people on the planet. Success Story of eBay In 1995, at 28, Omidyar began writing the code for what would become eBay. In this online marketplace, buyers and sellers could interact directly during bidding. During this time, he fell in love with Pamela Wesley. She had an opinion about how difficult it was to find other online dispenser accumulators. So, to help his fiancee afford a Pez Community, Omidyar set up an e-auction service on the website. He ultimately settled on the name "Auction Web" for the domain.
The first product to sell on his website was a defective laser pointer. When it came to the products he was selling, he made no guarantees and took no responsibility for settling complaints. Instead, he created a venue where people could meet online and conduct transactions in preparation for an auction. Its prominence coincided with the 1996 launch of its first online airline ticket sales. Starting the year at around 250,000 daily auctions, it peaked at about 800,000 by the end. The company transformed its name to eBay in 1997 after being inspired
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Omidyar, a friend of Jeff Skoll's who is also a computer programmer, relocated eBay to a more expensive platform after noticing an increase in site traffic. He began charging a few cents per item to defray the costs of listing and collecting small collectibles.
Due to the success of eBay, he decided to quit his job and put more time into the technology and community.
by the registration name of "Echo Bay" by a mining company in Canada.
Every three months, revenue tripled, prompting Omidyar to raise his investment and bring in a management team with deep expertise in the technology sector. Benchmark Capital was presented with its business plan, and 22 million dollars in cash was given in exchange for 22 percent of the company. Margaret Whitham's promotion to CEO at eBay results from her proven ability to lead a company to success. The Omidyar Foundation, which he founded, helps with disaster relief, fighting poverty, and promoting human rights. For the past decade, he has never wavered in his support of a free press. In 2013, he launched First Look Media to promote in-depth journalism.
The story Pierre is considered the online commerce's architect. eBay has millions of users in every country it is present. He wanted to create a venue to buy things on an auction basis. The story of his accomplishments is genuinely motivational. The road to success is paved with hard work. But ultimately, it teaches us what it means to be focused, committed, and patient. Omidyar took a chance and quit his full-time job to devote time to his business, eBay. There are no limits to what we can achieve if we have faith in ourselves. Ultimately, we need to grow from our experiences and keep going.
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The ever-growing popularity of EBay revolutionized the online shopping landscape. After seeing eBay's success, many people tried to replicate it but ultimately failed.
According to Forbes, as of 2022, Omidyar will reportedly be worth 24 billion dollars. Omidyar was unbeatable in his pursuit of success thanks to his dogged dedication to his work. He tries, however, to keep a low profile. To avoid being hassled by strangers who know my name while I'm out and about, I'd prefer that only the employees at Starbucks realize it.
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In the contemporary corporate world, maintaining the continuous flow of confinement and collaboration in the workspace is essential. Providing IT Infrastructure solutions that manage clients across different segments and develop comprehensive alliances have become important. This is what ProSol has been doing over the past two decades. Today we had the opportunity to interact with the Managing Partners of ProSolMr. Amit Rakhecha and Mr. Anil Kumar to know about their entrepreneurial journey and ProSol’s niche-targeted business network across the
A Brisk Audit of ProSol
Talking about their brand ProSol, Mr. Amit and Mr. Anil say that their brand is a conglomerate with more than two decades of industry experience in transforming the Information Technology Infrastructure with their products and solutions. Further, the directors also discussed the upper distinction of services provided by their firm which includes
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Mr. Amit and Mr. Anil talk about balancing the line between professional and personal lives as an integral quality of an entrepreneur. They ensure that the work environment at ProSol practices the mantras of work-life balance and delivers quality services. They further say that balancing the work pressure can be done by planning the tasks. One must also spend leisure time with friends and families. Pursuing hobbies and indulging in activities like traveling and fitness are excellent ways to keep up a healthy mindset and lucrative lifestyle. On the professional grounds, many team-building workshops, regular family events, and CSR activities are also conducted to maintain those chords of stability.
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Bridge of Balance between Professional and Personal Fronts
The directors believe that maintaining a proper work-life balance is crucial for every employee working for their organization. They frequently engage with their employees and understand their concerns. It helps the team to grow together and bring progressive results to the organization. The directors continue to say that communication and exchange of thoughts are always encouraged in their work culture. The new ideas of creativity and the introduction of reforming processes in their internal ecosystem can only be achieved if the employees are working with ease and positivity. Oftentimes group lunches, talentoriented activities, and group discussions are conducted for the aforesaid.
Both Mr. Amit and Mr. Anil have seen what it takes to be an entrepreneur in this ever-changing era. So going down on motivation and thoughts of giving up becomes indispensable. But with a strategic mindset and robust spirit can decimate those thoughts. The leaders quote that- “Never give up because great things take time”. Every idea is seen as a new opportunity for a startup and because of this India has the most startups brewing. Every organization begins with an agenda and gets more challenges along the way in terms of finding the right resources goes on. So every CEO and entrepreneur must keep a track of their problems and have the correct set of problemsolving skills to continue the journey with smoothness. Work on aspects like team-building, decision making, helming strategies of growth, and audacity to witness failures. The person, who has the resilience to endure failure and learn from them, polishes themselves with every moment passing by.
Barometer of Employee Contentment
Importance of Research and Development R&D influences every business out there! Any company’s growth significantly depends on the efforts devoted to it. The structure of R&D must adhere to the industry segment one is working with. Being a system integrator, R&D helps them to enhance their hold on technologies and develop avant-garde services to stay ahead of the competition, says Mr. Amit and Mr. Anil.
A Guiding Message for the Burgeoning Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneurial Story of Mr. Anil Kumar and Mr. Amit Rakhecha Just like other CEOs, their journey also took major ups and downs. Every success story faces multiple obstacles. Likewise, they also faced challenging situations when they started their platform as a Reseller partner. With dedicated efforts, they have now established an evolving system Integrator company. Being a leader in today’s era means overcoming hurdles centric on technology, wavering market trends, operations rising inflation, and unstable global markets amongst others. But both Mr. Amit and Mr. Anil always welcome challenges by preparing themselves every single day. Constant innovations and interaction with different industry leaders pave a path for them to evolve their nutshell. Moreover, the changing market trends are tackled by innovations and technology upgrades, say the founders. The consulting and solution team is meticulously walking on the roads of discovery and evaluating problem statements. The wellcertified design and deployment services are their differentiating factor, as said by both the directors.
The global market is always hungry for futuristic ideas and the energy to beat the competition. To solve the customer’s problems, the team at ProSol works towards innovating the best suitable solutions for them, explains Mr. Amit and Mr. Anil. They are themselves engaging with different technologies to provide extensive pillars of support to their clients. Now they are planning to extend their solution-giving areas and enhance the strength of customer support.
Over the years, the brand has built ardent and fruitful collaborations with market-leading brands to provide workspace solutions carved out of intensive technology. ProSol was founded in the year 2013 to help brands revolutionize their business models by leveraging technology. Stakeholders from OEM World and IT distribution joined hands with the firm. They are serving a concoction of industries like those of Manufacturing, IT/ITES, FMCGs, Ed-Tech, Startup ecosystem, Global Industries, Education, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment etc. Their team also created a customized sales and supply chain ecosystem to level up the target industry.
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Concerns for environmental damages and decimating the graph of fossil energy resources have now become a common concern across the globe. Renewable energy consumption is now a broader industry. Using renewable sources of energy should now be the exorbitant flex of sustainability. Many renewable energy companies in India have made conscious efforts in contributing their part to saving our mother nature. So this article brings to you the list of top 10 renewable energy companies in India.
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Jaiprakash Power Ventures A subsidiary of the colossal Indian conglomerate- Jaypee Group, Jaiprakash Power ventures was founded in the year 1994. The company practices, develops, implements, and operates sustainable power projects in India. Some of the biggest projects owned by the company are the 300MW Baspa-II Hydroelectric Project in Himachal Pradesh and the 400 MW Vishnuprayag Hydroelectric Project in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. All the plants established by this private venture, are operated on river hydroelectric power. ReNew Power ReNew Power is situated in Gurgaon, Haryana, and holds an operational capacity of 5GW. An independent power producer, the company runs more than 110 highutility solar and wind energy projects in India. Founded by Sumant Sinha in 2011, ReNew Power became the first Indian company to partner with Korea’s GS E&C in 2019. In 2021 they collaborated and merged with RMG Acquisition Corporation II and went public.
Adani Green Energy Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Adani Green Energy is another big player in the segment of green energy in India. The company holds a current project portfolio of 5.29 GW. They are prominent manufacturers and traders of solar energy and wind energy projects. Founded in 2015, Adani Green Energy has generated 5290 MW of wind energy and solar plants. In 2019, the company offered the historic investment of green bonds worth 362 million dollars to their foreign investors.
Tata Power Solar
To begin with we have Tata Power Solar straight from the house of the TATA group. The company was founded in the year 1989 as a joint venture with TATA Power and British Petroleum Solar. Today, the company generates 2688 MW (megawatts) of solar energy. They are the biggest manufacturers and exporters of solar cells, solar modules, and solar power projects. Having reduced the carbon footprint by 15 million tonnes, they are promising a better future for the new generations.
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source assessments, power plant acquisition, and maintenance of wind power projects. They have three gigantic manufacturing units in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat.
ACME CleanTech Solutions
Sterling and Wilson is a potential leader in offering a wholesome range of solar EPC (engineering procurement and construction) solutions including the complete supply chain and functioning. They present designs and engineering conceptualizations for utility-scale green projects. They have invested their efforts in bringing technologies like floating solar and hybrid solar energy storage plants. The operation and management portfolio is 8.8 GWp while the EPC portfolio stands at 11.4 GWp.
JSW Energy A subsidiary of the conglomerate JSW Group, JSW Energy operates in water energy projects. The company works with a mission of efficient utilization of renewable energy with state-of-art technologies. They generate 3158 MW of thermal power, 1391 MW of hydropower, and 10MW solar energy. They have stretched their horizons to become the largest private company to produce hydropower in India.
ACME Solar specializes in curating green solutions with an amalgamation of technology and green ideology. The company leverages renewable energy to produce green ammonia, green hydrogen, and green aviation fuel amongst others. The firm is a fast-growing name in the solar energy sector of India and provides services like remote monitoring, energy management, and solar operations. The company was founded in the year 2003 by Mr. Manoj K Upadhyay.
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Greenko Greenko is another leading renewable energy producer with a net installed capacity of 7.5 GW across India. They are moving ahead with the agenda of shifting towards carbon-neutral electricity to meet the longterm energy needs of the country. It was founded in 2004 by Mahesh Kolli and Anil Kumar. Greenko levels up to maintain a continuous flow of dedication to wind, hydro and solar energy. The current operating portfolio of Greenko is 7.5 GW. processes and captivating technology to produce these highstandard cells using mono-crystalline silicon. Its inception was laid in 1990 by Mr. SL Aggarwal along with the State Government of West Bengal.
ENTERTAINMENTEXCEED
CREATING INCLUSIVE MARKETING SOLUTIONS FOR BRANDS
An unmatchable multi-entertainment platform that started as an artist management agency in 2005, Exceed Entertainment is now a booming media and entertainment company. Exceed Entertainment today works with dedicated teams having expertise in entertainment marketing, consulting, film casting, influencer, digital marketing, and much more. Founded by Afsar Abbas Zaidi- Founder and Enabler of Exceed Entertainment, we have spilled all the secrets about the their journey laced with continuous success, in this article.
Exceed Entertainment was founded with an initiative to provide comprehensive marketing solutions to brands and helping them unveil their potential. Recognizing the evolving space of marketing, the agency understood the pulse of the customer and how to leverage it in a comprehensive manner. Exceed was well familiar with this space of marketing and was adventurous enough to device their model which worked with celebritiesfor them, with them and by them and created unique solutions for celebrities and businesses in commercials as well as media domains. The conversations with some iconic names of AFSAR ABBAS ZAIDI FOUNDER AND ENABLER
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A Little Note of Advice for Budding Entrepreneurs
The man at the helm of affairs at Exceed, Afsar, strongly believes that being a leader is a task of responsibility and it shouldn’t be taken either too lightly or too seriously. The urge to ask questions and seek answers must be in the personality of a leader. A leader must also acknowledge the smarter and better individuals in respective roles and invest in them mindfully. To be able to grace any crisis, but be in the background in case of achievement makes a leader exemplary in every sense. So, all young entrepreneurs must streamline their focus in building a team out of values, ethics, and robust culture. Once these targets are achieved, the legacy of success is carried to new heights.
Redefining the Notion of Trust in the Market Agency’s distinctive quality of nurturing, holding on to acquaintances, and showcasing results to their artists/talents or even the team members makes them shine out of the crowd. Holding on to their relationships with integrity helps them to establish the trust element with their client base. Just as the agency is committed to immediate revenue generation, they also equally dedicate efforts toward value creation. Concluding, the team at Exceed Entertainment doesn’t follow the agenda of working in silos. The environment doesn’t permit exhibition of skill sets alone but also pushes the team members to hone certain important attributes needed for success and thriving. This creates a work culture where cross-functional teams work in harmony and create an attitude of becoming supportive team players to achieve targets together.
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Upcoming Categories and Plans to Witness Exceed Entertainment is gearing up to reform itself and adhere to the changing paradigms of the industry. They started diversifying themselves eight years ago with HRX, India’s first home grown fitness brand which is a partnership between Hrithik Roshan and Exceed Entertainment. Post this they have established themselves as a torch-bearer in celebrity brand creation business. Now the new foray is into brand consulting, sports management, content packaging, KOL, and influencer management. They wish to curate end-to-end alliances with platforms, content creators, and businesses to create practical marketing strategies for new age brands. Exceed looks forward to creating a marvelous second generation of leaders who can present a whole new way of doing things and sharpen their acumen to bring in the new wave of media led innovations.
Bollywood like Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, and Bipasha Basu converted into business and this fueled the others to join too. Soon they were surrounded by many iconic personalities –working with them exclusively on projects ranging from films, events, weddings, shows, endorsements and much more. The stars enjoyed every moment of this dramatic business with interesting highs and lows. Now Exceed has reached newer height where they have become business partners with some of the celebrities in upcoming and established businesses, besides being pioneers in providing some sense of structure to Bollywood.
For an agency that predominantly works on building amicable relationships, it becomes quite a challenging situation to deliver continuously. They believe in creating depth in existing relationships while building on width with newer relationships.
Portfolio of Services Offered Back in the time when the agency had begun its journey, Bollywood was lagging 50 years behind as compared to Hollywood. But the Indian entertainment industry was in full bloom. Compiling the learnings from top-notch businesses from the West, Exceed Entertainment marched forward with the vision of transforming the way talent management was handled. The path laid by them are always trendsetting and the team works with alacrity to create new avenues and divisions. From setting brands and businesses around celebrities to setting new marketing vertcials akin to social media, influencer and content marketing, Exceed Entertainment has come a long way and nurtured numerous businesses to grow and succeed. The agency’s name along with its subsidiaries has established the benchmarks in the businesses of Talent Management, Content Creation, and KOL Marketing. They today own some of the most successful and celebrated celebrity brands like HRX, Diva Yoga, House of Pataudi, Nude Bowls, and many more.
Confronting the Bundles of Challenges
Understanding the Rising Evolution in Consumer Trust
From a customer’s point of view, anyone who puts in money expects the services to be fulfilling. This motivates the agency to bring together services par excellence to their customers.
Doubts are indispensable but surely a path can be paved for creating a layer of trust and comfort. Effective communication and thorough evaluation of customers’ feedback is a total game-changer. They don’t step back when it comes to facing challenges. Rather the team learns from them and finds ways to implement things seamlessly in the future. They stamp their mark on the heart of customers by promising them to deliver the best and celebrate their success together thereafter with equal zeal. The biggest proof of customer contentment is the repeat rate of customers who wish to work with Exceed Entertainment time and over again.
To be able to incorporate the trust factor in clients’ minds is their primary task. Any business firm or individual that is associated with Exceed Entertainment needs to completely entrust themselves to the brand. Leveraging the patience and perseverance of the client, the brand creates another world of magic. Everyday hurdles comprise managing people, consistent revenue generation, and building concrete P&L for business health which are handled with fresh enthusiasm every day.
Last but not least is the formation of LAP ventures where celebrity-driven brand creation and equity value building are done with artists and celebrities. Doing this will entrench them in the brand creation business as the one and only fully focused end to end services agency which can help brand in spring boarding and scaling commerce
Skit.Ai Previously known as Vernacular.ai, Skit.ai is an artificial intelligence-driven startup that provides top-notch digital solutions. Skit.ai was founded by Sourabh Gupta and Akshay Deshraj in 2016. This innovative platform uses conversational voice AI solutions for businesses to elevate the standards of customer experience. It follows a drift from the usual contact centers to AI that imitates natural voice conversations. With Skit.ai, enterprises can easily automate the logistics and operations of customer call centers. Digit Insurance
CRED CRED was founded in the year 2018 by Kunal Shah and Rohit Bansal. CRED is an innovative platform where one gets rewarded for paying credit card bills. The Bangalorebased startup started with the idea to improve the financial behavior of people. CRED gives coins when someone pays their credit card bills through their app. These coins can later be redeemed to purchase any product from their catalog or either participates in various contests running on their platform. CRED is the second-fastest growing unicorn startup in India. The total company valuation is 6.4 billion dollars.
The first unicorn of India 2021, Digit Insurance is an Insurtech startup that changed the way insurance products were understood, claimed, and purchased. The company started to make insurance simple and claims quicker for customers. They busted the complex myths about insurance and made processes smoother. It was founded back in 2016 by Mr. Kamlesh Goyal who spent a major chunk of his professional career in finance and insurance segments. The total company valuation is near to 4 billion dollars.
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The cult-favorite, renowned, one-stop beauty and fashion destination, Nykaa is next on our list. Founded by the remarkable women entrepreneur Falguni Nayar in 2012, Nykaa is the first Indian unicorn start-up to launch an IPO in 2020. After the launch of the IPO and multiple rounds of funding, Falguni Nayar became India’s wealthiest self-made female billionaire. The e-commerce company garnered success for introducing authentic products of international brands which were never known or heard of. The total company valuation is 13 billion dollars.
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PhysicsWallah PhysicsWallah’s entrepreneurial journey is close to the heart of every Indian Student. Regarded as India’s most loved educational platform with more than 6 million active learners, Physics Wallah has come a long way through. An ED-tech startup that provides the best educational services for IIT, JEE, NEET, and CAT amongst others, Physics Wallah was founded by Alakh Pandey in 2014 fist on YouTube. The total valuation of the company is 1.1 billion dollars.
Zerodha Founded by brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, Zerodha is a fin-the startup that registers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India since 2010. This platform provides brokerage facilities at discounted rates to stock traders. This online discount broking company works to bring lower costs, mutual funds, bonds, and maximum profits for a stock market trader. The company has more than one million active users and holds a total valuation is 2 billion dollars.
upGrad Moving to the ED-tech domain, upGrad holds a colossal position in providing higher education. Founded by Phalgun Kompalli, Mayank Kumar, Ronnie Scewrvala, and Ravijot Chugh, upGrad is an online platform where students can choose their higher education courses online and get 100% placement assistance. The popularity of upGrad grew because of its diverse and rigorous courses in digital marketing, logistics, management, data analytics, entrepreneurship, etc. The courses are offered with a flexible fee structure and a placement guarantee. The total company valuation is 2.25 billion dollars. Meesho If we think of one such re-selling platform that has grown to immense popularity in India, has to be Meesho.
NextGrowwon today’s list is the fintech startup Groww. Groww is an investment platform that offers innovative ways to invest money with stockbroking, IPO, and mutual funds. The pivotal vision of the company is to educate people about the perks of systematic investment, savings, and personal financing. It was founded in 2017 by Lalit Keshre, Neeraj Singh, Harsh Jain, and Ishan Bansal. The total valuation of the company is 3 billion dollars.
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Udaan A B2B e-commerce platform, Udaan works with a vision to revolutionize the paradigm of Indian trade by leveraging technology. On Udaan, manufacturers, sellers, retailers, and small business runners can purchase materials and products at feasible prices. They can also sell their services on this platform. Udaan solves supply chain management issues, ensures payment security, and focuses on SME trade financing. Vaibhav Gupta, Sujeet Kumar, and Amod Malaviya founded Udaan in 2016. The total company valuation is 3.1 billion dollars.
Meesho was founded in 2015 by Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal. The e-commerce platform provides quality and affordable products from apparel to clothing, accessories, cosmetics, and whatnot. The suppliers engage with Meesho and sell their products online for which they earn a good profit with every sale made. It has now tieups with more than 50,000 sellers across India and has helped people to start and grow their reselling businesses.
The total company valuation is 2 billion dollars.
The core team at Gophers Lab is made up of technology evangelists passionate about spreading the word about the latest and most niche technologies and building world-class products. With the same idea in mind, the company came together and is moving forward and building its skills around technologies like Golang, Rust, DevOps, modern JavaScript frameworks, and Flutter.
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Implementing large & complex solutions leveraging Golang & DevOps expertise GOPHERS LAB TECHNOLOGIES
right technology stack is a tough task for CTO & CIOs for building scalable products. It has even become more challenging with many new technologies getting introduced day by day. Recently, we have seen a great success & increasing adoption of Golang (Also called Google Go) programming. Companies like Google, Uber, SendGrid, Dropbox, Docker etc. are few of the companies heavily using Golang. Apart from back-end development stack, it has become almost impossible to build & manage large products without using Cloud and DevOps. Right choice of Cloud & DevOps platforms & tools play an important role in product roadmap. Today, we are covering one of the most iconic brands of the year 2022’s story. So please stay tuned with this article so you can take some brand inspiration and find about the best Golang & DevOps team.
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GRPC, Distributed Computing, Microservices, Kubernetes, and Docker are just some of the technologies and tools the company uses to build big, complicated products. BHADORIYA
The company started to work on and spread the word about the niche and new technologies through co-founders Pavan Pratap Singh Bhadoriya, Chirag Vats, and Aman Sardana. So, it is always looking for new advancements to work on to give its customers an edge in the industry. The brand’s research and development team is working on it. So, soon the company will let the customers know about new products.
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So far, it has been more about our work than about marketing. We get new business from references because of how well the company does its work. The brand thinks that word-of-mouth advertising has helped it a lot.
• Its maturity in working with geographically distributed clients and development teams
Marking The Market
Connection With The Users
As a new business, getting customers to trust the company was hard. At the same time, the company was also building up its skills in new and niche technologies. Its first steps weren’t easy because it had to hire against a lot of large companies and wellfunded startups, and there wasn’t a lot of talent available. But over time, the brand has overcome these problems by creating a “People-centric Culture.” So, the talented people who work for the company feel like they belong there. It takes pride in what it does, which shows in its work and helps the company gain customers’ trust and get more business.
A Brand, Reflecting Trust
• It is always honest with its clients and willing to take care of its problems.
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• Its knowledge of cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality in everything it does help it make better products.
The company works as if it were a part of its clients’ teams. Most of its business comes from existing customers who tell others about it. Many clients who used to work with great IT services giants are now moving their work to Gophers Lab.
Most customers trust the company because it has been doing Digital Engineering well for a long time and uses an offshore delivery model. At first glance, the client is interested in how the brand can use its expertise in DevOps and Go to build large and complex products.
Suppose you want to get into a technical business like IT services. In that case, you need to ensure that your services are good and you are available for your clients. It is what the people who started Gophers Lab Technologies Pvt. Ltd. told the new business owners. Also, they say, “Clients have grown up and now know everything there is to know about your brand. So make sure take upon work only if you can handle it. The market is full of opportunities if you stay true to the brand and let the work speak for itself.”
The company works with its clients to reach goals that are important to both. Because of this, almost all of the company’s customers think of it as their team, and hearing their thanks makes my day. Some things that helped the company get to this point are:
• It adapts to changes and responds to them quickly to deliver early and continuously.
The company is involved in the Digital Engineering industry and makes digital products that change how things work. It changes businesses by using the cloud, a “product mindset,” and cutting-edge engineering. In addition, it offers offshore development services worldwide to companies, including Fortune 500 and startups. With its specialized teams and years of experience, the brand offers its core strengths in DevOps and Golang for scalable and fast development. The services offered by the company can be put into two groups:
Gophers Lab Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is among the top offshore Digital Engineering companies with a world-class Golang & DevOps team. The company’s developers have a lot of experience using Golang to build complex applications. With its aged Agile development processes and experience working with geographically dispersed scrum teams, the brand has had success with offshore Go development projects.
• Cloud Strategy, DevOps Automation, and Cloud Migration are part of the Cloud and DevOps category.
• Product visioning, quality engineering, microservices, UI/UX, and web and mobile development are all part of digital engineering.
The Changes
• With experts and skills in all areas, the brand help businesses with the app and product development across the board.
Challenges Behind The Success
At first, it was hard to get customers to trust you. However, the brand has worked with many large companies worldwide in a short time. The company has Fortune 500 and leading companies as clients. The brand’s work shows that it is knowledgeable about technology, has mature delivery methods, and is honest. Over 90% of the company’s new business comes from word-of-mouth, and the best way to know if a customer trusts you is if they recommend you to someone else or buy from you again.
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A 30-Year-Old Endeavour In Home Personal Services has established itself as a leading senior care franchisor in the market through dedicated operations and a commitment to excellence. Mr. Michael spent over a decade studying and developing its primary franchise model. After that, they went into operational cycles and have been active in the industry for the past 20 years. Over time, the model that they created improved with market feedback and became the industry-leading system it is today. Mr. Michael leads with the idea that everyone can start a franchise business if they are part of the In Home Personal Services’ system. However, he does stand firm on one important prerequisite - you must possess a genuine desire to care for the elderly. Aside from that, Mr. Michael asserts that they can train and educate a team to industry-accepted standards and Stickingbeyond.tothese standards and diligently growing its business process has allowed Mr. Michael and his business to become an industry-leading concern over the past 20 years. They also have a range of professional franchise owners working with them and every managerial style adds new business intelligence to their process.
Michael Collura’s In Home Personal Services is a leading brand in senior care franchising. The company has been operating in this market for the nearly 20 years and has made a name for itself in that time. Among its various advantages, the company offers low-cost inductions with minimum overhead and quick scale-up to revenues. It also has a very reliable franchise start-up system that allows new businesses to grow steadily and gain a firm footing in the market. Here is a look at Mr. Michael’s journey so far and how they plan to move into the future.
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When it comes to motivating and aspiring but hesitant potential franchisers, Mr. Michael takes a proactive approach to help them make a decision. His biggest selling point is the system that they have established, improved, and proven out across multiple locations. He also highlights that business failure is usually predicated on a lack of adequate planning or faulty execution. This is mitigated almost entirely if you opt to franchise, particularly in an evergreen industry like senior care. Mr. Michael believes that with the right market insight and solid team, their franchise program guarantees success.
For marketing their franchise model and related marketing, Mr. Michael takes a mixed bag approach with a lot of variety thrown in. The company’s brand growth, both locally and nationally, opts for low-cost and high-return models. They also liaise with entire teams depending on the domain they are targeting. Further, they do not require funding from franchisers outside of their own marketing and promotion campaigns. So, the entire marketing process works on a very high return and market growth potential level. This ensures that even new franchisees are able to scale up to market competitive levels of promotion and business volume potential.
Just the Right Nudge
In speaking of aspiring entrepreneurs, Mr. Michael draws from his own experience and journey as an entrepreneur. He urges entrepreneurs to do what they love and make passion part of their life and career. This enabled him to minimize feeling lost when times were tough and allowed him to build a multi-unit and multistate operator’s enterprise. The key is to pick a line of entrepreneurship that can impact the lives of others every single day. Those who know what they love and can work on that every single day can expect returns on their efforts for success.
Big Numbers with Baseline Takers
Thanks to the consistent success showcased by In Home Personal Services, Mr. Michael’s business is growing at a rapid pace. They receive over 2,000% of the prior year’s inbound leads and more than half of those convert to discovery. This makes In Home Personal Services one of the fastest-growing in the market. Mr. Michael defines this as a critical moment in his business’ prospects and credits market conditions along with their own highly-vetted business model. The difference in overall operational efficiency and client value generation is beyond par when it comes to In Home Personal Services and its market competition. This has led Mr. Michael to a lot of interesting conversations and a lot more opportunities as well. A Marketing Mix like No Other
Expansions Are Coming Mr. Michael is not just satisfied by having In Home Personal Services be a top-tier enterprise in the market. He also wants to expand further and for this, he is developing several new service models. The focus here is on expanding the dimensions and degree of services offered. This lends a great degree of reliability to the entire business while also ensuring that closely related areas of operation are either included or considered for inclusion in subsequent expansions. At present, they are looking at including 2 new models into their business which will bring their total models up to 5. These models have a range of differences among them. They can go from 17% to 65% and vary by how well the operators measure the market and use the franchise facilities. On average, franchisees can gain up to 30% return rates within a short time of setting up.
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Trust and Taking on the Future Standing on their 20-year presence and rapidly growing business models, In Home Personal Services is drawing nearly 100% follow-up calls after discovery. Part of the credit goes to the entrepreneurs working with the franchise. That is why they are endeavouring towards increasing online, video and validation messaging. This will help them in integrating operators in the new franchisee prospect discovery process. This is only the tip of the iceberg and their system has many more achievements, milestones, and new development underway. As their brand and business continue to expand.
Winding up today’s article we have IBM. Supremacy in the IT sector across the globe, the company operates in more than 170 countries. They are renowned for manufacturing and selling A1 quality computer hardware and software, mainframe computers, cloud computing, and data analytics. With their continuous flow of research and development initiatives, IBM has contributed significantly to ensuring cyber security and delivering consulting services. Their processes are all amalgamated with deep research capabilities, a comprehensive IT structure, and complex business knowledge.
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Top 9 Indian
If there is one sector that holds the maximum glory in this contemporary world, then it is information technology. Information technology and its allied services have the potential to cultivate dreamlike advancements. Every industry needs IT without any second thoughts! Our country is home to torch-bearing IT companies and services that have created and continue to create a legacy.
We all know that this list can’t begin without the name of TATA Consultancy Services. Founded in 1969, this acknowledged global leader began with a motto of providing management consulting that would create the platform for IT services to bloom. Their chain of proficiency deals with catalyzing businesses with intelligence. The company delivers services like automation, artificial intelligence, digital engineering, cyber security, cognitive consulting, blockchain, and many more. Infosys Infosys was established in 1991 by the honorary Mr. Narayana Murthy. The company works to leverage digital advancements to helm customer-centric business models for enterprises. Their approach is to create new opportunities for businesses via increasing productivity and optimizing asset valuation. Infosys offers services in applied artificial intelligence, data analytics, digital management, block-chain, cloud services, and API Economy amongst others.
The need for experienced full-stack engineers, data scientists, and IT professionals has grown to gigantic heights. These top Indian IT companies and service providers are the organic pool of the aforesaid professionals. So here we are featuring the top 9 Indian IT companies and service providers.
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Oracle Financial Services Software (India) Oracle Financial Services Software Limited is a retail banking, corporate banking, and insurance solution provider using technology. They also provide business process management, asset management, business management, and procurement tools under the two streams of business i.e. Banking Products Division and Prime Sourcing. They are promoters of its BPO business process outsourcing business via Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, enterprise performance management, exposure management, and commodity trading experience.
Tech Mahindra offers inventive and customer-oriented digital experiences to ventures. They are focused on utilizing next-generation technologies like quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cyber security, 5G telecommunication, and more secure digital business outsourcing services. Founded in 1996 by Anand Mahindra, Tech Mahindra stands proud of being a true bearer of sustainability and a collaborative ecosystem. They have expanded their IT portfolio by grasping hold of leading global businesses and have implemented more than 15 Greenfield operations globally in the telecommunication sector.
HCL has major expertise in dealing with verticals like telecommunications, CCPG Life sciences, transportation, logistics, healthcare, etc. Wipro Wipro is another leading IT consulting company emphasizing inventiveness to address the demands of analytical digital solutions. Founded in 1947 by the dignitary leader Azim Premji, the history of excellence of Wipro is reverent. The Company holds a robust portfolio of capabilities in handling genres like engineering, designing, operations, and logistics with advanced technology. Their services are dedicated to helping businesses achieve their audacious ambitions and build a future secure working model.
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Next In the queue we have HCL Technologies which is an eminent IT platform providing a diverse genre of technology-derived services to revolutionize and rephrase business models. HCL was founded in 1991 by Shiv Nadar and Arjun Malhotra. They are predominant players in providing extensive software and infrastructure services.
Accenture India Accenture is a global IT company with major expertise in handling system integration, business process outsourcing, and infrastructure planning via the use of a diverse set of technologies. In India, Accenture India does the same and enhances future-ready scenarios for clients’ businesses. The company explores the brewing areas of cryptocurrency, digital marketing, AI banking systems, metaverse, cloud, analytics, and automation amongst others. The company also provides solutions for operation strategy, mobility, business planning, and R&D.
Capgemini Adding more to the list, we have the IT consulting company Capgemini. The company was founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf. The firm has successfully incorporated technology to transform businesses. From strategic planning to manage the entire operations, Capgemini has a sound knowledge of the fast-evolving fields like software development, data analysis, cloud, AI operations, and digital engineering. They add the value of technology to accelerate enterprise efficiency.
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