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These 2 Inspiring Indian Entrepreneurs` Success Stories Will Fuel Your Startup Dreams!

These 2 Inspiring Indian Entrepreneurs` Success Stories Will Fuel Your Startup Dreams
These 2 Inspiring Indian Entrepreneurs` Success Stories Will Fuel Your Startup Dreams

Summary: A successful business takes years of dedication, hard work, and persistence. Are you ready to give your all to transform your dream into a reality?

“You cannot get into the business just for the fashion of it”- this famous quote said by Azim Premji, former Wipro Chairman stands true now more than ever. The current breed of entrepreneurs look for quicker returns, however, a business takes years of hard work and grit.

If you too have an amazing business idea, but can`t find inspiration to drive it with all your passion and dedication, here are two inspiring stories of Indian entrepreneurs who despite hundreds of hurdles pursued their dreams to find success.

1. Anuj Mundhra, Founder, Nandani Creation Pvt Ltd

Anuj Mundhra who started his professional journey from 2001 to 2003 worked in a saree showroom in Jaipur and earned INR 1,400 every month. He soon realized that he can`t lead a life with this income for too long. He quit his job in 2003 and started a business of trading suit pieces.

Soon, he started purchasing suit sets from vendors and further sells them to other vendors and shopkeepers. Once he started earning a decent income, Anuj opened his block and screen printing units in Jaipur. He continued doing it till 2012 until Anuj came to Delhi and saw huge hoardings of eCommerce marketplaces of Jabong & Snapdeal.

It didn’t take Anuj too long to understand that eCommerce is going to be the future of shopping in India. He came back to Jaipur and spoke to a Chartered Accountant (CA), enquiring about company regulations and compliances. He launched Nandani Creation in 2012 and branded the eCommerce offshoot as Jaipurkurti.com. In the first year itself, the company clocked a turnover of Rs 59 lakh.

Today, the company manufactures and sells suits, Kurtis, fusion wear, and a host of other apparel items. The B2C Company even exports to countries such as the UK, the US, Australia, Malaysia, and a few others. The average selling price for suits is Rs 900 and for Kurtis, it is Rs 650.

If you too have limited resources but want to start your own business, don`t hold back. Anuj too started the business with very limited resources. Not just he takes out a loan from a bank but also pooled money from his friends and family.

So if you believe in your dreams, pursue them with all you have.

2. Prem Khanna, Founder, Gourav Luminaries

When Prem Khanna left Kharkoda village, he harbored dreams of moving to the capital city and building a life for himself. To help him pursue his dreams, his parents gave him INR 5000. Soon, he started working at a local factory in Delhi.

“My father was street smart and a one-man army. He would save whatever he earned and invest in building the team by calling on his friends and relatives who needed work. Over the years, the brand of the electrical has grown into an Rs. 52 crores revenue business with an 85-member strong workforce and 115 people employed as contractual labor”, shares Prem Khanna.

He worked out of a small room in the Shahdara district, and made chokes at night with his own hands, and sold them at local markets during the day. After saving enough money, he established ‘Gourav Luminaries’ in 1991 and began building his brand.

Soon his two sons Gaurav and Pankaj joined his business in 2010. Gourav Luminaries soon grew into becoming an electrical brand with four manufacturing units for its Otto modular switches (its bestselling product), Yodha switchgear, Hilyt LED lights, Viktor ceiling fans, etc., in the Sahibabad Industrial Area.

Today, the company has established a 250+ distributor and direct dealer network across North India and earns Rs 52 crore revenue. If you are determined to start your own business, nothing in this world can stop you from becoming a successful entrepreneur.

No dream is too small; no goal is too big if you are ready to give it all to turn it into a reality. With the onset of New Year 2022, start working towards your goals and turn that amazing business idea into a startup business. To help you move forward in building a business from the scratch, you can take online entrepreneur courses.

To know more, visit: www.badabusiness.com

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Startup

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme To Support Startups and Domestic Entrepreneurs; Here’s How the Scheme Would Help Businesses

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New Delhi, April 20: Startup India seed fund scheme would support domestic entrepreneurs and their business ideas that often cannot take off due to the absence of critical capital at an early stage, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said. The Startup India seed fund scheme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January to support startups and help budding entrepreneurs pursue innovative ideas. The Minister said that good ideas often get bought out by international venture capitalists at throwaway prices.

While launching the scheme, Goyal said that the idea behind the scheme is to ensure adequate availability of funds, particularly to startups with good ideas in different fields. “I do hope that this scheme will support our domestic entrepreneurs and their business ideas that often cannot take off due to the absence of critical capital at an early stage,” Goyal added.

The scheme will be implemented from April 1, 2021. The Rs 945 crore corpus will be divided over the next four years for providing seed funding to eligible startups through eligible incubators across India.

Here’s how the Startup India seed fund scheme would benefit the startups:

  1. The scheme will secure seed funding, inspire innovation, support transformative ideas, and facilitate implementation of those ideas.
  2. Smaller towns are often deprived of adequate funding and this scheme will create a robust startup ecosystem in Tier 2 and Tier 3 regions of India.
  3. The government has constituted an Experts Advisory Committee(EAC) which will be responsible for the overall execution and monitoring of the scheme.
  4. Over 7,500 new startups are incorporated every year and it is essential to provide seed funding to startups with innovative ideas to conduct their ”Proof of Concept”.
  5. The scheme is being launched by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) to support this early-stage startup funding.
  6. It would provide financial assistance to startups for Proof of Concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization. The scheme aims to support an estimated 3,600 entrepreneurs through 300 incubators.

Reports inform that the online portal created by DPIIT for the scheme will allow incubators to apply for funds under it. Also, grants of up to Rs 5 crore shall be provided to the eligible incubators selected by the EAC. The selected incubators would provide grants of up to Rs 20 lakh for validation of Proof of Concept, or prototype development, or product trials to startups. According to eports, an investments of up to Rs 50 lakh will be provided to the startups for market entry, commercialization, or scaling up through convertible debentures or debt-linked instruments.

 

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Startups in India Need To Be Encouraged To Ensure That They Are Not Afraid of Failure: Piyush Goyal

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New Delhi, March 3: Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that startups need to be encouraged to experiment and ensure that they are not afraid of failure. In his address at the CII’s Global Bio India Startup Conclave, Goyal said that in some sense, failure also has its importance, particularly in research, innovation and invention. The Minister emphasised that Indian startups need to be encouraged to experiment and only then they will be able to prove their capacity to go beyond in the long run.

“Our startups need to be encouraged to experiment, to go beyond the run of the mill thinking. We need to ensure that our startups are not afraid of failure. I believe that the country should celebrate failure because it is only when somebody fails, he knows how not to do something,” he said.

Emphasising on the talent in rural India, the minister said that the need of the hour is to engage more with rural India as there is a lot of talent lying there. “You cannot have great innovation and invention coming up through just government initiative, we need to have all sections of business involved. The government should act as an enabler, a service provider,” the minister added.

In India, the government is taking steps to promote startups by launching a slew of initiatives to boost the startup ecosystem in the country. It had launched the Startup India initiative in January 2016 to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship.

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NORKA Pravasi Startup Scheme: More Than 4,000 Expatriate Entrepreneurs and Startups Benefit in Last 5 Years; Here’s How Interested Pravasis Can Apply For The Scheme Online

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Thiruvananthapuram, January 27: With an aim to help the expatriate entrepreneurs, the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) Pravasi Startup Scheme has proved to be a major hit for these startups. Reports inform that the NORKA has supported 4,179 expatriate entrepreneurs over the past five years. Moreover, the Left government in Kerala has sanctioned Rs 220.37 crore for such start-up projects by ”pravasis” who have returned to Kerala, an official release said.

In the last financial year i.e. in 2019-20, 1,043 people realised their entrepreneurial dreams using the Pravasi Startup Scheme and Rs 53.40 crore was sanctioned for this, the government said in a release. TheNon-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) Pravasi Startup Scheme is a joint venture between NORKA and the Kerala Startup Mission to create self-employment opportunities for Pravasis who return from abroad and wish to embark on a new journey here as entrepreneurs.

The main aim of the NORKA scheme is to rehabilitate expatriates who can contribute to the economic development of the State according to their professional skills. Kerala Bank, Canara Bank and the Travancore Pravasi Development Co-operative Society are few of the 16 banks that provide loans to expatriates.

NORKA Pravasi Startup Scheme: All You Need to Know

  1. Loans up to Rs 30 lakh with a capital subsidy of 15 percent (subject to a maximum of Rs 3 lakh) are available for start-ups by those expats who have returned to Kerala after working abroad for at least two years and now settled in Kerala.
  2. The scheme also offers a 3 per cent interest rebate for the first four years for those who repay the interest on time.
  3. Kerala Bank, Canara Bank and the Travancore Pravasi Development Co-operative Society are few of the 16 banks that provide loans to expatriates.
  4. NORKA has expanded its field camps to reach out to more people, to make the loan procedures easier and to make loan processing in a single day.
  5. Seven camps were conducted during the 2019-20 financial year and about 500 pravasis have benefitted from this.

Here’s How You Can Apply and Check Details Online:

Interested Pravasis can check http://norkapsp.startupmission.in and norkapsp.startupmission.in for further details and apply for the scheme. People cab also call on 08047180470 for any information on the Kerala Startup Mission. NORKA toll-free numbers 18004253939 (from India) & 00918802012345 (Missed Call Service from abroad) and on http://norkaroots.org and norkaroots.org website.

The Norka Pravasi Startup Programme(NPSP) will facilitate the NRIs by means of various Technology business opportunities which the NRI community can adopt and contribute to the economic development of the state.

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5 Indian Legal Provisions that Every Startup Needs to Know and Follow

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India has been witnessing the emergence of many new-age entrepreneurs, these are the people who have the urge to set-up and run their own businesses. They have idea, aim and objective, with a clear plan to enter in the business of their own. For a start-up to survive a sound flow of funds, adequate knowledge of market condition and proper resource management skills are of utmost skills. Apart from these, one of the most important aspects of the business field which young entrepreneurs often overlook is the understanding of the legal framework on the country where the start-up is operated.

All the countries have a set of legislations to govern the business environment. In India, as well, there are various laws and legislation that deal with the establishment and functioning of a business enterprise. They supervise the internal management as well as the external relations of the business. It is important for any entrepreneur to know and comply with these legislations, in order to ensure that the business does not land in any legal troubles.

Here are Five Legal Frameworks that Every Startup Owner Should Know –

Incorporation Laws

The first step to bring a start-up idea to reality is incorporation; every firm needs to be duly incorporated under relevant laws before it could start its business. The founders are free to register their firm in any category they want. There are different legislations for different types of venture. A Limited Liability Company has to be registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under the LLP Act, 2008. A Private Limited Company needs to be incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. Partnerships can be registered under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932; though their registration is optional. For a sole-proprietor firm there is no registration required.

Labour Laws

Another important set of rules is the labour laws. It is morally and legally important to comply with the various labour laws including the laws on payment of wages, provident fund and gratuity, workplace sexual harassment, maternity benefits, etc. However if the start-up is registered under the ‘Start-Up India Initiative’, it can avail exemption from nine labour laws by signing a self-declaration, for a period of one-year from date of incorporation.  These laws are-

  • The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
  • The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
  • 1The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
  • The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
  • The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946
  • The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
  • The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
  • The Trade Union Act, 1926
  • Building and Other Constructions Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

Laws Relating to Intellectual Property Rights –

One of the most important regulations for start-ups who are dealing in new inventions or discoveries is the Intellectual Property Rights or IPR. It is important for start-ups to safeguard the novelty and uniqueness of their product or venture. Therefore, they should be very careful in registering various intellectual property including, products, service, venture, brand name, trade mark, discoveries, data algorithms under relevant laws.  Some of the Indian laws guarding the IPR are –

  • Trade Mark Act, 1999
  • The Patents Act, 1970
  • The Copyright Act, 1957
  • The Design Act, 2000
  • The IT Act, 2000
  • The GI of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  • The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Right Act, 2001

Contract Laws-

For any business to function and operate, it is essential to make deals with other firms, government or individuals. All such deals should be governed by proper legal provisions. Every contract with employees, suppliers, stakeholders, debtors, investors, creditor or customers should be binding following the provisions of various laws including the Contracts Act 1872, Sales of Goods Act 1930 among others. As per the Indian Contract Act, 1872, all agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration with a lawful object, and are not expressly declared to be void.

Laws Relating to Winding-Up of the Firm

No start-up owner would ever wish their firm to liquidate or wind up. However, under certain circumstances it becomes absolute necessary to close down the business. In such situation as well, the company owner should follow proper legal route to wind up the start-up. From the legal point of view, there are three ways to close a start-up. These are –

  • Fast Track Exit Mode
  • Court or Tribunal Route
  • Voluntary Closure

Of all the three ways, the Fast Track Exit Mode is the best suited for start-ups as it allows companies to speed-up the closing process at a lower cost and within a short time period. In order to apply for a fast track exit, a company should not have any assets and liabilities and not have had any business operation for the past year. If these two conditions are met, the company can be struck off the registrar of the Registrar of Companies (RoC).

For a venture to get properly established in the market, grow, diversify and succeed it is important that it does not land into any legal troubles. The consequences of not complying with the laws do not only affect the operations and productivity of the business, but also hurt the delicate goodwill of the firm. It is hence, necessary for any start-up to know, understand and comply with the legal framework and provisions.

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Planning to Start a New Business? These Dates Are Auspicious for the Opening of Shop, Office and Factory in November 2020

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If you are setting up a new business, you will always consider an auspicious time to start the venture or a firm. It is believed that the ‘auspicious time’ known as ‘mahurat’ followed by Hindus before starting any kind of new business, small or big, can provide many benefits and help the business flourish. Any work, office, shop or factory that is started at a ‘shubh mahurat’ always open up new business opportunities for the entrepreneur. If one starts the business at an ‘shubh’ time, the business will become a great success with rapid growth. Let us see when are these auspicious days in November 2020 according to astronomy.

In November 2020, a new shop, new office or factory can be inaugurated in these auspicious times-

  1. November 8: If you wish to open a new shop, November 8, 2020 is an auspicious day as it is Saptami Tithi and Pushya Nakshatra on that day.
  2. November 12: On 12 November 2020, Dwadashi tithi will be observed which is considered to be auspicious for starting or opening new office as the day falls on Hasta Nakshatra, which is lucky.
  3. November 13: It is a Friday and it is an auspicious time to start trading as Trayodashi and Chitra Nakshatra fall on the same day.
  4. November 15: Sunday, November 15, 2020 is an auspicious day for opening shop due to Amavasya and Anuradha Nakshatra.
  5. November 19: On Thursday, November 19, 2020, Panchami Tithi and Uttarashada Nakshatra are auspicious to start business.
  6. November 20: On Friday, Shashthi Tithi will be auspicious for shop Opening due to Uttarashada Nakshatra.
  7. November 25: Ekadashi falls on November 25, 2020, which is a Wednesday. The date is auspicious and lucky for office opening due to Uttarabhadrapada nakshatra.
  8. November 27: On 27 November 2020, Dwadashi Tithi and Ashwini Nakshatra are beneficial for the beginning of any trading in business.
  9. November 30: Rohini Nakshatra with full moon on Monday is auspicious for starting a new business.

The Auspicious time for shop-factory-office opening as per Sarvarthasiddhi Yoga are: November 12, November 13, November 25, November 27, November 30. The auspicious time for opening of shop or office – November 8, 12, 13. With the onset of the festive season, people are now gearing up to bring their business to normalcy after being severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In the new normal, entrepreneurs are now gearing up to look for opportunities to revive their businesses.

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Indian Startups to Get a Boost As Atlassian’s $50Mn Global Venture Fund to Focus on India’s Growing Startup and Developer Community

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Bengaluru, October 19: In what is believed to be a major boost to India’s growing startup and developer community, Atlassian Corporation, Australia’s leading software firm on Monday announced the launch of Atlassian Ventures. The new $50 million global fund aims to invest startups, including established companies that are already building products in its ecosystem. This leading firm in Australia, which set up a research and development centre in Bengaluru last year with plans to expand it further, said it is keen to nurture India’s vibrant startup ecosystem and rich technical talent pool.

Dinesh Ajmera, Site Lead and Head of Engineering, Bengaluru, Atlassian said that with India’s cloud market among the largest in the Asia Pacific region, the firm believe this fund will be an ideal opportunity for up-and-coming startups in India to access funding when building apps for our cloud products. “India is a significant market for Atlassian, one that’s teeming with an extraordinary developer community and a vibrant startup ecosystem that we plan to tap into,” Ajmera added.

According to reports, the company’s software products such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Trello are used by 1,74,000 customers worldwide, including Ola Cabs, Reliance, Walmart Labs, and Flipkart, to name a few. Atlassian Ventures will invest in three types of companies.

Ajmera informed that firstly, the early-stage startups which are building apps for any of Atlassian’s cloud products and secondly, the larger, more established ecosystem product partners who are ascaling their businesses and finally, the existing sales channel partners who are looking to step up their cloud services and create new products that support the future of teamwork. “As part of this programme, companies that receive funding are also eligible for mentorship as well as global exposure at Atlassian events,” he said.

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V-Enhance E-Training Programme Launched by Vestige to Empower Hearing and Speech Impaired Entrepreneurs in India

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New Delhi, September 28: In a bid to empower the hearing and speech impaired entrepreneurs in India, Vestige, India’s leading home-grown direct selling company, has launched a custom-built e-training programme called V-Enhance. The special training programme aims to help distributors with hearing and speech impairment to augment their understanding about Vestige Marketing’s health and wellness products and their benefits through sign language.

According to a report by IANS, the aim of the V-Enhance E-Training Programme is to empower and support them to sell products with utmost confidence and build a rewarding and sustainable career with Vestige. This is a unique initiative taken by the firm which will help them realise their own potential to become successful and self-reliant entrepreneurs in the future.

Gautam Bali, the company’s founder and Managing Director said Vestige has provided equal opportunity to a diverse range of people globally and there are thousands of extraordinary success stories that highlight the the same. “For us, each distributor joining the system is a valued partner in our business. So, we feel that it is our duty to provide the differently abled a platform where they can equally grow. V-Enhance has been conceptualised with that very idea of providing equal opportunity to everyone.”

V-Enhance E-Training Programme is a two-month-long training programme. It covers the various health and wellness product categories offered by Vestige. It must be noted that there are multiple trainings every week covering topics like women’s health, immunity, detoxification & rejuvenation, glycemic health, fitness and diet and many more.

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Bada Business ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’ 2020 Live Streaming: Watch Dr Vivek Bindra Share His Business Expansion Strategies During World’s Largest Webinar on Sept 27

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Bada Business Retail ka Mahakumbh. (Photo Credit: Bada Business)

Mumbai, September 26: The virtual event of Bada Business’ ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’ is all set to begin virtually on Sunday, i.e. on September 27. This is touted as the world’s largest webinar and will be held for a duration of 1.5 hours from 12 noon to 1.30 pm. Bada Business founder Dr Vivek Bindra will guide the event attendees on how to expand their business in the time of economic crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be broadcast live on Youtube. Interested entrepreneurs and budding professionals can watch the live session at Dr Vivek Bindra YouTube channel.

The event is free for anyone who is keen to gain knowledge that would be imparted by Dr Vivek Bindra during the live session of the virtual event — ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’ on September 27. Dr Bindra is considered as one of the top motivational speakers of India and is an inspirational Pathfinder to various high-profile entrepreneurs. All those who are keen to attend the live session of ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’, can register at the official portal of Bada Business.

Here’s the Live streaming link:

About Bada Business and Dr Bindra:

Dr Vivek Bindra is Asia’s No.1 motivational speaker and business coach. He is an international motivational speaker, leadership consultant and business coach. He has also been awarded honorary PhD degree. Dr Bindra founded Bada Business (BB) with the vision to empower Indian entrepreneurs & MSME businessmen and businesswomen with the knowledge, skills and network to grow their enterprise. BB offers a world-class education in Hindi language and offers in-depth problem solving for entrepreneurs with its problem-solving courses.

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Bada Business ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’ 2020: Dr Vivek Bindra to Share Business Expansion Strategies During World’s Largest Webinar on September 27

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New Delhi, September 23: Bada Business ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’ event will be held virtually on Sunday i.e on September 27. Touted to be the world’s largest webinar, the event would be held for a duration of 1.5 hour- i.e. from 12 Noon to 1.30 PM on September 27. During the event, Dr Vivek Bindra, who heads Bada Business, would be guiding the event attendees on how to expand their businesses in an era where global brands are making inroads and the chorus is ‘vocal for local’. On his YouTube Channel, Dr Bindra announced that he would be sharing business strategies that he would be useful for both – those who rely on an offline retail consumer base and even those who want to reap the benefits of the surging e-commerce market.

It must be noted that the event is free for anyone who wants to gain knowledge that would be imparted by Dr Bindra during the session on September 27. Dr Bindra is also among the top motivational speakers of India. For those planning to attend the ‘Retail Ka Mahakumbh’, the registration could be made online at the official portal of Bada Business. Here’s the direct link to Register Yourself for the Mega Event.

About Bada Business

Bada Business, a firm owned by Dr. Vivek Bindra, was founded with the vision to empower Indian Entrepreneurs & MSME businessmen and businesswomen with the knowledge, skills and network to grow their enterprise. Bindra’s YouTube channel is the world’s largest YouTube channel on entrepreneurship and business, has garnered11.9 Million subscribers. Bada Business offers world class education in Hindi language, which is the largest spoken language in the Indian subcontinent. The flagship program by Bada Business is EAE (Everything About Entrepreneurship). The company also offers in-depth problem solving for entrepreneurs with its problem solving courses.

About Dr Vivek Bindra

Dr. Vivek Bindra is Asia’s No.1 motivational speaker and business coach. He is the Founder and CEO of Bada Business Pvt. Ltd. The YouTube channel of “Dr. Vivek Bindra” is the world’s largest on entrepreneurship and business in Hindi language.