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GREAT COMPANIES: Can you commence by telling a little about your start –up? VIQHAR AHMED: Being a MBA in Human Resources, I always had this idea of having my own consultancy someday, and it took me almost 15 years to start one, my company's name is HRCade Consultants, my main aim for opening this HR consultancy is to help companies find the right manpower for their organization and also I train fresh MBA graduates, HR executives and those interested to make a career in the field of HR, in the entire gamut of core HR activities which would be beneficial for them, when they attend interviews, and also help them to get into a HR Generalist profile, I am also into soft skills training and I have a well designed in house interview assessment system. GREAT COMPANIES: How do you manage your clients? VIQHAR AHMED: We manage our clients by making sure we spend enough time in understanding their business and their requirements and we make our roles and responsibilities very clear with our clients, which helps us to stay focused and deliver our client's demands on time and of great value. GREAT COMPANIES:  What goals do you have for the company in five years? VIQHAR AHMED: In the coming years I want our company to be known as the socially healthy company, wherein each and every customer and each and every staff in our company, should feel motivated and happy to be working with us. Our mission statement is 'To impart knowledge among the existing and the upcoming workforce so, they could help themselves to make great careers and impart the same knowledge to others in need, and create a transformational future workforce'. By achieving this mission we could create a fantastic workforce which is highly motivated and positive. GREAT COMPANIES: How do you plan to increase your marketing? VIQHAR AHMED: I would like to get published for our work in all the top magazines and journals, which would directly help in marketing our company's name and mission to the people all over. Because there is no better marketing strategy than to have your achievements, customer reviews and feedback publshed. We strongly believe that referrals are the best form of marketing that any company could dream of... GREAT COMPANIES: What are the company’s values? VIQHAR AHMED: Our company values are very simple, they are: A.) Integrity, B.) To work with utmost honesty, and C.) To deliver the right services to the clients.

Great Companies: What are the various services and products that you provide? Sanchitaa Gupta: FashEnable is apparel and styling studio with a special vertical focusing in designer apparel exports also. Our focus is to provide custom made outfits and styling solutions to our customers worldwide. Our product range starts from evening dresses, cocktail gowns, pageant gowns, red carpet gowns to the award night dresses for niche clientele around the globe. Apart from individual/corporate clients, we are also in to costume designing, making and styling for the international films too. Great Companies: How do you ensure the efficiency and quality of your work? Sanchitaa Gupta: Our strength is our In-house manufacturing facility and professional team to mantain the quality of the work. Our teams are always trained time to time to upgrade their skills as well as to understand and implement quality norms of international market. Great Companies: Why do your customers select you over your competitors? Sanchitaa Gupta: We follow a very transparent system with our customers. We keep them updated with each stage of their work progress, no matter which country they live in. We advise them in taking correct body measurements through our videos, as our kind of products require precision in measurements considering each body frame is different from the other. Styling solutions are given to each customer with thorough understanding of their requirement. We have 100% customer satisfaction records as & that includes clients whom we have never met in person. We have happy clients from international film industry, embassies, international beauty pageants platforms and many more. If we talk about film industry, again i would like to mention that our In-house manufacturing system helps a lot in smooth work flow and we offer different type of costume treatments within our studio which is indispensable part of any film requirements. Great Companies: What are the major issues faced while running this business? Sanchitaa Gupta : See, when you cater to the international market and film industry, every day there are challenges and issues to tackle. We keep ourselves updated with international trends, research a lot on the subject and keep implementing new ideas. As of now we never looked back. We deliver to top clients in the world like Oscar red carpet gown to Ms Malin Holm. Great Companies: What led you to this field? Sanchitaa Gupta: I was always fascinated by the artistry of handcraft & beautiful clothes. Being an alumnus of National Institute of Fashion Technolgy,Delhi and also an ex professor of my Alma Mater, i decided to start my own design company FashEnable. My Decision to start FashEnable was to produce custom made designer clothing for global clientele and contributing to international film industry. My label FashEnable is already invited and lined up for next season of the New York Fashion Week.

Great Companies: What all services does your company provides as an advisory firm? Sachin P M: We provide 360 degree investment advisory services in asset-classes like Mutual Funds, Direct Shares, Portfolio Management Services and Tax Planning. Great Companies: Can you tell us more about your propaganda “More the Options Better The Returns”? Sachin P M: Our Propaganda simple translates into "Don't Put All Eggs In One Basket". The more  diversified the money in different asset-classes the higher the ROI (Return On Investment) with low-capital risk. Great Companies: How do you manage to provide satisfying results/advises to your clients? Sachin P M: We are performance oriented Investment Advisors. Our Investment recommendations are the result of prudent research backed by persistent industry learning and are purely result-driven with zero bias. Great Companies: What gives your company an edge over your competitors? Sachin P M: We only charge our clients when their portfolio is making profit, else we share the loss with them through waiving off our entire fee for that respective year.  This is our USP and this gives us an edge over others. Great Companies: What is vision and mission? How far have you achieved it? Sachin P M: Vision - Expert Investing and Beyond , We wish to be an encouraging partner for our clients, when it comes to their financial goals. Our relationship never perishes once the customer start investing but it goes much beyond along with the varied life-stages of our clients., hand-holding them towards their financial independence. Mission- To manage a total Asset Under Management (AUM) value of more than 150 Crores within next 5 years across Clients. We have been gradually moving towards our mission. Currently we hold a portfolio value of Rs. 25 Crores of AUM within 1.5 years of operation and the same is increasing day by day.

Shahnaz Shaikh AI-GENIX INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD Research and DEvelopment, Marketing, Manufacturing, sales and distribution etc. Company Details We are a business that invents technology for sustainable farming, which helps to address the global hunger threat and food security issue. Our ground-breaking crop protection technologies and crop management solutions are transforming dynamics of the farming industry, enable millions of farmers to produce high-quality, toxic pesticide residue-free food and increase the yield by optimising the use of available resources. Our business evolved around the environment and sustainable resources development, to achieve the world’s food security by minimising the farmer’s dependence on toxic chemicals those are known for badly polluting the air we breathe in, the water we drink, the soil in which we grow our food. What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now MILESTONES 2001: Started working on an idea about physical pest management device 2001: A started study on entomology and behaviours of Insects from the 3rd quarter 2003: Research on a change in the behaviour of insects in response to particular signals started in the 4th quarter of this year 2005: Research on a change in the behaviour of insects in response to the combination of signals in the 2nd quarter of this year 2006: Work on product prototype development began in the 3rd quarter of this year 2007: Work field trials of prototype started in the 2nd quarter of this year 2008: Experienced some issues in an insect communication system, the glitches were found in the system later. 2008: To resolve issues in insect communication system started working on the development of advanced insect communication in the 3rd quarter 2010: Developed prototype based on advanced insect communication system in the 3rd quarter 2010: Field trials of an advanced insect communication system began in the 4th quarter 2011: Field trials on advanced insect communication system continued 2012: Field trials on advanced insect communication system continued 2013: Advanced insect communication system assessment completed in the 2nd quarter 2013: Started working on establishing commercial entity Microbiz Network India as a commercial entity 2014: Registered entity Microbiz Network India as Proprietorship Company in the first quarter 2014: Commercial production of Electronic Pest Control Traps started in the 3rd quarter 2014: Commercial sales of Electronic Pest Control Traps started in the 4th quarter 2015: Supply to the state governments agriculture department and export to African countries started in the 2nd quarter. 2017: Artificially Intelligent 2nd Generation Insect Communication System (AI2GENICS™) tested successfully in the 4th quarter of 2017 2018: Commercial production of AI2GENICS™ based Artificially Intelligent Pest Management Traps (AIPMT™) began in the 1st quarter 2019: Prototypes of Artificially Intelligent 3rd Generation Insect Communication System based device is tested successfully and the same shall enter into limited quantity production phase for Beta trials in the 3rd quarter What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs Always be a first-rate version of yourself , instead of second rate version of somebody else. To what do you attribute your success The couple of factors that stretch among EVERY version of success are: 1. Determination. 2. Drive. 3. Discipline. 4. Deserving Action. Website or Social Media Page https://ai-genix.com/

Swati Maheshwari MindHour Education Company Details We bridge the in-school and after-school learning of students. And Empower STUDENTS | TEACHERS | SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | PARENTS What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now Starting a start up from scratch is a journey full of challenges. Be it working 18hours a day, not taking a day off from work for 3 consecutive years, there are challenges all over. Sometimes you feel you have got everything, suddenly you realise you have lost everything! But with more than half a decade of my experience now, my learning is - “problems/ challenges come to instruct not to obstruct”! What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs Work for your “ownself” and “your passion”. Do not work to show it off to society, your husband / families or for that matter anyone in the world! Work because it gives “you” the satisfaction and happiness! “Remember - People around will never be satisfied with whatever hard you may do!” To what do you attribute your success My family and specially my Husband. I am fortunate to be blessed with a life partner who respects me and acknowledges my talent, supports me in my endeavours. Encouragement always acts a catalyst in one’s success. And yes at the end, I would pat my own back too :) Without my own grit & determination and without God’s will, this wouldn’t have been possible indeed! I everyday thank God to have blessed me with all the above to have made this possible. Website or Social Media Page www.mindhour.com

Anurama Suresh Shreehi Consulting Services LLP Emotional Wellness for Couple to handle mind challenges in the areas of Fertility / Pre-Conception / Pregnancy / Post-Delivery & Early Parenting Years Company Details 27.5 million married Indian couple suffer from infertility issues. Shreehi is the only consolidated platform that helps both men & women handle & overcome their infertility related mind issues. Shreehi is a trained team of women NLP Practitioners & psychologists. The term “Shreehi” is from Sanskrit denoting “Divine Mother”. Shreehi focuses predominantly in the emotional wellness for couple during pre-conception, pregnancy & post delivery. Shreehi was recognized as one amongst 15 women led start-up companies (pan India) to be incubated at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore. Shreehi has 73 successful pregnancies and has hosted workshops on “Conscious Conception” at various hospitals in Bangalore. What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now Leading at team of women who can comfortably work from home with 100% work life balance and still making a difference in the society was my first driving instinct. Though most of Shreehi’s mind coaching sessions happen over video conferencing mode, I realized that breaking through the stigma for couple to opt for counselling / coaching was a big step. With consistent efforts, Shreehi now has a network of Doctors, who recommend our services to their patients. We also realized that we did not belong to the hospitals’ space of growing our business. I realized that ethically I did not like instilling fear in the minds of people and push them to repeated rounds of fertility treatments. Me and my team at Shreehi only focuses on B2C mode of operating our business. Word of mouth recommendations have been our key initiator in generating revenue. Retaining the team of talented professionals and keeping them motivated amidst all odds, has also been a major challenge for me as a woman entrepreneur. What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs Stay focused on your dreams & goals. You need not pretend to have the traits of a man to become a successful entrepreneur. Your feminine traits of vulnerability, sensitivity, resilience and a strong will power is all you need. Have a set of girl friends who can pump your spirits whenever you want to totally give up on your venture. It is very important to pamper yourself – Meditate, read books of Great Saints / Masters, take a stroll in nature, play with your kids, bond with your family.. Your venture is just another identity. Never allow it to swallow you and your authentic true nature. To what do you attribute your success I attribute my success to my hard work and a knowing that the Divine life force is guiding me all along. There have been times where I had faced tremendous challenges. My family, my parents & my in-laws have been my true pillars of strength. I also realized that through this journey, I have only fallen in love with myself for being ME. My measure of success has been in terms of making a difference in the life of a fellow human being. Money comes to me as a natural by-product. Website or Social Media Page www.shreehi.com

Rekha Sangani GWAAMI GREAT WOMENS AUTONOMOUS ASSOCIATION MUMBAI INDIA Empowering women entrepreneurs providing networking platforms n seminars n workshops for the same. Company Details We held meetings of women entrepreneurs , empower them with latest techniqs by workshops n seminars n encourage into networking business n promotions. What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now Women still don't know their own capacity n not coming up for their own growth . What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs Know urself, trust urself n then sky is the limit To what do you attribute your success Committment ,passion dedication and all that happens with just your positive attitude Website or Social Media Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/940492912708952/

Rena Elizabeth Striegel Transition Point Business Advisors Business Consulting Company Details We provide consulting services to family owned businesses. We specialize in succession planning, strategic planning, leadership development and executive coaching. What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now I have overcome bad business partnerships, financial failure and barriers to establish myself in a business environment that does not easily accept women (we specialize in agriculture.) The biggest challenge, however, has been overcoming my own fears and insecurities. I have struggled with Impostor Syndrome - feeling like someone would call me out for not knowing what I was talking about. I know we all struggle with issues like these but after coming through situations where I have felt threatened (bad partnerships), I had a strong desire to hide for fear of what someone might say about me. I now know that what others might say has very little impact. We must be brave in order to achieve what we were put on this earth to do. These challenges have made me stronger and much more resilient. What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship is very complex. You will have the best days of your life and probably some of your worst trying to turn an idea into a business. The one thing that will hold you steady through it all is passion. Knowing WHY you must bring that idea to life and being totally committed to it is absolutely essential. Businesses fail everyday because someone thought it was going to be easy and was not committed to doing the work. If you are committed to doing what is required - no matter what and no matter what anyone else might say or think about it - then go for it. Take the leap and bring your idea into the world! To what do you attribute your success Tenacity - pushing through tough times, finding great people to work with, and never being so in love with the product that I couldn't adapt when it was required. Website or Social Media Page www.tomorrowiscoming.com

Renita Saldana Dr Renita's Physiotherapy Service Physiotherapist Company Details I'm a free lancing Physiotherapist. In this competitive fast running world I aim at providing quality healthcare for my clients. My belief lies in empathy for my patients & rendering health care to them with sincerity. Since opening a set up requires a large amount I prefer to treat patients at their home so that I don't end up joining the rat race in order to make profits & pay rents What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now Having had no contacts in the medical field worked hard to build a patient database. I can proudly say that all my patients have come to me through word of mouth and never left me again What message you want give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs Sometimes you may have to work a little extra but that will also help you get a lot more extra. Don't hesitate from putting that little extra in To what do you attribute your success My parents, they paid for my college fees instead of buying a house. Website or Social Media Page Frutus_maasi on instagram

Rhucha Kulkarni LifeinClicks Photography Photography Company Details An HR professional-turned-entrepreneur, Rhucha is now a full-time #professionalphotographer. 7+ years of clicking various genres of photography brought her to found LifeinClicksPhotography in 2017. She specializes in #newborn, #baby, #maternity and #family #photography, and is internationally #accredited and #trained (https://apnpi.com) in handling and posing #newborns/#infants. Having created beautiful memories for 800+ CLIENTS #babies and their #families over the PAST TWO YEARs, gives her a high- when she sees her clients’ joys as they look back fondly on the #lifetimememories that she created! What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now (1) Shunning a secure and well-prospected corporate career (I am an ex HR professional), raised many a questions with family and others- will I be able to build a viable business, which justifies LEAVING A LUCRATIVE MBA-led CORPORATE CAREER? Also, paving my own path demanded resilience and commitment to the cause of following my passion. Photography was my passion since past 7 years, but I made it a point to get TRAINED AND CERTIFIED in a specialised area of NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY, and investing time, effort and money in my own skills upgradation took up a lot. But I see it as a necessary step in creating a trusting environment for new and expecting parents, who are my clients. (2) Turning a passion/hobby into a SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS by building trust with clients, has been an ongoing learning. I started with a bootstrapped business (around 2 lakh investment), and through my creative offerings and engaging client-relationships have built a business which hit the 10 LAKH PROFIT mark in YEAR 1 and REVENUES INCREASED 209% in YEAR 1. Thereafter, I have been thankful to have wonderful clients who trust me with their precious kids. I make it a point to engage in a baby-friendly way to understand where my clients come from and curate an engaging and memorable experience! (3) Challenges are ongoing- how to scale the business beyond this space of comfort, how to continue building trust with clients, how to add creativity in all our offerings for the best experience for our clients. It is a journey of lifelong learning for great experiences and memories for those who choose us! What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs (1) BELIEVE IN YOURSELF: As a small chunk of women entrepreneurial group, it is easy to get disheartened and give up. Building confidence and resilience is crucial to tide over the tough times in entrepreneurship. Have faith, use techniques like self-talk, meditation etc. to understand oneself and build belief in self. (2) SEEK SUPPORT: We women often shy away from asking for help in certain areas. There is no shame in asking for help, be it the smallest of things. I often reached out to my husband for his opinion of building strategy and his insights have helped the business grow. (3) CONNECT AND NETWORK: We never know when connections turn out helpful for personal and business growth. Building a trusting network who we can rely on for advice and even just "talk it out", is crucial to success. To what do you attribute your success A strong WILL to FOLLOW MY PASSION on a sustainable basis, and resilience to stick it out during ups and downs has contributed to my success. My background of my MBA and corporate job helped me fine-tune my client-relationships, and build credibility for myself. Support from my husband and me having FAITH in my capabilities have been instrumental in making my passion into a viable plus a creative pursuit of a profession. Website or Social Media Page https://www.facebook.com/LifeinClicksPhotographyIndia/

Riddhi Doshi Patel LAJA Child Psychologist * Psychotherapist, Behavioral Coach, Parent Coach and Trainer for Women, Children, Youth and Individuals for self & Skills -development & enhancement. Company Details LAJA is India's first and only Forum that gives women a non-judgemental space to be themselves. We help women identify their skills, update & upgrade their skills, mentor them and help them become financially independent, confident individuals who are better versions of themselves. We achieve this through Monthly Meets where Influencers address and inspire the women, Skills Development and Enhancement workshops, On-line and Off-line expert talks, Experiential learning workshops and an Annual one day Conclave. What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now The Forum is meant for and designed for Women and surprisingly these very women are our challenge. The first step is to reach out to the women and make them understand that they are capable of great things. Since we are self-funded; finding venues for activities, sponsors for events, getting participants out of their homes are the second set of challenges we face almost everyday. Thankfully we have been able to make our presence felt in the Country and are able to draw our women who have gone back enriched, enlightened and empowered. These women in turn talk about our work and bring in more participants. Similarly, our work has been appreciated by many and now we are able to procure space for activities and workshops on a probono or nominal discounted rates. However, there are many more challenges that crop up on regular basis and overcoming them gives us new learnings. What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs We want women to take charge of their lives and start taking steps even if they are small towards self-development and empowerment. A confident, self-aware and sure women is the key to building a nation of self-aware, confident and Future Leaders. To what do you attribute your success I attribute my success to my team of hard working women who passionately believe in the cause of Women's Self-development and Empowerment. I also attribute my success to the faith my family has in my capability and the strength of my conviction. Website or Social Media Page http://laja.org.in/

Rishika Khanna THE POCKET FULL OF WORDS and DIGI WORLD Content Writer , Digital Marketing Specialist , SEO specialist Company Details The Pocket Full Of Words is a Content Writing Blog which provides Internships in Content Writing , Marketing & Sales , Human Resource, Research & Development. We acts as a Mediator between the job providers and job seekers in Content Writing. We also provide various Content Writing Courses. What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now The challenges were alot like no family support. No financial support as I am just a 2nd year graduation student. As we provide jobs and Internships to Content Writers so finding the companies who want to hire and finding the people who want job was a main task. It's just a year that I have started many more challenges are yet to come. Along with that making people trust on the company was an major challenge. What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs I just want to say to each and every women out there " Just start the things wether you get the support or not because people will criticize you even your parents can but the day you will stand out your parents will be the ones who will be proud of you the most and don't worry for the support because as you will start you will get the support yourself. To what do you attribute your success Just go with the things wether you get the support or not because when you are dedicated with your work you get the support by itself. Website or Social Media Page www.thepocketfullofwords.com