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Lothal Angel Ventures back Ahmedabad-based startup eSwasthya.in

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Ahmedabad-based angel network Lothal Angel Ventures backed online medicine delivery aggregator eSwasthya.in with an undisclosed amount of seed fund investment Currently, the Ahmedabad-based start-up has market presence in its native city along with Baroda and Nashik, founded in 2014 by Yash Shah, who also owns an information technology start-up named ...

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How Clariant innovates Indian hair industry by expanding its personal care portfolio

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Changing lifestyle not only affects business, trends and existing strategies of a firm, but it highly impacts buying behaviour of consumers. As consumers have become more conscious about their hair, their needs have evolved beyond keeping it clean. They now require multi-functional hair care solutions, which has enhanced the need for specialty ingredients. ...

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What made P&G discontinue sales & manufacturing of Vicks Action 500 Extra in India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

The Government of India has prohibited the manufacturing, sale and distribution of fixed dose combination drugs, which includes Paracetamol + Phenylephrine + Caffeine with immediate effect, said Pfizer in a BSE filing. Following the same, FMCG major Procter and Gamble (P&G) has shut manufacturing and sale of its popular brand ...

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How CareOnGo streamlines customer and retailer pain points

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

The healthcare industry in India is fragmented and multi faceted making it difficult for consumers to connect with the right solution due to multiple touch points. The same challenges are faced by local pharmacies as well. By aggregating the players in the entire supply chain, CareOnGo wants to streamline both the customer and retailer ...

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We are coming up with lifestyle treatments for working men & women: Venus Aesthetic LLP

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Venus Concept, a pioneer in the medical aesthetics industry with an experience of over 15 years in the field of dermatology. The company invests extensive resources in developing devices powered by cutting-edge technologies geared to client satisfaction and user’s comfort. With its own Research and Development Centre, Venus Concept ...

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How Microsoft digitally-enabled Amway to extend improved consumer experience

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Direct Marketing giant Amway India Enterprises has launched its first digitally-enabled experience centre in Bengaluru. Partnered with Microsoft to conceptualise and design the store, Amway aims to transform the consumer as well as distributor experience. Amway has plans to open over 10 such centres pan-India in this decade, informed ...

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Career making biz for sure shot success

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

From the time when charitable, missionary and government undertakings were the norm, education industry has come a long way where the segment has opened up to private players. Though not without regulatory restrains created by the government from time to time, private players have contributed majorly in putting together many loose ends with the segment.Growth ...

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Aligning to set benchmark for potential edupreneurs

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

How has the pre-school segment grown via franchising? I don’t think now we even need to debate why pre-school. . With so much awareness about how brain development takes place within age five, the parents are already very well aware that faster the child gets social exposure; the better it is for a ...

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Patanjali grows beyond expectation and craves for more

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

After reaching unexpected turnover last fiscal, Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has set an ambitious target for the coming 2016-17 fiscal as well. We here find out how this fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand is doing and what are yoga guru's offerings for franchisees.In the last fiscal of FY15, the newbie FMCG player touched ...

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Fair opportunity for the Fairer Sex

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

With an aim of transforming the skill landscape, Government of India and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) are offering manifold opportunities to entrepreneurs. Several brands are coming forward with initiatives and business opportunities for women empowerment. Let us learn how franchise brands want to grow with their women business partners as they consider them as prospective ...

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