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What GST holds for different wellness and beauty players

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is sending flutters across the wellness and beauty industry. While the bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha, its implementation will still be a couple of years or less. The way the industry works will totally transform once GST is implemented. From multiple indirect taxes, business runners will ...

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Why this is the right time to invest in wellness industry

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

The Indian wellness market, pegged at over Rs 800 billion, is said to be growing by 20 to 30 per cent each year. Wellness and beauty brands have now started stretching out to Tier II and III cities as well. Changes in lifestyle and consumers becoming more health conscious are primary factors that have added ...

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How Kangana Ranaut led Swachh Bharat campaign titivates hygiene and wellness

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

No foundation is complete without worshipping Goddess Laxmi, when it comes to starting a new venture in India. As Goddess Laxmi is known as Goddess of prosperity in a country of faith and superstition, hitting the right chord, Director Pradeep Sarkar has come up with a new short film “Don’t Let Her Go” to promote ...

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How you can turn festive fervour into business opportunity

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

With the onset of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan celebrations, all the biggies of beauty and wellness industry are gearing up to bag maximum profit. In India, celebrations are not limited to gulping sweets and eating out, but it’s also about organising family get-togethers and distributing gifts.Surprisingly, both the festivals are falling around weekend this ...

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This is how you may turn your brand into ‘talk of the trade’ at beauty fairs

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

You only get one chance to establish that first impression which may count for years or long. Trade fairs are one-stop-shops for many, which means, adequate business opportunity for all. However, turning a stall into a lasting business opportunity is not as tough as it seems. Just that one needs to play the right card ...

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Wondering how to open a gym in India? Here are 8 initial steps

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

How Much Cost to Open a Gym in India The growing rage of fitness among millennials has encouraged many enthusiasts to turn their passion into business possession. Government statistics indicate strong business growth opportunities for starting your own gym business in India, even though the industry is flooded with multiple home grown and global franchise ...

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Fitness Industry is broken?Definitely,but what can be done?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

Recently, I read an article on LinkedIn on the above subject and since I have spent many years and passion in this industry, doing well…here are my two bits.Firstly, I was astonished at how much that article can be applied in the Indian context, even though the author was based out of UK and he ...

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Why you must take beauty franchise instead of starting from scratch

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Franchising is the ideal model for anyone who is thinking of starting their own venture but is unsure about the direction to take. With strong brand and support network, the franchisors of high-end brands offer best learning for those who want to start their own venture while working as a regular employee with big MNCs ...

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Ayurvedic cosmetics products gear up to add Desi swag to modern cosmetics business

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

From childhood to old age, Indian consumers tend to implement the ancient science of Ayurveda in some way or the other, sometimes in the form of home remedies for common ailments or in the form of beauty treatments to improve skin texture or remove scars. This connect with the roots of the traditional practice has ...

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How natural products business empowered these 5 Indian women

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

With the growing rage of entrepreneurship among Indians, women are no less in the race of becoming self-reliant. Surprisingly women entrepreneurs in the herbal products segment have built themselves from the scratch and earned adequate profit. However, nothing just simply clicked their fingers and had their way; they have fought tooth and nail and spent ...

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