TiECon Chennai 2010:Unnal Mudiyum Thambi.
“Unnal Mudiyum Thambi”, panel discussion featuring Entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu
Mr. Y.Gee. Mahendra Dramatist, Actor, Comedian, who was the moderator, kick started the session by saying all the three entrepreneurs are meeting the very basic needs of man
Mr. A. Padmasingh Issac Founder Chairman, Aachi Group, takes care of stomach
Without proper distribution network, you can not market any product
In Tamil Nadu along they have 3000 agents
Created employment for almost 8000 persons, mostly women
Thosw who think man power is a capital, will defenitely win for sure
Aachi is very catchy, Aachi is related to Kitchen
Almost 60,000 crore worth agriproducts are getting wasted because of lack of cold storage.
If you have any food based products, Aachi is ready to market and distribute the products
Dr. A. M. Arun Chairman and MD, Vasan Healthcare Pvt Ltd: Takes cares of health
Finished MBBS in 9 years
Family started with a medical store in 1947
Had to take up the business at the age of 19 years
Trust is the most important factor in healthcare industry
Started Vasan Eyecare in 2008
75 chains in hospitals in India and Abroad, 15,000 people are being treated on a daily basis
World largest chain of eyecare
There is tremendous demand for healthcare in India, but very few players because healthcare is very complex business, very difficult to manage and scale up
Mr. C K Kumaravelu, Naturals Saloons : Satisfies everyone’s ego
Started from failure in 1991, raga herbal powder, put target as 5 crore, product was a great hit but could not sustain
Need to have more specialisation to run a business
Started Naturals for his wife in 2000
Wrote a target to earn rs.60,000 per month, later 2 lac and then 5 lac and achieved
Started as all women saloon, later changed to uni-sex saloon
Later shared the idea with family and friends
To start a saloon is a taboo in Chennai
80 saloons in entire south India
Now the challenge is to take it to All India
Target is to reach 100 outlets by March 2010 and eventualy to create
1000 women entrepreneurs and 10000 direct employment
Had to democratize beauty to reach it to mass
Everyone wants to pamper themselves, thanks to the disposable income
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