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Dr Kalam's last words for Indian entrepreneurs

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Back in 2013, when Dr Kalam visited IIT Mumbai, he suggested that there was a need for creating an educational system that highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship. He said that in the present context, the education system has to be designed in a way that produces large number of employment generators and not just employment seekers. ...

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Now, no Master's degree in Public Health required to launch your own clinic

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

Healthcare industry is one of the biggest revenue and employment generators within the country. Various market research reports authenticate that the Indian healthcare industry is expected to reach USD 280 billion by 2020. Large investments by private sector players are likely to contribute significantly to the development of India’s hospital industry, which comprises around 80% of ...

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Beefing up safety standards for safe F&B business

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

‘Safety’ and ‘Hygiene’ are what everyone is swearing about these days after the sudden noodle brand fiasco. Not only the packaged and frozen food brands are cautious about their moves in the F&B arena but the restaurants have also pulled up their socks for abiding by the standard quality measures in their servings. Quality control ...

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How can entrepreneurs have direct Access(ories) to profits?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Brand awareness is growing in small cities and so is the disposable income. The lifestyle of people is improving and which is the most significant factor boosting the accessory market accessory market can in smaller towns in India. Harkirat Singh, MD, Woodland India says, “The so-called small towns are no more smaller; rather have huge ...

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Why are women franchisees preferred over men?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

With e-commerce giants like Flipkart offering most benefits to its women associates and employees, the trend to retain women workers has grown rapidly. Such moves have surely given a boost to the franchise Industry too, to offer the best to its female franchisees/ partners. MakeMyTrip is also one of the companies who work towards benefit ...

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Booming business with new-age kiosk model

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Retailers from time to time keep updating and bring in new technologies at their outlets to impress upon the customers as the advent of e-commerce sector has forced them to get their acts together. These attractive kiosks are not only adding to sales, but are also making it easy for both franchise store owners and ...

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Healthy profits

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Evolve centres are designed exclusively to offer a window of opportunity to refresh, relax and rejuvenate its audience. In an exclusive chat with The franchising World (TFW), Manoj Shah discusses company’s plans of moving forward while partnering with women franchisees. The Franchising World (TFW): What are the various services offered by Evolve? Manoj Shah ...

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Broaden the new smile

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

The Franchising World (TFW): How did Dentzz come into being? Dr. Shantanu Jaradi (SJ): Dentzz Dental Care Centres were planned and established in August 2005 with the sole aim of providing premium quality primary and advanced dental care while being the first to explore the dental tourism industry. Since then, Dentzz has achieved leadership in ...

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Secret mantra of inner beauty unfolds

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

According to Research and Market report on ‘Lingerie Industry In India (2011-2015),’ Indian Lingerie industry was pegged at USD 1.5 billion in 2011 and has jumped to USD 3 billion in 2015. The disposable incomes have risen, organised retail has grown, consumers are developing into informed and well aware buyers and product extension has become ...

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Blossoming gains!

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Mr Vikas Gutgutia, MD, Ferns N petals in a tête-à-tête with Neha Malhotra talks about his company, its franchise journey and future. Neha Malhotra (NM): Tell us about the origin, growth and success of FNP as a brand? When, where and how did it originate? Vikas Gutgutia (VG): FNP originated in 1994 as a single ...

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