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Editor’s Note Having survived the turbulence caused by the global pandemic, the business world greets the new year with new hopes and aspirations. Though the lessons learned from the ‘crisis like no other’ will allow the leaders from diverse verticals to establish more resilient business models, an influential leadership can make a huge difference against the present backdrop. With innovation and disruption being their foremost ‘success mantra’, some of the leaders have adamantly flagged the renowned names of their respective companies in the business fraternity. Their intense hard work and sheer determination in the present scenario to carve a better future for themselves, have grabbed the eyeballs across the business world.

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Acknowledging the performances of some enthralling ventures, Business Connect has come up with an integrated special print publication that is a unification of its different well-received monthly editions, so far. This time, our team has decided to showcase the triumph tales of some exclusive business ventures that outshined the other inside stories from different editions. One entrepreneurial venture invaded the technical space to come up with a matchless solution for augmented productivity of sales, order and marketing teams. Yet another enterprise revolutionized the healthcare space, amidst the reigning chaos of the global pandemic, with its exclusive safety product line. Be it an online streaming platform that carved a name for itself in the global space or an event management giant that is setting benchmarks in the relevant industry, every enterprise featured in this unique edition has set itself apart from its peers with its exclusiveness. We have featured positive profiles of some eminent business heads who have shown enough pluck and put forth their steadfast insights on various aspects of the businesses. I believe the significant contribution made by these entrepreneurial ventures is often overlooked. The considerable job opportunities offered from their end are crucial to make our economy stable and sustainable. It is a well-known fact that words of admiration always instigate a sense of improving performance. Keeping the above premise in consideration, we as a community should always encourage and acknowledge good performances. As a significant player in our respective domain, we always intend to align our dedicated efforts towards the benefits of our readers by offering them one-of-a-kind business tips and exclusive strategies by promoting the career expeditions of different business leaders and their respective companies. In this forthcoming edition, our team has decided to highlight the captivating entrepreneurial journey of Skyislimit Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The Company has touched the crescendo of success under the auspices of Manodh Mohan- the Founder. Moreover, we have also highlighted the vital contribution of Suneel Menon and Shari Menon (Board Member & Investors) behind the roaring success of this burgeoning enterprise. At last, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers, for they are the driving force that allows us to push our boundaries and come up with more sophisticated editions every time. I hope our Magazine keeps you serving as a gateway to the latest innovations while elevating your spirits with enthusing inspiration.

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Skyislimit Technologies Pvt. Ltd. RENDERS A LUCRATIVE GROWTH TO YOUR BUSINESS

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SUCCESS STORY Sundar Pichai : From the Journey IIT Kanpur to CEO of Alphabet and Google

Shiash Info Solutions

A reliable choice for multiple IT need

BroadwayHD STEWART F. LANE : The Man Who Made Theatre a Digital Experience

Entertainment Sportz

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Karan Rughani : The Man Behind Many Coveted Memories Since The Last Decade

TOURISM 5 Awesome Trips in India under INR 5000

Khadyam Making Good Food And A Sustainable Agriculture Ecosystem

Tourism

How Trekking Can Trigger an Entrepreneur in You

Sanjay Sarda RETIRED : But Definitely Not Expired

Regis Healthcare

An Entrepreneurâ€™s Promise to Deliver Safety with Excellence

Lilfestyle 8 Essentials and Stylish Clothes for Everyone During the Winter

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A Partner of Choice to Multiple Fortune Brands & a Company with an Intense Focus on Processes & Quality

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An Entity of Change for the Educational Arena

Cousine F&B Industry To Reshape Its Strategies With The PostPandemic Era

RAHE Life Science

A promise to Deliver excellence in the Healthcare space

Education How Technology Is Revolutionizing The Educational Space Amid Covid-19

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Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect utomation in business operations adds an extra layer of productivity for any enterprise. Resiliency and flexibility are some additional advantages of the automated workflows. Besides saving an organizationâ€™s time and money and much more, sales automation allows the respective teams to intensely focus on their targets. But for such notable transformation, an adroit business project management team needs to be considered in the first place.

With its innovative product line, Skyislimit Technologies adeptly partners its clients for augmented productivity of sales, order and marketing teams. Its comprehensive suite of sales productivity tools, Salesfokuz, allows the end-users to operate their businesses in a more systematic and sophisticated way by allowing unparalleled sales automation. Salesfokuz is a brainchild of a tech-advocator, Manodh Mohan who laid the foundation of Skyislimit Technologies- an end-to-end SaaS service provider. The tech firm is turning heads in the respective domain with its state-of-the-art products that target different aspects of a clientâ€™s business.

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Cover Story MANODH MOHAN

SUNEEL (SONNY) MENON

Founder & CEO / Shareholder

Board member & Investor / Shareholder

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SUNEEL (SONNY) MENON Board member & Investor / Shareholder

Incepted in 2019, Skyislimit Technologies has been pioneering the relevant industry with its ingenious products. The company constantly strives to make valuable sales and marketing information available at the fingertips for better workflows. So far, it has developed products like HrmNxt, Storeware, Alpha Billing, and PROMA, addressing multiple needs for HR Management, Storeware management, Billing software, and Project management respectively. Basically, the company delivers integrated SaaS services that allow smooth business operations by automating the sales and operational functions. At the organization, an impassioned team of 70+ selfmotivated individuals is in a continuous process of questioning, challenging and learning to come up with innovative deliverables to ensure a leading-edge in the relevant space.

MANODH MOHAN Founder & CEO / Shareholder

Skyislimit Technologies proficiently formulates a perfect amalgamation of domain knowledge, technology competence and one-of-its-kind methodologies to develop its best-in-class products at affordable prices. And the customized offerings boost the competitive advantages and productivity quotients in favour of its esteemed clients. The organization has successfully inclined some megacorps under the parasol of its clientele within a short period. To mention, a few of those clients are SBI DFHI Ltd, Saraswat Bank, DCB Bank, CSB Bank, Godrej Industries, etc.

FOKUZ- AN AMENABLE SOLUTION A newfangled add on in the list of their enticing products is Fokuz. Being an indigenous video conferencing app, the product has been developed to facilitate secure and flexible collaboration within the sales teams. Post its launch on 29th June 2020, Fokuz received an exceptional testimonial from Stock Market Institute for being an outstanding tech-partner in its â€˜Mega Online Employment Fairâ€™ that was hosted in collaboration with 50+ Fortune corporations and 3000+ participants all across the globe. The unit that led to the creation of Fokuz has won eight awards and has been well-recognized by highly renowned organisations for the customercentric approach. So far, the team takes immense pride in having been served 10K end-users across the world.

HOW DID IT ALL START? A journey to touch the pinnacle of success asks for patience, perseverance and determination. Five years back, Manodh developed Salesfokuz as a revolutionary breakthrough to bridge the differences in sales and communications. After a series of rigorous developments and examinations, this unique product was launched in the market in 2019. But, prior to the launch of Salesfokuz, Skyislimit Technologies was established as an integrated tech suite to promote and support the product for system implementations and back-end services.

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ABOUT THE VENTURE CAPITALISTS Skyislimit Technologies has garnered a seed capital of $2 Million from its key financiers- Sonny Menon (Suneel Menon) and Shari Menon. With the steadfast support from both the investors, the company aspires to leap in the business landscape. In view of this, let us be acquainted with both the magnates. Sonny Menon is a visionary who well- reckons the spotting

opportunities in business space. He ensures building value via budding businesses and create the ultimate revenue for the shareholders. Always seeking extraordinary talent, he has been entrusted by investors and employees alike for his outstanding talent to deliver matchless financial rewards and business value. Now well-settled in the USA, Sonny Menon began his career excursion as franchise holder for Sprint Corporation- an American Telecommunication Company. After attaining immense industry knowledge, he commenced his first entrepreneurial venture in 2001. His business acumen and passion for work allowed him to ascend the ladders to enormous success effectively. Sonny’s intense attitude towards his work can be understood by his catchphrase-

“People go to work and I go to war.” SHARI MENON Board member & Investor / Shareholder Shari Menon is a strategic planner who is well-reckoned for her focused approach towards growth progressions for numerous startups, she has collaborated with. Her fortes lie in cost-optimization, executive recruitment and infrastructure-development to facilitate swift growth for the businesses.

The Founder, Manodh Mohan is leading the way for Skyislimit Technologies with his unmatched professional acuity. He firmly reckons on the statement – ‘learning is the key to success’ and motivates his employees to be avid learners as well, as knowledge is a gateway to the surging success. Under his aegis, the management ensures employees to get the hang of tech trends and be updated with emerging innovations. As the guiding light to his team, he keeps an ardent watch over the recruitment processes and prefers the individuals who can resonate as per his wavelength. An employee at Skyislimit Technologies is always expected to sync with the project deadlines and the company commitments towards the clients.

A GLANCE OVER ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE When asked about the differentiating factor that makes the company’s offerings stand apart from the rest, Manodh revealed multiple parameters making them unique yet relevant. Apart from proposing an exclusive solution for the respective problem, the team pays intense heed on bridging the gap in the user-software interaction. Moreover, the end-users need not have any technical knowledge to avail the services from the product. Making a difference in the business landscape, the company offers cost-efficient and highly- customized solutions for its clients.

Moreover, Manodh speaks of 8 pillars that are the leading representatives of different departments at the organization,

In addition to this, the tech suite majorly relies on its specialized testing department enriched with experienced professionals that ensure on-time product delivery with high-quality standards. Owing to its adroit sales/marketing team, Skyislimit Technologies has a satisfied client-base that places its unwavering trust on its matchless services.

“These 8 operators have exclusive expertise in various fields such as R&D, Designing, UI, Frigid Management, Development, Client Management, Customer support, and Content Writing and serve as the cornerstones of the company.”

MANODH MOHAN- A TRANSFORMATION FROM A LEARNER TO AN INNOVATOR

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in the respective domain. Herein, we present the list of key highlights from the year 2020. • The beta version of Fokuz was officially launched by some prominent dignitaries. • Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Fokuz managed to secure US angel investment. The US-based healthcare and manufacturing provider has invested $2 million in Fokuz. • Skyislimit Technologies was one among the top two featured exemplary startups in CNBC TV 18. • The organization was picked for NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups Virtual Incubation Program. • Spreading its wings to Kuwait and Saudi, Skyislimit Technologies has collaborated with its first authorized distributor. • For the company’s outstanding achievements & contribution to nation-building, it was rewarded INDIAN ACHIEVERS’ AWARD 2020 as an innovative EMERGING COMPANY. • Fokuz and its success journey got featured in the eighth edition of Inc42 Plus’ — “30 Startups To Watch” List. • Business Connect has also recognized Skyislimit Technologies in its previous edition- Startup of the Year 2020 for its inspiring innovations.

To ensure better productivity of different teams, the organization utilizes ingenious tools for measuring aspired outcomes. Manodh asserts that to keep a track of the team’s efficiency, they use Salesfokuz for the sales team and PROMA – Project Management Tool for the rest of the departments.

ACHIEVEMENTS TO BOAST OF Skyislimit Technologies has successfully grabbed the eyeballs of the business fraternity, owing to its irreplaceable products. We have enlisted some of the major achievements of 2019 that allowed it to garner multiple awards and accolades in the business community. • The company was awarded as ‘The Best CRM Brand 2019’ by ‘Ende Samrambham - Yes 2019 Biz Conclave & Awards’. • The CIO review recognized Salesfokuz as one of the ‘Top 20 Most Promising CRM Solution Providers of 2019’. • It grabbed ‘The International Invention & Innovation Award (gold medal)’ from ‘Malaysian Association of Research Scientists at the Malaysia Technology Expo – 2019’. • The company was also conferred with ‘The Bizz Awards’ by ‘World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB) at San Francisco, USA’. • For Salesfokuz, they were awarded ‘India’s Most Innovative Startup’ at the DCB Bank Innovation Carnival 2019. • Salesfokuz received a token of appreciation for being the Best Sales CRM Product of 2019, by Kairali TV.

A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE OUTLOOKS With the tech trends making a significant impact on the enterprise landscape, the company will witness an exponential growth in leaps and bounds. As we enter a new tech dominant era, cloud adoption will become the foremost priority for most of the companies and the relevant services providers will witness unique opportunities in their favour.

Amid the swirling storm of COVID-19 pandemic, Skyislimit Technologies effectively made its presence felt

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For the future, Manodh and both the financiers have envisioned to make Skyislimit Technologies an entrant in Wall Street by the year 2025. The company foresees a bright and blazing future ahead and will soon ensure its steadfast presence in the USA as well. For the employees, the Management has planned to put forth a policy, where each associate with 3 years of association with the company can claim for partnership in the shares.

WORDS TO CONVEY Manodh shares his wisdom with aspiring entrepreneurs, “You must never follow the ‘Mob Mentality’, instead go chase your passion. To ascend the stairs of success, it is crucial to forge ahead with utmost patience and perseverance.” For him, getting the knack of every mistake can grant any entrepreneur unimaginable benefits. He believes that entrepreneurial ventures should be enriched with passion, sustainability and patience. But, while keeping these aspects into consideration, one shouldn’t overlook the need to develop an innovative idea. In the end, Manodh propels the entrepreneurs to be self-confident and not to be intimidated by the mega-players in the competition as every giant in the industry, started from scratch only.

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Success Story

Sundar Pichai From the Journey IIT Kanpur to CEO of Alphabet and Google

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In the world, there are two kinds of people living in one who is busy cramming history and another who is busy creating history. Sundar Pichai is one of those people who are really creating history. In this article, we will look at his journey to know, how he became a successful CEO of Alphabet and Google.

EARLY LIFE AND SCHOOLING. Sundar has a full name called Pichai Sundararajan, who was born on July 12, 1972, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and India. He grew up in an upper-middle-class family and had a Hindu upbringing, where his mother Lakshmi worked as a stenographer and father, Raghunath Pichai was an electrical engineer. Pichai had done his schooling from Jawahar Vidyalaya, the CBSC board. He did 12th from Vana Vani School at IIT Madras.

JOURNEY AS A PRODUCT MANAGER TO CEO In 2004, Pichai started working with Google as vice president of product management & development for Google toolbar, a vital strategic product that enables default search issues on various to go through Google and allow them to look at browsing behavior

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As Vice President of product management, he caught a weakness in Google’s strategy and launched a browser called Chrome (it is still generating a great amount of revenue for the company) as a defensive play against the established leading browsers application to protect and Grow Google. It had no guarantee that other browsers would make it easy for toolbars like Google’s to be installed by users. However, Chrome wasn’t just another web browser option, it was a foothold on desktop, trying to extend Google’s reach into the user web experience. Owning the browser experience was very significant as many applications became web-based, many of applications developed under Google led by Sundar Pichai, such as Google Drive (which are more responsible for), Chrome OS, and other applications like Google Map and Gmail. Today, from businessmen to students are spending a lot of time with this browser, since those applications are developed by Google,

those worked very well in their own Chrome. Today Chrome has achieved a 64% market share, while the Internet Explorer browser has no longer officially supported. Android was another massive opportunity for Google, Sundar increased his portfolio length, adding these to his ever-growing empire. Handling both of its operating systems, he was front-and-center in the company’s rivalry with other leading software industries like Microsoft and Apple. So, the Co-founder of Google Larry page made decisions to break up the company into a family of companies under Alphabet (it is called a parent’s company of Google), and Sundar Pichai became CEO of the Google subsidiary. Over the time period and Under the direction of Sundar Pichai, Google has seen big growth. In 2019, Larry Page and Sergey founder of Google have stepped down from Top roles at the parent company Alphabet Inc. Now Sundar Pichai is the new CEO of Alphabet.

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SHIASH INFO SOLUTIONS A reliable choice for multiple IT needs Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect IT industry is one of the rapidly growing industries in India. Over the past years, it has secured a fundamentally robust and staunch mark where a continuous flow of ideas has led to the multi-dimensional growth of IT firms in the country. With the burgeoning business opportunities in this sector, multiple enterprises are foraying to make their name in the game. Shiash Info Solutions is one such emerging startup that has made a mark in the industry within a short period.

SHIVIN S Head Operations

COMPANY OVERVIEW Shiash Info Solutions is a highly-esteemed name particularized in IT services, Digital and Business solutions rendering customised Software Development, Web Application Development, Mobile Application Development and IT consulting services. The company is one of the leading Desktop and Web-based software solution provider, launching contemporary and technologically advanced software for its customers. Leading the organization at the forefront as the Head of Operations, Shivin S is taking it to greater heights. As a seasoned HR professional with 10+ years of experience in designing exemplary policies and overseeing customer services, he is an adept Talent Acquisition professional with a demonstrated history of working in the IT sector. His fortes lie in Coaching, Performance Management, employee relations, talent management and customer services. Moreover, he primarily supervises companiesâ€™ product strategy and product marketing and management. ensure the steadfast maximization of the outputs upon entering into the segment. The company runs a diverse R&D department where the employees are efficiently working to keep abreast of the current market trends.

DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE INCEPTION Oftentimes, the youth entering into IT sector has only amassed the academic knowledge of the industry. When it comes to the field erudition, there is a lack of insights and expertise. At Shiash Info Solutions, the IT graduates are indexed to an exemplary training program conducted online to provide them with a precise model of the entire IT sector and trending technologies. This was their core motivating drive behind the incorporation of the firm. The company acquires an RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) segment, to succour quality training to the aspiring students, forming a future in the IT industry. They provide training sessions to the graduates until they are wellgroomed to serve the professional world, deploying them to the companyâ€™s clientele eventually.

The company has tied-up with major Multi-national IT companies that hire trained candidates on a methodical basis. Those enterprises are highly-regarded and suppositious, thereby, bestowing a kick-start to the career ladder of the employees with tremendous employment opportunities. A COHESIVE WORK CULTURE Shiah Info Solutions is an employee-friendly organization. They reckon on maintaining a jubilant work environment for their employees, lifting interest and work-efficiency. The management plans a yearly team trip to ensure a refreshed and serene mindset at some exotic destinations across the nation. At its core, the company ensures the holistic development of its workforce by offering numerous opportunities for personal as well as professional growth.

Furthermore, Shivin states sustaining the top-notch quality in the products and services is pre-eminent for the company. The team firmly believes in analyzing the market requisites and deliver the product relevantly without haggling the quality standards. Their mission is to expand the venture as PAN-India establishing a prestige all over the nation.

The organization foresees a bright and blazing future ahead as we enter the tech-dominant era. When asked about the future outlooks for Shiash, Shivin conveys that he aspires to make an international presence for Shiash Online Educational Products by the year 2022 and will soon emerge out as a leading player in the relevant industry at the global level.

INSIGHTS ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF R&D Shivin elucidates that R&D is instrumental in the growth of a company. Shortly, the venture is about to invade the Medical Coding segment. With this exemplary vision for the next two years, they have been investing the time in a continual R&D to www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Issue 7 February 2021 INDIA

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The Man Who Made Theatre a Digital Experience Indranil Roy | Business Connect Has streaming become the new face of theatre? During the pandemic, the answer is definitely “yes.” Although the authentic experience of live theatre can only be enjoyed physically, digital platforms have ushered live entertainment to a whole new era and will remain a part of the industry post lockdown. Streaming visionary and six-time Tony Award winner, Stewart F. Lane speaks on this, “I have been involved with filming stage to screen productions for many years because I believe it expands the audience for Broadway”. Lane is an eminent theatre producer with a decades long career of critically acclaimed live shows and he is co-owner of the legendary Palace Theater. In 2015, Lane founded BroadwayHD and it is transforming the Broadway industry by streaming full length shows on the Internet. BroadwayHD has often been referred to as the “Netflix for Broadway”. In it’s short history, BroadwayHD has made the Guinness World Record for the first live stream of a Broadway show, won eight Telly Awards, been nominated for a Webby, and amassed subscribers in 124 countries. Meanwhile, the average age for a Broadway ticket buyer dropped for the first time in over 20 years. This change in demographics is evidence that by making Broadway accessible to a younger and more diverse audience on the Internet, it is motivating them to buy tickets to the live stage shows. BroadwayHD is proving to be a win-win for everyone who loves Broadway by serving the current Broadway fan and ensuring a strong audience for the future. ONE-OF-A-KIND STREAMING PLATFORM BroadwayHD is a niche subscription streaming platform having full-length stage plays and musicals captured specifically for multiplatform viewing to theatre fans across the globe. BroadwayHD offers unlimited on-demand access to a library of 300+ theatre productions from Broadway to every subscriber. Every piece of content on the platform is a treasure as it had to cross several barriers before hitting the spotlight. The platform is engineered by a team of theatre enthusiasts, tech-experts and digital marketing specialists, whose combined focus resides on making theatre available to everyone. “The ticket-buying audience for the live stage shows is easy to reach and affluent. And theatre fans that could not afford tickets or get to the theater are thrilled to have access to a brand previously unavailable to them”, asserts Lane. BroadwayHD’s Motto - “If You Can’t Get to Broadway, Get to BroadwayHD”. BroadwayHD’s positive reviews, an enormous fan base and international recognition fuel its popularity for their digital filmed shows. The platform is barrelled with emerging innovations so that subscribers get access to a robust and dynamic library of continuously streaming content. Incorporating subscriber feedback and staying ahead of technology trends creates opportunity for new shows and builds a constant pipeline for streamed contents. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Issue 7 February 2021 INDIA

STEWART F. LANE Co-Founder / CFO

LIVE THEATER BACKGROUND Lane’s motivation in establishing BroadwayHD is driven by an exceptional career in the theatre arena. His passion and love for theatre started in childhood after seeing Neil Simon’s “Little Me” on Broadway. Making up his mind to pursue a career in theatre, he attended Boston University and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting. After five years starring in regional theater and touring productions, Lane wanted to return to New York so he set his sights on producing. Lane worked on Broadway as an Assistant House Manager and eventually secured a position working for his mentor James M. Nederlander. Lane’s experience and love of live theater has led him to his place as a theater historian. Lane has authored the books - Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way, Jews on Broadway: An Historical Survey of Performers, Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists and Producers, 2d Ed. and Let’s Put on a Show! Theatre Production for Novices. These books are a holisticguide to anyone aspiring to a career in theatre production and those interested in the rich history of theater.

Lane not only re-defined the theatre experience but has also given back to the theatre community. Lane serves on the Board of Trustees at Boston University, The Actors Fund and The American Theatre Wing. He has formed scholarship funds at Columbia University Business Graduate School, Boston University College of Fine Arts Undergraduate School and UMass among others. He has actively supported LaGuardia High School and many other performing arts schools across the US. In honour of his efforts, Five Towns College has renamed their business school the Stewart F. Lane School of Business for his contributions to the World of Entertainment.

Lane launched a Trailblazer’s Rail of Content on BroadwayHD to impart support to the marginalized voices – Women, LGBTQ and other under represented communities. BroadwayHD shines a spotlight on the under represented so that they are encouraged to pursue similar opportunities as the established artists. In his journey to revamp theatre culture, Lane aims to infuse his platform with engaging content and cement his ultimate goal of creating accessibility for all. He further comments, “I look forward to more vibrant content and my place as a mentor and advisor to inspire the next generation of theatre-makers and audiences.”

A COURTEOUS AMBIENCE ‘Safety’, ‘Respect’ and ‘Community’, these are the three core values that uphold BroadwayHD. Lane envisioned this platform not only to propagate the splendour of Broadway but to empower theatre enthusiasts as well. At BroadwayHD, whether it’s employees, the subscriber’s data or content – everyone and everything exult a wholesome environment. The cohesiveness amongst these propels the brand to a broader community and helps it thrive. Every team member puts forth an equilateral love and appreciation for the theatrical productions and responsibly protects and promotes that content. A lot of Lane’s and his team’s efforts go to live stage shows but still, they manage a work-life balance by spending time with their families on weekends and vacations.

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are doing and the audience you are attracting. And always be ready for a roller coaster ride of winning and losing!

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BESTOWED WITH REVERENCE AND ACCOLADES Lane’s eminence and experience make him a connoisseur of his segment and constantly powers his goal to re-define Broadway shows. Through his media technology platform, he has sculpted the long-standing art from an elitist form to an art form accessible to everyone. “Our shows are priceless, and we treat them that way and our content partners appreciate that and the subscribers adore it”, Lane exclaims wholeheartedly. He has produced the Olivier winning Top Hat, and Olivier Nominated musicals ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ and ‘Ragtime’, and the world premiere of JFK: A musical Drama as well. His longlasting stretch has fostered many more timeless shows and shaped him to the pioneer he is. Lane was bestowed with the Guinness World Record in 2016 for premiering the first Broadway Show (She Loves Me) as a live stream. He has received - 4 Drama Desk Awards, a Drama Critics Circle Award, an Outer Circle Critics Award and a Drama League Award. His productions and talent are further conferred with the prestigious Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, The Actors Fund Medal of Honor, The Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, and many other prestigious awards. 21

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KARAN RUGHANI

THE MAN BEHIND MANY COVETED MEMORIES SINCE THE LAST DECADE Event management is one of the most popular segments in India with a skyrocketing potential. With the rising demand and scope in amusement, food, and other affiliated services, the need for credible event managers is constantly mounting. Karan Rughani is one of the exceptionally seasoned event managers having a history of creating spectacular events since the last decade. His entrepreneurial venture – Entertainment Sportz, is a pioneer specializing in transforming dreams into memorable experiences.

Indranil Roy | Business Connect

“I spare no effort to foresee things and plan solutions that can bring us back even from dead situations” says Karan

KARAN RUGHANI

Founder & CEO

A MOTIVATION TO OPTIMIZE QUALITY Karan initiated his entrepreneurial journey, with a vision to empower the untapped potential of event management. Karan was born in Mumbai and bought up in Gujarat, a state that later became his entrepreneurial foreground. During his time in Mumbai, Karan identified the lamentable assumption of people towards event management especially in Tier 2 - 3 cities. Events were not prioritized in these regions and a majority of the people resorted to their in-house arrangements. Karan was driven, to re-define this aspect. He returned to Mumbai, completed his education and worked for several years in its event space. Then he migrated back to Gujarat and established Entertainment Sportz (ES) in 2010. Despite the risks and ambiguities in the market, Karan focused his passion and started convincing companies, to shift from the prevailing practices and invest in professionally organized corporate events. To his fortune, his motivation and efforts welcomed a considerable number of clients from the region, giving his dreams the wings to achieve great heights. As of now, Entertainment Sportz stands as a benchmark, for qualifying events. Karan’s efforts have seen to the introduction of many more pilot projects namely ES Celebrations, Celebration Banquets, ES Talents and Chefs Club. ES’s mission is to offer structured solutions with a contributing ambience that bridges the client with the audience. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Issue 7 February 2021 INDIA

“We were working at a scalable pace for the last 5-10 years and the lockdown was a much-needed break”, acknowledges Karan. While being at isolation, the entire crew stayed connected, planning and visualising approaches to ensure a propelling road ahead. Forward planning and taking informed decisions evidently, helped in surviving the lockdown and also, withstand the impact of the pandemic.

STANDING APART FROM OTHERS Starting from scratch, in a city full of uncertainties, ES has grown at a spellbinding pace. The core competency to build spectacular experiences comes from years of indepth research, Karan attained during his internship. He worked for several years in Mumbai that reinforced him with knowledge and a will to start in this field. The education helped Karan build a team of well-defined people who can successfully deliver quality despite the scenario. His diligence and creativity are imprinted upon his team, helping them curate relentless ideas.

LEADING WITH A HUMANE TOUCH Being a core ‘passionpreneur’, Karan believes in leading by example. He is an ardent reader of soul-nourishing books like Chicken Soup for the Soul, Biographies and teaching of Mahatma Gandhi, etc., this builds an emotional quotient inside Karan, further shaping him as a proficient leader. Karan also has enthusiasm in photography, travelling & sports. People often call him a ‘hard taskmaster,’ but he navigates his company, with benevolence, fortitude and a positive perspective.

ES is an ecosystem of creative minds, whose quality drivenapproach transforms a dream into reality. Every event is formed, with hard work, detailed planning and tailored to client concerns, making them exceptionally memorable. ES’s forte encompasses in creating all varieties of events ranging from Corporate events, Celebrity Management, Sports Events, Weddings and other social events, Banquet Space and Talent Management as well. Leading brands, like Asian Paints, have testified them, for their turnaround event management solutions. Their discerning efforts ensure the events carry the significance of the client’s personality, at an appreciated budget.

Karan and his team share the same leadership principles, making everyone an independent delegate. The ownership mindset ensures a cohesive atmosphere and keeps everyone engaged in their roles. The informal work culture helps in conceiving new ideas and everyone actively participates in interdepartmental aspects. To ensure the content of this fervid workforce, ES empowers them with soft skill training and skill enhancement training. The Company also goes on vacation, twice a year for their entertainment.

“Our conviction, comprehensive ideas and pivot focus on every detail helps design experiences, that define you” asserts Karan.

CSR, AN INDISPENSABLE ASPECT Just like creating memorable experiences, ES has a hawk-eye on addressing societal concerns. The Company is associated with Rotary International and advances goodwill by helping the needy and donating to schools. Food from their events is never wasted and distributed amongst the needy. The Company also organizes CSR events in Government schools, donating for essential resources like books, school uniforms, etc.

In its- 10 years of business, ES has concluded many extraordinary events and built a noteworthy multi-national client base. IN-DEPTH RESEARCH BUILDS THE FOUNDATION OF GROWTH Since ES’s inception, Karan has conferred learning as one of the pillars of his leadership. His pragmatic mindset has imbued him with an analytical ability to incorporate new ideas, skills and lead a team of like-minded people. His astute mindset - keeps ES ready to challenges and employees grow, in their own careers as well.

PLAUDED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS Backed with years of experience and an energetic team, Karan has raised ES to the acme of perfection. In the last 5 years, ES has attained many coveted accolades at the national level.

The focal point on R&D has further kept ES accommodated, with technological updates. Technology has helped in creating live webinars, where the Company collaborates with distributors, the retailers and the brand. ES uses virtual mapping, to create a 3d stage and virtual arena to give the audience the vibe of a live event from anywhere around the world. Keeping R&D a pivot investment significantly empowered, ES’s business with respect to competition and ongoing scenario.

Following are some of the notable mentions: • Best Event Management Company in Gujarat India Leadership Award. • India 5000 MSME Award for quality & excellence. • Top 10 Most Trusted Event Management Companies in India. • Most Promising Integrated Event Company in Gujarat. • International Service Excellence Award. • Indian Icon Leadership Award. • International Product & Service Awards.

SURMOUNTING THE COVID CHALLENGES Since physical activity and gathering, were restricted - due to COVID, ES turned to technology - to carry on the legacy of alluring experiences. Other than live webinars, big events were broken down to small fractions, for e.g. weddings that accommodated 2000 to 5000 people were done with around 500 people. This helped them continue their business while maintaining social distancing and other govt. guidelines.

A GLANCE AT ES'S OUTLOOK The event management industry is constantly thriving and ES is a significant part of it. In the years that come by, ES is foreseeing to expand its horizons and cover more cities and states. It has hired Franchise India - A stellar brand with a diverse online presence and ample business opportunities, to aid in its expansion. Franchise India works with ES - takes account of its financial and legal aspects and strategize an incremental plan for spreading the word across cities. Going forward, Karan aims to explore the IPO offerings by Govt. Of India and make a significance here, too.

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Health

Healthcare Sector

Showcases Spellbinding Progress Amid Covid-19 Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect

The spread of COVID-19 has drastically disrupted the lives of livelihoods, communities, and businesses across the globe. Concerning public health, its potential lives all stakeholders, especially global businesses came together. Although our healthcare workers battling the crisis, our pharmacies prudent work towards providing medicines to reach people around India and the globe.

Faucet The Enormous Potential The healthcare system, its potential and has been providing a shift towards self-sufficiency. The Healthcare system take initiative to pursue ideas to the government that would pave way for a self-reliant ecosystem. The Healthcare center started 24/7 monitoring facilities by trained professions. Through this patients and physicians can connect virtually during treatment.

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Government Implemented Telemedicine Facilities Handling patients remotely referred to as Telemedicine. In these facilities, patients and providers are not physically contacted with each other. It is a modern technology that enabled doctors to consult patients in this pandemic. Some organization has changed the knowledge of regulations, legalities, and technological aspects of implementing telemedicine. Many organizations decide to consult their patients through telemedicine due to COVID-19.

Startup Awards Healthcare Innovation and Midas Touch Categories have been shortlisted for startup awards for the Economic Times Startup Award 2020. In the time of the global outbreak, pivoting business models and bringing effective healthcare solutions, a group of a highly powered jury consisting of top business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs will decide the winners on a virtual meeting held on August 20.

Strategic Innovation Ventures Infosys On Thursday, August 27, Infosys IT service has signed a five-year deal with the cloud customer experience and contact center solutions provider and started five partnerships with Genesys it enables that both companies will develop and deploy innovation and provide the best level solutions in the customer experience market. To endurance, the capability of both organizations clients will be combined to stand benefit from investment innovation.

TATA Groups Group of the Shapoorji Pallonji will compel the Tata Group to scale back its equity holding shares, pledge equity of its listed companies against debt, or allow an outdoor investor in Tata Sons. A number of these options will help to scale back Tata Sonsâ€™ financial flexibility. Tata group of companies has pledged shares of the financial services, Alternately Tata sons sell the share of a non-core asset and pledge the equity of its listed companies. While the debt was raised, there has rarely been a priority over the potential loss of control. In doing so, the group will reverse its past 24-month effort to scale back debt, prop up shareholding in listed companies, and untangle the cross-holdings across the group. This may accompany the conditions attached. For one, outside investors in Tata Sons will want the corporate to travel back to being a public company from its current private limited state.

IBM In India, IBM playing an important role in developing innovative solutions for cloud technology for local as well as global markets, South Asia Managing Director Sandip Patel ae combining synergies of IBM and RED HAT â€“ an opensource of software solutions firm it acquired last year for USD 34 billion. IBM cloud innovation developed India and other country foundation platform. This offer will help software labs teams to develop their condition from India.

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KHADYAM

MAKING GOOD FOOD AND A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEM Indranil Roy | Business Connect

he prominence of agriculture has transcended time and been the backbone of Indian economy. Innovations have augmented industries and revamped many prevailing agricultural practices. If we look closely, technology has completely transformed farming practices intending to cover mundane tasks at ease. But everything easy comes at a price. Where technology has proved to be productive, it has created long-term derogatory as well. Overuse of synthetic fertilizers results in soil infertility, Lack of knowledge and education hampers the use of high-octane machines - and often becomes a burden for farmers. The malpractices also harm the environment, becoming the root cause of various health ailments; this is where speciality foods come in. Made with high-quality ingredients, this ‘unique’ segment, is a promise to better health. Khadyam is one of the indigenous brands, developing high-quality speciality foods. Its expertise in organic farming isn’t only re-inforcing the backbone of our nation’s economy but creating valuable opportunities for farmers as well. In short, Khadyam is growing as the face of sustainable agriculture, while supporting livelihood, of farmers - especially women. support price, providing an appropriate value for the yield, parallelly entrusting them with a healthy lifestyle. On top of that, it was difficult being a bootstrapped startup to navigate through an everchanging market.

DRIVEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE The motto of Khadyam- “We believe in purity” The above motto qualifies the efficiency that Khadyam brings to the table. But behind this growing success, lies a motivation to make a significant difference. Khadyam is the brainchild of a dynamic duo - Sitaram Komagiri and Madhavi Komagiri. Despite having a sustainable corporate career, the couple was moved, by the dearth condition of farmers across the country. Despite being the ‘Real Heroes’ of our country, very less importance are shown towards them. Also, he understood that nutritious food items - can’t be manufactured, only cultivated through sheer hard work on fields.

Nevertheless, Khadyam focused on its ultimate goal building a sustainable community for farmers. As such, it engaged farmers with modern agricultural practices, enlightening on the best inputs, knowledge-of-the-industry, and their value-for-yield. The challenges and leaders’ experience helped in building their pillars of knowledge and manoeuvring through uncertainties. The end-to-end model attracted a band of farmers and now the brand is working with 2000+ farmers across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha. The products are focused on the B2B and B2C category – for B2C, Khadyam has its own brand ‘Natturano Foods’, privately labelled - for India and abroad markets.

These intertwined concerns drove the duo to contrive Khadyam under the banner of Gramin Mall Foundation (GMF), in 2015. In the next three years, both worked on creating backward linkages for a sustainable farmer’s community. Finally, in 2018, Khadyam was established as a fully-fledged brand. “Our focus was to create an ecosystem of sustainable agriculture and promote agri-biodiversity”, confirms Sitaram. Social entrepreneurship by nature, Khadyam blends science, knowledge and goodness of nature to improve health while ensuring the well-being of mother earth. In its short history, the brand has mushroomed more than - 9 varieties of millet and imparted a positive impact on 1500 farmers and their families, across 3 villages in Telangana. On top of that, their products have guaranteed a healthy life to lakhs of people across the country.

STRICTLY MONITORED ON QUALITY Speciality-foods have long-escaped the realm of niche market growing into a force to be reckoned with. As such, ensuring traceability is crucial. To be the torchbearer, Khadyam strictly monitors everything from procuring raw material, manufacturing and packing process – with an International standard. R&D at every level of production and product development further fosters the standards. Each product batch passes stringent testing measures in Internationally accredited labs before reaching the customer. “Our Millet /Oilseed and value-added products are 100% natural, produced and processed in our own process centre, and contain no chemicals at all; hence safe, healthy and rich in nutritious value”, confirms Sitaram. Khadyam proudly stands as one of the forerunning brands ensuring traceability in its operations. Every product passes through more than ten quality parameters. All the assessments are recorded, for study and further references. Khadyam also has a quality control team consisting of microbiologist, food technologist and biochemists.

TRANSCENDING BEYOND CHALLENGES “Being a social entrepreneur, achieving the crescendo wasn’t a cakewalk” says Madhavi Bringing value to the food chain is an arduous task due to the constant changes in the market, but resolving farmers’ distress alongside takes the challenge to a whole new level. During the initial years, it was a hardcore challenge addressing aspects such as dependency on rain, minimum www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Issue 7 February 2021 INDIA

Along with quality, research also gives them a good picture of a customer’s needs and necessities. In this fast-track generation, Superfoods are more preferred as people aim to spend less time in the kitchen. ReadyTo-Cook foods are more preferred, despite being unhealthy. To champion such a situation, Khadyam has extensively worked on product innovation. Every product coming out of their factory, is packed with nutrients and ready-to-make in the nick of time. The traceable quality measures make them providers for big names like BigBasket, Emami and more. Khadyam’s products are certified, with International certifications like ISO: 22000/FSMS based on principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and USDA. SUSTAINING THROUGH COVID-19 2020 was a trial by fire for companies across the planet, especially for manufacturing units. Khadyam too had its share of hurdles, especially in production, manpower and distribution channel. However, being a startup – challenges of all kinds are bound to happen. Sitaram comments, “COVID is a novel challenge for everyone, it has slowed us down but didn’t stop us in our path”. Khadyam forged ahead with strong will and an adamantine strength.

Sitaram Komarigiri | Co Founder & CEO Employees were given safety equipment (Mask, PPE kit and sanitiser) and COVID special insurance of 5 lakhs. These steps not only ensured the safety of employees but their families, in-case of an unfortunate occurrence. Production was done on a gradual speed to reduce losses while pertaining to the market challenges. Furthermore, the Company went fully-digital during the Pandemic. The Company partnered, with an IT-solution provider for their online business and leverage on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc. for marketing purposes. The migration from farm-to-digital significantly helped in bridging any gap with customers.

performer. Employees also enjoy good remuneration, yearly bonus and social securities as required.

A WHOLESOME WORK CULTURE Khadyam is maintained, by a robust team of, 22 people. Despite being a short team, they have been the steppingstone behind Khadyam’s reverence. In words of Sitaram and Madhvi, their growth lies in integrity. Majority of their teammates have been there since 2018, which ensures trust and transparency on all levels. More than 15 people in the team are women, which is their big step towards woman empowerment.

Along with these, Khadyam’s success story is published in several renowned magazines and newsletters across the country, giving it a nationwide presence.

AWARDS AND THE ROAD AHEAD Khadyam’s journey to glory has been bestowed with several accolades. The notable mentions are given below: • In 2017, ‘Best Entrepreneur Award for Backward Linkages’, by Govt. Of India • In 2018, ‘The Best Social Exemplary Award’, by Mahindra Group presented by Anand Mahindra himself • In 2019, ‘India’s Best Social Enterprise Award’, by ISB Hyderabad

With an enormous reverence in a short span, Sitaram and Madhvi aim to augment the Company on automation. This will help in optimizing production, making assessment processes more streamlined. Sitaram says, ”Our endeavour is always on making food more innovative and healthy”. Shortly, Khadyam is also focusing on going Global. By 2021, it aims to enter more than 13 global regulated markets including countries such as USA, Japan, Australia, etc. and grow into a more people-centric Company.

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COMPANY

NAME

DESIGNATION

72 DPI Skillz Pvt. Ltd.

SONY SAMAL

Co-Founder & Director

BroadwayHD

STEWART F. LANE

Co-Founder & CFO

Disha Communications Pvt. Ltd.

DEVARAJAN DURAIBABU

CEO

Entertainment Sportz

KARAN RUGHANI

Founder & CEO

I Solution Microsystems Pvt. Ltd.

VISHAL SINGHAL

Managing Director

Khadyam

SITARAM KOMARIGIRI

Co Founder & CEO

Metro Zone Group

RAJNISH JAISWAL

Managing Director & CEO

Positive Zone

SANJAY SARDA

Management Consultant

Regis Healthcare

MAYANK CHAPANERA

CEO

Studio Emergence

KHUSHBU DAVDA

Co-Founder

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Tourism

How Trekking Can Trigger an ENTREPRENEUR IN YOU Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect Trekking is asocial sport, loved by wanderers that gives you a magical experience, assuring to bring out the energy in you. There are a lot of things that are similar to entrepreneurship, the most common one is that both trekkings, as well as entrepreneurship, requires grit and willpower.

A trekker climbs higher peaks facing most difficult paths, on the other hand, it is same with an entrepreneur, they deal with high risks and uncertainties. The journey of an entrepreneur is a path full of ups and downs and only a successful entrepreneur can give a decent shape to their entrepreneurial life.

KEEP PLANNING If you have a clear vision and transparency in your plans, then it goes a long way. Every time, before planning to do something, the first thing that needs to be done is planning. While you go on a trek, always do your research and get yourself ready to an extent that you are ready for the go. The same way in your entrepreneurship, when you are thinking about start-up, research a lot but do not become too rigid with your plans. Keep your planning in a flexible way. Both trekkings as well as entrepreneurship is something that can throw something at any point of time during your entirely unexpected journey.

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The feeling that one solitary moment of achievement gives is an experience that offers an immense pleasure of Success. It is necessary to understand that once you reach your destination, you will never have to look behind.

SO, HERE IS A LIST OF FEW THINGS THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A BRIEF ABOUT HOW TREKKING IS SIMILAR TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HOW IT CAN TRIGGER AN ENTREPRENEUR IN YOU: TAKE THAT SIGNIFICANT LEAP There is always a time that comes in an individualâ€™s life when you have to give a pause and think about the decisions that are being made by you; the time when you have doubts on your own capabilities and the time when you need to see the past in order to see the real picture. Think about those days when you planned your first trek or your startup that made you in a state of dilemma. Get yourself enough motivation to deal with any demanding tasks. Simply close your eyes and listen to your heart and take that significant leap.

NEVER STOP The most basic rule of trekking is that always keep moving forward and never stop. The same rule should be applied to becoming a successful entrepreneur as well. While trekking or while running a business, you might face problems but moving forward through sunshine and rain makes the journey more exciting to your destination of success. A business owner should never stop, they must keep moving forward, no matter what circumstances come your way. There are a lot of similarities between trekking and entrepreneurship, both are extremely opposite but there are some qualities that are similar to what an individual should have.

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SANJAY SARDA

Management Consultant & Content Creator

RETIRED

But Definitely Not Expired We all think that once a person gets to be 60 plus and retires from his job â€“ in Corporate or in Government, it is time for him to hang his boots, call it a day, start a new chapter in his life â€“ relaxed, laid back, easy going and enjoying the time available to pursue his interests in life. We were curious to know what were the future plans of Sanjay Sarda whose story of embarking on a Musical Journey after a successful Corporate career, featured in the Forbes India September, 2020 Edition and how the Musical Journey was going so far.

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So, we touched base with Sanjay Sarda, who turned 60 last year and received a characteristic burst of fresh energy and enthusiasm. We knew that he had retired after 38 years of working in senior positions in Ambuja Group, Dalmias, Jindals, AVBirla Group amongst others and was on a Musical Journey. We found his enthusiasm and plans of looking ahead and doing new things quite infectious. Here are some excerpts from our discussion with him: He believes that the Purpose of Life is to have a Life of Purpose. And his purpose is to spread the message of Positivity by making Musical Videos on relevant topics with impactful content. He and his team have already made more than 100 videos on topics like Addiction, Spirituality, EQ/SQ, Beauty of Nature, Ikigai, Mental health, Street Performers, Lawn Tennis, Food Wastage, Immortal Painters, Community Living etc and many of these are seen on the you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCV857XRlU55DaAtzZobavxg Now Sanjay Sarda & his Team are seeking collaborations with organizations such as Cancer Societies, Old Age Homes, Alcoholic Anonymous, Student bodies, Retired Army Personnel, Resident Welfare Societies, Blood Banks etc who have a need for conveying a message to their respective target group. Sanjay Sarda & Team will understand the narrative required, create videos in the required

frequency (weekly/fortnightly/monthly) by their talent pool and once approved, circulate it amongst the respective target Groups. All this is being done free of charge. The Content & Music creation of the videos is the passion driving this unique initiative. He hopes that interested organizations/ societies/groups/clubs who can benefit from this initiative, will get connected to him. In addition to this, Sanjay Sarda is presently advising many young entrepreneurs as a Management Consultant and helps them in their entrepreneurial journeys for converting their dreams into reality. He believes that he is in a unique position when he is old enough to know better, young enough not to care and experienced enough to do it right. He believes that there is no dearth of brilliant young entrepreneurs, with great passion, good ideas and with genuine good intent. What is lacking in many is “Implementation” and it is this specific area that Sanjay tries to address. He tells jokingly that why is it that at 60 plus when he supposedly knows everything, the world wants him to forget all? This is the time to give back – to value-add, to make a difference. He strongly feels that all the 60 plus professionals have huge potential which is sadly unrecognized by Corporates, Governments, Societies and very sadly even by Families. This talent is labelled as “Expired” and removed from the shelfs of active working life. This is a huge loss to everyone and a colossal waste of existing opportunity. By more awareness, improvement in health care facilities, more responsible life styles, the active age of everyone is way beyond sixty – let us not put any number to it. Let the individual decide for himself/herself. This is not to say, that accommodating this Group will be at the cost of any younger Group. It is the matter of opening new areas of opportunities for the 60 Plus Groups. So, rather than avoiding them as “Expired” or exploiting them by forcing them to work at ludicrously low amounts, we need to tap their experience, create new avenues for their value-adds.

Finally, when asked what he would like to say to his 60 Plus Gang, he has a mischievous smile and a glint in his eye when he says that everyone knows everything. He just wants to reinforce the thoughts that we should Live our life take chances, be crazy, why wait, because right now is the oldest we will ever be and the youngest we will be ever again.The key to aging successfully is to pay as less attention to it as possible. Age is an issue of mind over matter. So, let us just not mind and it will not matter.

Sanjay Sarda – Retired but definitely not expired.

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REGIS HEALTHCARE An Entrepreneurâ€™s Promise to Deliver Safety with Excellence Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect Starting a business from scratch and making it a roaring success is a strenuous task that asks for sheer determination and extreme dedication. Indeed, the entrepreneurial world witnesses budding enterprises regularly, but how many of these emerge out as a leading player? Only a few such ventures reach their objectives to be the precursors of change in their respective industry. With theinnovative instincts and kindling entrepreneurial flames in the heart, a few entrepreneurs have chiselled out their way to success. MayankChapanera is one such business leader who has made a name in the game with his passion-driven strategies and thought leadership in a short span of time. In an interaction with Business Connect, Mayank walked us through his career trajectory and mentioned some key highlights of his successful venture- Regis Healthcare. WORTH A GLANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY Regis Healthcare is a brainchild of Mayank Chapanera, who is an alumnus from B.Pharma. In the early years of his career excursion, he served as a Medical Representative for 3 years along with his graduation. As a keen enthusiast in the pharma industry, he always aspired for raising the service standards across the country and bring ease to the doctorâ€™s life. He began his business operations amidst the reigning chaos caused by the pandemic by delivering premium-quality sanitisers, face masks, surgical masks and above all, the N-95 masks. Later, he inaugurated Regis Healthcare as a comprehensive suite that roofs reliable and integrated healthcare offerings and renders exclusionary products to its diverse client base at the global level.

ANKIT SONI CFO, Regis Healthcare

MAYANK CHAPANERA CEO, Regis Healthcaree

Mayank claims to have developed and distributed the authentic N-95 Masks at reasonable prices in Mumbai. During those unprecedented times, when the world was combating the swirling storms of the pandemic, forgeries of the healthcare products became a common scenario. Against this backdrop, Mayank decided to create a wave of change and addressed the needs of the common people for a healthier future, all across the nation. But, how did a burgeoning venture turn into a company with pan India presence and considerable revenue growth within a short period? Attaining such a huge success was not a piece of cake but, discipline, perseverance, patience and transparency paved his way to the pinnacle.

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Regis Healthcare was laid on the principle of objectifying quality over quantity.

The healthcare support system ensures doctors and specialist just a call away. Apart from this, they are in a continuous process of enlightening people with proper sanitization methodologies while maintaining a clean and hygienic lifestyle. And their exemplary quality products with 100% genuineness is allowing them to stay ahead of the curve in this industrial space.

Owing to his vast connections in the medical industry, he was approached by several medical practitioners and organisations for the medicinal essentialities. Team Regis, ensures proper quality management as well as standardized manufacturing to entrust the commonalities with a promise to deliver safety with excellence. Basically, it is a one-stop healthcare suite that not only manufactures products but also renders services like sanitization, consultancy and training programs. So far, it has catered to over 10,000 doctors across the country and made a mark in the industry.

AN OUTSTANDING OFFERING Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the healthcare workers have been the frontline warriors who faced innumerable austerities caused by the global pandemic. Regis Healthcare recognized the pain points for doctors who faced immense problems to ‘don and doff’ the PPE kits and prepared a unique medical gown to address multiple challenges. This outstanding medical robe ensures utmost ease and comfort to the healthcare professionals at an affordable price; especially women doctors have been quite satisfied with this innovative solution. The robe can be reused multiple times by washing frequently. As soon as this specialized gown invaded the market, the sales rocketed within a short period. Hitherto, the gown has witnessed major acceptance across the healthcare landscape and encountered surging sales via word of mouth only.

MEET THE DYNAMIC DUO BEHIND REGIS HEALTHCARE Mayank Chapanera (CEO) and Ankit Soni (CFO) joined hands to create a platform that can handle diverse needs from healthcare space. Two men, in their early twenties, have now become role models for generation Z and an inspiration to the aspiring entrepreneurs! Both of them constantly strive to create waves in the healthcare space with innovation and transparency. During the COVID-19 scenario,when multiple healthcare-utilities were out of stock due to the subsequent chains of lockdown, Mayank took the responsibility to ensure a reliable range of COVID-essential products to the end-customers. Later, Ankit adjoined him in his exemplary mission that was driven by the vision to deliver excellent product at a modest price, when the demands for the relevant offerings were on the vertex.

Moreover, Regis Healthcare has partnered with the streaming giant of the decade- Netflix- to render integrated medical consulting and assistance. In this context, Mayank elucidates, “ Our specialized team of medical professionals assists the crew members who are up for shooting at remote places where medical help cannot be accessed. We have created numerous teams of specialists in the domain who accompany the crew members from Netflix family for different types of shooting programs.” About these exceptional services, several directors from Bollywood and Tollywood also have joined their hands with Regis. Mayank takes immense pride in explaining that this exclusionary approach has granted his venture a cosmopolitan recognition and soon, he will heavily investin this segment to become a leading player in this space. Apart from this, its exclusive protein powderZuvipro, that is being catered to Seven Hills Hospital (Asia’s Largest Hospital with the highest numbers of COVID+ cases), various Indian Medical Associations, Bombay Hospital, etc, is giving it an edge over its peers.

They recognized the need for a comprehensive platform under which, every product and service pertaining to the medical requirements can be ensured accordingly. The matchless professional acuity witha commitment to deliver value-added services to the customers has allowed both the young entrepreneurs to witness an enthralling success. Moreover, Mayank reveals that Mr Nimish Thakkar, MD of Zuvius Lifesciences, has always been the guiding light for his venture. Apart from this, Mayank is an avid- reader and many books have been the key drivers that compelled him to invade the world of entrepreneurship. Some of the famous publications that are pretty close to his heart and have been a major inspiration to him are- Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert by T. Kiyoski.

Furthermore, Regis Healthcare foresees a bright and blazing future ahead as it aspires to emerge out as one of the Top Pharma Companies. While ensuring a nurturing and cordial culture of growth and development to its employees, it always encourages each associated member to shoot for the moon. Soon, it will be venturing into the Gynecology and Dermatology segment with some unique products. With an optimistic attitude and determination to bring a social impact across the globe, team Regis forges ahead to diversify its product line while expanding its horizons.

WHAT MAKES REGIS A PREMIUM CHOICE? While speaking to Business Connect, Mayank Chapanera states the differentiating factor that makes Regis Healthcare stand out, “The venture envisions healthy future for all. Our best-in-class quality products and flexible services assure healthcare of trust. We vow for the well-being of the people associated with us by resonating as their needs and necessities.” 35

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DESIGNATION

Biddano Pvt. Ltd.

Talha Shaikh

Co-Founder & CEO

BioPrime AgriSolutions Pvt. Ltd.

Renuka Diwan

CEO

Budhaaditya Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

Vishnu Agarwal & Suman Agarwal

Co-Founders

CREWTANGLE

Janvi Shah

CEO

Elevate PR

Bhavika Morparia

Founder

GLOBOTICS AI

Anil Kumar

Director

ILOSUNG

Jeet Chakarborty

Managing Director

Infinite Net Solutions

Man Mohan Mishra

Director

iXceed Solutions

Yogita Tulsiani

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Lioli Ceramica Pvt. Ltd.

Milan Gadara

Director

Mensa Consulting Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Manoj Kulkarni

Co-Founders

PRADVA LLP

Nivruthi Reddy

Founder

Qualitas Global Services

Neville Patel

Founder & CEO

Roto Pumps Limited

Harish Chandra Gupta

Chairman & Managing Director

Skywave Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mayank Dudhatra

CEO

Solus Security Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Bharat Jayaprkash

CEO

Sudarshan Addpack Pvt. Ltd.

Yash Gupta

Director

Suyog Telematics Limited

Shivshankar Lature

Managing Director

TAJ Relocations

Anamika Singh

CEO

United Hitech Pvt. Ltd.

Kaif A. Khan

Director

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8 Essentials and Stylish Clothes for Everyone During the Winter Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect

Winter has already knocked our doors; it is time to add up more layers to stay warmer. In the modern world, what we wear is incredibly important. For that reason, today we are going to pick 8 essential winter clothes for everyone.

A FLANNEL SHIRT JACKET Flannel Shirts are softer and thicker than common button-front shirts. This soft and fabric made from wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber. As you know that low thermal concavity transfers heat gradually. In that case, the flannel Shirt Jacket is perfect for winter.

LEATHER JACKET A Leather Jacket is a versatile clothing sense that everyone should have in their wardrobe. Since it comes is in wide verities of design, you can choose whatever you want to wear. There are many different ways you can wear them with nearly any other outfit. When winter temp falls down, rug up in a hoodie, or keep it casual with the t-shirt below.

PEA COAT The Double-breast Overcoat was initially worn by American and European sailors. But now it has become a fashion option, it is also very essential for everyone throughout the winter season. Whether you are going to the office or on a date, the Peat Coat will give you a massive perfect look by wearing it.

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BLACK JEANS Generally, Back and Dark colored clothes consider to be attractive and can go with pretty much any outfit combination you can think of. In that case, it would great to buy black jeans to wear, especially in the winter season. It doesn’t matter your style is rebellious or boho or business, either way, you can rock with black denim jeans. For an attractive look, you can wear black jeans with a bold suit jacket or leather jacket, also don’t forget to put on a slick pair of boots.

A WOOL OVERCOAT Once you wear Wool Overcoat, the chilliest winter goes away from you. Although, it comes pretty expensive but definitely worth buying winter season clothing. This clothing is a must to in the starter pack of any gentleman. Available in many different colors and size, wearing this Overcoat make you feel sung. In order to match the rest of the wardrobe, pick bold colors like camel, charcoal, and navy blue.

BOOTS Feet and Neck should be covered appropriately because these two body parts are most prone to the cold, meaning as footwear and muffler are such things which you truly cannot get through winter without. There are tons of designs of shoes available in the market, but their rea winning quality is the style and comfort they offer. If you are heading the market for shoes, be sure to buy stylish shoes along with comfort as per winter season.

WOOL BLAZER Wool Blazer is considered stylishly, comfy, and warmly cloth for everyone in winter. To wear a blazer casually, you have to be here a little choosy like picking a lightweight blazer, color, and well-structured design. You can pair the blazer with a button-down shirt and black trousers for any event. Since you choose lightweight, this classic piece can be kept within arm’s reach. Although, this is a cloth that can be worn the rest of the year.

SCARF Today Wool Kashmir and even synthetic material scarves are primarily used for their ability to insulate the neck and keep it warm. Also, believe it or not, the Scarf is a masculine and stylish way to complete a cold outfit. Usually, people wrap it around their neck or let it hang loose, which is totally fine. However, Scarf tying is a skill that everyone needs to know, such as Parisian Knot style, reverse drape cross style, and Twice around style.

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BUDHAADITYA ADVISORS PVT. LTD. MSMEs and SMEs Appoint Budhaaditya as their Virtual CFO to get more Visibility and Reduce their Existing Business cost Indranil Roy | Business Connect regulatory compliances, financial consulting at cost-effective prices.

VISHNU AGARWAL Co-Founder

hile motivation is the catalysing ingredient for an entrepreneur, it’s the digital platform that creates a better outreach. In the business sphere, building sustainable trajectories or new dimensions, without an online presence is a largely strenuous job. On another hand, the manual process to manage the financial aspects of a Company is quite back breaking. Ingenuine innovations of the 21st Century has made the world increasingly connected. Virtual CFOs are one of the evolutionary services, propelling and streamlining growth of Companies. Leveraging on digital technology, it provides unlisted companies with the opportunity to increase visibility. Also, it facilitates companies with effective financial support and disbands the commitment and cost of a full-time CFO. Virtual CFOs also helps business strategise their operations to optimize their outcome. It helps business owners take control of financial requirements, streamlining the accounting function through cloud accounting, and incur reports on business progress.

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THE STORY OF INCEPTION The seeds of Budhaadityawas planted, by Mr Vishnu Agarwal (CFO) and Mrs Suman Agarwal (COO). The couple carries a deep understanding of the capital market and financial aspects. Mr Vishnu had an illustrious career spanning over 13 years, in the capital market, which built his expertise in several areas of marketing and finance. He is an alumnus of London Business School and contributed to leadership roles in several Companies before Budhaaditya. Contrarily, Mrs Agarwal is a practising Chartered Accountant, with 9 years of expertise in the field. During his last tenure as an investment banker, where his responsibility was to find companies in the unlisted space and present them before various Investors and Investment bankers, he found the task very difficult due to lack of organized data. “There were no such platforms where I could find the data related to the unlisted space in an organized manner”, confirms Mr Agarwal. He started working on his idea of Budhaaitya, but unfortunately, was struck by, the pandemic. COVID-19 rose out of the blue, disrupting and shaping a new way of life and everything else. Business graphs dropped and companies from all segments incurred losses. People across the planet were locked in homes, struggling for new ways of sustenance. However, people persevere; shortly, they shifted to survival strategies and opted for solutions to reduce cost.

One such innovative solution was compliance and administrative cost, which later became the stepping stone of Budhaaditya. Where many leaders faced desolation, the period presented Mr Vishnu the opportunity of a lifetime. Budhaaditya’s Virtual CFO platform reduces 50% of its clients’ business expenses. It eliminates roles of brokers in case of fundraising, aiding in saving clients’ money. Unlisted Companies can recruit them as their Virtual CFO and they will handhold new paths of progression, by reducing expenses while increasing their visibility. Clients will enjoy an outstanding exposure as the portal has a diverse visitor base that includes investors, investment bankers, professionals, research house, customer, vendors, industry leaders etc. Visitors, on the other hand, get free access to the master data, and details of owners of more than 20 lac companies and 1 lac LLPs that are registered in India. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES FOR CLIENTS “We are the only company in India that provides Virtual CFO services with the additional service of visibility”, proudly asserts Mr Vishnu. SMEs and MSMEs play an invaluable role in the country’s GDP. Not only because they open doors to employment, but they are also the face of innovation. However, they don’t get the deserved recognition or visibility, which eventually limits their growth. For such challenges, Budhaaditya creates solutions that add value to their growth as well as society.

SUMAN AGARWAL Co-Founder

The platform contains data for unlisted companies and LLPs that are categorized according to varied industries, states, etc. Other features include: •

Availability of financials and modellings

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Company profile with details of charge created

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Presentation of Management outlook

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Display of products and services

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Single window for all compliances

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Outsourcing of work Automation of workflow

The Company aids in Mergers and acquisitions. Since it adds considerable value and uniqueness to clients, Budhaaditya seeks out the right partners for individual businesses. Also, the platform provides clients with business plans that can shape the innovators’ thoughts and goals into a structure. Their services further extend to deal assistance i.e. liaisoning with potential customers, acquirers, targets and collaborators. Lastly, Due Diligence & Valuation - he Company carries out an in-depth investigation, verification and audit before entering into a transaction, as a part of their operational integrity. A CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR TO EXPAND Despite being new, Budhaaditya has made hasty growth. It has accommodated a goal-oriented team, who are integral to its efficiency. The collaboration between everyone has helped the Company feature almost 100 Companies in its portal. Within a year, Buhaaditya has thrived its business across 10 Industries. Also, it has introduced the ‘Atmanirbhar MSME video series’, which consists of video interviews. The first featured video was with, the BSE SME head, Mr Ajay Thakur.

The platform is built upon adept technologies, that enable clients to connect with the Company and get status reports. It has advance screening feature that helps to filter and search the desired company. Enlisted Companies have individualised dashboard containing everything from overview to financials, products and services. Visitor analytics help clients understand the traffic on their Company’s page. Financial Companies are separately displayed for a better understanding of the investor community. The page also contains short interviews with client’s management, which are available under the ‘Management commentary’ section.

Overcoming the challenges of 2020, Budhaaditya has put several landmarks while building potential for sustainable developments. In the next three years, Budhaaditya is setting the pitch, to become - a pioneering social media website. By the end of 2021, the Company aims to interview 100+ promoters across diverse industrial verticals.

PROVIDING END-TO-END GROWTH Virtual CFO is a prolific and cost-effective solution that helps business owners devise new areas of growth. Despite being a new player, Budhaaditya is growing at a good pace and providing holistic growth to myriad unlisted organisations. Due to its visitor’s network amongst varied communities, many potential SMEs and MSMEs have acknowledged increased lead generation and customer acquisition. Their back-office support helps clients take care of settlement clearances, record maintenance, accounting and regulatory compliance. Budhaaditya also helps in fundraising. Whether its IPO or private placement, the platform fosters fundraising from both sources - Equity or Debt.

ADVICE FOR ENTREPRENEURS

“India is ushering towards an era of evolutions, where MSMEs will be the integral contributor. As such, I’d urge aspiring companies to come forth with their plans, and build ways for reaching out to people beyond connections. Join us, register with us and let us cover this journey together”. - Mr Vishnu Agarwal. 41

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QUALITAS GLOBAL A Partner of Choice to Multiple Fortune Brands & a Company with an Intense Focus on Processes & Quality Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect

Today, data annotation has become a simple yet effective process of labelling the content that can be easily detected by the machines via NLP based upon Artificial Intelligence or Machine Language training. This process makes the labelling of the content recognizable for the AI/ML while feeding into algorithms. Now, the industry adamantly demands customizable data labelling techniques to make Artificial Intelligence solutions more efficient and effortless. With a multitude of enterprises targeting verticals in its stride,like annotation for Autonomous Vehicles, an extraordinary organization with its extensive experience of working in over a dozen different industrial branches is setting benchmarks in the industry -Qualitas Global. AN OVERLAY OF THE COMPANY As a leading data annotation company, empowered with 500+ annotators, Qualitas Global Services is a reliable service provider with the ability to enhance their resources up to 1200 at a rapid pace. The company with ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 27001:2013 certification specializes in providing - Accurate Image, Text, Voice Annotations, Image & Video Tracking/ Captioning, Facial Recognition, Traffic & License Plate Monitoring, Security & Surveillance via video feeds & drone cameras, sports analytics & player tagging for almost all sports & multiple other similar services. Its forte lies in verticals likeAutonomous Vehicles; ADAS, Sports, Agri-tech, Fashion, Retail, Home Automation, Medical Annotations, Construction Security, Traffic Security & Surveillance to name a few.

NEVILLE PATEL

Founder & CEO, Qualitas Global

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The Founder and CEO, Neville Patel stated that the respective industry was at a nascent stage when he incorporated Qualitas Global. At that time, they began catering to limited industries like Sports Analytics. Afterwards, they turned towards the Autonomous Vehicle industry where data confidentiality was their top priority. But past few years have witnessed a wide usage of AI/ML in several industries like Medi-tech, Agritech, Geospatial, Retail, Fashion, Security & Surveillance, Facial Recognition, Airport Baggage Transportation, Transcription, OCR and many other industries. This drastic utilization of emerging technological advancements made Qualitas Global be a more relevant partner in the domain. As the world foresees more amelioration in technology, the industry will undergo a remarkable metamorphosis.

offering ease of scalability and unlimited flexibility from their end. Customization and Professional communication help the team to identify the pulse of the customers and be in tune with them.

WHY CHOOSE QUALITAS GLOBAL? With six years of enriched industry experience, the team has acquired mastery over working on multiple data annotation tools, and in fact, several tool developers seek tool improvement guidance from them. The adept supervisors and leaders at Qualitas Global keep a constant watch over the annotators to ensure 100% productivity and best-in-class quality. Proving their expertise in the space, the Founder asserts, “We have annotated over 90 million images with an accuracy rate of around 99% meeting our customer’s quality, accuracy and timely deadline requirements.Our insights towards customers’ aspirations help us to scale up & down immediately. In that view, we have trained resources on the bench as well as we can ramp up our already surging productivity by almost 200%” says Anjali Pipraiya, Assistant Vice President of Qualitas Global.

“While manual annotation tools remain the most commonly used, we are geared to expand our skills in the automatic variants. Video/image annotation remains our primary focus as it plays a critical role in the market – more now than ever.”, states Neville, about how automation will help them be more relevant in the respective sphere.

INSIGHTS ON MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES Neville exemplifies that as AI has invaded and transformed our lives in the most sophisticated manner, a myriad of data has been accumulated and processed in the last decades. This crucial data needs to be re-processed and tagged with a 100% accuracy label as there is absolutely no scope even for the minutest of errors in this domain. Such processed data is commonly used by data scientists and specialists to train the AI models and machines.

AN EXUBERANT WORK CULTURE At Qualitas Global, the individual efforts of the employees are well- recognized and rewarded by the management. All the inhouse promotions of the earliest employees to the managerial level is the sheer testimony of the team’s constant hard work, competencies, and loyalty towards the organization. Moreover, the company firmly believes in encouraging and supporting the diverse backgrounds, ideologies, opinions, and life experiences of the individuals to secure an embracing work environment for them.

ABOUT ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE What makes Qualitas Global stand out from the crowd is its professional acuity, customer-centricity and comprehension of the client’s aspirations. They ensure to keep up with delivery cycles and deadlines for their esteemed clients tirelessly. The company’s resources can instantly be scaled up or down which allows resiliency to the business models, even amid unprecedented times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Adhering strictly to the GDPR compliance, Qualitas Global ensures its client’s data is kept secure.

“We have ensured multiple opportunities for internal growth & promotions, helping our people grow through the intensive process as well as communication skills via training & personal grooming programs.”, reveals Neville. With the passing time, the work culture at Qualitas Global has evolved phenomenally. They aspire to be transparent, nurturing, cordial towards their employees while establishing a fast-paced and ‘fun to work’ atmosphere at the same time.

The company strives to develop an exploratory strategy to make a difference in the industry with its uniqueness. “Unlike other annotation services providers who crowd source their resources from the internet for the sake of cost optimization, Qualitas Global has an experienced & skilled full-time workforce, providing better communication as well as quality & security controls that result in cost savings for customers in the long run”, affirms the CEO.

GLIMPSES OF THE FUTURE OUTLOOKS As Qualitas Global foresees a bright and blazing future ahead, Neville Patel steadfastly reckons the fact that the data annotation industry is about to witness a major boom in the upcoming years. Considering this, Qualitas Global will soon collaborate with the world’s finest annotation tool provider where they will be enlightened with the client’s requirements to develop better products. Shortly, the company intends to introduce automation in the process of annotations for swift and cost-effective outcomes. By the end of 2021, they aspire to multiply their workforce to a huge magnitude and acquire other strategic data annotation companies from all across the globe.

When asked how they ensure repeat business from their customers, Neville elucidates that they believe in providing delight to their clients with an enhanced experience. To him, sustainable success is the result of selflessness as his team pays no heed to profits and prioritizes clients’ benefits instead. COST V/S BENEFIT PROPOSITION “We might not be the cheapest service provider (although we are very competitive) but we provide benefits much larger than what we charge.”, quotes Neville about the value proposition they ensure to the clients. Whilst their peers portray ‘Low Cost’ services to the clients, on the other hand, they offer a cost versus benefit proposition to their wide customer base. Moreover, an experienced team of annotators specializing in multiple verticals renders end-to-end customer-centric solutions by

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INSTITUTE OF LEARNING & DEVELMENT An Entity of Change for the Educational Arena “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Indranil Roy | Business Connect This immortal phrase coined by the late Mahatma Gandhi is the guiding light for many individuals across the planet. Knowledge is the most valuable asset in this era that scales the growth of a person. The fact is evident from people seeking growth. To stay ahead in this competitive market, people strive for more knowledge. Many National and International Institutes come up with tailored courses to feed the appetite of knowledge worldwide. Institute of Learning & Development (ILD), is one of the posh foundations providing qualified training solutions and education consultancy services. With numerous valueadded learning solutions, ILD serves professionals from corporate as well as public sectors, youth from educational institutes – in short, people from all ages and backgrounds. GUIDING PEOPLE OVER 2 DECADES ILD was founded in 2001, in Hong Kong by renowned educationist, entrepreneur of change and critically acclaimed author Dr Rita Vyas Nagarkar. Its purpose propels upon Dr. Vyas Nagarkar’s belief, “life long learning is the cornerstone of a person’s development”. Its customized solutions are known for creativity, focused content backed by, effective delivery. Its multifarious course-portfolio contains topics that cover over twenty-five career streams - and thousands of bite-sized learning materials. Parallelly, it provides Branding and Design Services, Youth-SME Bridging Internships, University-Industry/Community Bridging Seminars, Content and Curriculum Development as well as Document Design solutions. ILD is revered, for filling the gaps of knowledge and skill-sets making people competent for their desired goals. In its long and resilient stint, it has satisfied hundreds of world-class companies and brands. Its excellence has driven its proficient trainers, whose academic expertise shapes ILD as trustworthy Institute for Non-Formal education. Most of these trainers are doctorate and have substantial teaching experience. Also, ILD’s course developers and advisors are selected amongst renowned academicians to ensure an International standard for contents. Its courses mainly focus on areas such as Discourse and Genre Analysis, English for Specific Purposes, Langugae for Specific Purposes, Professional Communication, Intercultural & Cross-cultural Communication, Soft Skills for Personal and Professional Growth, Entrepreneurship & Business, Marketing & Sales, Advertising & Branding, Train the Trainer, Coaching & Mentoring, Wellness, Ecology & Environment, Marine Science as well as Needs Assessments & Document design, to name a few. A WELL - DEFINED MENTOR Whether in academics, authoring books/blogs or becoming an entrepreneur of change, Dr. Vyas Nagarkar has excelled in all the facets. Her transcending qualities are fostered, by her edification www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Issue 7 February 2021 INDIA

DR. RITA VYAS NAGARKAR Founder & Director

and knowledge of diverse elements. She completed her M.A from R.D University, Jabalpur. Afterwards, she did her M.Phil from the University of Hong Kong; also, earned a Ph.D in English Linguistics focused upon communication, language and culture, from City University of Hong Kong. Thereafter, Dr. Vyas Nagarkar embarked on her entrepreneurial journey in 2001, intending to support people’s development across the globe. Instead of teaching profession, Dr. Vyas Nagarkar desired to make a difference; hence, choosing entrepreneurship as a career. Fortunately, her risk was worthy of its effort – ILD has grown into a holy sanctum of educators, course developers and researchers of diverse backgrounds and ages from all over the world.“I wanted to provide quality courses and learning materials on varied subjects for students of diverse ages and backgrounds”, comments Dr. Vyas Nagarkar. Through ILD, she has culminated a transformational change for millions of people across the globe. As of now, ILD has more than 1.5 million online learners and 10M Beneficiaries across Hong Kong, Macau, Greater China, as well as the Asia - Pacific region. Furthermore, it has completed 20000+ assesments and provided more than 1200 learning materials and books. BRINGING CHANGE IN THE ACADEMIA Dr. Vyas Nagarkar has been in the academic arena for more than 25 years mainly focusing on teaching, research, and consultancy. She has mentored corporates, civil servants in Hong Kong government, Mainland China, India and other parts of the Asia Pacific region. During this period, she found two hurdles that required sustainable action. First, was that useful academic research very often got lost in academic journals. This was a waste of time and money, as research only benefited the researcher and excluded practitioners in its field and the broader community. Second, she observed a major ambiguity between learners’ employability skills and formal education. These loopholes needed to be filled since, traditional education wasn’t enough to make a person employable in this fast-track generation. ILD emerged as a bridge to every aspirer’s objective while curating solutions that benefit the wider community.

“Lifelong learning and continuing acquisition of knowledge and skills is the cornerstone of a person’s development” - Dr. Rita Vyas Nagarkar aligned tasks and responsibilities. Employees are also given the authority to make a decision when needed. ILD also conducts after-work parties, staff lunch, team-work workshops, festival/get-togethers, boat trips and much more for their enthusiasm.

Built upon core values like Credibility, Quality and Trust, ILD has carved a niche expertise in an immensely volatile sphere. The team on board are well-defined leaders, authors and academic researchers, who make ILD committed to its core purpose. The robust team also help in procuring tech-augmentations that provides personalized customer experiences. The Company has automated back-office systems, virtual assistants and other digital innovations for building teaching teams across the world. The team also invests into R&D to garner knowledge, develop and design tailored contents and keep the company updated with trends.

UNBROKEN TO THE PANDEMIC COVID-19 has been the most novel challenge for ILD but wasn’t able to shut them down. They pushed forward leveraging on digital technology, conducting online training. ILD remodelled its business – design & deliver courses and stayed connected with candidates and employees. The adaptive method made them more proficient with remote meeting and training platforms, helping them expand outside the Asia-Pacific market to Europe and beyond.

A WELL-NURTURED WORKFORCE ON BOARD “We make sure that our organization and employee values are aligned during the recruitment process to ensure that the new employee will be compatible from the very start”, says the founder. The sustainability of a company depends upon the integrity and development of its employees. ILD’s greatest asset is its team; as such, they are treated with the same respect and understanding as to the clients. Employees are provided time-to-time feedbacks and supervisory support, making them clear on the Company’s goals. They are also equipped, with proper resources to incur results at deadlines. Parallelly, employees’ well-being, is ensured through effective communication between the team and the upper echelon.

In the last 2 decades, ILD has surpassed many challenges and won several landmarks in the process. It has received reputable teaching development grants from the government to devise school-based curriculum, project-based learning as well as teacher training. For its spectacular contribution to people’s development, it has received research grants to research topics that align with the government regulations or those that are linked to people’s welfare. For example, ILD participated in prestigious CERG funded research on Food Labelling Regulation, whose findings were shared for community benefit.

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COMPANY

NAME

DESIGNATION

Amaze Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Prakash Sargar

Director

Indicare Health Solutions

Puneet Dutt

CEO

Intellio Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Vineet Arora

Director

KHC Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd.

Vinod Wahi & Anuj Wahi

Chairman & CEO / Vice- Chairman & Managing Director

RAHE Life Science

Mukesh Kumar

CEO & Director

Sujay Distributors & Consultants

Sonal Tiwari

Managing Director

Sunshine global hospitals

Dr Rajiv Shah

Director

Syndicate Life Sciences

Nitin Bhayana

CEO

V2U Healthcare Pte Ltd.

Dinesh Verma

Founder & MD

VPS Lakeshore Hospital

S.K. Abdulla

Chief Executive Officer

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F&B Industry To Reshape Its Strategies With The Post-Pandemic Era Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect

As the disruption of COVID-19 continues, the food and beverage industry is reshaping its strategies that would ensure the health and safety of workers and consumers. In India, Food and Beverage Industry is witnessing the most challenging situation that its survival is at stake now. The continuation of this industry can only be possible if they plan to cope up with the ‘New Normal’. However, the food and beverage industry is slowly returning, the restaurateurs are finding new ways to run their restaurant to cope up with the new normal and appeal to the masses. In such a period, when the big question arises is about safety, customers would like to enjoy their delicacies in a secure environment, preferably at home. Keeping in mind, the interest of their customers, restaurateurs will shift their focus towards the trend of ‘new normal’. The social distancing norms will be ensured by investing in smart technology like contactless deliveries, online ordering, takeaways, etc. The post-pandemic era will be completely different with some reinvention and creativity at its peak. The following are the trends that are gaining popularity:

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Healthy Eating The pandemic has made consumers change their preferences towards vegan diets, organic food, vegetarian food, sugar-free products, etc. The future comes up with more demand for such food as people are now more conscious about their health. Restaurants will now come up with new menus that will include more plantbased food, gourmet meals, etc. which will ensure people about the high-quality food standards adopted by the restaurants.

Grab and go meals Nowadays, people are more into opting for online ordering of takeaway food, rather than making a visit to restaurants. Dine-in facilities are being avoided in order to avoid any kind of contact. Even if people are choosing to dine-in, the restaurants have come up with an idea of taking online orders, where customers will receive the menu online and they can place an order through their phone. As soon as the order is ready, they are supposed to grab it from the counter.

Home Deliveries over Dine-in The period of lockdown has made restaurant businesses to opt for an idea of remodeling their dine-in only business into a delivery centric business. People who love to enjoy restaurant meals are now preferring to have it delivered at their doorsteps instead of going out to visit a restaurant. The restaurants that have an online ordering system are bringing new business opportunities.

Cloud Kitchen The food and beverage industry is now turning into cloud kitchens that are built to produce food specifically for delivery as an alternative to ease the fall in dine-in sales. Cloud kitchens are uniquely tech-enabled which is to prepare delivery-optimized menu items. Restaurants are going online with the rise of delivery apps like UberEats, which helps customers to order from their favorite restaurants.

Tech-Driven Service Solutions Restaurants will be seen investing in technologies that would help contactless operations and will be minimizing human involvement. With the help of smart tech solutions, easy access to the restaurant’s food and services are provided to the customers. Ensuring the safety of customers, restaurants have come up with contactless options like QR code-based menus and a digital menu that will help them scan and access through their smartphones. It was not an easy run for the Food and Beverage Industry, as the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus and the nationwide lockdown made many restaurants in a terrible s ituation by forcing them to shut stop completely. This beautiful quotation says it all! The future of the food and beverage industry in the post pandemic era with some reinvention and creative strategies seems the most viable way forward for restaurants. All you need to do is try to embrace the new normal and move forward with the changing world.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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RAHE Life Science

A promise to Deliver excellence in the Healthcare space Kajal Dobhal | Business Connect Drug developers steadily seek reliable partners who can ensure integrated output and extra support for their research on the deliverables. For this, a credible CRO needs to be considered that is a convoluted process itself. Enlightening such drug developers or sponsors with a trustworthy CRO, Business Connect is featuring RAHE Life Science in its brand new edition. Being substantive in the industry, RAHE Life Science has emerged out as a prominent New Delhi-based Contract Research Organization. Incorporated by Shri RATIRAM JI Group in 2009, the institution aspires for ensuring worldclass services for Clinical Research to be well- reckoned as Indiaâ€™s leading company and make a remarkable presence in the relevant space. The organization offers its reliable commitment towards companies like Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnological, Medical Devices, Government Organizations, and many more. Some of the services offered by them in the healthcare sector are- Clinical Trial Execution from Pre-Clinical studies to Phase IV, Execution of Post Marketing Surveillance, Medical Writing, Translations and Publications, Regulatory Affairs, Site Selection and Management (SMO), Clinical Data Management (CDM) and Healthcare Studies/Survey. Under the aegis of the CEO and Director, Mr Mukesh Kumar, the company is scaling greater heights. UNVEILING THE LIGHT BULB MOMENT Ever since his school days, Mr Mukesh used to attend multiple seminars, trips, symposiums, company visits, etc. This allowed him to witness an astounding lack of resources in the health care space. Later, his sheet attention was drawn towards clinical research programs. Gradually delving more and more into this landscape, he was enlightened with the nuances of the industry. Then, he decided to make a move and started working hard to fill in this space with better resources all by himself. Thereby, RAHE Institute was established in 2004 to allow students to gain extraordinary experience in Clinical Research academically and further providing them with a firm mentorship till to the corporate level. His utmost dedication and determination resulted in the incorporation of RAHE LifeScience. This workspace offers the liberty to learn and excel in the respective areas to the students and ensures the best outcome as needed by all means. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 3 | Issue 7 February 2021 INDIA

MUKESH KUMAR CEO & Director

Moreover, Mr Mukesh reveals that the parameters that allow them to get a competitive edge are the faith of their clients and their servicequality. His team of adroit professionals always strives to provide end-to-end services to its respective clientele. The organization has been providing multiple services in multiple healthcare segments like Allopathic, Ayurveda, Nutraceuticals, Homeopathy, Medical Devices etc. Their smart strategies and professional acumen have allowed them to ensure a satisfied clientele so far. A GLANCE ON THE CAREER EXPEDITION OF THE DIRECTOR Leading the institution at the forefront, Mr Mukesh has effortlessly carved a niche for RAHE Life Science in the respective domain. Being an excellent academics performer in Clinical Pharmacy space, he later pursued Certificates program in clinical research. After attaining certain USFDA certificates in MPH industry, he 50

received Certificate in Patient Safety and Recuritment from MEDWATCH, USFDA and acquired membership of ISCR(Indian Society of Clinical Research). Moreover, he has also been conferred with the designation of ‘Editor-in-chief’ for‘The Clinical Research Plus (TCRP)’ Magazine and become Member-Pharmacist of ‘The Clinical Research Plus -Independent Ethics Committee’ (TCRP-IEC) that has been approved by CDSCO, Govt. Of India and an Executive member- Scrutiny council of Clinical Research Board- from the year 2008-2014. After the incorporation of RAHE Life Science, he has become experienced enough with the Clinical trials from Pre-Clinical, Phase I, II, III and IV, Site Selection Management, Clinical Data Management, Regulatory Affairs and many more. Also, under his thought leadership, the institution is tediously working hard to maintain its prestige asthe best choice for its targeted clients. ABOUT THEIR EXCLUSIVE R&D PROCEDURE Explaining his insights on R&D, Mr Mukesh elucidates, “R&D allows us to stay updated about the market trends. It has allowed us to find a cure for numerous severe diseases. To us, R&D is a power booster that helps us improve our operations. Be it any query or any information, all sorts of explanations can be derived from seeking assistance from this segment that has been leading our way to success effectively.” Ensuring unwavering efforts and allowing R&D in the formulation of the respective drug, they always keep all the pros and cons associated with it into deep consideration. As Clinical Research is their forte, they ensure extreme care and precaution towards the health of their subjects who are being involved in the research processes. Therefore, their way to the completion of the processes is chased by maintaining all the standards of ICH-GCP guidelines and Indian GCP guidelines alongside keeping sync with the norms put forth by the regulatory authorities, CDSCO and USFDA. Their unique approach is taking them to greater heights while maintaining their unwavering presence in the industry. As a CRO, it usually assists the sponsors in the approval procedure of their respective drugs. Additionally, it has years of enriched experience in clinical trials of multiple clinical specialties- Endocrinology, Dermatology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Pulmonary, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology, Cardiovascular, Nutraceuticals and Ayurveda and many more. “We help people to be aware of such medications via our social platforms for prevention of diseases and also enlighten them with the clinical research by all means”, asserts Mr Mukesh. SYNERGY WITH TECHNOLOGY Technology is the need of the hour in the present backdrop. For its Clinical Research, the institution requires a secure and updated version of operative systems. In terms of operational purposes, there is a major need for travelling related technical tools for being involved in clinical studies. Mr Mukesh states that Clinical Data Management requires safer networks, software, Electronic Data Capture System and much more that have been well-maintained in the organization. Moreover, they constantly endeavour to be in perfect harmony with relevant tech trends in the market that can help improve their efficiency.

AN EXUBERANT WORK CULTURE Mr Mukesh reveals the distinctness of the organization’s work culture. Here the work culture is perceived as a human body. Like the human system is made up of the cells with specific functions assigned to them, similarly, the individuals associated with the organization work collaboratively as per thisnotion only. As the cells help each other directly or indirectly to combat the diseases or foreign bodies, employees also assist each other to deal with any sort of problem or discrepancy at professional as well as personal front. Each employee is a self-motivated individual who with hisexpertise is contributing to the success of the institution. The management promotes unbiased work ecosystem where there is no gender- discrimination at all. They ensure to infuse their values withineach associate to make them reach the pinnacle of success in this competitive world. FUTURE OUTLOOKS As the institution foresees a bright and blazing future ahead, it aspiresto contribute towards curbing the aftereffects of the global pandemic. The team has been conducting intense research in this relevance and will be associated with major projects soon. Emerging out as one among India’s topmost CROs, they are toiling hard enough to maintain a good relationship with their clients by being in harmony with their requirements. Their endeavors are also aligned towards intervening the international markets to earn worldwide recognition. Whilst executing all future plans, they crave to serve all their national and international clients with excellence and valueadded services to make a mark in the relevant domain. WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE DIRECTOR “Each individual has his/her goals and one must focus on those goals with the heart and soul. Sooner or later you will achieve your goals, but never let yourself be demotivated from any circumstances. Suffice enough to help thoseenroll, make a difference to other people & reach high to the pole.” 51

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Education

How Technology Is Revolutionizing The Educational Space Amid Covid-19 Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect Lately, the global impact in pandemic brings some concerns about the leaders of tech companies. There has been an increased policy emphasis on establishing a knowledge-based society where education plays an essential role in forming both the current and next generation of innovations and entrepreneurs.

Although coronavirus pandemic globally has forced people into their homes to avoid any social interaction with people and maintain social distancing. It has led to the concepts of remote work and studies from online sites getting popularized and efficient more than ever. Education is one of the segments that is influenced by the infection; even tech organizations are working together with schools and universities. They are doing their touch to make online training helpful for youngsters during the troublesome period. Most of the tech companies have introduced several initiatives so that kids can acquire knowledge while at home. Google supports globally and has introduced several facilities for children. GOOGLE’S ONLINE EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDE: YOUTUBE LEARNING DESTINATION YouTube is a web-based stage; it presented learning objective for children, instructors and anybody can secure information. YouTube educational section is available in various languages. TECH HUB FROM HOME Google has also introduced Tech from Home Hub for the teachers and students to get tips as to how to go for remote learning, teaching while at home. Some of the popular resources include UNESCO and ISTE for the same.

SOME FAMOUS PLATFORM STUDENTS CAN LOOK UP TO DURING THE CURRENT SITUATION • Brainly is the largest online learning platform, more than 150 million students, parents, and teachers access it around the world, people across India, in solving their homework problems and prepare for the test. Students can connect to their peers to help strengthen their skills, from math to science or in any subject. •

Byjus is a learning application for understudies over all age bunches with programs in English and Hindi that make learning and understanding ideas simpler for school kids. The concepts of explaining videos through digital animation require 12-20 minutes.

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Unacademy provides education through streaming video classes. It’s a good platform for government job aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams. Its personnel comprise of understudies who have cleared different entrance tests and guides who have broad instructing experience. The stage covers a broad scope of subjects and ideas applicable to severe tests in numerous dialects to profit understudies from everywhere in the nation.

Technology

Catalyst Group provides a high-quality education through the latest technology, quality control, and affordable in price. It shows that the e-learning market worldwide is forecast to surpass 243 billion US dollars in the upcoming time. It indicates that e-learning has become a global trend in this pandemic.

DISABLED STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH ONLINE CLASS: The survey said that students with disabilities, that learning online was proving to be a big hurdle to them. Education-related norms guarantee that understudies with handicaps ought to be furnished with chances to understand their latent capacity. There is no subject to discrimination with students; they should participate in education and training on the same basis as a student without disabilities. Because of the advancement in the IT business, computerized innovations are effectively open and far-reaching, which permits utilizing them for giving understudies new chances. MODERN TECHNOLOGY HELPS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Exceptional innovation permits expanding the freedom of a specific—students freeing them from the constant need for direct teacher involvement. Implementation of technologies in special education allows simplifying communication and improves the academic skills of students with disabilities.

MEMOIR FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS • People with disabilities can break the barriers with the help of using superior technology in education. Highly designed hardware and software are allowing students to get modern teachings. •

Teachers from various fields can adapt to the possibilities of a particular student with minimum effort and choose one of the dozens of available learning tactics designed to meet the needs of individual learners with the help of modern technology.

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VENTURE BRIKS

When it comes to making a property decision, they will never let you down Avishek Singh | Business Connect Investing in property is a wise move to build wealth. Property investment is perceived to be one of the safest investment options. For almost everyone barring a few, investing in a property is a lifetime decision. Therefore the first time consumers find this a daunting task. People discuss, assess, evaluate a lot before deciding to buy a property. Yet due to the opacity in the real estate industry, new buyers are taken for a ride by scammers. Therefore, it becomes important that you should hire a specialist who can guide you with his insights and save you from being tricked. There have been numerous instances where professional property consultancy firms have saved consumers from those poor property choices. Companies that provide property consulting services include a team of experienced property experts with full property expertise. In our next edition ‘Company in focus 2020’ we bring you a story of a professional property consultancy company that acts as a shield between you and the scam and helps you make an informed choice. Venture Briks is a pre-eminent-focused property consultancy company that offers a complete portfolio of real estate solutions that is inclusive of sales and leasing of residential and commercial property, investment sales and acquisitions, project sales and marketing, and mortgage services.

LOOKING BACK Venture Briks is the right example of mindfulness and hard work. To create a space for yourself, you need planning and then through your skillset, you require the right execution of what you have planned. That’s what the team of Venture Briks did the best when they started. Mr. Jaiswall recalls his early days and shares “With past knowledge that I have acquired over the years, I have understood only one thing- if you have to operate as a real estate consultant, generating sales should go shoulder to shoulder with collecting funds. Venture Briks initially made sure we make a small investment and aim for a better collection to run 25% of our operations with funds collected from the business to attain a stable fund flow. VB entered the market with a very small team nationally and ensured every employee shared responsibility.”

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our company to lead as the firm of choice “ We want of clients in the rapidly evolving market.

We want to contribute as the thought-provoking market leaders who will be growth drivers for the development of India so that the whole nation gets empowered.

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Mr. Vaibhav Jaiswall- the Managing Director at Venture Briks shares “Our Team is a group of eminent real estate business evangelists and progressive leaders. They are a seasoned negotiator and a brilliant strategist. We empower our partners with quick decisions to overcome challenges. Our management team adds their personal touch in transcending the business needs and offers value-added customer service. We always try to build confidence with our stakeholders and guide them into lucrative business results. We also serve as residential and industrial property management experts where we have gained an eminent reputation as we tend to deliver the service that provides integrity, professionalism, and satisfaction to our clients.”

VAIBHAV JAISWALL | Managing Director

MOVING FORWARD Venture Briks strives to provide its clients with the finest premium homes and ads that define the standards of luxurious living to their clients. The team is thriving to deliver benchmark quality levels within the spectrum of affordability of the Indian industry. The MD and his team of experts are working to expand exponentially by 2025 with 5000 active employees.

Mr. Jaiswall believes “Information Technology is the way to look forward. Virtual and augmented reality is a huge trend which we tend to incline towards which enables the efficiency of physical spaces management i.e remote viewing of the property with virtual tools, accessibility via mobile applications and web apps, a possibility for customers to investigate properties in detail.”

Venture Briks aims to empower the individual by various modes like providing supportive leadership, developing a positive environment, encouraging teamwork, recognizing, and rewarding and empowering problem solving and learning.

In the light of the Pandemic, this year, where a lot of businesses have permanently shut down or the staff has been laid off, Venture Briks has completed 1 year with profits above the break-even point.

The MD shares his insight for all young minds aspiring to bring a change.

WORDS OF WISDOM

He says “firstly, always create the plan and work the plan. Without a plan, you will not have a roadmap to get where you want to be. Of course, this plan will keep changing as per the needs and requirements of the company, but at least there will always be a guiding strategy moving forward.”

In the context of the profits, Mr. Vaibhav reveals the reason behind this success “As mentioned previously , we run on a variable salary model , all employees be it senior most management or the base employee , everyone is working towards giving their 100 %. Also,we have categorised developers into 3 categories - 1,2 and 3. Wherein we focus on working with categories 1 & 2 , not category 3 where the chances of money getting stuck is more . Developers in category 1 & 2 assures payment is made on time if not then within 6 months .

YARDSTICK OF QUALITY William foster has rightly said: “Quality is never an accident. It is always a result of high intention, sincere efforts, intelligent direction, and skillful execution. It represents a wise choice of many alternatives.” Mr. Jaiswall highly credits quality assurance. Speaking to the team of business connect he adds “We have an SOP for every service provided by our company. Hence, there is hardly any deviation in the form of services provided by us. We have a team of very enthusiastic leaders whose main focus is to build relationships by providing the best solutions crafted according to your needs.”

INSIDE STORY A company’s culture forms an experience for each employee on an everyday basis. It arises from the mission, attitude, principles, aspirations, priorities, recruiting options, and even floor plans of the organization, all those variables are big or small play a vital role in defining the workforce experiences. A motivated workforce will make a crucial difference when it comes to meeting any business objective.

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4 Cool & Best Tech Gadget

Ashwathy Nair | Business Connect The year 2020 will be remembered always. As the pandemic hit every country ground, gadgets became the way to communicate around the world and continue working. During this time, many tech companies have upgraded new features and introduced us.

Today we are going to look at 4 most impressive and cool Gadgets that the year gave. HomePod Mini

Apple has designed a pretty adorable and affordable speaker called HomePod min. It is 3.9 inches wide and 3.3 inches tall speaker, which you can put anywhere without being worry about space. The outer side speaker has a soft mesh fabric cover all around it makes you feel more premium. This HomePod has a really surprising sound quality. It is really the best way to turn your home into a smart home. The speaker is available in two different colours white and Space Gray. Audio Tech: Full-range driver and dual passive radiators for deep bass and crisp high Frequencies. Computational audio for Real-time tuning. Four-microphone design for far-field Siri and Stereo Pair Capable.

Audio Source: Apple Music, iTunes music purchase, playing other contents from iPhone and iPad. Wireless: 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra-Wideband chip for device proximity.

Apple MacBook M1

Back in June 2020, Apple made an announcement for a major change to its Macs, the change was to replacing Intel from the M1 chip. In late 2020, they finally launched MacBook M1. It comes with an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU, 7-Core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. The new version of MacBook has Two Thunderbolt, retain display, aluminium body, and to touch bar as usual same, but inside they have really made an improvement, including double battery backup with changing size, 3 times faster CPU performance, and 5 times graphics performance. MacBook is available in three different colours silver, Space Gray, and Gold.

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iPhone 12 mini

“Mini but mighty” They called it to iPhone 12 mini. In a world where almost every smartphone companies have been focusing on manufacturing 6 inches or larger display, while Apple has brought 5.4 inches mini flagship smartphone. It is an example that apple believes in setting trends rather than following them. Apple has also introduced the iPhone12 pro, which comes with 6 inches display thought. IPhone 12 mini work with 5G cellular network of certain carriers, come with ceramic Shield front glass back and aluminium design and a 5.4-inch screen with 2532x1170 -pixel resolution at 460 PPI. It really the smallest, thinnest, lightest smartphone and has been produced it the most powerful iPhone in history.

Display: 5.4-inch OLED Display, Super Retina XDR screen. Processor: A14 Bionic Chip Operating system: iOS 14

Battery: 2227mAh, Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, and mega Safe wireless charging Memory: 64 GB, 128GB, 256GB and 4GB and 6GB ram. Camera: 12Mp camera: Front and rear with megapixel. Ultra-Wide angels’ lens.

LG Wing

LG has introduced a unique and multitasking smartphone called LG wings, along with Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 756G processor. This smartphone will give a very pleasantly surprising vibe, once people have it in their hand. I hope it may reverse the trend. This 5g featured phone comes with a 6.8-inch P-OLED primary screen with a 1080x2460 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 20.5:9. LG has also designed a 3.9-inch display as a second swivel screen. You can use this smartphone horizontally and vertically as you wish. Of course, it is splashproof and dustproof and comes with back gorilla glass protection

Display: 6.8 20.5.9 FHD + Poled, 3.9” 1:1.15 GOLD Processor: Snapdragon 756G (5G) Memory: 8GB Ram / 128GB Rear Camera: Wide 64MP, Ultra-Wide Battery: 4,000mAh 57

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