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Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Praveen Kembhavi: I am civil engineering by profession. After 8 year's of working experience. I started my own establishment. I wanted to have a single window concept, where in client need to run pillar to post for design of house, getting municipal permission, construction, interiors and so on. We take complete responsible as mentioned above. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Praveen Kembhavi: As I told, the moment customer contact us we take a complete responsibility right from scratch to finish. Including bhumi puja. Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Praveen Kembhavi: Yes good question. We believe in Quality and only Quality. We are cost effective compared to others. Great Companies:What are the struggles and challenges you face? Praveen Kembhavi: Every business will have challenge's and we are not expectional. Our major challenge are quality of local material specially like Sand and Bricks. Local bricks are not of good quality, we get it from Karimnagar which is 150 kms from Hyderabad. Great Companies:What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Praveen Kembhavi: I believe in Trust. When any client decide and entrust us for project. We make sure trust is intact come what may. My major clients are friends or relatives of my clients. That's speak about my commitment and Quality. Or else people don't refer to others.

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Reshma Shah: My business is purely an expression of my passion for beauty & in my belief that fashion is an expression of ones personality & individuality. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Reshma Shah: My company has three verticals. 1) bespoke designing 2) ready to wear saree/ lehenga blouses 3) maintenance, preservation & up cycling of heritage & exclusive garments 4) curator for exhibitions of Indian Handlooms and textile. Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Reshma Shah:Loyalty towards my profession. Bespoke designing at competitive costing. Value added services. On time delivery. Recurring value outfits. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Reshma Shah: To run a business in a stereotype Indian household & society was quite a challenge. I could not give it the desired amount of dedication or attention due to several responsibilities. Then came along my tryst with cancer. Yes, I am a cancer survivor. Having completed my entire treatment in the July of 2019. But inch by inch I moved forward out of sheer love & passion for a great life. To give expression & meaning to my creativity. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Reshma Shah: Passion, adaptability, love.

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Salman Hashmi: While I was learning DM, I started enjoying DM. Thus I found the right partner online, who had a plan for Startup. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Salman Hashmi: Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Google Ads, Google My Business, Website Development, Graphics Designing, Content Writing, Email Marketing, ORM and Lead Generation Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Salman Hashmi: We offer the custom service as per the budget. We offer result driven services. We have a success stories for almost all clients we have worked for. We have a vast industry experience. Our work defines our portfolio. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Salman Hashmi: There are no major challenges so far, but to get loyal, skilled & dedicated candidates are always a challenge. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Salman Hashmi: Good Relation, Prompt Service, Right Expectations, Proper Communication & delivering more than what you commit.

Great Companies: What are the services provided to its customers? Shilpa Gopal: From a simple saree blouse to a Designer bridal lehenga we do everything. We design Bridal saree blouses, Draped outfits, Gowns, Lehengas, Anarkalis just to name a few. We also provide fashion consultation and suggest designs based on their body-type, skin colour for every occasion, catering all age groups. We provide design solutions to garment retail stores and boutiques. We design as well as do production periodically to keep up with the latest trend. Great Companies: How was the idea of Dha Spotlight Design Studio formed? Shilpa Gopal: Pure passion! The idea was simple, It came to me when I was studying in NIFT Bangalore itself. I loved pattern making and working on especially fits back in college. Dha spotlight was formed in Bangalore with the hopes of giving the best fit to all women. Great Companies:  How do you ensure the happiness of each client? Shilpa Gopal: We make sure the client is satisfied with the end product, as it is the most important factor for us. We work with every client at a personal level to understand their interests and make sure special attention has been given to every tailored garment for a better fit. Great Companies:  What are the main struggles you are facing in the management of your design studio? Shilpa Gopal: Sourcing of quality raw materials has been a roller coaster for us in Bangalore. It takes away a lot of time and effort. Great Companies:  How is Dha Spotlight different from the other design studios? Shilpa Gopal: As we mentioned earlier, we love pattern making and specialise in mainly fits. We create a pattern for every outfit we do. We also spend a lot of time with every client. We sit with them, understand their taste and interests, take their ideas and suggestions. We keep a personal connection with every client and make sure they are happy with their outfits. Customer satisfaction is everything to us!

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Jignesh Vaghela: I was in robotics and we had idea about controlling home using mobile phone as smart phone era is started. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Jignesh Vaghela:  We basically control you home with smart phone, Smart keypad or Voice. We even provide smart lighting solution to offices for energy savings. Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Jignesh Vaghela:  We are basically used European which are tried and tested for extream conditions, We have our own Engineers team to get latest technology solution in Automation. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Jignesh Vaghela: Chinese not standered products come to the market, with cheaper rates. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Jignesh Vaghela: Customer service, Client setisfaction, Client retension, Innovation in your work.

Great Companies:  Kindly brief the services provided by your company. Jinesh Sheth: C J Sheth & Company is an Home Décor Company Based in Bangalore with a PAN India supply network which specializes in Importing and Distributing Wallpapers, Laminated Wooden Flooring, Vinyl Flooring and SPC Flooring. Our main focus is on B2B sales, where we supply to other resellers across India and also take up complete end to end solutions from supply to installation and work with Architects and Interior Designers. Great Companies: Why should one choose C J Sheth & Co. over others?  Jinesh Sheth: We are over 40 years in business, so there is a lot of trust and goodwill associated. One cannot survive in this economy without having trust and loyal clients and this is built only due to our work policy, ethics and culture. We believe in ethical work and complete honestly and transparency with our clients. Apart from this we believe in offering best price points and after sales service to our clients which gets them back to us whenever they have any requirements. Apart from that We Have over 10,000 of the latest designs and trends in Wallpapers so our clients have ample designs to chose from. Great Companies:  How often do you update your designs going with the trends? Jinesh Sheth: Being in a dynamic design field we need to be updated with whats in trend and whats going to be the next trend. To do the same we regularly visit International Trade Shows and Exhibitions where new Collections and Designs are launched. After carefully analyzing all designs and trends we choose the ones which are suited and popular for Indian Market. Each country has a different type of taste in terms of designs depending on their culture and background. Once we launch new designs and collections we exhibit the same in trade shows like HGH India to showcase to our clients. In Indian Market , popular Wallpaper designs are Damask, Abstract and Textured type of designs. Great Companies:  What was the presence you have and network you cater to? Jinesh Sheth: We have Distributors for our products in all Major Metro Cities of India and we cater to over 500 dealers across South India. Great Companies:  How do you ensure the quality of the services provided? Jinesh Sheth: When we Import any product, we get the products manufactured overseas as per the highest quality certification. We do not compromised on quality for getting a lower priced product as we do not cater to those clients who prefer price over quality.

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Tushar Sunder Malkani: I have worked as a chef with various brands across the globe for 14years. I always wanted to have my own restaurant so 3 years back I started culinary tales apart from that I'm the treasurer for Western india culinary association and executive board member of the chefs guild of India. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Tushar Sunder Malkani: We stop restaurants , resorts and cafes kitchens from menu designs to coatings and the culinary experience for the clients as well as I have my own restaurant. Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Tushar Sunder Malkani: As we specialize in culinary operations and create a wow Experience for dine in customers with the best concepts of the industry. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Tushar Sunder Malkani: The aggregators are a major challenge to all in the restaurant industry as they tale away major revenues and creating cost effective solutions for clients is the main challenge. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Tushar Sunder Malkani: Patience and self involvement in the business helps it being successful.

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Ritu Rathi: Its our family business and inception idea of my elder brother Manish Rathi. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Ritu Rathi: MICE tourism, Personalized holiday plans, Bookings for corporates. Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Ritu Rathi: Our vast and large scale experience with handling MICE, our core competence and we are passion driven and availability. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Ritu Rathi: Online market comparison and explanation. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Ritu Rathi: Passion and interest which helps in building the knowledge and remembering always that we are nothing without our team.

Great Companies: Can you tell us a little about yourself, your company’s mission and vision? Mittal Gandhi: Our Mission : “WE WANT TO WIN HEARTS OVER BRAINS” with our services and products. Our Vision : “WE WANT TO CREATE HAPPINESS WITH OUR CRAFTED TEXTURE WALLS INTO EACH AND EVERY LIVING SPACES”. Great Companies: Can you brief about the wide range of services provided by Colourzone Marketing? Mittal Gandhi:  We are into the craft of wall enhancement with the team of professional designers and executors. We customize wall designs with murals, sculptures, wall coverings and facades keeping in mind the interior and architectural existence of that space. We work on all materials like Metal (any), Wood, MDF, AAC blocks, Texture Paint, Cement Boards and fibre. The in-house team of executors like fabricators, carpenters, texture applicators, painters who give finesse to our projects on completion. We are also into manufacturing of Organic Plasters like Lime Plaster which we make it traditionally and are 100% organic and have skilled team to execute this plasters. Great Companies:  How do you manage to provide creative and tailored solutions according to the needs of each client? Mittal Gandhi:  We understand the requirement of the project and its concept with the perspectives of architect, interior designer and client. After understanding the concept we help them to select our services and products according to their concept. From our three vertical services: O-Zone(Eco Friendly products & Organic Plaster for exterior and interior), Pro-Zone(Wall textures and luxury wall finishes, Wall Covering, Some metal Cladding Products), D- Zone(We customize wall decor design for Murals, Sculptures and facades with our designing team and execution of those designs with our in-house team). Great Companies:  What makes you different from other similar firms in the industry ? Mittal Gandhi: Our USP is we provide all the above services and products under one roof with customization. We have a dedicated team for each service and product from designing to execution. There are other firms who provide individual services and products. So in that way we work differently than other companies. As a company we have 20 years of experience. Great Companies:  What do you plan to achieve 5 years down the line? Mittal Gandhi:   In next five years we want to expand our footprint of happiness through our crafted texture wall into eight cities of India. Cities are Ahmedabad, Surat, Baroda, Rajkot, Pune, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Hyderabad. Our business model is based on PROJECTS and RETAIL. We will develop display centres in all theses area to have a look and feel of our products to the client. Our focus would be to develop more sustainable and organic or would tie up with such companies products.

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Utsaha Khare: We started off as a consumer brand focusing on the complicated and niche category of Kids looking at the dearth of kids focused brands with international design & quality sensibilities. Marketed worldwide through eCommerce and Standalone stores, the brand found prominence among the target group leading to high demand and repeat purchases. From a marketing/brand company we quickly pivoted into a vertically integrated fashion studio with in-house category, design and production capabilities. The objective was to optimise operations and create a nimble development cycle that was equipped to adapt to the dynamic consumer demands. With heavy focus on Consumer Research and deployment of modern tools we were able to create market winning designs for brands giving them strategic edge. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Utsaha Khare: We provide the following services : 1) Brand led Product Strategy 2) Category Planning 3) Design Development 4) Production Management 5) Quality Assurance 6) Go-To-Market 7) eCommerce We operate in the categories of : 1) Infants 2) Kids - Girls 3) Kids - Boys 4) Women - Casual 5) Women - Party 6) Men - Casual Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Utsaha Khare: We provide our consumers with the following benefits: 1) Data 2) Design 3) Disruption Data is the central to all our decisions. Our data analysts used latest tools to make sense of the purchase patterns and changing consumption behaviour. This input helps us to create more contextual and relatable design giving the brands the intimacy with its consumers. We also work on new initiative and disruption projects that challenge the status quo and gives the consumer a fresh perspective to products. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Utsaha Khare: 1) Compliances  - Its a complex web for someone who is grappling with fine-tuning their model so that they can survive the next day. However, the compliances do present an imposing challenge in that. 2) SME Funding - Not enough traction is witnessed in the growth fund for companies classified as MSME and SSI. 3) Talent Retention- Finding , affording and retaining a critical talent is a big challenge. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Utsaha Khare: 1) Product Validation - It is the most important exercise that matches the entrepreneur's vision to consumer's expectation. Not enough emphasis can be given to this exercise. 2) Motivation - Startups are fuelled by entrepreneur's motivation that percolates down to the team.

Great Companies: Please tell me something about the business and how did you come up with such an idea? Saloni kothari: I myself had put on a lot of weight after my delivery before 6 years and I lost 20 kgs and then got motivated to study nutrition ...then I studied nutrition and started practicing it since 5 years. Great Companies: What are the various services and products provided by your company? Saloni kothari: Diet related to weight loss ,weight gain ,healthy diet plans to maintain ,kids nutrition ,geriatric and adults nutrition plans. Great Companies: Why should one choose you over others in this field? Saloni kothari: My USP is I give follow ups everyday which gives a push to my clients toward their goals and they feel good when someone monitors them regularly. Great Companies: What are the struggles and challenges you face? Saloni kothari: A lot of struggles as I lost my child and was a very low phase when I decided to lose weight and came out of that phase and got motivated to study and after studying couldnt work due to restrictions but gradually family started supporting and started my own free lancing which was slow ..couldn't find more business till years but my passion toward work was always growing as I read a lot of books and I am a very positive person then I joined BNI and my career started taking its flight. Great Companies: What do you think are the few main things which are most important for a successful business? Saloni kothari: Passion towards your work ,learning more and more ,believe in yourself and manifest.

Great Companies: What does Cakeazzle provide to its customers? Tejal Lakkar: we are an eggless cake studio. We specialise in customised cakes, cupcakes & other desserts for all occasions, 3-Dimensional cakes, gravity defying cakes & surprise inside cakes. we use only natural extracts and no preservatives in our bakes. Great Companies: How was the idea of Cakeazzle formed? Tejal Lakkar: A hobby baker turned professional, I’m someone who believes in “Life is short, eat dessert first!” I baked for friends and family. I baked on mood swings too, as a stress buster! Such was my passion for cakes that they became my soft cosy getaway from everything else! Yet, I always looked at my baking venture as a retirement gift to myself! On a turning point in life, I asked myself, why then, do it now! With absolute and unconditional support from my husband and the entire family, Cakeazzle came into existence. Great Companies:  How are you planning to ensure the happiness of each client? Tejal Lakkar: Keen attention to details specified by client. We strive to execute & depict them on the cake along with maintaining best quality of ingredients. If one can think it - we can bake it! Our goal is to convert one’s imagination into a cake that’s uniquely his. Great Companies:  What are the main struggles you are facing in the setting up of Cakeazzle? Tejal Lakkar: Work life balance is tough as most celebrations are on weekends and that makes weekends working days for us bakers. But with the support of the spouse and family members, it’s a doable challenge. Great Companies:  How are you planning to make Cakeazzle unique from other cake studios? Tejal Lakkar: our designs and ideas are a unique combination of quality and innovation. For example, our surprise inside cakes give the customer a unique keepsake along with the delicious cake.