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Budget 2017 proves beneficial for the wellness industry

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

The very mention of union budget focuses attention towards railway SOPS, infrastructure development, agriculture schemes, energy reforms, changes in financial sector etc., but rarely wellness industry is given its due credit. However, the trend seems to be changing and the Union Budget 2017 stands a testimony to this fact.This year’s budget has provided a booster ...

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Usha International plans to strengthen regional retail partnerships by 3 times: Kapil Kohli

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

The Siddharth Shriram group was founded by the legendary Lala Shriram in 1889. The group’s businesses extended to textiles, chemicals, sugar, automobiles, engines, nylon tyre cord, automotive components, edible oil, heavy chemicals (fertilizers), engineering foundries, sewing machines, fans and home appliances. Usha International Ltd (the Company), a constituent of the Siddharth Shriram group, was formed ...

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We are looking at 10 franchisees by 2018: Kirthana Ramarapu

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Nurturing early childhood development and blending educational concepts, US based Kinderdance is growing leaps and bounds in India through franchising. This nationally acclaimed movement program is engaging multiple schools that will benefit them to lower their operational costs and provide holistic development for children. While creating different models, from Franchising to Company Managed Affiliates, the ...

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We cater to most lifestyle disorders: Luke Coutinho

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 5 min read

Re positioned to offer wide variety of nutraceutical products, Pure Nutrition, the online seller of organic and health products has launched dietary supplements, herbal teas, cold pressed oils, super foods and Protein powders to cure the lifestyle disorders such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, hyper cholesterolemia among others. The brand is visioning to build ...

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Franchise network is a quick route to grow for Woodland: Harkirat Singh

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Leather industry is India is dominated by a few players. With the government giving a big boost to this sector and established brands welcoming partners for growth, franchisors can very well extract returns from this segment. Let us see what Harkirat Singh, Managing Director, Woodland, has to say on it. Retail network has been the ...

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No demonetisation blues for EdTech Industry?

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

With the bold move of demonetisation settling in, the loss or gain that will be experienced by the Indian economy in the long run is yet to be judged. While some expect there are better chances of cleaning out the cycle of black money and corruption, others are not as much in its favour. While ...

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How CeMast is filling the training gap in Indian healthcare

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

As India braces to be the healthcare capital of the world over the next one decade, CeMAST (Center of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training) in Mumbai has set the tone as the world’s first centre offering training in 11 specialities for Minimal Access Surgery. All other centres across the world offer training in two ...

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Five ways to up your game in the fitness business

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

In an unorganised fitness industry like that of India, it is imminent for brands to stay up in the competition. With the Indian consumer turning more curious about fitness, meeting the consumer’s expectation in every aspect is the need of the hour if you want to survive in this industry. Wellness India has been speaking ...

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Wellness Tourism boom and a billion-dollar opportunity

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

The Indian medical tourism industry, which is pegged at $3 billion, is expected to reach $8 billion by 2020, according to a CII - Grant Thornton white paper. Wellness Tourism is estimated to grow nearly 50 per cent faster than global tourism by 2017, and a significant contribution to this will come from Asia, states ...

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Now educational institutes can let go their fee woes with FeeOnTime

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 7 min read

India holds an important place in the global education industry. The country has more than 1.4 million schools with over 227 million students enrolled and more than 36,000 higher education institutes. India has one of the largest higher education systems in the world.With both parents working these days, visiting the school or institute to pay ...

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