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Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Sanjay Verma: One of my team member from my last company where I was working pushed me to start my own biz. In addition to his suggestion I also had thought of doing this due to my creativity capabilities so I opted this industry. Moreover, I feel very much satisfied when I give some gift to anyone known or even an unknown person. It gives a sense of Gratitude when somebody respond after receiving a gift. I strongly believe that Gift is something that gives Joy & lasting memories for both giver & the receiver. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Perfect Touch Solutions. Sanjay Verma: PTS mainly deals in all types of Gifting ideas whether it’s a customised or a readymade gift item. The main focus is to give the gifts as per customer budget & for any occasion. We also put lot of focus on customization. After understanding the customer requirement & their budget we always try to convert their idea into a beautiful gift. Great Companies: What makes Perfect Touch Solutions different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Sanjay Verma: After working for more than 2 years in this industry, knowing lots of people in similar profile and analysing their way of working I found that PTS is very different in a way that we always show the actual product sample which lots of similar profile people does not do the same. As I feel personally that without showing the actual product to the customer & getting a feel of the product the personal touch is missing which we always take care. Also Lot matters on your way of presenting the product and explaining its features and benefits to the customer & offering a right gift item as per their budget. Just to mention here that I got lot of biz based on showing the actual product sample to the customer with a perfect presentation. I can refer this point with good examples of Biz Closed with some big Corporates. I am also being known in my social circle for always sharing a new & Innovative Gift Item every time I do the product promotion. My tagline also says itself – Never Go Empty Hand to meet your customer, Always take a Gift from Perfect Touch Solutions. Whenever you Think Gift – Think of Perfect Touch Solutions. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Sanjay Verma: Initially when I entered in this industry I was not having any Godfather who could help to show the right path how to move forward. The main struggle was to find out the right source for right kind of product which I was not having at all as I was not from this industry. So after lot of roaming around & meeting new vendors I got a little success. But I keep on adding new gift items along with vendors on a regular Interval. Then after an year passed I got to know the quality of some selected vendors with whom I still work. The main challenge was to understand the way of working as per industry norms. Lot of tough instances really taught me to understand the working and also making a proper process of order execution. Just to mention here that my past IT & Cosmetics Industry experience really helped me to understand the same in much faster way and putting them in my daily routine work. I really feel & proud that some of my vendors (who have also become my friend) appreciate my way of working & adopting the industry norms so fast which others took much more years to understand. Another challenge was definitely the finance as this industry mainly work on upfront payment with No credit facility. Fortunately I did not face much problem and perfectly managed to overcome this problem just because of making a proper process of getting the same from the end customer well in time with NO BAD Debt even after more than 2 years. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Perfect Touch Solutions? Sanjay Verma: Currently I am working on lot of things related to making the organisation to grow & taking to a platform where people from corporate companies see the organisation as the best & Most Preferred Gifting solution provider. I am also using social media platform in a very big way & also trying to add some team members in the organisation shortly who can take the company to the next level. Just to mention here that currently after starting in Sep 2019 & going thru a tough phase of covid pandemics with 3 breaks (approx. working of 18-20 months) today PTS stands with 51 corporate Gift customers on board with whom we get repeat business (for more than 2 times on an average) from more than 22% customer base which itself is not an easy job & I feel is a big achievement. After 5 years I see the company on a much bigger platform with a Huge Turnover and at least 300 plus corporate customers in our customer list. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Sanjay Verma: I like to say to all new start Ups or who are looking forward to jump into starting their own biz …few points – Always do lot of R & D for what you are planning to start – mainly the industry – All In & Outs, all challenges & try to find out way out to work smoothly – Always Look for solutions of problems you are seeing. Never take short cut – always believe that your hard work will pay back to you in longer run. Focus on what you are doing & with a good amount of dedication. Do smart work instead of hard work. Plan your marketing strategy & finance planning well & always try to maintain a perfect balance between both. Always share truth with customer whenever there is a problem related to execution of their order. They will help to overcome the same. Keep your Eyes & Ears always Open & keep an eye on your competition what they are doing and what you can do to become a better solution provider to the end customer. Last & not the least make sure to be Visible all the time among your customers with some Innovative product to keep you alive.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Mehul Sharma : Being part of the hospitality industry for a while, have always seen a gap in the global market for ‘affordable yet luxury brand’ making a significant impact in our daily lives hence - Signum. So, we envisioned to create, Affordable yet aspirational luxury where there is seamless integration with immersive inclusions. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Signum hotels and resorts Mehul Sharma : Signum Hotels and Resorts, the rapidly emerging independent hospitality organization, has several renowned properties spread across India. We are focused on providing the best hospitality solutions to guests. We provide authentic experiences set in a background of comfortable and hidden luxury. Guests are our centre of gravity and inspire everything, we do. We dedicate ourselves to crafting the most amazing personal experiential memories and stays. At Signum hotels and resorts we understand the value of comfort and convenience and deliver high-end services that bring delight to our customers. We own the state-of-the-art methodologies to run and manage the best of properties in the best of locations. Great Companies: What makes Signum hotels and resorts different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Mehul Sharma : Signum Hotels and Resorts, the rapidly emerging independent hospitality organization, has several renowned properties spread across India. This leading hotel chain brand is focused on providing the best hospitality solutions to guests. Our key strength is providing affordable luxury and excellent experience to guests. We aim to provide authentic experiences set in a background of comfortable and hidden luxury. Affordable yet aspirational luxury where there is seamless integration with immersive inclusions. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Mehul Sharma : Hospitality businesses are continually faced with many challenges regarding trends and customer expectations. Unforeseen situations like COVID-19 outbreak has presented unprecedented circumstances before the fragile tourism and hospitality industry. Other challenges are majorly identified in areas related to the changing political scenarios, provision of skilled human resource, land acquisition price and making the most of social media and latest technological advancements to bring about growth in the hospitality business. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Signum hotels and resorts? Mehul Sharma : Our focus as a brand will continue to provide significant experiences and impact on the in-design architecture. We would continue working towards making our mark stronger in the niche market, this positions us to compete against giant hotel brands and also experience-oriented players. We want to be known as an amalgamation of great product with high-end service and local engrossment. Also, we plan to leverage our investment AI to seek a competitive edge and innovate. The key attributes are AI-driven services like Food App, Mobile App, Signum Training Academy & Loyalty Programme. All this will lead to: • Conversational AI • Intelligent Process Automation(IPA) • Increase Direct Bookings • Instantaneous Responses • Reduce Labour Costs Upto 10-15% • Increase Staff Efficiency • Reduce Customer Wait Times • Increase Upselling and Cross Selling • Increase Sales and Marketing Productivity • Increase Guest Satisfaction and NPS • Increase Loyalty We have plans of acquiring and operating 50 hotels, globally in the next 2 years, betting on experiential offerings and undefined factors. We aim to strengthen our position as a global hospitality chain that believes in leaving a lasting legacy for its guests, the community and stakeholders. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Mehul Sharma : Ensure that first and foremost you and your team members have a clear understanding of your 'why'. Once you have this, you will develop your passion and purpose, which will drive you forward and help you overcome all obstacles that may come your way. Develop a growth mindset. You will face many challenges and difficulties along the way, the key is to see them as learning opportunities. Also, clear business plan, strategy, hard work will take you a long way and try to remain debt free as long as possible.

Company Name: Basil Products Founder’s Name: Shubhesh Goel Company Detail: Wagging since 2015, dogs enrich the lives of humans and deserve special attention and support. BASIL products satisfy the growing demand for healthy and responsible pet care by offering a high-quality product level at competitive pricing. At BASIL, we test and develop innovative products for pet lovers and parents to enhance their journey with pets and make them happier and more memorable in all stages of a pet's life. Creating Quality Pet products with a prime goal of pet welfare by using high quality and natural ingredients is the focus that is helping them gain and retain their loyal customers Create Quality Pet products with prime goal of pet welfare Location: New Delhi, India Establishment (year): 2015 Employee size: 1-10 employees Funding (type): Self-Funding Business models: Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) Business Category: Pet Care Top reasons why customers choose to do business with them: Its brand relation and reputation are strong with customers, who appreciate the quality of products and remain loyal to the brand. As a result of the recent pandemic, how did they modify their business practices: Due to an increase in adoptions, their business grew during the Pandemic, which helped them gain momentum. Furthermore, they are developing their D2C model in order to gain the digital client traffic that is being lost to competitors. Website : www.thebasil.in LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubhesh-goel-4698132b/

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Debajyoti Banerjee: Let me start by thanking Great Companies for showing interest in publishing the story of my business venture on your website. It’s a great pleasure to communicate with the audience through your website. I started my career in New Delhi and worked there for almost 6 years after my B.Tech in CSE & PGDM in Marketing. From my college days I had a wish to do something of my own but was not sure what that something is :) . I shifted base to Kolkata after that. During that time from 2005 to 2011, while I was handling roles in Sales, Marketing & Revenue Strategies in companies like Nuberg Engineering Ltd, Alstom, Tisco, Compare Infobase (Maps of India), 123Greetings.com & FusionCharts, I learnt a lot from the problems areas of their customer’s and professionals and addressed the gaps directly. I received appreciation from my seniors and from clients that motivated me to think again seriously to start something of my own. While doing so, Digital Marketing ( That time we call it internet marketing ) came to me naturally as a passion for generating revenue for businesses. I took that passion to the next level to start my own business, leaving my corporate career. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Seven Boats Info-System Pvt. Ltd. Debajyoti Banerjee: In Seven Boats Info-System Pvt Led, we provide full-stack and customized digital marketing and online advertising solutions, website consultation, 360-degree strategic digital marketing consultation & content services to businesses across various industry verticals. We also have a globally recognized education wing Seven Boats Academy, where we provide offline classroom based digital marketing training in Kolkata, online live instructor led , corporate workshop and recorded video walkthrough based Digital Marketing training across the globe. Seven Boats in a nutshell offers tailor-made solutions in the fields of digital transformation, digital marketing, digital process automation, web analytics , consulting and training. Great Companies: What makes Seven Boats Info-System Pvt. Ltd. different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Debajyoti Banerjee: Digital Marketing industry is visibly growing. There are some big players who came even before us and now we’re seeing new companies coming in. This will happen with the growing demands. But we believe in our core uniqueness in approach and we know how challenging that is to stick to it. Instead of being worried, we would rather like to focus more on our progressive improvement and innovations. Our trademarked approach of "AACRO model of digital marketing" is followed by many other agencies, institutes & digital marketers of the world. We are uniquely positioned to our work approach, transparency, educating our clients and working as a partner with them rather than just an agency in a " you win- we win" approach. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Debajyoti Banerjee: This is tough to tell you any one or two struggles and challenges. Every entrepreneur out there knows how the journey is. Everyday we have to face problems and challenges from clients to resources to finance to operations to even unforeseen areas. We try to find ways to overcome these to grow. At the end of the day one has to be a good problem solver to be successful in business ventures, keeping a calm mind & a positive attitude towards everything. Still I can say nurturing a great team is the most challenging task for a startup business. You’ll have to invest a lot of time and patience to create a reliable team who can run your business smoothly without you. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Seven Boats Info-System Pvt. Ltd.? Debajyoti Banerjee: We have expansion plan of opening branches / offices making Indian and foreign alliances, increasing numbers of our training associates / partners, starting up our rural digital camp, improving our service & training delivery to a new height with new innovations, technologies & strategies. Our primary focus in next 5 years would be to get more satisfied customers, happy partners, students & team members. We want to create a strong eco system of skilled digital marketers and assist businesses in their digital transformation and thus generating more employment. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Debajyoti Banerjee: If there are takers of my philosophy, I will tell these to the starters 1. Every day is a new day 2. Stay Efficient & Relevant 3. Keep your customers happy 4. Take right decision at the right time 5. Don’t be just a dreamer. Dream big and execute bigger 6. Keep doing what excites you 7. Discard quickly what’s not working for you 8. Work on building a stable team 9. Keep expenses low 10. Have faith in yourself, your God and Karma. Website : https://www.7boats.com

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Joanna Deepika: Looking back, For as long as I can remember I have always been a curious cat, exploring and wanted to establish something for myself. Growing up in a family that was always looking for an excuse to celebrate was a blast- Trust me, Reasons like “because we’re family” or “the moon is shining brightly”, "the sun went down and clouds came out", were always enough to bring the party out. There comes my justification to starting an event styling firm. I am now working towards finding excuses to bring people together and bring back the energy, excitement and happiness that has always been a part of these celebrations. After several fail attempts of trying out different elements, I realized that my weird combination of interests and talent was a strength, not a liability. And so, although I suck at drawing, I decided to tread the creative path of life. 10 years ago, I was just getting out of school and decided I wanted to start something of my own. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Wired Expressions Joanna Deepika: I style all kind of social events- Weddings, Birthdays, milestones, baby showers, anniversaries- literally anything to make the spaces look warm and pretty. I am a total sucker for decor! As a planner, designer and stylist I take accountability of all elements that is a part of an event. I have great baker, photography, cinematography, artists, production and caterer friends who always have my back and help throw a brilliant show. Great Companies: What makes Wired Expressions different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Joanna Deepika: Clients are family- It's simply how I treat them and how I get treated. The rapport I create at our very first meet, the crisp communication and warm exchange of smiles is what has always got us at the top. We are always in touch with our ex-clients near and far. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Joanna Deepika: I can go on and on but I embrace every challenge, because there is always sooo much to take back home. Late nights after a wrap up, travelling alone during late hours, trying to manage local language so that you don't get scammed at the wholesalers, bad paying clients, weather playing spoil sport, vendor unavailability and market prices are some of the many many challenges we experience quite often. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Wired Expressions? Joanna Deepika: We are looking to expand and deliver our services in different cities and move onto an international stage as well. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Joanna Deepika: The only “yes” you need to follow your dreams, is yours. If you don’t, you’ll regret it later in life, and if you’re delaying it, you’ll question yourself as to why you didn’t do it sooner. Not following your dreams makes you feel unaccomplished. Eventually, this will stop you from dreaming altogether. Walter Bagehot said “the greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” People who follow their dreams are doers. Following your dreams might take unexpected turns, but those are the interesting and memorable challenges of living the dream.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Abhishek Singh: I saw the problem and need for this social media management and advertisement sector. I had a good experience as a freelancer and so i assembled my close ones got them onboard and we started Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Social Chitra Abhishek Singh: Social Chitra deals in DIGITAL MARKETING WEB DEVELOPMENT SEO MEDIA PLANNING & BUYING ORM PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY MOTION GRAPHICS & GRAPHIC DESIGNING VIDEO PRODUCTION Great Companies: What makes Social Chitra different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Abhishek Singh: We are a one-stop solution for your business. From logo to app to web development from advertising to creating commercials or doing shoots we do each and everything Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Abhishek Singh: It was hard for me to lead a team initially and then I started understanding and adapting to changes. I always insist on giving opportunities to beginners as we live in a society that is dominated by professionals and beginners had to struggle a lot. Even I faced this initially but still I would choose a beginner with skills rather than a professional. This is my vision to grow and build a community that helps and passes on these things. It doesn't matter how society thinks of it but no one is born a professional it is always someone who trusted them and made them. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Social Chitra? Abhishek Singh: I plan the growth with the startups we are working now with. 5 years will be very great full of achievements satisfied clients and more than anything we will be a trusted name on everyone's mouth. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Abhishek Singh: Trust the process and keep working keep hustling. And most importantly think about what you can do for the betterment of society give chance to a beginner they are the future support them and grow together as a team. If you think you have the solution for the problem

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Sunil Mahajan: Idea of kleeto started from need for the personal document management for consumers (B2C), however as part of our journey we learnt that document management requirements for corporate is much more complex and definitely more rewarding, so we pivoted and switched to document management services for corporate clients (B2B). Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Kleeto Sunil Mahajan: Document Management (physical & digital), document storage, document workflow management, employee file management, employee onboarding process, employee offboarding, invoice processing, digital signature for documents with workflow, Encrypted QR code generation and management for self verifying documents. We basically manage documents in physical and digital form and manage all phases of documents (document generation, document collection, document distribution, document archival and document consumption) Great Companies: What makes Kleeto different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Sunil Mahajan: We support end to end processes, most of the companies support one or other part of document management but none does end to end process management. We make processes adapt to customer requirements and create solutions for our customers and not make customer processes adapt our products, services or solutions. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Sunil Mahajan: TRUST is the biggest challenge that we face, outsourcing of confidential document management processes to 3rd parties requires a huge amount of trust and belief in the partner. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Kleeto? Sunil Mahajan: We would like to ensure that anything and everything related to documents is managed by kleeto services, kleeto products and kleeto solutions for the corporate environment. We would like to become an internationally recognised brand in the next 5 years. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Sunil Mahajan: Patience and perseverance. No success can be achieved in a short time so stay put and focus on end goals.

Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by GurujiFinder Private Limited Pratyush RAJ Prasad: So it all began with an event hosted by IIT Bombay's e-cell. My co-founder (Shoeb Akhtar) and I met there, and he was trying to build something interesting and solve problems with coaching classes and students. So our conversation lasted two hours, and we then discussed it there. We both knew at the end of the conversation that we were thinking big, and we began working for Guruji Finder from there. Great Companies: What makes GurujiFinder Private Limited different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Pratyush RAJ Prasad: So we have two products. The first is our online portal, which allows anyone to find the best tutors and coaching classes in their area. For learners who lack motivation when taking tests, we created a gamified version of the quiz portal that rewards you if you win quizzes organised by us and the coaching class. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Pratyush RAJ Prasad: So, because we're still in the early stages, the most difficult part was conducting market research because we needed on-the-ground data. We almost talked to 300+ students and discovered the exact problem, as well as the pain point for coaching class. Furthermore, we still didn't have a good designer on our team, so hiring was a major issue. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for GurujiFinder Private Limited? Pratyush RAJ Prasad: We intend to launch our full working platform within the next month, but for the time being, we are focusing on students who plan to pursue post-graduate studies and assisting them in finding the best coaching in their area. With GurujiFinder, we hope to completely transform the offline unorganised coaching classes market. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Pratyush RAJ Prasad: JUST DO IT man, life is too short to procrastinate to atleast take first step.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Munavver Fairooze: After finishing my Industrial Engineering Masters , I worked with multiple business consulting companies who were into specific areas like Layout designing or process development . Some others were into Marketing and strategy consulting . All of them served the same audience , The small and medium family owned businesses . Over my journey , I found out that small businesses need a total solution to develop their businesses. That is how Melt & Mould Business Solutions was born in 2018 . Myself , being an Industrial Engineer leads the Operational excellence consulting and my partner, Mr Mohammedali , is a Business strategy consultant who helps our clients in Brand building, Strategy building and Marketing . We make sure that our clients have the right kind of capabilities like strong processes , a good team and robust management systems in place for developing and implementing the best strategies that are suitable for them to strive , grow and sustain ! Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Melt and Mould Business Solutions Munavver Fairooze: We provide the following services 1. Business Strategy Development - Innovative & diverse kind of strategy development suitable for the company 2. Brand building - Enhancing brand equity 3. Corporate Function Enhancement - Complete structuring of a company based on policies . efficiency and transparency 4. Lean Management Consulting - Identifying and eliminating the wastes in business operations through Lean Management Concepts 5. Business process Re engineering - Complete re designing of core operational processes to improve productivity 6. Business Succession Planning - identifying potential leaders and developing strategies for smooth business transitions to the next generation Great Companies: What makes Melt and Mould Business Solutions different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Munavver Fairooze: Melt & Mould Business Solutions stands out by serving the small and medium enterprises , mostly family owned businesses to make them capable in every core business functions at the same pace . We also identify the perfect associates needed for the businesses for implementing the right strategies . Our strong associate panels includes Chartered accountants , Digital Marketers, E commerce experts and ERP providers. We analyse each business to make the right changes by using the right associate partners along with our own areas of expertise in both Operational excellence and Business Strategy consulting Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Munavver Fairooze: The greatest struggle that we face right now is the misconceptions of Business owners about the consulting services. Some of them may have faced bad experiences before , but I think many of these confusions are because of lack of transparency and clear cut communications between the consultants and the business owner. A clear cut idea on the problem and the deliverables from the consultants by the Business owner is very necessary for the success of any consulting association. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Melt and Mould Business Solutions? Munavver Fairooze: Melt & Mould Business Solutions currently have its operations mostly in South India and predominantly in the state of Kerala. We have our office based in Calicut . Although we are working with some clients in the middle east , we couldn't expand due to the pandemic . We are planning to grow by expanding our consulting services to the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia in the coming future as a first phase of development . We hope to take more talented manpower too . Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Munavver Fairooze: If you are someone who is looking to start out , I would suggest not to wait for the perfect time. In my experience , If you are ready now, you should do it today and never wait for better days to come . Something will always pull you back and there will be no perfect time for you to start . A day missed is a day never coming back . Wish you all good luck! Website : http://meltandmould.co.in/

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Babu Jose: When I decided to start my own business, I choose the same area I had worked in before. From there I was clear that a lot of people were getting benefited by us. The realization that it could be done a little better led me to this. Also, only small part of our population is connected to technology and the rest of people not yet. I wanted a change in this also a reason to start business. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by GREAT LEAP? Babu Jose: GREAT LEAP, helps clients manage the most repetitive and highly important process of the organisation. We support our clients to focus on their core areas of the business by taking care of their business processes. We professionally manage the following areas of the clients business operations. • Payroll Management • Employee Life Cycle Management • HR Risk Mitigation Audit • Compensation Planning & Consulting • People Technology - HRMS • Business / HR Research Great Companies: What makes GREAT LEAP different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Babu Jose: Every business owner’s goal is to get better, faster, and smarter result from their business, so they need the best people to achieve it. GREAT LEAP team can manage all of the human resource and payroll management activities in a more effective manner, with the perfection, highest level of integrity, and at a lower cost. We assure error-free, up-to-date payroll processing, compliance with the laws and regulations and high level of data and information protection. Our research & analytics team is dedicated to make sure we help our clients to make decisions based on the latest information and insights from data Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Babu Jose: Customer has become a priority for many organizations. They forget to give priorities for the team. it’s time to change our views. Time has come to work on enriching the team experience just as we do the customer experience. It’s all about giving them a feeling of fulfilment. There for if you are planning to start a business especially in service sector, try to be more responsible and give more importance to the team satisfaction same as customer satisfaction. There are hygienic activities and motivational areas while managing the team and we need to take care of both at the same time to make sure the organisation is productive. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Babu Jose: In service sector, the country is yet to recognise many services as industry and value additional activities and this reflects in the incentive schemes and bank finances. Many of the businesses are not ready to open up their processes to improve and they still follow old methodologies, educating these organisations takes time. COVID-19 has offcourse is still a challenge and situation we need to manage. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for GREAT LEAP? Babu Jose: Nowadays we do things that technology will replace or automate many business processes and we are already in that route. We are diversifying our services in many more areas where we can utilise our analytical and research skills to benefit many more organisations in their quick and error free decision making. It’s necessary to make a change. We do not intend to grow only our business but also the business of others. We look forward to share the knowledge in different platforms to the community and see ourselves as an promising and emerging IT enabled service provider serving more than 1000 organisations by 2025.

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Er. SALIL AGARWAL: Understand and learn about System Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Quality Concept Consultants Er. SALIL AGARWAL: Sell our Unique Innovation, QEHS Management Consultancy , Integrator SDG 2030 for planning, Global Leadership Assessor, etc. Great Companies: What makes Quality Concept Consultants as Owners Foundation different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Er. SALIL AGARWAL: Our unique Innovation created and deliver 2 substantially very high financial assets and 1 forward income / revenue provision Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Er. SALIL AGARWAL: Only opportunities, growth, knowledge and skill upgradation, recognitions, and above all we are unique ' we see empty water glass is full of air' Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Quality Concept Consultants? Er. SALIL AGARWAL: We take forward Innovation for every individual / business / group economic, social, environment , cultural growth, excellence in SDG 2030 Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Er. SALIL AGARWAL: Think , See , Listen, Talk to yourself and do what you replied

Great Companies: How did you get your idea or concept for the business? Goutham Ravi: It was in early 2018 when on a road trip to Pondicherry. We had passed many a 'decent looking' restaurant when we were'nt hungry, and when we were, we could'nt find one. So without choice, we ended up at a small, thatched eatery run by an old lady and serving authentic hot dosas prepared on woodfire. It not only turned out to be great food, but just talking to the lady about her story was an experience in itself. The eatery was one that would not even get a 2nd look from travellers. But why not? It was clean, inexpensive, fresh food and totally authentic. That was when it struck me that there is no platform that existed, that showcased these small establishments and tell their stories to travellers. Great Companies: What are the various Services provided by Xafari (Gohash Travel Pvt Ltd) Goutham Ravi: We are primarily a Travel platform (Mobile App & Website) connecting Travellers with off-beat Places and Rural small businesses that cater to tourism. We do this by: 1) Showcasing rural small business by curating their stories, providing them a dedicated space on the platform and by promoting them to travellers 2) Curating & Publishing Travel Articles that inspire travellers to explore the unconventional in rural India 3) Providing travellers information about a large reporisoty of Places to Visit. Each of these places have content curated in-house containing detailed information, stories, local legend and folklore. Great Companies: What makes Xafari (Gohash Travel Pvt Ltd) different from hundreds of other similar service providers? Goutham Ravi: We are the only travel platform that showcases the stories of small rural businesses in India and directly connect them to travelers who appreciate unconventional tourism. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Goutham Ravi: The travel industry has been crippled by the pandemic. We started the conceptualization and drawing board work just prior to the pandemic and have had to persevere through 2 COVID waves before we could launch, and are now faced with the 3rd. This has in-turn delayed our monetization and subsequent investment to expand. We are currently on the lookout for like minded investors/angels to sustain the business. Great Companies: How do you plan to grow in the future? What does 5 years down the line look like for Xafari (Gohash Travel Pvt Ltd)? Goutham Ravi: Our vision is for Xafari to be India's number 1 travel brand and we plan to achieve that by: Showcasing interesting stories in every corner of the country by building the largest database of Places of Interest & Rural businesses. Creating a fraternity of travelers who love exploring the unconventional in rural India, and who proudly identify themselves as a Xafarian. Great Companies: If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Goutham Ravi: Always think strategically and execute tactically. Concentrate on building a good brand, then a successful business is more likely to follow. Website : https://www.xafari.in/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/xafari.takeadetour Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/xafari_takeadetour/ Application : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xafari.app&hl=en