Why Family Business Succession Planning is Important

Most family-owned business owners put off their succession planning because they don’t want to think about their retirement, disability or death, however, business succession planning should be a priority in every family owned business. A family owned business owner’s decision to eventually retire is not as simple as no longer going to the office. Key questions need to be answered before the family owned business owner can “leave” the business: i) will he or she have enough money at retirement; ii) who is going to own and manage the business;…

COVID 19 – A Catalyst for the Next Wave of Innovation

The phenomenon, such as pandemics and economic recessions, change the track of businesses, economies, and on a larger scale of government’s decisions thus change the course of history. SARS Pandemic 2002-2004 similar to COVID-19 Talking about recent times, the pandemic of SARS of 2002-2004 brought about a spectacular growth of a then- not so big e-commerce company titled Ali Baba and aided in establishing it at the top of retail in Asia. This growth was made even larger by underlying eagerness around human contact and traveling, very close to the current situation…

Why Millennials Switching to Entrepreneurship from Traditional Working

Today entrepreneurship is more lucrative and challenging both. In this age of digitization where the global economy is led by entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Dhirubhai Ambani, Azim Premji, and more, many millennials are preparing to enter this market. More than 6 million audiences across the world are gathered in shows like Shark Tank, a multi-Emmy Award-winning entrepreneurial-themed reality show, where aspiring entrepreneurs get an opportunity to succeed. Also in 2008 financial slowdown, the conventional career routes were unpredictable. As a result, millennials consider entrepreneurship more than traditional working. Some of the primary…

8 Challenges Every Entrepreneur Should Overcome

You need to be ready if you are planning to quit your regular job to start your venture because it is not a piece of cake. The challenges are many that you might come across before venturing into the less-traveled path of entrepreneurship. During your first venture, you are responsible for many things from being flexible between long working hours to devising new ideas. Although, you will be easily able to gain rewards if you know how to surmount these challenges. Below are some of those challenges that will help…

8 Differentiators Every Successful Entrepreneur Cultivates

Entrepreneurs are quite an exclusive league of people. Some would sit and daydream about the joy of being boss of their own and create their business while those who are deep inside the business and have already considered all the rewards it has to offer, also think that it is quite a difficult path to walk on. The most profit-making entrepreneurs of the world are those who instantly quit their job whenever they have a visionary idea and chase it. The ones who have an entrepreneurial attitude with a collection…

Why Entrepreneurship is Important Today

The term “Entrepreneur” seems to be in all genres of industries and has vividly different backgrounds. Some work tirelessly on a product that they believe in while others build personal brands. Anyone can convert entrepreneurship into a functional business as many people refer to it as “innovation”, “passionate”, “trailblazing”, “problem-solving” and much more.  These are the traits that entrepreneurs look for. According to Harvard University, “The pursuit of opportunity beyond controlled resources” is entrepreneurship. The basic definition can be – someone who spots a need and risk financially to satisfy…

PROFESSIONALISING THE FAMILY BUSINESS

Professionalizing the family business is critical for growth, continuity and perpetuity through multiple generations.                                          What is a Family Company? A family company is one whose ownership is controlled by a single family and where two or more family members significantly influence the direction and policies of the business, through their management positions, ownership rights, or family roles. Current family owners intend to pass on control to another generation of the family CHICKEN OR EGG? 1. Do we hire non-family professionals to prepare the work culture? OR 2. Prepare the work…

8 Leadership Skills for Women Tech Entrepreneurs

In current circumstances, women entrepreneurs need to draw out their absolute best under their leadership. We should not expect circumstances to change and wait for it. You should take advantage of certain opportunities and situations at this point. Ensure that your team is successful by believing in yourself and lead your venture. According to a particular HBR study, women leaders are marked higher than men in the majority of the leadership traits. There are relatively higher levels of competence that women excel in which are ‘resilient’, ‘driven for results’, ‘development…

How Pandemic has Impacted Indian Women Entrepreneurs?

Women entrepreneurs have been a major segment of the economy. Many women have established various small businesses i.e. traditional handicrafts, food, and packaging online that supported artisans in rural Karnataka. After quite some struggle, they had a decent number of orders and have been looking forward to advancing the manufacturing equipment and scale the effect of their business by offering chances to local talent. COVID-19 Impact But all of this ceased to exist in March 2020. There were severe restrictions applied on business and travel due to the pandemic and…

Women Entrepreneurship and Its Contribution to the Business Ecosystem

It is more difficult for Indian females with entrepreneurial ambitions to succeed. There has been quite a parallel rise in the number of startups and new businesses that are started by men, as the Indian Economy grows simultaneously over the last decade. India has a total amount of 58.5 million entrepreneurs out of which 8.05 million are women entrepreneurs. This adds about only 14% of women entrepreneurs in the Indian business setting. Road to Entrepreneurship is less Travelled It is often very difficult for many women entrepreneurs to succeed that…

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