vasant gajera

A presentation on

ENTERPRENUER VASANT GAJERALaxmi institute of management, sarigam

2011-2012

SUBMITTED BY:- CHAITALI PRITAMNANI TY BBA (SEM 5) - 21

SUBMITTED TO:- MR. PIYUSH PATEL

VASANT GAJERA PROFILE•BORN ON – 25 MAY•AGE – 57 YEARS• NATIVE PLACE – AMRELI•WIFE – CHAMPA ( 1 DAUGHTER ) BHAVNA ( 1 DAUGHTER, 3 SONS )

Trustees

Shri Girdharbhaiharibhai Gajera

Shri Ashokbhaiharibhai Gajera

Shri ChunibhaiHaribhai Gajera

Shri BakulbhaiHaribhai Gajera

Trustees

EDUCATIONAL FIELD

Motto

•Leading the world to new horizons

Mission

• “To practice excellence in teaching, learning, and research: to Prepare the students for lifetimes of learning and careers as leaders, practitioners, or researchers”

In order to realize this mission, the Laxmi Vidyapeeth seeks to:

• Ensure the highest quality of faculty, resources and infrastructure.

• Attract, excite, and nurture diverse and committed staff with exceptional skills.

• Realize the concept of faculty governance in the campus.

•Realize the creative potential and fire the imagination of all its members

• Equip its students and staff to make effective contributions to society and the economy

•Establish a learning culture in which teaching and research of the highest quality are able to flourish equally.

•Combine respect for traditional academic values with enthusiasm for novelty and innovation in higher education.

Objective

• “To practice excellence in teaching, learning, and research: to Prepare the students for lifetimes of learning and careers as leaders, practitioners, or researchers”

In order to realize this mission, the Laxmi Vidyapeeth seeks to:

• Ensure the highest quality of faculty, resources and infrastructure.

• Attract, excite, and nurture diverse and committed staff with exceptional skills.

• Realize the concept of faculty governance in the campus.

•Develop fundamental intellectual skills in all its students, to maintain the highest possible academic standards and to offer all students a consistent, and a rewarding experience.

•Provide its students with competencies for employability as to develop the Intellectual, expressive, managerial, social and entrepreneurship skills required to take full advantage of all their future life-chances.

• Establish a learning culture in which teaching and research of the highest quality are able to flourish equally.

• Combine respect for traditional academic values with enthusiasm for novelty and innovation in higher education.

• Develop fundamental intellectual skills in all its students, to maintain the highest possible academic standards and to offer all students a consistent, and a rewarding experience.

•Realize the creative potential and fire the imagination of all its members.

•Equip its students and staff to make effective contributions to society and the economy.

•Provide its students with competencies for employability as to develop the Intellectual, expressive, managerial, social and entrepreneurship skills required to take full advantage of all their future life-chances.

• Amreli, the hometown of the Gajera family is situated in the back of beyond. • The Sankul established here by the Charitable Trust, has been a real boon

to the backward rural areas in the vicinity. • This school with hostel facilities was established primarily for the up liftment

of the girl child and today runs the following :

*   Arts College *   Commerce College *   Science College *   B.B.A. College *   B.C.A. College *   M.B.A. College *   Pharmacy College *   P.T.C. College *   B. ED College *   M.ED College 

• Gajera Vidyabhavan School came into being on 14th June 1999.

• The school commenced with 583 students in Pre-primary to STD XII in English medium & Gujarati medium.

• The response from the parents & students was so overwhelming, that today it is one of the most prestigious schools in Surat with a total strength of about 10000 students.

• Along with GSBE board education we also started the CBSE pattern in June 2005, from Junior Kg. to STD IX, with 1132 students.

• The school is now ISO 9001-2000 certified.

LAXMI VIDHYAPEETH•A PLACE TO LEARN , A PLACE TO GROW

•LAXMI VIDYAPEETH is located at Sarigam, Bhilad, is 170 kms from Mumbai, 120 kms from Surat and 14 kms each from Silvassa, Daman and Vapi. •The institute is the result of a dream of Shri Vasantbhai Gajera conceived in June 2005, in providing quality education to this tribal region that would make better humans and better citizens. •Spread over 120 acres in a serene, natural and lush green surroundings, the LAXMI VIDYAPEETH endeavors to create a world class infrastructure for Engineering, Para Medical and Professional courses; Primary and Secondary Education; Research and Food Processing in a phased manner.

Laxmi  Vidyapeeth  has  already  started  its  noble  journey through the following institutions:

• Laxmi International School [C.B.S.E.]• Laxmi Global School [IGCSE]• Laxmi Institute of Commerce [B.B.A.]• Laxmi Institute of Computer Applications [B.C.A.]• Laxmi Institute of Computer Applications [M.C.A.] • Laxmi Institute of Management [M.B.A.]• Laxmi Institute of Technology [B.E.]

OTHER BUSINESS

Cygnus(Laxmi Diamond)

•Address- Shraddha Jewellary, BMC Industrial Area, Plot No-4,Sai Nagar, Kandivali West Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIAPin code – 400067

•Revenue-500-1000 Crores

•Business Operation-Gems/Jewellery, Jewellery/Watches

PROFILE Laxmi Diamond

• Laxmi’s activities span the world of diamonds from rough to retail. • Laxmi Diamond is the flagship Company of the Laxmi Diamond

Group; headquartered in Mumbai, with affiliate offices around the world, including USA, Belgium, Hong Kong, Thailand, China and Dubai.

• Mr. Vasant Gajera, the driving force behind the group, laid the foundation of Laxmi Diamond in the year 1972.

• Since then the Company has experienced rapid growth and has today established its presence through 18 offices across the world.

• Under the able leadership of Mr. Vasant Gajera, a visionary par excellence, Laxmi Diamond has scaled great heights. Since 1995, Laxmi Diamond has been a Sightholder of the Diamond Trading Company (DTC), the sales and marketing division of the De Beers Group.

•Laxmi is one of the major manufacturers and distributors of polished diamonds and supplies loose polished to the jewellery trade globally. •The manufacturing facilities in Surat and Amreli, in Gujarat, are equipped with the latest in high-tech machinery. . •The company’s Quality Control systems are superior and result in flawless and perfect production. •The state-of-the-art factories have skilled personnel operating the very latest in technology. •All this has been fundamental to achieving quality the world has come to expect.

• Laxmi also has a sizeable jewellery business and has three jewellery manufacturing facilities in Mumbai and one in Thailand – a total of over 100,000 sq. ft. – equipped with the latest state-of-the-art machinery operated by skilled professionals, enabling us produce fine jewellery of international quality and class.From ROUGH ? POLISHED ? JEWELLERY ? BRANDED JEWELLERY and now to jewellery with Branded Diamonds.

• Laxmi has achieved the ultimate in forward integration with a Branded Diamond, two B2C jewellery brands and one B2B jewellery brand.The success of Laxmi Diamond can be attributed to its customer-centric approach, the quality standards maintained, the meticulous manufacturing skills and fair trading practices.

• This ensures a loyal customer base all over the globe. • The growth of the Laxmi Diamond Group has been consistent.

• Cygnus comes from the house of Laxmi Diamond, Founded by Mr. Vasant Gajera, Laxmi Diamond was conceptualized and based in the year 1972.

• A DTC Sight holder, Laxmi Diamond is one of the most dynamic diamond and jewellery companies in the world and one of the largest exporters of polished diamonds worldwide.

• The company was awarded by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) for six consecutive years.

• Laxmi Diamond has won several prestigious awards including 2nd highest exporter of polished diamonds for the successive 8th year in 2008. 

• Cygnus Signifies the pure constellation of stars shaping alike a swan, Cygnus epitomizes the women of today with class, confidence and zeal.

• Launched in July 2003, it is a skillfully crafted range in 18K gold along with finest choice of diamonds to suit every occasion.

• Exclusively, the brand is created for her and customized for all the occasions, tastes and life styles. Cygnus is a blissful collection of diamond and gold jewellery by Laxmi Diamond (LD). .

• A Diamond Jewellery Brand that is taking the nation by storm.

• A true embodiment of grace, beauty and style – Cygnus, derived from the Latin word, meaning swan, is also a constellation of stars that is shaped like a swan.

• In a plethora of Jewellery brands today, Cygnus has been among the frontrunners to leave its mark.

• And this has been possible by the brand’s aggressive pursuits in distribution, its innovative approach to product development and its push and pull strategies, but above all its relentless endeavour to understand the consumer.

• In a short span of just 3 years it is already available in over 200 outlets in 40 cities across India.

• The range of Cygnus Diamond Jewellery starts from Rs. 2500 onwards.

• The product range varies from neckwear to ear rings, finger rings, bangles, bracelets and so on.

• All crafted skilfully in 18k/14K white and yellow gold, using the most exquisitely polished diamonds from the company’s.

•The Success of Laxmi Diamond is evident in the various Awards received for excellence and has proved to be a cut above the rest. For the eighth consecutive time (1999 – 2006), the GJEPC award for being the “Second-Largest Exporter of Diamonds from India” has been conferred on us.

OFFICES• Laxmi Diamond founded by Vasant Gajera, on a small scale, with only two diamond scarifies. Primary business: Cutting Contractor 

1974: First factory opened in Syedpura, Surat

1975: Second factory opened in Varachha, Surat

1975: Third factory opened in Matawadi, Varachha, Surat

1978: First office of the group opened in Syedpura, Surat

1978: Factory opened in Amreli, native place of the Gajera family

1984: Opening of the Mumbai Office at Opera House

1989: 1st overseas office opened – Komal Gems NV, Antwerp, Belgium

1989: 2nd overseas office opened – Mili Star Co. Ltd., Bangkok, THAILAND

1990: 3rd overseas office opened – Komal Gems Ltd., HONG KONG

1993: 4th overseas office opened – Milistar NY Inc., NEW YORK, USA

1994: Flagship Factory opened at Ramnagar, Varachha, Surat employing 2500 workers

1995: APPOINTED SIGHTHOLDER BY THE DTC 1996: Laxmi’s first jewellery factory established in Andheri, Mumbai

1999-2006: The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India awards Laxmi, “Second-largest exporter of cut and polished from India” for TEN consecutive years

2000: Jewellery factory established in SEEPZ, Mumbai – for export

2001-2003: Milistar NY Inc., USA receives for, three consecutive years, “2nd largest polished importer from India” award

2003: “CYGNUS” Brand of Jewellery launched in India

2003: First CYGNUS Showroom opened in Lokhandwala, Andheri (W), Mumbai

2004: Strategic Alliance with Suberi Brothers, a leading jewellery sales and marketing company in the US

2004: “NOOR™” Brand of Jewellery launched in the US through Suberi Brothers

2004: Acquired a unique 105 faceted Branded Diamond “GABRIELLE®” from Sir Gabi Tolkowsky & launched it in the US, through Suberi Brothers

2004: Launched B2B Brand LUCCA in the US through Suberi Brothers

2005: Sir Gabi Tolkowsky, appointed worldwide spokesman for Gabrielle and New Training Consultant to Laxmi’s manufacturing operations

2005: A Corporate Order of 117,000 Cygnus pendants delivered to Whirlpool, India, in a record time

2005: Appointed a distributor for B2B jewellery in Dubai, UAE

2005: Laxmi Diamond (HK) Ltd. receives “Largest Importer of polished from India” Award from the GJEPC

2006: CYGNUS advertised on national TV in India

2006: Jewellery with branded diamond GABRIELLE ® launched in India in July ‘06

2006: Best design for daily wear awarded to CYGNUS at the IIJS 2006

2006: NOOR™ launched in Canada

2006: Strategic Alliance with Lorenzo International, a NASDAQ listed company

2007: Jewellery with branded diamond GABRIELLE launched in February

2007: In China, Macau and Hong Kong through ENZO, a division of Lorenzo

2007: Gold jewellery under brand name CYGNUS “Gold” launched in India.

2008: NOOR™ launched in India

2009: The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India awards Laxmi, “Third-largest exporter of cut and polished from India”.

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