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Business Name: FFT Himalayan Fresh Produce Private Limited Founder’s Name: Laxmi Prakash Semwal Location: Nogaon Uttarkashi, India Establishment (Year): 2010 Category and Sub-Category: Apple fruit cold chain Website : www.himalayanapples.com Email: info@himalayanapples.com Company Detail: Himalayan farmer development trust (A federation of small apple growers in Uttarakhand Himalayan) and social inventors have formed a joint venture enterprise, FFT Himalayan Fresh Produce Pvt. Ltd. (FFTH). A new approach to local economic development has been experimentally tested in India since 2006, with farmer-led firms being established. Farmers' groups are now equal business partners with private sector parties and a social investor, which is a novel concept in this strategy. This social investor, Stichting Groene Woudt (SHGW), is eager to invest in the establishment of agro-businesses that can add enough value to farmers' products to become healthy, self-sustaining farmer-owned businesses. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: They have GPS-enabled Controlled Atmosphere vans, which are one of the main reasons for bringing farm fresh apples to customers directly, forming a strong relationship between apple orchards / farmers and purchasers. They have a cutting-edge warehouse facility. The unit has a state-of-the-art cold storage facility that helps preserve the freshness and quality of the apples for a longer period of time. They have a full value chain with farmer collective alliances. 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲: They are going to accomplish a lot in the near future.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Arunesh Beri: I have been serving in the IT-Industry for over a decade now and during my corporate stint, I was lucky to have gone through various Leadership Coaching engagements. It gave me insights into the challenges an Introvert faces in the organization, and the idea to have a product/service to help them came to post that. Our vision is to provide the best echo system to all domains and levels of companies, to make their foundation stronger and make businesses more successful, as this operational area allows a business to value its customers and deliver them desired services. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Hemline the Redian Software Pvt. Ltd. Aruensh Beri: Redian Software was founded in 2016, we at Redian, welcome you all to the next level of the digital world. We are committed to combining ideas and technology. Redian software proudly acclaims itself for providing the best solution in the digital domain. Before you dream of touching success highs, don’t forget to strengthen the business-customer relations. CRM system is going to help you big time. The advanced AI and a bunch of crucial features have it an indispensable part of business growth. Great Companies: What makes Redian Software Pvt. Ltd. from hundreds of other similar service providers? Aruensh Beri: Our core expertise and rich experience in various domains e.g. Banking, Insurance, Tours & Travels, Education, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, etc. help us to bring out opportunities for our clients to optimize and improve their business metrics. Our aim and focus are to make our clients more profitable. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Aruensh Beri: As a Vice President of Operation & Delivery, I have witnessed many challenges and when it comes to the adoption of technology, the right mindset plays an important role. So, developing the right mindset was the first-big challenge for me as an Innovator. If we look into the technical front, when working with confidential information, we face numerous challenges e.g. While modern data wiping techniques and data encryption create hurdles during evidence investigation, the most significant challenge is the time limitation in processing massive amounts of data. The right audience and making them ready for this innovation and preparing them for adoption in their current ecosystem is also a big struggle. So, starting from the right mindset, educating people, resources, Data-inputs, technology adoption, and cost optimization were some Real-time struggles or challenges that were our basis in order to deliver the best. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Redian Software Pvt. Ltd.? Aruensh Beri: We would be a leading global player in providing smart solutions for CRM, Operational Risks Management & Productivity improvement. It will be achieved using cutting-edge technologies. I am a great believer of "Give your Best". In our quest to be the best, we will continue to innovate and focus on our mission to simplify technology in the future also. Technology is evolving at a quicker rate than ever before, so it's not a question of whether we'll be able to adapt to the changing industry in five years, but rather of how well we will be able to give the best at the right time. We forecast a day when Redian Software would be the most trusted name in digital world. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice for someone just starting out, what would it be? Aruensh Beri: The entrepreneurs should take a plunge, as there has never been a better ecosystem for the start-ups. Actively seek guidance but trust your instincts. Even big companies are willing to work with start-ups and provide opportunities to fine-tune the product and scale-up. However, the journey requires patience, perseverance, and clarity of vision.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Nikita Sundaram: We were into ecommerce before and we found the demand for website and app development. So , we expanded into this type of a concept where we encourage and support the brands during their journey. Every brand needs major 3 things - company registration for starting a brand, technology to showcase their products and services. Marketing and advertising to advertise their products or services. We focused on this from start to end. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Startofactory Nikita Sundaram: Company registration, technology, marketing and advertising. We are into sole proprietary to private limited. Startofactory builds websites and apps too. Marketing and advertising we do offline and online as well. Great Companies: What makes Startofactory from hundreds of other similar service providers? Nikita Sundaram: Generally every service provider works on one type of sector either tech, marketing or advertising. We cover up all 3 so it's easy for brands to establish themselves in affordable pricing. Instead of going to different providers. We work with them , research and strategize. So , this is one advantage with us. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Nikita Sundaram: Starting we had problems to establish our brands . We did not have sufficient funds for marketing and advertising our brand, that was a problem. We had different projects to cover up, we had minimal team to work on projects. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Startofactory? Nikita Sundaram: We hope to be the leading service provider in the startup and brand growth development. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Nikita Sundaram: Work really hard, make mistakes and learn from it. Everyday is a learning process. So, keep learning every day. Do not feel afraid to make mistakes, try to rectify them as well.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Gowrisankara Alamanda: The founding team of arthan has great experience working in financial inclusion segment. India is a credit starved country with access to finance, still a challenge particularly to MSME segment which is the growth engine of the country. The root cause of this is due to information asymmetry, informal nature of the business and risks associated with the MSMEs. With our good understanding of markets, technology and suitable product offering, Arthan want to address this gap using superior technology stack. Arthan, as a Fintech NBFC has a USP to serve this segment in most efficient manner with great customer experience. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Arthan Finance Pvt Ltd Gowrisankara Alamanda: We provide comprehensive financial solutions to the small businesses. We provide the growth capital required to MSMEs in the form of 1. Term loans 2. Unsecured loans 3. Structured products in any Supply chain which includes products like invoice discounting, vendor financing etc. We want to be a financial solutions provider to MSME ecosystem by providing services like savings, insurance and ancillary services like GST services, Business accounting etc. Great Companies: What makes Arthan Finance Pvt Ltd from hundreds of other similar service providers? Gowrisankara Alamanda: Arthan Finance is uniquely placed among its competitors. Most of the NBFCs/FinTech are uni-channel/Single Product company whereas Arthan focuses on phygital channels with multiple channel of acquisition which will help in scaling the business and also bring in efficiency. Our major competitors are Banks, Small Finance Banks, NBFCs with MSME focused lending, FinTechs in the supply chain finance domain. Our customers are small businesses across the country and we are currently present in 28 states through our digital presence. We reach out to our customer through various channels like our physical smart branch infrastructure and our direct sales team, FinTech and aggregators who work with these MSMEs, Micro Finance Companies and through various trade associations. Major USPs Arthan has are, We are a cashless and paper less organisation. We have created mobile bases loan origination system which is very modular and many microservices are plugged in into the system to give a seamless and quick onboarding experience to the customer. Arthan has create a data lake which stores all types of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data like application data, bureau data, transaction related data, mobile device data etc. The credit model is created basis these data and through AI & ML, the models are trained on each and every transaction to give better output. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Gowrisankara Alamanda: The biggest hurdle is in building the right team. This one input is unique as they have aspirations, feelings and various levels of capacities. We need to build confidence to work with a startup and believe in our long term story. If the employees are capacitised and got conviction in our mission there is no looking back. We have lot of HR interventions in terms of talking to people at the lowest level and direct access to the CEO to even the lowest level employee. Coupled with that we provide generous ESOP to make them part of the growth story and also do frequent townhalls to address people concerns. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Arthan Finance Pvt Ltd? Gowrisankara Alamanda: The company aspires to be central and eastern focused NBFC where the credit to GDP ratio is pretty low and wants to help small businesses in these geographies. While saying so, the company is already present in 28 states through digital channels and will further extend its reach all across. By FY 26, Arthan Finance wants to create portfolio of INR 2000 crores and help more than 10 lakhs small businesses to avail growth capital for their business. We are also in the process of creating a world class technology platform backed by AI & ML based underwriting which can be used by many lenders in India/globally to help this particular segment of the customer. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Gowrisankara Alamanda: There are no short cuts to growth and value creation. Do not have a FOMO factor but build the basics right to make the organisation sustainable and future ready. Get the pulse of customers and employees on real time to get your course correction.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Rohan Sheth: Varaq was an unplanned baby, born right in the middle of the pandemic! Being in the food industry since 10 years, having run 2 successful cafes & restaurants, and a Catering Business, I always had a knack for good food. It was exactly on 17th May 202, on my parents’ anniversary that I tried making a sweet at home, our signature Kesar Mohanthal. It turned out really good and I sent it out to a few friends of mine, who posted a review for the same on social media. Next day, I received calls and messages from few other friends asking for the sweets and for a week, I sent out complimentary sweet boxes to over 50 of my friends. Within 10 days, I started receiving repeat orders and next thing we knew, we were making 20-25 kgs of sweets each day, from our home kitchen. All this, in times when the whole world was at a halt due to covid. People appreciated the taste, quality and packaging of our sweets and we soon realized the potential of it and quickly developed a commercial model. We rented out a kitchen in the suburbs of Ahmedabad and converted into a cloud kitchen for sweets, delivering freshly made-to-order sweets to customers across the city and the country. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Varaq Artisanal Sweets (A venture of Alfresco Foods) Rohan Sheth: Varaq Sweets provides freshly made-to-order sweets for retail customers, corporate and social gifting, institutional supply to HORECA industry and have recently launched our online store. Great Companies: What makes Varaq Artisanal Sweets (A venture of Alfresco Foods) from hundreds of other similar service providers? Rohan Sheth: Our quality, freshness and packaging is what sets us apart from others! The modern Indian cosmopolitan consumer is tired of the old traditional sweets in the contemporary paper box packing bought from their local Halwai. Our USP is that being a cloud kitchen, we only deliver sweets that are freshly prepared once the order is received. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Rohan Sheth: Honestly, we have not gone through any struggle starting up this business, since it was profitable from Day 1, with a very little amount of bootstrapped capital. Although, there were a few challenges we faced through our journey, like coping up with the price competitiveness against other established brands, catering to the market demand for unique products and teething problems like product shelf life, wastages and higher labour costs due to low initial volumes. We indulged in aggressive online marketing strategies to boost up our sales and once the targeted sales volume was achieved, the challenges and problems were slowly overcame. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Varaq Artisanal Sweets (A venture of Alfresco Foods)? Rohan Sheth: We have a solid strategy to make our online presence stronger each day. Being an impulsive category food product, we have a higher conversion ratio and our production team makes sure that it converts into a better retention ratio with repeat customers through best quality sweets. We are looking to foray into the export sector owing to a large section of Indian population overseas. Eventually, we want to venture into the retail segment with our Brand Stores & cloud kitchens in various cities of India. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Rohan Sheth: Be fearless in whatever you do! Never think or worry of the outcome, just do what you think is the best and keep trying. Eventually, it will work out!

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Fenil Kanhaiyalal Purohit: I practiced yoga from childhood but was inconsistent with it. I was a distressed person before. Life kept on throwing hard things upon me and I wasn't able to deal with it. One day, My father forced me into practicing yoga. I practiced it for few months and it became a turning point of my life. There was a realisation that I actually became more practical, resilient and patient. Whatever life threw at me I looked it as a opportunity to grow myself. This experience made me realise who am I. My ability to focus on one thing changed dramatically. After my graduation in psychology, I thought I'll become a clinical psychologist. But, Again a dear friend of me made me realise that do what you're best at. So, After my graduation in psychology, I completed four certification courses in yoga along with that I started teaching it. So, From then till now it's been two years since I'm teaching it. I never ever felt bored. I loved the experience clients are getting, how I am the reason for their health transformation. In business setting, Pulling someone down to push yourself up is the strategy. But here, I'm helping someone to improve their health and it feels amazing to earn money in such a ethical way. So, Doing something what you're good at and helping society in a way to achieve a better health made me pursue yoga as a business. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Yoga With Fenil? Fenil Kanhaiyalal Purohit: Yoga with Fenil provides services like teaching Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, Power yoga, Vinyasa flow, restorative yoga, yoga therapy, personalized and group yoga sessions. It also coaches clients to maintain a proportionate height to body weight by educating them about the importance of fitness and motivating them to adopt the right eating habits. Here the proficiency lies in transformational mentorship, which mainly consists of helping clients at each stage of a healthy weight loss in a holistic way. Expertise includes:- 1. Diet Planning 2. Healthy Weight Management 3. Women's Health Nutrition 4. Pediatrics Nutrition 5. Curing various lifestyle diseases such as: Diabetes Osteoarthritis Thyroid PCOD Asthma Hair Fall Problem Cholesterol High & Low BP Great Companies: What makes Yoga With Fenil from hundreds of other similar service providers? Fenil Kanhaiyalal Purohit: Yoga with Fenil is consistent with the scientific applications of yoga in a practical way. Fenil is a Asana, Prop and Alignment specialist. Nowadays, Yoga is practiced just like a excercise and for achieving flexibility to show off like a contortionist. But, No one is specialized in teaching yoga safely without injury. Yoga with Fenil has integrated some principles of Physiotherapy, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Pathomechanics and Muscle engagement to practice yoga in a safer way to prevent injury. It teaches every asana from beginner to advanced level with essential props and modifications to prevent injury. Sequencing of asanas as per the individual's body type is a speciality provided by Yoga with Fenil. Along with that, It provides a holistic approach to weight loss and elimination of lifestyle disorders from the root cause of it with multiple life changing transformational experience of clients. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Fenil Kanhaiyalal Purohit: Yoga with Fenil was founded by Fenil in 2020. At start, There was only one client for 1 year. Hardly there was any inflow of money. There was no profit at all. But, slowly and gradually after Covid-19, Clients kept on increasing when they realised the importance of their health and yoga. After 1 year, with mouth of mouth publicity and digital marketing slowly and gradually client's started increasing and decreasing at the same time. Very few people consistently practice yoga. Now, it's almost two years, Yoga with Fenil has a chain of more than 30+ clients scattered in individual and group yoga sessions conducted in online as well as offline mode. Clients are increasing day by day with the grace of God. It wasn't possible if there was no loss for 1 year. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Yoga With Fenil? Fenil Kanhaiyalal Purohit: In the 5 years down the line, We have a purpose to reach and teach thousands and lakhs of people the correct way of practicing yoga without being injured and educate them about the significance of practicing yoga in their daily life. Also, We are on a mission to make each and every citizen of India and other citizens of the world obesity free and help people to eradicate lifestyle disorders like diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, etc in a holistic way from the root cause of it. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Fenil Kanhaiyalal Purohit: Competition in yoga is increasing day by day. In every corner of the street there are yoga studios. Health and Wellness Industry is the future of India now. It has the power to make you financially stable and secure. But in the midst of competition, No one will pay you more if you're just a normal yoga instructor. Try to be unique and different than crores of Yoga Instructors in India if you want to earn a good amount of money in yoga. Update your knowledge and skills, Read books, Teach yoga along with the scientific methodology of modern science, Practice yoga daily, Combine yoga with other alternative medicines like Accupressure, Ayurveda and Naturopathy. If you want to create your own monopoly in Yoga and earn a good amount of money, Scratch your mind thousands of time, Do market analysis and do what crores of other yoga instructors aren't doing or teaching and focus on result - oriented principles then no one can stop you from getting what you want

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Yashodha M: I had a vision to strike a venture in food industry from long time - during this exploring way, I realised that i should come up with some healthy food products to society and landed with Dry fruits, Spices, food products and Organic food products to bring out to market under name RichObites. The name was selected with a vision /Mission - Richness in every bite. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by RichOBites Yashodha M: We cater the following to our customers. 1. Dry fruits & Nuts - For Daily Snack or diet deliver PAN India 2. Dry Fruit Hampers - Corporate gifting, Birthday return gifts, Gifts for any Special occasions(Wedding, Anniversary) - Deliver PAN india. 3. Instant food mixes - Preservative free food mixes Rava idli, Ragi Idli, Pongal, Bisibelebath, Upma, Pulihogrey, Vangibath 4. Organic food products - Cold pressed oils, Desi Ghee, Moringa powder etc. 5. Spices - Sourced from origin Authenticated spices 6. Home made chocolates - Preservative and wax free dry fruit chocolates, as well for Gifting for special occasions. Great Companies: What makes RichOBites from hundreds of other similar service providers? Yashodha M: Source all dry fruits & spices from Importers directly rather from local wholesale market. Food grade packing and Hygiene maintained. Timely delivery to customers despite being small or big price or qty of order. Educate customers on quality and benefits of products sold at Richobites Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Yashodha M: Struggles - To gain trust and earn customers during the initial days and deciding on Right logo for our brand to make it appeal and draw attention. We did overcome getting feedback from customers who we did deliver. The customers were delighted and happy with our quality of products. The Logo was designed by a well experienced person who was my ARTS teacher who is into the branding sector for close to 20+ years. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for RichOBites? Yashodha M: 1. To grow as an eminent Food product supplier under name as RichObites and as well No.1 Dry fruit hamper supplier PAN INDIA. 2. 5 years down the line- As an eminent Food Store as well as an organic eatery hub across bangalore. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Yashodha M: Dedicated effort and commitment on the venture you start Not to look back once you step in a new venture

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Harshit Jain: The concept for a Uniforms Brand comes because I see every person, whether they are Students, Working Professionals, or Doctors, need a Uniform. So, Why not cater to this industry. So, My father and I started this Brand. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by UniformsWala? Harshit Jain: UniformsWala is the manufacturer of all kinds of Uniforms like School Uniforms, Corporate Uniforms, Hospital Uniforms, Security Uniforms, Industrial Uniforms & Hotel Uniforms. UniformsWala is undoubtedly known for : High-quality Fabric. Complete Customization. World Class stitching in our State-of-the-art facility. Just in Time Delivery. With a customer base of over 200 reputed organizations/schools, UniformsWala is the undisputed leader in the school uniforms, Hospital Uniforms & Corporate Uniforms business. Great Companies: What makes UniformsWala different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Harshit Jain: As you would be aware that UniformsWala is a renowned brand, that is famous to maintain quality and standards for supplying all kinds of School Uniforms for more than 10 years now. We have ventured ourselves into the corporate uniforms & Hospital Uniforms business, which is still an area where no standardization of material is available to date. Unlike local vendors, who use unbranded fabrics to manufacture uniforms, which often results in inferior quality, the difference in colors, etc. Hence, dissatisfaction among customers. We at UniformsWala, provide a unique combination of Brand and assured quality with comfort to individuals wearing our uniforms. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Harshit Jain: We have faced many challenges in our journey and one of the challenges we have faced is COVID-19, the Uniforms Industry was Down for 2 Years but now we are working hard to get UniformsWala back on track. We never lose hope. Great Companies: What would it be if you had one piece of advice for someone just starting? Harshit Jain: I would advise that never be Demotivated, just do things with your full Energy and #AAPNIPEHCHAN, like UniformsWala is making #AAPKIPEHCHAN.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Abhishek Kumar: It has been a long and exciting journey so far. Before founding SpireTec in 2018, I had worked with five learning and development firms over a span of 13 years. For two of these organizations, I had been a part since the startup phase and had helped build the companies from scratch. It was on one such day that I was looking back at my journey and connecting the dots. That’s when I realized that there was some hidden potential in me, and thus I started developing a business model that would provide quality training as per the market needs and add value in terms of increasing work performance. I then developed channel association partnerships with various vendors, quality trainers and companies around the globe. Within three-four years of starting-out, we partnered with many companies and grew our clientele immensely. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by SpireTec Solutions Abhishek Kumar: We offer Training & Consultancy services for different types of organization. In training we provide online training, Classroom training & Onsite Training. Apart from that we also provide Application & website Development, Infrastructure support, Technology consultancy & ISO Auditing. Our Logo “SpireTec” means Top Level Technology Solutions, Spire means Top and in TEC, E represents our Indian flag symbol that shows we are Indian company that provides E-Learning in E-age. In Indian context Govt. Of India running Digital India Campaign through which Online infrastructure & Internet connectivity is improving day by day and reaching country side area. So there is vast revenue potential for the company & innovation in terms of introducing simulations and fetching data from the datacenter is not an issue. We are a provider of training and consultancy services to various organizations worldwide. Our team specializes in rendering online training, classroom training and on-site training to professionals pertaining to various technologies and tools. Through our online training modules, we cater to clients across the globe. Available 24x7, this service can be availed by users at their own convenience at any time of the day and any day of the week. Additionally, we render classroom trainings as well, which could either be one-on-one or a group session depending on the requirement of the clients. We provide full support in terms of technical training, management training or any other form of industrial training. Owing to our partnership with a host of clients across countries such as Afghanistan, Qatar, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius, Rwanda, Dubai and India, we can conduct sessions around the globe. Apart from training, we also provide consultancy for application development, infrastructure support and technology consultancy. Great Companies: What makes SpireTec Solutions from hundreds of other similar service providers? Abhishek Kumar: Client satisfaction is our key motto; wherever we receive training enquiry from a client, our first objective is to understand their requirement. The process begins with a questionnaire that we send to the client, aimed at gauging their requirement and knowledge level. Then, a call between the client and our trainers is conducted. Based on the client’s need, we find the best suited trainer in our database who would match the client’s knowledge level. After due consultation, we propose the correct course or training program that would fulfill their requirement and help them better their day to day activity. SpireTec objective is not just to sell our training courses, but our main focus is on quality delivery and client satisfaction. We believe, that time & money are important assets for everyone, and I ensure that when a client invests either with my company, they are not disappointed. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Abhishek Kumar: However, getting to this point was not a cakewalk and I had to face stiff competition from various players in the market. Over the years, industry requirements and clients have remained the same, but the number of players catering to the requirements has grown manifold. Additionally, we also face challenges pertaining to cost benchmarking, building trust with the customers & trainers, fitting quality service within the grade upon the cost selling as per the client and creating a high performance team. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for SpireTec Solutions? Abhishek Kumar: We are currently working on developing industry specific training keeping in line with the varying internal procedures followed by different industries. Every other company provides project management training, but we are trying to build a solution through which we can provide training to their employees based on their everyday work requirements. Upon completing the training, they will have hands-on understanding of what the process is. They can then work towards improving the process. In terms of latest technologies, we are working towards incorporating AI, machine learning, data science, blockchain, IoT, Cloud computing and AWS in our capabilities. Going forward, SpireTec team will focus on aligning itself with different industry standards, create a differentiation in terms of cost & quality, and establish a strong brand name. We are also looking towards raising funds in the years to come. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Abhishek Kumar: From my perspective, I will say, If you are confident about what you are and your capabilities, No one can beat you. Word hard and honest with yourself. Website: https://www.spiretecsolutions.com/ Social Media : LinkedIn

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Shaishav Shah: I hail from a Gujarati Jain community and talking about business, it runs in our blood. I was always fascinated by building my own business concept since childhood. After my graduation, I joined as a Business Development Executive [BDE] for overseas business with a leading MNC. During my tenure as BDE, I saw a biased mindset that the western countries have developed for India. The majority of the overseas companies that we dealt with, preferred Israel, the EU, and China but not India for setting up long-term Tech R&D and Product Engineering infrastructure. That is when the childhood inclination within me got its spark. Why cannot India be a hub for trending technologies, product engineering, AI, and R&D? We are still being seen as a mere labor country despite the fact that Fortune 5000 companies have 25% Asian staff and 30% are leading the companies. My journey as an entrepreneur started from the idea of envisioning India as a tech-leading country through Softvan. SoftVan is our unified vision to lead on the global platform as an Innovation-driven Product Engineering & R&D specialist from India. We are on our mission to provide innovative Tech R&D and Product Engineering facilities to our clients. We are also focussed on providing a great ethical cultural experience to our clients across the world through our working and servicing practices. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Softvan Pvt Ltd Shaishav Shah: “Strategy, Technology & Transformation “ We, at the core of Softvan, understand well the dynamics of the smart and edgy digital world in the parallel universe. Everything that we do in our day-to-day lives or in our businesses has a technological connection. All we do at Softvan is make your living and businesses smoother, smarter, and sustainable. Redefine your standards, give shape to the future and get there with us. • Concept Development: Constructing a base for a new or re-development needs immense involvement and stratification. • Process Automation: Let your business amplify and accelerate with us with self-regulating digitized solutions. • Agile Transformation: A constantly changing industry is always sustained by adaptive, agile and digital transformations • Futurism & Innovation: Futuristic living and technological innovation clearly go hand-in-hand. At Softvan, we hold an advancing outlook in our tactics, research, developments, and inventions that reach beyond the imagination. Since our inception in the industry, we’ve partnered with hundreds of companies across every industry to solve their most complicated technical challenges. From cloud-native apps and data pipelines to CRM and collaboration, we have been aiding to make the most out of the technology investments of our clients while mitigating the risks that come with change. And that just does not limit our services at SoftVan. We make sure that our client’s team is prepared to maintain, support, and scale the complete solution. Great Companies: What makes Softvan Pvt Ltd from hundreds of other similar service providers? Shaishav Shah: We may be offering similar services like many other tech companies in the worldwide. However, our core values, assuredness and consistency makes us standout in many ways. We as a team remind each other to stand strong on our distinctive properties and that is how we have been delivering amazing outcomes for our clients. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Shaishav Shah: Struggles and challenges are part of life. They may not just bring visible challenges but also opportunities in disguise. I had been facing challenges the moment I thought of starting a business. From setting up infrastructure to building your own team and then walking along the journey together, it is not simple. Like everyone, even I had my share of lows and my team and family stood by me to support me. We continue to be available for each other emotionally and that is the essence of the Indian culture that let’s us going. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Softvan Pvt Ltd? Shaishav Shah: Softvan is not just a business meant to lead the profit charts. We are a team of advisors, strategists and engineers who are focused to aid people and organization dream bigger, move faster and build better tomorrows for all. We plan to stick the “same plan” with added innovations each day to grow better, wider and bigger in the future. We want to enable our client set understand and explore the next frontier of technology and help them realize the future and reach to it better and smoother. 5 years down the line, I see SoftVan Pvt Ltd as the leading business and technological consultation firm servicing from India for the global clients. I see SoftVan as a place to foresee, explore and experiment with the future and unleash the creativity to new levels. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Shaishav Shah: Just do it and Keep going. . . If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way! Website: https://softvan.in/ Social Media: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Vishal Ajwani: In the year 2015 I was associated with a Bangalore based reputation management start-up which was helping hotels in solving the issues of customer feedbacks and reviews, during this period I realised that the hotels were not able to optimize their online revenues from various OTA’s, that’s when the idea of creating an online revenue management firm started brewing in my mind. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by revmerito Vishal Ajwani: revmerito is an online revenue management firm which was launched in the year 2017 in Mumbai and offers the following services to hotels globally. Online Revenue Management Online Reputation Management e-distribution Digital Marketing Management Website Development and Technology Consultation Great Companies: What makes revmerito from hundreds of other similar service providers? Vishal Ajwani: The things we believe gives us an edge over our competition are :- Spontaneous Customer Support Team Analytically driven process management. Customized scalable services Measurable ROI Our Business Philosophy We are a MCA, MSME & TM Certified brand. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Vishal Ajwani: In Sept 2018, we suddenly faced a turbulent time with several road blocks, we were heading towards bankruptcy, Business Development and sales activities were at its all year low, 2 of 3 directors resigned and the company was on the brink of a shutdown. Along with Ms Smritee Shah, the then Head of Ops, (now the Co-founder) of revmerito decided to re-strategize and restart the operations from grass root levels once again. Today we are proud to be recognized as one of the top Online revenue management firms in India backed with several awards and recognition. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for revmerito? Vishal Ajwani: With more than 100 plus hotels mainly from the 3-5 Star category we are aiming at becoming the largest KPO in India with 1000 plus Hotels. We are looking at our brand presence in continents like South East Asia, Middle East and Europe by 2027 which will also mark 10 years of our operations. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Vishal Ajwani: If you have a unique idea implement it into a business opportunity. Rest is history. Website : https://revmerito.com/ Social Media : Facebook | LinkedIn

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Rinki Chandawalla: In 1989, with just Rs.500/-, my father (The founder of the company) Mr.Shailesh Kharawala started this business with just one product and later we expanded to multiple products , multiple production units. Great Companies: What are the various services provided by Kharawala Products Rinki Chandawalla: We cater to all types of customers who need dryfruits,seeds and berries. We cater to consumers, confectionery brands, Horeca Brands,Supermarkets,Kirana stores, Modern Trade stores , Corporates and Wedding houses for Gifting and any other type of customer. Great Companies: What makes Kharawala Products from hundreds of other similar service providers? Rinki Chandawalla: We are one stop company for all needs. We procure products from the producing centres of the world. We sort, process and pack products as per customer needs in our 2 processing units . So our pricing is extremely competitive and quality control is at its best. Great Companies: What were the struggles and challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Rinki Chandawalla: We are a bootstrapped company. So to expand and compete with the new comers in business with big investor money is tough. But we have overcomed this by minimising working capital ratio, ensuring immediate payments from debtors to avoid blocking of cash flow, taking credit facility from our Bank and using our experience and goodwill to our best of capabilities . Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Kharawala Products? Rinki Chandawalla: In 5years, we plan to expand our sales team to atleast 10employees who would focus on targeting each and every store/company requiring dryfruits PAN India. We also plan to double our production capacity to match the increasing sales by double shifts or 24hrs shifts. This will enable Kharawala Brand to be well known PAN India by each and every customer /consumer . We anticipate a humble growth of atleast 25% p.a. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Rinki Chandawalla: Build Goodwill for your company, Profits will follow.