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Glam Studios: Spreading affordable salons across India, one city at a time

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

According to TechNavio, the Professional Salon Care market in India is poised to grow at a CAGR of 27.07 per cent between 2014 and 2019. However, when it comes to budget hair and beauty services, there are mostly stand alone shops and no brands in India. Glam Studios, launched in 2015, is breaking the barriers, ...

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5 things that work for a higher education brand

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

The landscape is changing. Higher education is being reshaped by globalisation and digital revolution. There is growing pressure related to declining sources of income and rising costs. There is heightened competition for the share of the global student market. Institutions are seeing a lasting effect from the global financial crisis impacting both enrolment numbers and ...

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School-based vocational education is the way forward, says NSDC COO

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 11 min read

India is moving towards becoming a skilled nation. However, the huge gap between the demand for skilled workforce and the supply of the same poses a huge challenge. It requires a whole turnaround of the country’s education system, and also an effective public-private partnership. Pursuing this goal, the National Skill Development Corporation is investing heavily ...

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Employee learning and development a growth market in India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Digitisation is disrupting the status quo at an unprecedented pace in every industry. If one looks at what is happening with Transportation (on-demand, electric, driver-less), Commerce (online, on-demand, personalised), Healthcare (AI assisted diagnosis), etc – it is dismantling existing business structures, and bringing in new innovators.Large economies like the US have always stayed ahead of ...

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Animation education: Huge potential for growth

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

India’s animation industry is large and growing rapidly. Animation, gaming and web design professionals work on full-length animation movies, create TV commercials, education CDs, work in the advertising industry or as web designers in various companies.Animation and VFX are used widely in many areas like TV, films, ads, medicine, training & education, e-learning, legal & ...

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Online tutoring platforms a favourite among edupreneurs

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

India has 100 million students in private schools with a shortage of two million teachers. Addressing the needs of the current generation students can be a huge business opportunity. Come online tutoring, a nascent market that companies need to build an integrated and scalable model for.For hundreds of years, India practised the Gurukul system of ...

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We're expecting to cross Rs170 crore turnover in FY'16: MD, Medimix maker Cholayil

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

In India, according to an AC Nielsen report, the soap market is pegged at Rs 14,093 crore, of which, the North, West and East Zones together account for around Rs 9,950 crore. Holding a strong market presence in southern and western region, Cholayil Pvt Ltd, has made it big in Ayurveda personal care products market ...

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“To be a successful franchisee, understand the brand’s vision”

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Started with FMCG in 1989, Bhawar Group, the largest distribution group in retail with 750+ crores turnover. Brands includes namely P & G, Samsung, Straight Salon, Gillette, Samsonite, The Body Shop, Wella, Swatch, Calvin Klein, Puma, Us Polo, Baskin Robbins, Fabindia, Microsoft, Laxera, Apple, Reliance Jio, American Tourister, Nioxin, Sebastin, High Sierra, Sp, ...

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Teacher training an untapped opportunity in India?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

India has a large number of teachers and needs many more. All processes of teacher recruitment, training, motivation, incentives, retention and feedback, therefore, have to be planned on a large scale. Further the ultimate goal of in-service teacher development should be to ensure that optimal learning takes place in the classrooms.Shortage of teachers and their ...

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Dabur, Patanjali, and now Dove: Brands eyeing baby care

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

A few days ago, FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever launched a new range of baby care products under its leading personal care brand Dove. The move comes soon after Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna’s Patanjali Ayurveda introduced its ‘Shishu’ care brand. Earlier this year, India’s grand old natural healthcare brand Dabur, too, forayed into this segment ...

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Delving deep into the different aspects of franchising at Opportunity India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Franchising begins where a brand aspires to grow. While it’s a conscious decision taken by a franchisor, it’s all about the relationship between the franchisor and the franchisee that plays a deciding role in the fate of the brand. Day 2 of Franchise India 2016 at Pragati Maidan began with a power packed session on ...

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India: A wellness destination

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

The popularity of Indian wellness practices like Ayurveda and Yoga continues to grow globally. While traditional Ayurvedic practices like Panchakarma and Yoga Teacher Training programs are gaining popularity, there has been an increase in the number of Ayurvedic centres and Yoga schools mushrooming in cities across the world.The 5,000 year old science of healing, Ayurveda, ...

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Corporate Training: Where opportunities exist

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

In today’s stressful world of competition and fast moving innovative technology driven products, every organisation wants to keep its employees updated and comfortable with the current trends, technologies and tools so that their employees can handle any project without any repulsion. Gone are the days when employees were given the same kind of assignments over ...

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How this startup is transforming gym business from machine to strength training

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 7 min read

The Indian fitness industry is going through a massive change. As the average Indian is travelling the world, they’ve turned more conscious of newer ways and approaches to remain in shape and bringing new business ideas to the Indian market. In the past 5 years, the fitness levels of Indians has lifted massively and still ...

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How to be an entrepreneur in India's booming luxury industry

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 7 min read

The word entrepreneur originates from the French word, entreprendre, which means "to undertake." In a business context, it means to start a business. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary presents the definition of an entrepreneur as one who organises, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. What is ...

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