Prof. Hemant Bhagwat

Principal

Shraddha Education Foundation

Institute of Technology & Management

What is Entrepreneurship?

The Process of

Bearing Risk of

Running a

Business

Entrepreneurship can

be described as a

process of action an

entrepreneur

undertakes to

establish his

enterprise hence it is

a creative activity.

Enterpreneur

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CHARACTERISTICS OF ENTREPRENEURS

Entrepreneur possess several positive characteristics:

Through their innovations, they contribute to the improvement of the standard of

living. So, they do not only help the economy, they also help society

Entrepreneur Defined

These are several definitions or meaning of entrepreneur:

•He is one who takes risks and makes innovations on the factors of production.

•In French concept, an entrepreneur is an adventurer, undertaker, and projector. His function is to supply and accumulate capital.

•To Schumpeter, an entrepreneur is an innovator.

•Peter Drucker says that an entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it and exploits it as an opportunity.

•An economist explains that an entrepreneur is one who shifts economic resources from an area of lower productivity to an area of higher productivity and greater yield.

•The American Heritage Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures.

•The pure entrepreneurs are those who launch their own ventures from scratch.

•According to Geoffrey Meredeth entrepreneurs are people who have the ability to see and evaluate business opportunities.

Here are the most important characteristics

of entrepreneurs:

Entrepreneurs enjoy challengesBut they are careful and calculating

Successful people always attribute their success to hardwork

Entrepreneurs are leaders by the very nature of their functions

Here are the essential leadership qualities:

•Selfless dedication•Purpose and vision

•Courage•Conviction•Enthusiasm•Integrity

•Tact•Hardwork

Entrepreneurs are positive thinkersThey think of success and bright sides

Entrepreneurs make decision

The success of their business depends on their ability to make right decisions

Entrepreneurs have strong faith in their abilities

A presentation made by:

Isabel Booc

Risgil Sagarinoand

Need Of Entrepreneurship

‘The nation that fosters an infrastructure of linkages among and between firms, universities and government gains competitive advantage through quicker information diffusion and product deployment’..US Council on Competitiveness 1998

‘Leading knowledge based economy in the World’ (Lisbon Council) and key issue for the EU is to build a ‘climate in which entrepreneurial initiative and business activity can thrive’.. green

paper on entrepreneurship- EC Commission-2003

Need Of Entrepreneurship

Centre to the development of economy

The micro and small enterprises (MSEs) constitute over 90% of total enterprises in most of the economies.

Employment generation

MSE sector accounts for about 39% of the manufacturing output and around 33% of the total export of the India (in term of value).

Ministry of MSME-GOI

Opportunity to Start a Business

The ability to identify business

opportunities is an essential

characteristic of an entrepreneur

Opportunity- favourable position or

a range for advancement

Steps in Arriving at

Business Opportunity

Generating Ideas

Screening Process

Formulating the Concept of the

Business

Generating Ideas

Source: Environment

Scan & Understand the needs & wants of

peopleAbraham Maslow

-psychologistPeople generally have

different kinds of basic

needs such as food,

clothing, shelter, safety,

socialization, recognition for

self-esteem & self-fulfillment

Generating Ideas

Source: Environment

Taking macro-perspective or viewing larger

environment where business will be situated

(looking at the Social, Technological, Economic,

Environmental, & Political)

Ways of Scanning the Environment

1. Looking Closely at the market

Demand & Supply Gap Analysis

Import-Export Movement

Product Substitution

Forward-Backward Industry Linkages

Ways of Scanning the Environment

2. Looking at People’s skills

Observe your Community

3. Looking at Available Business Assistance

Program

Visit DIC Office

Government & Private Institutions

Non-Government Organizations

Collecting Information

Method:

Ad Hoc Scanning

-short-term, infrequent & initiated by crisis

Regular Scanning

-involve studies done on a more or less regular basis

Continuous Scanning

-entails regular collection or processing of data on a wide range of factors from business environment

Means of Collecting Information

Accessing Networks

Public Meetings, Trade Fairs

Focused-Group Discussion

Key People Surveys

Publications

In-Depth Interviews

Usage & Awareness Studies

Identifying Opportunities & Threats

in the Environment

Socio-Cultural

Technological & Technical

Economic

Natural

Political

Peace & Order

Population Trends

Government Program

Global Environment

Trends

The start of a trend that lasts for a

considerable period of time provides

one of the greatest opportunities for

starting a new venture.

Trends that will provide opportunities

include: green trend, clean-energy

trend, organic-orientation trend,

economic trend, social trend, health

trend, and Web trend.

Sources of New Ideas

Consumers

Informally monitor potential ideas and needs.

Formally arrange for consumers to express

their opinions.

Existing Products and Services

Analysis uncovers ways to improve offerings

that may result in a new product or service.

Distribution Channels

Channel members can help suggest and

market new products.

Government Offices

Files of the Patent Office can suggest new

product possibilities.

New product ideas can come in response to

government regulations.

Research and Development

A formal endeavor connected with one’s

current employment.

An informal lab in a basement or garage.

Sources of New Ideas (cont.)

Methods of Generating

New Ideas

Focus Groups

A moderator leads a group of 8 to 14

participants through an open, in-depth

discussion in a directive or nondirective

manner.

An excellent method for generating and

screening ideas and concepts.

Brainstorming

Allows people to be stimulated to greater

creativity.

Good ideas emerge when the

brainstorming effort focuses on a specific

product or market area.

Rules of brainstorming:

No criticism. Freewheeling is encouraged.

Quantity of ideas is desired.

Combinations and improvements of ideas are

encouraged.

Methods of Generating New Ideas

Brainwriting

A form of written brainstorming.

Participants write their ideas on special forms

or cards that circulate within the group.

Problem Inventory Analysis

Consumers are provided with a list of problems

and are asked to identify products that have

those problems.

Results must be carefully evaluated as they

may not actually reflect a new business

opportunity.

Methods of Generating New Ideas (cont.)

Creative Problem Solving

Creativity tends to decline with age,

education, lack of use, and bureaucracy.

Latent creative potential can be stifled by

perceptual, cultural, emotional, and

organizational factors.

Creativity can be unlocked by using any of

the creative problem-solving techniques.

Brainstorming

Session starts with a problem statement.

No group member should be an expert in the

field of the problem.

All ideas must be recorded.

Reverse Brainstorming

A group method that focuses on the negative

aspects of a product, service, or idea as well as

ways to overcome these problems.

Care must be taken to maintain group morale.

Creative Problem Solving (cont.)

Gordon Method

Method for developing new ideas when the

individuals are unaware of the problem.

Solutions are not clouded by preconceived

ideas and behavioral patterns.

Checklist Method

Developing a new idea through a list of related

issues.

Free Association

Developing a new idea through a chain of word

associations.

Creative Problem Solving (cont.)

Forced Relationships

Developing a new idea by looking at

product combinations.

A five step process which focuses on

generating ideas from relationship patterns

between elements of a problem.

Collective Notebook Method

Developing a new idea by group members

regularly recording ideas.

Creative Problem Solving (cont.)

Attribute Listing

Developing a new idea by looking at the

positives and negatives.

Big-Dream Approach

Developing a new idea by thinking without

constraints.

Parameter Analysis

Developing a new idea by focusing on

parameter identification and creative synthesis.

Creative Problem Solving (cont.)

Why Write A Business

Plan?

1. It will require you to practice

entrepreneurial thinking and

entrepreneurial habits

A Business Plan?

You will need to consider the realities that

your administrators and community must

consider as you plan:

-financial feasibility

-local opportunities

-how to sell your plan

to students, parents,

community members

and your faculty.

Dal

Mill

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Project Name – DAL MILLDemand – 10,00,000 Kg/Year

Supply – 440,000 Kg/Year

Difference in Demand & Supply –5 60,000 Kg/Year

Rate – 70 to 80 Rs/Kg

Capacity

8Hr/day - 100Kg

Yearly Production - 100 *300 = 30,000Kg/year

Annual Sale - 30,000*80 = 24,00,000 Rs/year

Required Area

60*60 Sqft

Rent – 10,000 Rs/month = 10,000 * 12 = 1,20,000 Rs/year45

Project Name – DAL MILLMachine

Rs 5,00,000/-

Raw Material – 30,000 Kg * 40Rs = 14,00,000 Rs

Consumable – 10 Unit/day = 10*300 = 3000Units

Electricity 3000* 5 = 15000 Yearly

Water 250 *12 = 3000 yearly

Required Man Power

Skilled – 1*15000 = 15000

Unskilled – 2 *10000 = 20000

Total = Rs 35000

Yearly Wages = 35,000 * 12 = Rs 4,20,000/-46

Project Cost ( One Time Investment)

Sr. No Description Cost in Rupees

1 Machine Cost Rs 5,00,000/-

2 Installation & Sundry Cost Rs 50,000/-

3 Building Deposit Rs 50,000/-

Total RS 6,00,000/-

Running Cost

Sr. No Description Cost in Rupees

1 Building Rent (Rs 10,000*12) 1,20,000

2 Raw Material (Rs 1,00,000*12) 12,00,000

3 Electricity & Water (Rs 1500*12) 1,80,000

4 Wages 4,20,000

5 Admin & Sailing Cost 90,000

6Repairing & Interest on investment on

project1,50,000

Total Rs 21,60,000

Total Sale

30,000Kg * 80Rs = Rs 24,00,000 per year

Total Running Cost = RS 21,60,000 per year

Yearly income –

24,00,000 – 21,60,000 = Rs 2,40,000

Monthly Income

2,40,000 / 12 = Rs 20,000 per month

TOOL ROOM

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Renewable Energy Plants

Biogas Plant

Biomass Plant

Biodiesel Plant

SOLAR ENERGY PLANT

WIND MILL PLANT

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Manufacturing Of Plastic Products

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Candles Manufacturing

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INTERIOR DECORATION

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RICE BRAN OIL MILL

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Air Cooler

Manufacturing

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AUTO TUBE MANUFACTURING

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READYMDE GARMENTS MANUFACTURING

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Paper Conversion

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Automobile Silencer

Manufacturing

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Water Filter Manufacturing

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Mineral Water Packaging

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Automobile Spare Parts Manufacturing

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MATERIAL HANDLING

EQUIPMENTS

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Food Processing PlantsFruits & Vegetable Dehydration Sugar Syrup Plant

Fruit Juice Plant Fruit Pulp Plant

Amla Juice Plant Tomato Paste & Ketchup Plant

Tamarind Juice / Powder Plant

Spice Plant Chilly Powder Plant

Turmeric Powder Plant Honey Processing Plant

Milk Dairy Plant Milk Paneer & Yogurt Plant

Ice Cream Plant Soya Milk & Paneer Plant

Cashew Process Plant Edible Oil Extraction & Refinery

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Cashew Nut Process Plant & EquipmentCashew Nut Process Plants

Cashew Nut Process Equipments

Cashew Cooking System Cashew Shell Cutting

Cashew Drying System

Cashew Humidifier Cashew Kernel Peeling Machine

Cashew Kernel Dust Cleaner

Cashew Kernel Grading Machine

Cashew Kernel Separator Cashew Tin Filling Machine

Vacuum Filing Machine Pouch Packing Machine

Cashew Peeling and Grading Tables

Cashew Kernel Coating Pan Oil Expeller

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Edible Oil Machinery

Oil Mills

Solvent Extractor

Physical & Chemical Refinery

Palm Oil Mill

Plant & Machinery for Soya

Derivatives

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Herbal Plant

Herbal Extraction Plant / Solvent

Extraction Plant

Aloe Vera Processing Plant

Amla Processing Plant

Amla Process Equipments

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BYST is keen on working with young people in the

age group of 18 - 35, who are either unemployed or

underemployed.

We take on applicants without asking for 'Financial

Down Payments or Collaterals‘. BYST supports

ventures both in the manufacturing and servicing

sector, turning job seekers into job creators. we provide

a whole range of Business Development Services

along with a Mentor, who gives guidance until the

venture takes off.

BYSTBHARATIYA YUVA SHAKTI TRUST

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NABARD is an apex development bank in India having headquarters based in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and other branches are all over the country. Serves as an apex financing agency for the institutions providing investment and production credit for promoting the various developmental activities in rural areas.

NABARDNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

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SIDBISmall scale industries development of India

The SIDBI was established in 1990 as the apex refinance bank. The SIDBI is operating different programmes and schemes through 5 Regional Offices and 33 Branch Offices. The financial assistance of SIDBI to the small scale sector is channelized through the two routes – direct and indirect.

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DICDistrict Industries Centers

DIC program was initiated in May, 1978, as a centrally sponsored scheme. DIC was established with the aim of generating greater employment opportunities especially in rural and backward areas in the country. Supply of machinery and equipment,

Provision of raw materials, Arrangement of credit facilities, Marketing, Quality inputs, Consultancy.

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IDBIIndustrial development bank of India

IDBI is an Indian financial service company headquartered Mumbai, India. IDBI was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to provide credit and other facilities for the development & support of New start-ups Entrepreneurs.

Dhirubhai Ambani

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Dhirubhai Ambani – Reliance

Industries

His methods may have been

questionable but there is no doubt in

anyone’s mind that Dhirubhai Ambani

was one of India’s top entrepreneurs.

His sons Mukesh and Anil have

followed his dreams and have made

their companies one of the most

valuable in India.

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Lakshumi Mittal

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Laskhmi Mittal – ArcelorMittal

Laskhmi Mittal’s company is one of the

leading steel manufacturers in the

world. He is one of the most powerful

and richest men in the world and owns

one of the most luxurious and

expensive house in London. © sef

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JRD TATA

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JRD Tata

JRD Tata may have been born in Paris

but his greatest contribution to the world

was creating the salt to software

company Tata. In his lifetime, he

created some of the most well-known

companies such as Voltas, Tata Tea,

Titan, Tata Motors and TCS and even

Air India. © sef79

Azim Premji

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Azim Premji

Owner of over $17 billion in 2013

according to Forbes, Azim Premji has

nurtured Wipro for more than four

decades of diversification to emerge as

one of the leading software companies

in India today. Premji is also known for

his philanthropic work. © sef

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NR NARAYAN MURTHY

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N R Narayana Murthy

Perhaps the most well known

entrepreneur in the list, N R Narayana

Murthy founded Infosys and launched

the second wave of economic reforms

in the country apart from making India a

preferred destination for software

services. © sef

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SUNIL MITTAlL

Sunil Mittal

Sunil Mittal, the chairman and CEO of

Bharti Enterprises, brought a new force

to Bharti Airtel over the years, making it

the world’s fourth largest mobile

operator with operations in over 20

countries. His company also has

interests in retail, financial services and

the agri business. © sef

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SHASHI & RAVI RUIYA

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Shashi and Ravi Ruia

The Ruia brothers founded Essar Group

in 1969 and operate in the steel, oil and

gas, power, shipping, communications

and minerals in over five continents.

The brothers were named as one of the

richest Indians with a combined net

worth of $7 billion in 2012. © sef

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SACHIN & BINNY BANSAL

Sachin and Binny Bansal

Sachin and Binny Bansal are the

founders of the megahit e-commerce

venture Flipkart that was founded in

2007. Starting with books, the website

now sells almost everything under the

sun and will forever be known as the

website that got middle-class Indians

addicted to online shopping. © sef

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SHIV NADAR

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Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar is an Indian entrepreneur

who founded HCL Infosystems that saw

his personal wealth zoom to $8.5 billion

in 2012 and was awarded the Padma

Bhushan in 2008 for his work in the IT

field. His foundation takes an active

interest in developing the education

system in India. © sef

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JAIN BROTHERS

Jain Brothers

The Times Group, is the largest media

company in India. Much of the credit for

this goes to brothers Samir and Vineet

Jain who took the brand from strength

to strength through various endeavors

to turn the company into a billion-dollar

revenue generator staffing more than

11,000 employees. © sef

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MALVINDER & SHIVINDER SINGH

Malvinder and Shivinder Singh

Malvinder and Shivinder Singh took

their father’s company to unparalleled

heights before selling their stake in the

company to Japanese company Daiichi

Sankyo. Malvinder currently co-owns

Fortis Healthcare and Religare

Wellness. © sef

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SHYAM BHARTIA

Shyam Bhartia

Shyam Bhartia is the chairman of

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd that holds the

franchise rights for Domino’s Pizza in

India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

as well as Dunkin’ Donuts in India. The

profitable venture employs over 15,000

people and generates revenue to the

tune of $100 million. © sef

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CYRUS POONAWALLA

Cyrus Poonawalla

The founder of Serum Institute of India,

Cyrus Poonawala’s company is the

world’s largest producer of vaccines

with over a billion products made to

combat measles, meningitis and flu that

is sold in over 140 countires. © sef

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BRIJMOHAN LALL MUNJAL

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Brijmohan Lall Munjal

The founder of Hero Hondo motorcycles

broke off the partnership with Honda

about three years ago and faced the

brunt of an economic slowdown but the

company has still been going great

guns. The entrepreneur is planning to

take Hero bikes to Africa and Latin

America next. © sef

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RAHUL BAJAJ

Rahul Bajaj

Rahul Bajaj is the patriarch of the Bajaj

Group that gives close competition to

Hero in the motorcycle space and also

has a footprint in various other sectors.

The group is also known for its

philanthropic work begun by his

grandfather Jamnalal Bajaj. © sef

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KUSHAL PAL SINGH

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Kushal Pal Singh

DLF, the construction company run by K

P Singh was instrumental in developing

DLF City in Gurgaon. Singh’s

autobiography, titled ‘Whatever the

Odds: The Incredible Story Behind

DLF’, was launched by influential

thinker Jack Welch in 2011. © sef

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G R GOPINATH

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G R Gopinath

Remember the good old days of Air

Deccan? The airline was the brainchild

of G R Gopinath, a retired captain of the

Indian Army who changed the way

Indians took to the skies with his low-

cost airline Air Deccan in 2003.

Gopinath is today involved with the

cargo and logistics business. © sef

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SUBRATA ROY

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Subrata Roy

It is unlikely any Indian has not heard of

Sahara India Parivar run by Subrata

Roy. The influential businessman is the

founder and chairman of the company

as well as IPL team Pune Warriors

India, Aamby City Valley and also owns

a 42.5% stake in F1 team Force

India. © sef

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UDAY KOTAK

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Uday Kotak

Uday Kotak is the founder and 45%

stakeholder in Kotak Mahindra Bank

that has featured in Forbes Fab 50 list

of companies three years in a row.

Forbes estimated his wealth to be more

than a $4 billion in 2012. © sef

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ANAND MAHINDRA

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Anand Mahindra

Anand Mahindra inherited a company

that was into steel trading and has

looked over the SUV manufacturing

business that forms the largest revenue

source of Mahindra and Mahindra. He is

also a jazz enthusiast and pioneer of

the Mahindra Blues festival. © sef

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PRATAP REDDY

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Prathap C Reddy

Prathap C Reddy is a cardiologist-

turned-entrepreneur who founded

Apollo Hospitals group, the first

corporate chain of hospitals and was

also conferred with the Padma

Vibhushan in 2010. The company also

began an insurance arm recently. © sef

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GAUTAM ADANI

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Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani is a self-made billionaire

whose company Adani Group is among

the largest power producers and largest

private port owner. The first generation

entrepreneur is ranked one of the most

influential businessmen in his

domain. © sef

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V G SIDDHARTHA

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V G Siddhartha

V G Siddhartha is the founder of Cafe

Coffee Day. From humble beginnings,

his popular youth hangout now has over

1400 centre's across the country. He

was awarded the Entrepreneur of the

Year award in 2003 by Economic Times

for ‘giving Indian consumers a new

lifestyle experience that is within reach

of the common man.' © sef

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KALANIDHI MARAN

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Kalanidhi Maran

Kalanidhi Maran is a media baron who

manages the influential Sun group that

has interests in television channels,

newspapers, DTH distribution as well as

FM radio. Maran also acquired Spice

Jet in 2010. Maran also owns the IPL

team Sun risers Hyderabad. © sef

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PALLONJI MISTRY

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Pallonji Mistry

Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry is a

construction magnate and holds the

single largest stake in Tata Sons along

with companies such as Forbes Textiles

and Eureka Forbes. His son Cyrus was

recently appointed chairman of the Tata

Group after Ratan Tata retired. © sef

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VISHAL GONDAL

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Vishal Gondal

Vishal Gondal is the creator of

Indiagames, one of the foremost

gaming companies in the country. The

unassuming Gondal loves running and

travelling and sold his company to UTV

some years ago. He was recently seen

in The Pitch show on Bloomberg TV

mentoring upcoming entrepreneurs. ©

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SRICHAND HINDUJA

Srichand Hinduja

From its humble beginnings in 1914 at

Bombay, the Hinduja Group led by

chairman Srichand Hinduja and his

brothers Gopichand, Prakash and

Ashok employees more than 70,000

people across all continents and is one

of the largest diversified groups in the

world. © sef ( ASHOK LEYLAND)

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VIKAS OBEROI

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Vikas Oberoi

Vikas Oberoi is one of the most

underrated personalities in the Indian

realty sector. The face behind Oberoi

Realty, the company is one of the few

real estate giants to have any debt on

its books and is one of the most reliable

lifestyle construction firm in suburban

Mumbai. © sef

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KALLAM ANJI REDDY

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Kallam Anji Reddy

Kallam Anji Reddy is the founder-

chairman of Dr Reddy’s Labs and one

of the first entrepreneurs in Indian

pharmaceutical industry for which he

was awarded the Padmabhushan by the

Indian government. © sef

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HARSH MARIWALA

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Harsh Mariwala

Harsh Mariwala’s company Marico is

the country’s leading maker of hair oil

and cooking oil. It’s flagship brands

Saffola and Parachute are sold in 25

countries in Asia and Africa. Mariwala

recently announced non-profit venture

Ascent to mentor young

entrepreneurs. © sef

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VENUGOPAL DHOOT

Venugopal Dhoot

Venugopal Dhoot’s company Videocon

has one of the highest brand recall

among Indians. The electronics and

appliances company ventured into the

telecom market and energy and oil

ventures with mixed results. Dhoot is

also an avid cricket fan, plays the flute

and is an environment crusader. © sef

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G M RAO

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G M Rao

G M Rao’s GMR Group is a name to

reckon with in the infrastructure space

today with its interests in airports, power

and roads. Founded in 1978, GMR has

carried out successful infrastructure

projects in several other countries as

well. © sef

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RAKESH JHUNJHUNWALA

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who is

popularly known as

India’s Warren Buffett is one of

the most exciting entrepreneurs

for the current generation who

want to emulate his success. ©

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KRIS GOPALKRISHNAN

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Kris Gopalakrishnan

Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, or Kris

Gopalakrishnan as he is popularly

called, is one of the seven founders of

Infosys and current executive vice

chairman of the company. He is also the

President of India's foremost industry

body Confederation of Indian Industry

for the current financial year. © sef

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AJAY BIJLI

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Ajay Bijli

Ajay Bilji launched India’s first

multiplex in June 1997 at PVR

Saket that transformed the way

Indians looked at movies. Ever

since, the company has expanded

rapidly and become the largest

cinema chain in India after

acquiring Cinemax India last

year. © sef

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NANDAN NILKENI

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Nandan Nilekani

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is

the current chairman of the UPA

government’s flagship programme

Unique Identification Authority of India

that aims to give Aadhaar cards to

every citizen. © sef

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VIJAY MALLYA

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Vijay Mallya

The King of Good Times may be going

through a rough patch after the

grounding of Kingfisher Airlines but his

larger-than-life lifestyle and interest in

sports and fashion are still looked at

with envy and aspiration by other

entrepreneurs. © sef

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NAMIT MALHOTRA

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Namit Malhotra

The CEO, chairman and founder of

Prime Focus Ltd., Namit Malhotra built a

visual effects company along with co-

founder Merzin Tavaria in a garage in

Mumbai. Today, the company is a

leading name in Bollywood and

Hollywood for creating special effects

and 3D conversion. © sef

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RONNIE SCREWVALA

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Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Screwvala began a modest TV

company called UTV in the 90s that

scaled on to become one of the largest

film studios in the country, producing

some of the best and biggest hits of the

last decade before being acquired by

Walt Disney. © sef

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MANMOHAN SHETTY

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Manmohan Shetty

Manmohan Shetty is the founder of

Adlabs Films Ltd that grew to become

one of the largest media and

entertainment firms when he sold it to

Reliance. Today, Shetty has shifted

gears and is promoting entertainment

theme park Adlabs Imagica. © sef

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Shetty has started another

entertainment project under the name

of Adlabs Imagica. Adlabs Imagica, is

a theme park built with the cost of

1600Cr INR, on a 300 acre site, located

between Mumbai and Pune on

the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The

park has around 500 employees and

can accommodate as many as 20,000

visitors at any given point in time. Shetty

is targeting to host over above 3 million

visitors in the first year of operations.

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SANJEEV BIKHCHANDANI

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Sanjeev Bikhchandani

After leaving a cushy job doing

marketing for Horlicks, Sanjeev

Bikhchandani began Naukri.com that

quickly became the biggest job portal in

India. Bikhchandani is a multi-millionaire

today with over Rs 722 crore in his and

his wife’s name. © sef

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DEEP KALRA

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Deep Kalra

Makemytrip is synonymous with the

online travel service industry that was

founded by Deep Kalra in 2000. Today,

the company has expanded beyond

India and has offices in New York and

Sydney and has consistently won

awards for its performance and

innovations. © sef

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SUBHASH CHANDRA

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Subhash Chandra

Subhash Chandra is one of the titans of

the Indian media scene. He launched

the nation’s first satellite TV channel

Zee TV in 1992. As chairman of the

Essel group, the entrepreneur now

owns a newspaper, theme parks, DTH

distribution, education and infrastructure

development among others. © sef

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GAUTAM THAPAR

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Gautam Thapar

Gautam Thapar is the founder of

Avantha Group who received the Ernst

& Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Award for Manufacturing in

2008.Gautam is also the chairman of

Crompton Greaves and an avid golf

promoter. © sef

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KARASANBHAI PATEL

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Karsanbhai Patel

Karsanbhai Patel is the promoter of

Nirma detergents and became a multi-

millionaire. After handing over the reign

of the company to his sons, Karsanbhai

is now expanding his education venture

with Nirma University. © sef

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BURMAN BROTHERS

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Burman Brothers

Anand Burman along with his brother

Amit have revolutionized the Dabur

company in their roles as chairman and

vice-chairman respectively, so much so

that the company is today India’s largest

Ayurvedic medicine manufacturer. Take

that, Baba Ramdev! © sef

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RAHUL BHATIYA

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Rahul Bhatia

Rahul Bhatia set up IndiGo in 2006 with

the help of an NRI friend and is today

one of the most efficient low-cost airline

in India with a lion’s share of the market

share. With a license to fly to

international destinations, the

company’s future is looking bright. ©

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ANIL AGGARWAL

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Anil Aggarwal

Anil Aggarwal is the chairman of

Vedanta Resources that was formed

after his previous company Sterlite

Industries was amalgamated with the

family’s other companies. Today, the

London-based Anil is one of the richest

Indians in the world. © sef

LAXMANRAO KIRLOSKAR

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Laxmanrao Kirloskar

One of India’s earliest businessmen,

Laxmanrao Kirloskar founded the

successful Kirloskar group over a

century ago.

Today, the company is the world’s

largest pump manufacturer by market

capitalization and is led by his great

grandson Sanjay Kirloskar. © sef

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