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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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The need to re-engineer India's skill ecosystem: Insights from experts

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Vocational Education and Skill Training in India is still at a nascent stage. However, the demand for skilled manpower is huge, and to bridge this gap, it is the need of the hour to re-engineer the skill ecosystem here. At the 9th Global Skills Summit by FICCI, industry leaders came together with policy ...

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How e-learning is disrupting the classroom teaching sector

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

India has become the second largest market for e-learning after the US. The e-learning sector is currently pegged at $ 2-3 billion, and is expected to touch $ 40 billion by 2017. The distance education market in India is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 34 per cent during ...

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How Amity is transforming higher education by bringing competency-based education

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 6 min read

With 700 universities and more than 35,000 affiliated colleges enrolling more than 20 million students, Indian higher education is a large and complex system. India has one of the largest higher education systems in the world. However, skill/competency based education is a sector which is not given the attention it deserves.Skills based education is marred ...

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How this startup brings all tutors on one platform

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 8 min read

Building a product because you can’t find it somewhere else may be the biggest cliché, but sometimes it’s the appropriate approach to create a new market space. Mudit, one of the founders of Qriyo was once looking for Yoga courses to take. However, he didn’t want what most of the regular yoga instructors offer or ...

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Roll out plan of 250 franchise outlets by 2016

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Please tell us in detail about the inception and growth of the brand?After completing two successful years in India, Gionee aims to become a $1 billion company by end of FY 16. In 2013, the company has entered India and reported revenues of Rs 500 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 2,750 crore in ...

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How India’s first skill university is addressing the need for skilled education

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 7 min read

Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. Countries with higher and better levels of skills adjust more effectively to the challenges and opportunities of the world of work. As India moves progressively towards becoming a ‘knowledge economy’ it becomes increasingly important that the country should focus ...

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How running a university efficiently can help you get autonomy, reduce regulations

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

India currently has 761 universities and more than 49,000 colleges producing approx 37 lakh graduates and post-graduates, out of which only 27 per cent are employable, according to CII-Wheelbox survey. Moreover, we find many institutes opening and shutting every year in India. As all these institutions do not provide quality education, the Centre is planning ...

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Samvaad 2016: Industry leaders engage in constructive dialogue with executive students at MDI

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

A B-School means business! And when it’s an MBA Executive course, the responsibility of B-Schools goes one notch up in adding value to the already-gained experience by executive students. This is what Samvaad 2016 aimed at doing. Organised by one of the top 10 B-Schools of India, Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, Samvaad brought together ...

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