Business Goa Magazine - November 2017

In this issue

The November 2017 issue of Business Goa profiles Prabhakar and Atrey Sawant’s entrepreneurial ventures – Atreya Engineering Works and Mandovi Drydocks. In the focus pages, we report on TCP Minister Vijai Sardessai’s appeal to industry to hire locals in return for relaxation in laws; and EDC Chairman Siddharth Kuncalienker’s day-long bus tour to spread the entrepreneurial bug among youth. The Enterprise pages feature Shahid Naik and Fauzia Khan’s furniture business, Designer Homes; while Desiree de Bragança is redefining the world of desserts in Goa through her bakery ‘Cakes & Doilies’. We speak to GCCI’s Education Committee Chairman Raghuveer Vernekar on the ‘Presentation of Final Year Engineering Students’ Projects’ for an industry-academia exchange. We have also featured Founder & CEO of National US India Chamber of Commerce, Purnima Voria, who is looking at Goa as a platform for entrepreneurial exchange with the United States. The Goan Brand story of the month is Divya and Vishal Lunia led Gee Saa Fine Jewellery – a business built out of passion and handcrafted with love. Employing local workforce has been the central philosophy for Berger Becker plant in Goa – our industry feature for the month. In the startup space, Counterfeit IQ is working towards weeding out fake and unauthorised traders and products in the market. Read about corporate lawyer Delano Furtado, who was recently featured in Asian Legal Business’ list of ‘Best Lawyers in Asia’ (under 40). Neha Madan makes a mark for herself in the world of fashion in Goa. In Bon Appétit, Chef Urbano do Rego has designed a menu with a Goan Story in every bite at Taj Vivanta, Panaji; and you could indulge in some soul-food at Alfama, Cidade de Goa on their ‘Fado Night.’ All this, and the best of business in Goa. Read Goa’s only business magazine.