Business Goa Magazine - January 2015

In this issue

It’s a brand new year. Business Goa’s January 2015 issue features the story of Suresh Kolvalkar, who grew a pharmaceutical distribution business and started Galaxy Hospital in Mapusa. Senior environment expert, Dr. L U Joshi writes about the various techniques of municipal solid waste management. Chairperson and Managing Director of Bank of India, Ms. V R Iyer speaks about banking and the Goan economy. We track the growth of businesses by two first-gen entrepreneurs, James Andrade of James Electrical and Dinesh Dhulapkar of Powertech. There is an interesting mix of brands created by Prasanna Natarajan’s Sipping Spirits. And our youngster of the month is Anup Prabhu Verelekar, a certified financial professional. Namrata Anand gave up a cushy corporate career to pursue her passion – yoga. Our professional focus is on a creative architect couple, Hemlata and Sacheen Pai Raikar. Sunburn and Supersonic create a musical buzz in December, while the restaurant that we feature this month is Cohiba a Sinquerim. President of the All India Management Association (AIMA), Hemant Nerurkar was invited by Goa Management Associaion (GMA) to speak on the ‘Make in India’ campaign. Also read our regular columns, news, and views. The year has started good for Business Goa. Have a happy 2015.