Let The Music Play

Persang Entertainment has been revolutionizing the singing industry with its state-of-the-art technology products and services. The Vadodara-based company was formed in 2012 to make the karaoke industry organized. Persang Jal Bavaadam, Founder, Persang Entertainment, talks to Beny Sachdeva about his future plans

‘We Are Planning 300 Stores By 2020'

India’s largest linen fabric maker Aditya Birla Group is planning to grow its number of EBOs to around 300 with an investment of Rs 80-100 crore. Thomas Varghese, Business Head, Textiles, Acrylic Fibre & Overseas Spinning, Aditya Birla Group, spoke to Sunil Pol on the company’s expansion.

Hungry For More!

Franchising helps in learning the key aspect of driving and making the restaurant profitable. It is a great way to understand the business from scratch.

Fitting It Right

Witnessing the robust growth in the lingerie segment, a majority of global and local players are queuing up to cashing in on the opportunity.

Rising High With The Regal Retailer

No industry is easy to break into, especially apparel retail, believes the second generation entrepreneur Rahul Agarwal, Franchisee, The Raymond Shop, Patna, Bihar. Read on to know that how did franchise business model made the voyage smooth & lucrative for this entrepreneur.

Indian Wellness A Healthy Option

With the beauty and personal care market in India growing at an annual rate of 5-6% and the concept of health and wellness taking up a multi-dimensional definition, many international trends are gripping the country. Zarafshan Shiraz finds out the trends they are introducing in India

Shaping Young India With Youngin

With the intent to build a premium K-12 education brand, Shilpin Tater (MD - Tater Group) and Francis Joseph (Co-founder, Youngin’ International) started this venture. Shilpin Tater and Francis Joseph share their thoughts in this report.

Keeping The Young Dressed In Style

Promising to offer high-quality products for kids and teens, Aditya Ashok, owner of A S Manufacturing, weaves his success story.

Spreading The Beauty Mantra Far And Wide

With a strengthened line-up of products, VLCC is looking for wider reach. In an exclusive interaction, Vandana Luthra, Founder, VLCC, shares her achievements and vision for expansion.

Bikes Mean Business

If cycling was a modest way to commute some years ago, it certainly isn’t any more. And that’s because cycling has taken on the additional dimension of contributing to healthy living. And as lifestyles veer top rating. The story of Bike Studio serves as an example.

Preparing Profits In The Clouds

When it comes to food, there are numerous options, right from fine dining restaurants to quick service restaurants to fast food kiosks to street vendors. But now, there is an addition to this growing family – the cloud kitchens. And that’s a business which is expanding quite rapidly across the major metros.

Taking Hospitality To Greater Heights

Ritesh Agarwal highlights how the company is enabling franchise owners increase their earnings 16 times on an average – a strategy supported by technological platforms.

More Shine To Fine-Dine

With indulging in fine cuisine with a pleasing or entertaining ambience has become a much looked forward to experience among those who have higher disposable income, the fine-dine restaurant space is certainly touching higher peaks.

From Fine Dine To Fun Dine

The word ‘gourmet’ is being bandied about quite a lot lately. What does it mean though? Is it expensive food? Or is it plating? Is a tiny portion on a huge plate indicative of gourmet food? We believe there is no right answer. For a customer it is the entire experience that makes food gourmet. At its core, it’s the combination of quality ingredients and techniques that makes a dish gourmet. Gourmet could also be associated with innovation. 

Look Before You Eat!

While enjoying a meal at a restaurant it’s a familiar sight to see visitors clicking photos of the food laid out before them before beginning to enjoy it. And at times we do the same thing too. So, why has snapping a picture become an important trend today?

'We Are Teaching Our Business Owners In India How To Be Leaders'

Jan Repa, Executive Director, Global Development, Re/Max elaborates about the training sessions of business associates and franchise owners that are making a big difference.

'We Look For People Who Have The Same Vision'

Talking about their company spread across over 100 countries territorially, Shawna Gilbert, Vice President-Global Development, calls all 100 as “my regions” and elaborates more on Re/Max India’s potential in the global market. Re/Max – short for ‘Real Estate Maximums’ – is an American international real estate company that operates through a franchise system.

A ‘Demonetization-Proof' Growth Industry

How the organized nature of franchising industry has kept it away from bearing the brunt of demonetization.

Sparkling Opportunity

Till a few years back outsourcing domestic cleaning and laundry services was a distant thought. The country has been extremely resource rich in terms of getting domestic help for addressing every menial task around the house. However with changing lifestyle, rising disposable income and time crunch has led to the opening up of profitable business opportunities in these segments.

Malls Take The Franchise Route To Higher Profits

It is not just enough to sustain with rentals, say mall developers, whose interest has now veered towards taking on franchises to not only increase footfalls but add to revenues.

Education Industry Takes On A New, Vibrant Form

The education sector is going through a rapid transformation with traditional formats giving way to technology-aided modules that gravitate more toward skill-based learning. Now there are organisations looking for franchisees in all such trends to expand their outreach at a much faster pace and at locations they can’t operate themselves.

The Right Business Options

Here are a few low-cost franchise business opportunities to kick start your business that assure big returns

Weaving A New Growth Story

Easybuy is aggressively looking to offer quality fashion in smaller towns via the franchise model. Read on to know how the brand envisions the aspirational navbharat that caters in-style fashion at an affordable price.

Wealth In Wellness

Nirvaana offers a healthy culture to corporate and others through its wellness services. Yogi Vinay Rai, Founder & CEO, Nirvaana, talks to Beny Sachdeva about the customized benefits in the wellness business

Eyeing Big

Vamsi Udayagiri, CEO, Rural Yellow Times, envisions to bring world-class international exhibitions to tier II cities focusing mainly on fun, kids, kitchen, food, lifestyle and wellness via Janatha Expo. Udayagiri talks to Beny Sachdeva about the business and its benefits.

For The Future With A Footing Foundation

Gurusthanam: Enlighten Childhood, a chain of nursery daycare playschools, offers pre-nursery to upper kindergarten programmes. By placing emphasis on a structured curriculum, ethical values and nurturing every child’s independence, creative thinking and confidence, this playschool is truly a second home for children

Propelling Entrepreneurship To New Heights

Tanya Krishna sums up the key discussion points at the session titled ‘The Great Entrepreneurial Vision India 2020’

Aiming Global, Going Local

The sessions on how global brands view the Indian market and the strategies they adopt to sell their products across a wide mix of people, writes Zarafshan Shiraz

Brand Licensing India 2017 Showcases Newer Avenues This Season

A brand is not just a website, logo or business card, but is an experience. And brand licensing can help the brand owners elevate this experience by foraying into multiple categories, writes Gargi Bhardwaj

Promoting The Triple 'P' In Business

The session threw light on the connection between the 3 Ps People, Passion and Partnership - to succeed, writes Aysha Anam