FROM NURSE TO ENTREPRENEUR

Bibin took the road less taken to set up Kerala's finest medical coding academy

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Four years ago, Bibin M B walked nervously in Kakkanad with a small bundle in his hand.

It had in it his wife's jewellery. He knew a local pawnbroker in the area. He wanted money urgently. A nursing graduate, with a few years of teaching the same trade to nursing students was the experience he had.

But he dreamed about starting a business. An academy that will train students on medical coding and billing, something unheard of in those days. When he conveyed his wish to his wife Neethu, without flinching she gave away her gold jewellery to pawn. With a little help from his brother-in-law Bibin was able to raise an initial capital of Rs 4 lakh to set up his first training centre, while he was still an employee at an another firm

Bibin M B, the managing director of Cigma Medical Coding Academy, hails from a humble family. Born in Vadakkanad village in Sulthan Battery, Wayanad, Bibin was interested in doing business right from a young age. After completing his studies in 2007, Bibin began teaching students at a nursing college in Sulia in Dakshin Kannada. It was not easy task for him.