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1. 6th edition
Overseas opportunities for
agri entrepreneurs
By Prof. Gautam Pherwani
What's in kamat plate:
a
journey
Vithal Kamat
Top 10 Business Books For
Entrepreneurs
SPARDHA 2014:
Glamourizing agribusiness for youth by
agri entrpreneurship
5 Essential Characteritics
of The Entrepreneurial
Mind
Memoirs from a serially Failed
Entrepreneur
By Mr. Rajib Roy
Entrepreneurship:
By Mr. Sanjeev Kumar
A Roller Coaster Ride
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2. Content
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By Prof. Gautam Pherwani
Overseas opportunities for
agri entrepreneurs
Top 10 Business Books
For Entrepreneurs 20
Initiative for change and exploring new
skies- Project Management Unit
By Mayank Bhardwaj 5 Essential Characteritics
of The Entrepreneurial Mind
8
Entrepreneurship :
A Roller Coaster Ride
By Sanjeev kumar 10
SPARDHA 2014:
Glamourizing agribusiness for youth
By Agri Entrpreneurship
25
6th
edition
Memoirs from a serially Failed
Entrepreneur
By Mr. Rajib Roy
7
What's in Kamat's plate:
Vithal Kamat a journey 16
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Excellence eadership
ntrepreneur scending latform
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By Pragya Soni
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3. ENLIGHTEN
freedom of thoughts
(e-magazine)
Narendra Pawar (Batch 12-14)
Surykant Verma (12-14)
Rahul Jadhav (13-15)
Akshay Saswade (13-15)
Rahul Konde (13-15)
Team Enlighten
BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR
t ‘Enlighten freedom of
thoughts’ we know thatAideas have more influence when
they’re connected to intriguing
people and various instances.
Several of the articles in this issue
highlight the thoughts &
achievements of particularly
noteworthy people.Before emitting
out Jan-Feb issue I must say, we are
overjoyed with some encouraging
responses about our work so far.
This edition is inspired by
thoughts of entrepreneur, as to be
inspired is good but to inspire is
great so the theme is ‘BEING
ENTREPRENEUR’ hope, we will inspire
some dreams to become the reality.
ENLIGHTEN’s Best wishes for such
venture.
Edition’s every facet gives
details on various dimensions of
entrepreneurship, Prof. Gautam
Pherwani explores entrepreneurship
abroad, Mr. Rajib Roy puts the story
of failed entrepreneur while Mr.
Sanjiv Kumar shares the journey of
being entrepreneur and much more
that will encourage you to follow
dreams..
And last but not least fun corner, to
rejuvenate!!
It gives us huge excitement to
put forward our efforts, share new
happenings & to be with you using this
bridge and I must say we are growing
with every creation of ours and not so
far from our 1st milestone ‘an
anniversary’. We are thankful for your
presence in this concept which is
helping us to intensify the silent
revolution of uplifting VAMNICOM to
zenith… We thank all those who
contributed towards this issue and we
fervently hope to get more articles in
the future from the industry and
academia and take ENLIGHTEN to
greater height and As always, if there is
anything we are missing or an event
you would like to tell us about, email us,
we'll be right on it. (We are cordially
requesting you to reply for “The best
article from last issue”; reviews will be
published in upcoming.) So be ready to
be enlightened, be in it… We hope
these authors and their ideas will ignite
your minds for BEING AN
ENTREPRENEUR.
NARENDRA PAWAR

4. OVERSEAS
OPPORTUNITIES
UAE : BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Currency-free convertibility of Dhirams into all major currencies-
fairly stable
Taxes-low, no cheating, robbery or dishonesty- under Shariat law
Trade barriers-none, freely export & import
People-80 % foreign firms are run by expatriates, education level
is high, even Locals speak English
o
o
o
o
By Prof. Gautam Pherwani
Faculty, VAMNICOM
Nam e C apital P op ulation Area
(km ²)
G D P
(B ILL.
U S$)
P er
cap ita
(U S$)
Cu rren cy
B ah rain M an am a 1,046,814 716 $19.68 $37,20 0
B ahrain
D inar
Q atar D o h a 8,33,285 11,437 $85.35 $1 ,03,500
Q atari
R iyal
K uw ait
K u wait
C ity
2,691,158 17,818 $159.7 $5 7,400
K uw aiti
D inar
O m an M u scat 2,534,000 309,500 35,9 90 $1 9,879
O m ani
R iyal
S aud i
Arabia
R iy adh 28,686 ,633 2,240,00 0 $582.8 $2 0,700
Sau di
R iyal
U nited
Arab
Em irates
A b u
D h abi
4,798,491 83,600 $270 $5 5,200
U A E
D irham
Wehave friendly relations [MFN-most favored nation
Status]* with a number of nations such as:
1. Israel
2. Mauritius
3. Thailand
4. Singapore
5. New Zealand
6. Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal
7. GCC-UAE, SaudiArabia, Kuwait, etc.
The best way is to set up a processing zone in Sharjah or Dubai.
Dubai- as a base for extending & focus
of control in other areas-most modern
products are available on introduction here
DUBAI : MARKET SEGMENTS
Government organizations
Trading companies
Oil & petroleum Industries
Engineering companies
Chemical & allied industries
Garment manufacturers
Food & beverages industry
Retail trade.
Banks & financial firms
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Defining Entrepreneurship
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Imitation
Firm's capabilities to develop new goods and services
and manage the innovation process.
Creating or developing a new product or process idea..
Creating a commercializable product from invention.
Adoption of innovation a population of similar firms.
Invention
for entrepreneursagri
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5. HEREARE SOME OF THEAMAZING
DEVELOPMENTS IN DUBAI:
o Dubai’s revenues from oil and natural gas
currently account for less than 3% of the
emirate’s revenues.
o Dubai Mall aims to be the largest mall in the
world when completed.
o Its port, JebelAli, constructed in the 1970s, has
the largest man-made harbor in the world.
o Natural resource-only crude oil and relatively
cheap S.EAsian workforce-in all about 300
mfg. units.
o Trading-with India, E.C. & E.Asia.Aim is to
reach Singapore level of $ 9BN.with India, E.C.
& E.Asia.Aim is to reach Singapore level of $
9BN. Per day. No firm can start a business
unless a JV with a local partner-who sits,
watches & fill his pockets-EXCEPT in Free
Trade Zones like JebelAli & Fujairah.
Direct re-exports:
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Textiles
Auto spares
Electronics
RMG
Tires& tubes
Silver bullion
Appliances
Office machines & supplies
Construction machines
Wheat flour
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6. CONCLUSION
Best solution is to try Hydroponic
techniques in 40 feet containers or take raw
agriculture articles and value-add and finish to
ready-to-sellconditionbyresortingtorepacking
after processing. Remember, they are wealthy
andalreadyexposedtoworldclassgoods.
ForothernearbycountrieslikeSingapore
or Malaysia we have to follow the same
technique, we are already perhaps late or should
soon act.In international economic relations and
international politics, "most favored nation"
(MFN) is a status or level of treatment accorded
byonestatetoanotherininternationaltrade.The
term means the country which is the recipient of
this treatment must, nominally, receive equal
tradeadvantagesasthe"mostfavorednation"by
the country granting such treatment. (Trade
advantages include low tariffs or high import
quotas.)
Ineffect,acountrythathasbeenaccorded
MFN status may not be treated less
advantageously than any other country with
MFNstatus by the promising country.There is a
debate in legal circles whether MFN clauses in
bilateral investment treaties include only
substantiverulesoralsoproceduralprotections.
Benefits
Trade experts consider MFN clauses to
have the following benefits:
• Acountry that grants MFN on imports will
have its imports provided by the most efficient
supplier. This may not be the case if tariffs
differ by country.
• MFN allows smaller countries, in particular, to
participate in the advantages that larger
countries often grant to each other, whereas on
their own, smaller countries would often not be
powerful enough to negotiate such advantages
by themselves.
• Granting MFN has domestic benefits: having
one set of tariffs for all countries simplifies the
rules and makes them more transparent. It also
lessens the frustrating problem of having to
establish rules of origin to determine which
country a product (that may contain parts from
all over the world) must be attributed to for
customs purposes.
• MFN restrains domestic special interests from
obtaining protectionist measures. For example,
butter producers in countryAmay not be able to
lobby for high tariffs on butter to prevent cheap
imports from developing country B, because, as
the higher tariffs would apply to every country,
the interests ofA's principal ally C might get
impaired.
As MFN clauses promote non-discrimination
among countries, they also tend to promote the
Objective of free trade in general.
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7. Everyone of us is born a entrepreneur but
circumstances and a greed to short cut to success
takes away this skill and the comforts in life resists us to
be a successful ENTREPRENEUR. The good news is that
you can always make a start at any age whether you are
a 8 year old kid or a 80 year young at mind.
In normal circumstances any Indian parent will tell
the child study well so that you can become a engineer
or doctor and work with a big company. But a
Entrepreneur will tell his child study hard so that you
can stand up in life , open a big company and you give
employment to many people.
So sowing of this seed should start from a very young
age so that the mind is always clear that i need to do my
own. Even when you work in a company do not work
with an employees mindset, but think that you are the
owner of the company and take every decision you
would have taken if you were the owner. My self I am a
serially failed entrepreneur , i am on it since 2004 and
we are in 2014 in this span of 10 years i had ventured
into manufacturing, franchise business , consultancy
assignments , and fell flat on the face in every business
that i put my hand on ,but the entrepreneur bug inside
me keeps on telling me that RAJIB you are a born
Entrepreneur don’t quit just DO IT .
So far I have lost money in every business I
ventured into but still the fire inside me says
hold on , have patience your time will come.
Rome was not built in a day and nor will my
big global educational portal start in a day.
It would have been very easy if i would have
splashed some capital or ventured as a me
too business model but decided to take a
long painful journey Learn from my mistakes ,
failures and have patience to see my baby
grow into a MAN.
Alas Align your each move to your final
destination and do not waste a single second
from your Goal. Tunnel Vision or Bulls Eye
vision is required so that you dont defocus
from your goal. Enjoy life and its every
moment and enjoy the journey of
uncertainity. Think of doing good to people
through your venture . Do something that will
help people. If you run after money , you will
never earn it. Run to help through your
venture and have such a big ambition that
you need to leave the comfort zone and land
yourself in uncertainities.
So I wish each one of you a successful
Entrepreneurship journey , Get Up , Take
your Entrepreur SHIP to the sea of
UNCERTAINITY and enjoy each and
every moment of the journey but never
ever QUIT.
Memoirs from a serially Entrepreneur
Endurance
Never take no for an Answer
Teamwork
Repeat Repeat Repeat till you become perfect
Enthusiasm
Politeness
Renew Rejuvenate after every failure or success
Energy Engine
New Ideas every moment
End of the journey never happens
Unlearn Learn Relearn but never stop
Rejoice every moment of your Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a sea of Uncertainties and so is life.
Failed
Memoirs from a serially EntrepreneurFailed
7
By Rajib Roy
Grass Root Sales
Founder, Director
Http://www.grassrootsales.in/
+91 9433773484

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9. 9

10. Few things he did right:
1. Decision (Right or wrong?)
He knew, even after all the R&D,
the decision to venture into socially
exceptional domain is just a decision -
neither right nor wrong. After firing
his boss within year of starting this
venture, he proved his decision right;
but again firing his boss was just a
decision. A dream came true and
many more to come true with time.
2. Commitment (does 87.3%
commitment works?)
Soon he realized that the journey
isn't an easy one. There is no balanced
life for an entrepreneur. Our Mr. MBA
chose to live an imbalanced life for 4
to 5 years (only work and no life)
because he knows the end result of
this journey is an amazing imbalance
for rest of the life (only life and no
work). He is not alone in paying the
price, his family is also equally
involved. Nevertheless, he is 100%
committed toward his dream.
By Sanjeev Kumar
Global Entereprenur at
Infinity-Creating Abundance
+919555614476
10
ntrepreneurship is a buzzing
word that excites most of usEtoday and Mr. MBA is no exception.
He too did not know initially that it's a
roller coaster ride, which excited him
in the beginning and scared him en-
route. But he lives in highlight and
believes that 'the end will be the
beginning of a beautiful life filled with
choices'. Everyone he knows, beyond
the finish line, shares the same
thought it's amazing & worth riding.
Most people ask this question
and mostly are not sure about
venturing into. Although it seems to
be a journey embarked on by chance,
hearts of hearts he knows it came to
him because he had asked for it.
When the opportunity knocked at his
door, his financial situation wasn't
conducive and the mere thought of
betting his life-long savings caused
him sleepless nights. Even before
embarking on the journey, he thought
of quitting a lot of times. He knew, as
he had read many times, failure is the
stepping stone to success; but the
unanticipated road blocks this time
were his own family members/ close
friends & well-wishers. And to add to
their rationale, he had already closed
his first e-retail venture before its
anniversary. As he often says - What
it takes is 'to get up again' after every
fall. Today, he believes
entrepreneurship is for anyone who is
ready to replace 'I
Wish' with 'I will.'

11. 3. Got a Coach (I know it all!)
Today, it isn't necessary to re-
invent the wheel to be successful.
It's a no brainer for him to work
together with more than one brain
in sync. There is nothing better
than leveraging someone else's
real-life learnings. He feels lucky
to have a coach like Mr. Vibes, a
game changer throughout his
career, a certified trainer and
above all a serial entrepreneur.
Few things he avoided:
1. Will everybody buy into my
philosophy (Yes/No?)
He believes that there is no
exception to the 80:20 rule and
knows that if he wants to achieve
success, he must be strong enough
to survive through 80%. There is
no substitute to hard work, no
elevator to success and hence we
must climb the staircase. He
believes in whatever he does and it
is the most important attribute to
his success. The only person who
can make him successful is He -
Himself.
2. I am the king (or King maker?)
One thing he learned though
hard-way is the value of time over
money. He knows if he wants to
enjoy the life to the
fullest, he must have time freedom
(24x7). The successful 3%
decentralize control - the secret of
living a life of choices. It's always
better to leverage on other's
resources than trading own. Goal is
more important than Role. And He
became the king maker by choice.
3. I can't do it (How can I do it?)
Challenges are an integral part
of our life and an entrepreneurial
life is no exception. Many think
that challenges come to break
them, but he believes that
challenges come as an opportunity
to introspect & re-discover his true
self. When someone says, I can't
do it; the person has already quit
on himself. The right question to
ask is How can I do it?
Take off was great, though
as part time with job, but soon
came a point where he had to
take the toughest decision of
his life. He had to choose
between the job and
entrepreneurship; the security
(oxymoron) or the freedom. It
was a battle within, a risk,
where his decision could turn
right or wrong. It was a tough
choice for him as he hails from
middle class where the only
legacy we get is to study for
decades to secure a means of
survival - the job. Nobody was
supporting his decision, neither
family nor best friends; it
scared him even more. After
swaying between two minds he
finally chose to take a leap of
faith and decided to let go of
security.
Before asking what to do
and how, ask strongly WHY to
do it. Do the needful, think
though and decide. But once
decided, keep doing till it
happens. There are only two
ways of not being successful in
any business - one is not to
start, the other is to quit.
Remember, there are three
kinds of people in this world; 1.
People who 'Make things
happen' 2. People who 'Watch
things happen' and 3. People
who wonder 'What happened'?
One thing he learned though hard-way is the value of time over money. He knows
if he wants to enjoy the life to the fullest, he must have time freedom (24x7).
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12. 12
business educationThe actually
comes to ractical implementation in this
subject, each and every part of
is taught in two years is applied
here from HR to
academics
whatever
Project Management.
By Mayank Bhardwaj
Coordinator Project Management
unit
in USA though all have inputs
from Indian minds, what an
irony.
The time is changing now
even in corporate world. And
i t i s a m y t h t h a t
entrepreneurship only exist
in startups or businesses, an
increasing number of large
companies are become a
“Corporate Entrepreneur”
by creating entrepreneurial
environment with in them.
Why?? To get high return on
human capital, to get better
andbroaderinnovationetc.
It has always been the irony of academic
courseworkofbusinessinourcountrythatthat
after studying “business” only aim of student is to
get placement at highest package. We cannot point
finger on any specific institution, even the IIMs
have same trend and mindset, though initially the
IIMs were started to support the business
community and give a solid contribution to growth
rateof our economy. AlthoughIt has been a trend to
fight for getting packages in all management
institutions of country, there has still been a breed
of management students who while studying
businessdreamtostartsomethingoftheirown-the
breed of “future entrepreneurs”. These dreamers
have always given an extra edge to the thoughts of
young mind; these are the spark creators who keep
on scanning the environment for opportunities
continuously and ultimately starting something of
theirown.Thefeelingof“owning”isreallydifferent
andfullofdifferentlevelofsatisfaction.
As we all know that course work of our
PGDM-ABM includes a three term subject
“Entrepreneurship Management in Agriculture
Projects” where the students have to prepare a
bankable project report covering all aspects of a
business plan. This subject itself make our
coursework different , as there is no other college
or university in country to have guts to dedicate
entire project course work of business education
for allowing their students to do and learn the
things what they have been theoretically and
academically taught for in two years of post-
graduation.
Of world, only because they
worked honestly with the
nationalist feeling in their
heart and entrepreneurial
psycheintheirmind.Thatis
why Google, Hewlett-
P a c k a r d , N i k e , S u n
Microsystems, and Yahoo!,
Microsoft,Apple,Starbucks,
Walmart, Disney World,
Facebookallwerecreated
The benefit is in-fact
mutual. Employee get higher
satisfaction as they are
provided with greater
responsibility, more learning
and development experience
as they try and implement
n e w i d e a s , b e t t e r
performance as they feel
more ownership for their
o w n a c t i o n s , g r e a t e r
commitment as they feel
valuedandpartofteam.
Initiative for change and exploring new
Project Management Unit
The business education
actually comes to practical
implementation in this
subject, each and every part
of academics whatever is
taught in two years is
applied here from HR to
Project Management. USA
has been to able become
“developing country” to
“developed country” in the
shortest duration than any
other country in world even
after being a colony of
Britain, with the residents
fromeachandeveryrace

13. E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p
Development Institute of
India, Excellence Group of
Companies has joined hand
with VAMNICOM via Project
Management Unit to support
in various activities. National
Cooperative Summit 2013 was
done; VAMNICOM Young
Communicator's Club was
created with joint support
fromProjectManagementUnit
where Public Relation Council
ofIndiaand
The outlay of PMU
PMU
Entrepreneurship
Development
Unit
Skill
Development Cell
Cluster
Development Cell
Consultancy
Development
Unit
“Entrepreneurship Development Institute of
India, Excellence Group of Companies has
joined hand with VAMNICOM”
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WorkinginthesamelineProjectManagement
Unit was create under Center for Research and
Publication, the idea of which actually
generated at Center for Management Education
while working with PGDM-ABM students. In
academic year 2012-13 seven EoI/ Proposals
were submitted; EDII, NPC, MKCL, Intertek-
M o o dy, N E N we re a p p ro a c h e d fo r
collaborations to explore more areas of
exposure for PGDM students. The activities
were more, time as well as manpower was less.
In the mean time our institution got a fresh
breeze in the form of insightful leader, Shri
Sanjeeb Patjoshi, IPS, Director- VAMNICOM. He
was ready totake hard decisions, full of new and
revolutionary ideas, dedicated to improve the
image of institution with aim to put institution
onhorizon.
The idea was sent to him and he at-once
accepted it. The Project Management Unit came
in to action with motto of entrepreneurship
development, cluster development, skill
developmentandconsultancydevelopment.
It is a highly dedicated effort of
institution to get new projects and involve
PGDM students in it as well for wide level
exposure to government's effort of
development. Till date “Technology based
Entrepreneurship Development Programme”
and “Women Entrepreneurship Development
Programme” of one month are done by support
from Science and Technology Park of Pune
University, Innovation Park of National
Chemical Laboratory with sponsorship from
N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y
Entrepreneurship Development Board,
Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of
India and guidance from Entrepreneurship
Development Institute of India. More Faculty
Development Programmes, Entrepreneurship
Awareness Camps, Entrepreneurship
DevelopmentProgrammesareinthepipeline.
Media4U stands as big
support.
T h e f u t u r e i s
definitely bright and
tomorrow is calling for
e n t r e p r e n e u r s f o r
economical development.
Fore more queries drop
your mail to :
pmu.vamnicom@gmail.com
/ 9766688571

14. The global internet community came to a stand-still when
Facebook announced that it had agreed to purchase popular
smartphone messenger, WhatsApp for £19bn on Wednesday the
19th of February 2014.
While some are excited about the future potentials of the
acquisition, some are unsure if selling WhatsApp was a good move
by its founders and others are unsure if WhatsApp is actually even
worth the $19bn. whatever category you fall into, that is a debate
for another day.
THE INSPIRING STORY…
5 years ago, Brian Acton one of the co-founders of
WhatsApp (right in the picture above), had been a Yahoo employee
for 11 years. He left Yahoo to apply first for a position at Twitter
and got rejected.
Next, he and Jan Koum (a Yahoo colleague) applied to fill a
job vacancy at Facebook and got rejected again! Interestingly, Brian
remained positive…
Brian Acton’s 2009 tweet opines about “life’s next
adventure.” That adventure turned out to be a 450 million-user
mobile messaging giant which he co-founded with with Jan Koum a
few months after getting turned down by Facebook.
Today, Brian & Jan have officially joined the billionaires club and are
to become members of Facebook’s board of directors (the same
company that refused to employ them as members of staff 5 years
ago), thanks to the $19bn acquisition.
THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNT…
“Success is stumbling from
failure to failure with no loss
of enthusiasm.”
? Winston Churchill
Sometimes things don’t work out because
that is not where/how we are supposed to be. Or
probably because going a certain route would limit
our potential. Think about it, If Brian & Jan had
been accepted at Facebook in 2009, there would
be no WhatsApp today!
Even though things might not go according
to plan or turn out as expected, do not lose hope
and do not accept defeat; rather persevere and
work even harder. Success is the eventual reward
of consistency and tenacity!
Whatever it is you are doing, keep working hard at
it regardless of how bleak the future might seem
and hopefully you will see the light at the end of
tunnel soon enough :)
CORPORATE NEWS
THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY BEHIND
$19BN
ACQUISITION OF
FACEBOOK’S
WHATSAPP
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16. HISTORY
Later he was joined by his sons, and the group
opened their first ‘Thali’ restaurant - ‘Samrat’ in 1973
followed by ‘Status’ respectively. The growth of the
group exploded after the efforts of our current
Chairman Dr. Vithal V. Kamat. Under his guidance
'Kamats' become a household name especially in
Maharashtra & Gujarat with a 'Kamats' restaurant at
almost every major junction of South Mumbai. Born
with keen business sense, Dr. Vithal V. Kamat had
the opportunity to tone his skills while working with
his grand father Shri R.P. Kamat in Bangalore. With
his hard work and determination, Dr. Vithal V. Kamat
grew more larger than the general name 'Kamats' to
become a brand in himself.
In 1997 Dr. Vithal V. Kamat split from the
family, as written in his famous autobiography
- ‘Idli Orchid ani Me’ (Marathi best seller), and
made his own path. As guest came to except
high level of quality, hygiene & service from
Dr. Vithal V. Kamat, it became more
necessary for him to branch out on his own
name. Therefore, to better identify with his
fan following and to differentiate 'Vithal
Kamats - Restaurants' from other general
‘Kamats’
In 2005 the group reinstated itself as
'Vithal Kamat – Original Family Restaurant'
to be better identified for the quality and
product that he stood for. He followed his
zeal for restaurants under the flagship
company - KRPL (Kamats Restaurants
Private Limited), which is ambitiously
growing from strength to strength on
highways across India. KRPL owns and
also franchises its restaurants across India.
“ENVIRONMENT IS MY PASSION,
HERITAGE IS MY CREED,
HOSPITALITY IS MY LIFE!”
Dr. Vithal Kamat
What's in
a a 's
P a e
K m t
l t
Dr. Vithal Kamat started his career as a
dishwasher boy, earning a livelihood but supporting
a family, late Shri Venkatesh Kamat had his start in
humble beginnings. Through sheer hard work and
keen business acumen, he started his first restaurant
at byculla. Not content with its doing well, his
ambitions was supported by his wife, Smt. Indira V.
Kamat, who pawned her jewellery including her
mangal sutra to set up the flagship Satkar in 1938 .
From there the group only went from strength to
strength adding many restaurants under his fold
such as Suruchi, Sanman etc…
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17. Kamat Hotels (India) (KHIL), promoted by Mumbai based
Kamat Group in 1986, operates a 372 room five star hotel 'The
Orchid near Mumbai domestic airport. The company also
manages two hotels—Kamats Khandla Hotel and The Kamats
Plaza.
Orchid Hotel
Orchid Hotel was the first to get the Ecotel certification in
Asia. Asia's first Ecofriendly certified five star hotel "The
Orchid" of the company, became fully operational with an 245
rooms during the year 1999-2000. "The Orchid" has won
prestigious award like the Ecotel Industry Pioneer Status 1999
Award.The Orchid was Re-certified as Five Globe Ecotel- one
of the only Five such Hotels in the World, on December 6,
2000.
Hotels Group
• Industry pioneer award by hvs
• Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environmental Protection.
• Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India
(FHRAI)
Environment Champion of the year - for large hotels.
• Hotel & Catering International Management Association
(HCIMA)
Best Environment Policy 2000.
• National Tourism Award for best 5 star Hotel Western Region -
January 2001.
• PATA Gold Award given by PATA, Malaysia for best Corporate
Environment Programme 2001- April, 2001.
• British Airways Tourism for tomorrow Awards- Large Scale
Tourism.
• Paryavaran Shree Puraskar 2001-2002
• International Hotel & Restaurant Association Environmental
Award 2001
Awards
• Orchid The Hotel
• VITS– Guest. Rest. Best.
• LOTUS - Chill.
• JADHAV GADH
Sister Brands
To be the largest premium trusted vegetarian family restaurant chain
by delivering guest delight through dedicated team members.
Vision
Mission
For the Guest - to be the preferred original family restaurant, offering
fast, fresh and tasty food in clean, safe, hygienic surroundings at
convenient locations and achieve highest standards of guest delight.
For the employees and stakeholders - To be the employer of choice,
to grow profitably through efficient means and maximization of
revenues while conducting ourselves with social responsibility.
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18. 18 century entrepreneurs
th
19 century entrepreneurs
th
20 century entrepreneurs
th
21 century entrepreneurs
th
James Watt (Steam Engine), Great Britain
Samuel Crompton (Spinning Mule), Great Britain
Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine), Great Britain
John Jacob Astor (Real estate), New York, USA
James Buchanan Duke (Tobacco), Durham, North Carolina, USA
J. P. Morgan (Finance), New York, USA
Jamsetji Tata (shipping), (steel industry), (hotels), (education), Mumbai, India
Thomas Alva Edison (America)
Bill Gates (Computers), Seattle, USA
Carlos Slim (Telecommunications), Mexico
Dean Kamen (Technology), USA
Dhirubhai Ambani (Reliance industries, Various) India
Henry Ford (Automobile, manufacturing) USA
J. R. D. Tata (Steel), (Aviation), (Information Technology), (Steel), (Transportation),
(Cosmetics), (Consumer Products), (Education), Tata Sons, Mumbai, India
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biotechnology), India
N. R. Narayana Murthy (Information Technology), India
Vijay Mallya (Breweries), India
Mark Zuckerberg (Internet), USA
Sara Blakely (Retail), USA
Steve Huffman & Alexis Ohanian (Internet),USA
Strive Masiyiwa (Telecommunication),Zimbabwe
Vishal Gondal (Video Gaming), India
Wu Yajun (Property developer), China
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TOP ENTREPRENEURS

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By Ranjeet Singh
Marketing Executive DSCL

20. Top
10 Business
Books
For
Entrepreneur
This book will
change the
way you think about
life and how you get
along with others.
Dale Carnegie's
book is an all time
best seller and great
book for anyone. It
can be found in
either the self
improvement or
business section of
your bookstore. How
to Win Friends and
Influence People was
originally published
in 1937 and has
since had a few
updates to the book.
Many of the concepts
in the book seem like
common sense, but
so many of us don't
actually put them
into use. The book
talks about becoming
genuinely interested
in other people,
using a persons first
name, listening, and
making others feel
important. His
concepts are
absolutely essential
for any entrepreneur
or salesperson.
Why Most
Small
Businesses Don't
Work and What to
Do About it.
The E Myth
Revisited is an
updated edition of
the bestseller that
dispels the myths
about starting your
own business.
The main point out
of this book was the
difference between
working on your
business and
working in your
business. Much like
Rich Dad Poor Dad,
Michael Gerber notes
how you must build
your company and
design it so that it
works for you. Many
people start
businesses, work
themselves to death,
micro manage, and
essentially create
“another job” for
themselves. The goal
is to become an
owner or investor
where you aren't
involved in the day to
day operations, and
instead are the
visionary that looks
at the big picture.
APath to
Profits,
Passion, and
Purpose…
Tony Hsieh is the
master of building a
company culture
that is second to
none. He focuses on
creating an
environment that is
positive and
rewarding for all
employees and
customers. Not only
is his company
extremely
successful
(Zappos.com), but
they seek to change
the world and make
focusing on
company culture
their priority.
How today's
Entrepreneu
rs Use Continuous
Innovation to Create
Radically Successful
Businesses.
Eric has a great
deal of experience
working with small
businesses and
technology
companies. His book
talks about the
importance of using
our creativity and
resources to build a
lean business. In
addition to
bootstrapping, Eric
explains the
importance of being
able to adapt quickly
and to stay ahead of
the game. His advice
can be applied to a
business in any
industry.
Tony talks about
how the business
started, the failures
he's had, and the
journey he's gone
through to get
where he and his
company are today.
Reinvent the
Way You
Make a Living, Do
What You Love, and
Create a New Future.
In this book Chris
explains case studies
he's researched on
over 50 different
reputable companies
who started with
very little money and
bootstrapped to
become a success.
I enjoyed the $100
Startup because
Chris is very detailed
and transparent
when he talks about
the steps and
processes it takes to
build a great
company. He
examines what
entrepreneurs did in
even the first weeks
and months to
generate significant
cash. The ability to
focus and be
persistent are
important topics
covered in his book.
I'd highly
recommend the $100
startup to any
entrepreneur.
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21. Positive
wisdom and
helpful insights on
how to be a
successful person.
Maxwell Maltz 's
Psycho-Cybernetics
is one of the best
selling self help
books of all time. He
teaches that we are
all in charge of our
destiny, and that our
attitude will
influence everything
that goes on in life.
Learn to be open to
new ideas and to
have a positive
mindset because it
will change the
world and everyone
around you. This
piece of literature
will change how you
think, and teach you
about the psychology
behind positive
thinking, self esteem,
and interacting with
others.
The surprising
truth about
what motivates us.
Daniel Pink
explains what truly
motivates us in
business and how to
take action to get
where we want to be.
People are more
motivated by helping
others, learning new
things, and bettering
the world. While
money is rewarding,
people are driven to
succeed because they
want to impact and
make a difference in
the world. Think
about the legacy you
want to leave
someday. Then read
this book for tips and
advice on how to get
there.
Steve Jobs was
an amazing
business man. This
biography goes into
detail about Steve's
personal life, how
the business
started, his
philosophies, and
business strategies.
At nearly 600 pages,
it's not a quick read,
but certainly a book
you will enjoy and
get a lot out of.
Steve revolutionized
the world of
technology with his
outside the box
thinking.
What the
Rich Teach
Their Kids
About Money That
the Poor and Middle
Class Do Not!”
tart and Grow
SA Successful
Company With
Almost No Money.
Greg Gianforte
founded Right Now
Technologies, a
software company
that sold to Oracle in
2011 for 1.4 billion
dollars. Greg is a very
down to earth
person that is
involved in his
community and in
the world of
entrepreneurship.
Bootstrapping Your
Business explains the
advantages of
bootstrapping vs
traditional financing
and how the
bootstrapping mind
set can be applied to
your business.
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This book is very
inspirational, and
just might inspire
you to quit your 9-5
job. Robert has two
people playing the
father role in his
book. One is a
professor and the
other is a business
man. The book talks
about making money
work for you and the
mindset you must
have to be successful.
I thought the content
was great and ended
up buying the book
for many family
members and good
friends.
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22. Excellence....
L E A Peadership ntrepreneur scending latform
Youth is the greatest strength for any
country, but only if its energy is
channelized in right direction. In a country
where 60% population is young, guide
less youth is a boon. We are extremely
proud to say that Excellence LEAP
Foundation has become that guiding
lighthouse for many young people. The
founder “Dr. Naresh Bharde” is himself
from a remote village. He understands the
hardships which every village boy faces.
This realization germinated the Excellence
LEAP Foundation. It is helping students in
realizing their true potential. It is acting as
an incubation center for many young
entrepreneurs who have big dreams but
small means.
Excellence Group’s Leadership
Entrepreneur Ascending Platform (LEAP)
Innovation Award is an initiative to spot,
recognize and nurture young
entrepreneurial skills within the society.
Excellence Group believes in
supporting dreamers and encouraging
winning ideas. For this reason in the year
2011 the group introduced LEAP
Innovation Awards.
The top three Business Plans are
recognized and awarded by cash prizes.
Excellence Group of Companies
Mob: +91 8805008403, 020-66860832
E-mail:
dhyas@excellencegroupindia.com,
info@excellenceleap.com
Visit us at:
www.excellenceleap.com
“LEAP Innovation Award”
3 Prize -
2 Prize -
1 Prize -
Kirti Bharat Oswal for the B- plan “The Tax
Expert”
Mahesh Kumar Prajapat and Dipankar Maini
for the B-Plan “Business proposal for establishment
of export oriented fruit processing plant”
Navrisham Kaur Grewal for the B-Plan
“Change Bhai”
Leap is not just an opportunity to showcase the big
idea but also the chance for young entrepreneurs to gain
the ultimate platform for ideation with capable minds
working with them towards their goal through “LEAP
Incubation Award”. In the year 2013 “LEAP Incubation
Award” is given to the 1st Prize winner of “LEAP
Innovation Award” – Change Bhai of Rs. 10 LAKHLEAP
also provides support module which includes business
implementation, strategic marketing, accounting, the
registration process and international market.This
program looks out for the team that can make a
difference, perceives problem as an opportunity, thinks
beyond the obvious and comes up with the sustainable
solution.This is a huge and special prize given by the
organization for the incubation of B-Plan. However, for
this there is an eligibility criteria. Graduates, Post-
Graduate, Engineering or Management students need to
submit an executive summary of the B-plan. The winner
will be selected by a committee of Jury Member. The
students can log on to www.excellenceleap.com. For the
“LEAP Innovation Award 2014” nomination will start from
1st April 2014.
“LEAP Innovation Award”“LEAP Innovation Award”
22
By Pragya Soni
Program Manager
Dhyas Social Foundation & Excellence LEAP Foundation
Excellence Group of Companies

23. Opportunity of investment for Entrepreneurs
ear entrepreneurs, if you are planning to
Dhave your own business then it can be an
excellent opportunity for you. In month of
November Excellence group of Companies is
organizing leap innovation awards for business
plan competition. In this competition they are
inviting entries from Management students as well
as entrepreneurs or working professionals for this
competition through Dhyas Social Foundation.
This group was started by Dr. Naresh Bharde 5
years back. Then after thorough process of
Competition the jury of 11 members is selecting
the winners and awarding them.
This year I have participated in this
business plan competition and got 2nd Award
for Business plan. This year there was only one
Leap Incubation Award and that was gone to
the winner of Competition. But don't worry this
year in 2014 there will be 10 Incubation Awards
of Rs. 15 Lakh each.
They are providing not only the
Investment of Rs. 15 Lakh but also providing
Mentor for learning business running skills and
training. If you are thinking that your plan will be
leaked then don't worry, your presentation will
be there in a full confidential way and no other
participants are allowed to sit in presentations
only jury is there.
Now Excellence group is having MOU
with VAMNICOM and providing one award in
each trimester for one subject decided by
Excellence Group of Industries.
So don't wait and grab this excellent
opportunity. For further information you can
mail on info@excellenceleap.com or you can
contact on 02066860832/ 8805008403. Or you
can visit excellenceleap.com
LEAP Incubation Award of Rs. 15 Lakh for Entrepreneurs
from Excellence Group of Companies
23
By Mahesh Kumar Prajapat
PGDM-ABM 2012-14
VAMNICOM

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25. SPARDHA 2014
Glamourizing agribusiness for youth By Agri Entrpreneurship
SPARDHA 2014
CAMPUS
NEWS
FOUNDATION
DAY
LOKMAT
AWARD
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26. I DON’T HAVE THE TIME
But i made time.
I DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
But i did what i knew.
I DON’T HAVE THE SUPPORT
But learned to support myself.
I DON’T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE
But the confidence come with results.
I HAD A LOT GOING AGAINST ME
But i had enough going for me.
I HAD PLENTY OF EXCUSES
But i chose not to use any of them.
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Dr. D. Ravi
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Overseas opportunities for Agri entrepreneurs
Memoirs from a serially Failed Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship-A Roller Coaster Ride
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Mr. Mayank Bhardwaj
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