Leadership
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SBFC Finance: Enabling lending to small businesses
Large banks usually don't prefer lending to small India's 64 million MSMEs fearing default. It is here that Aseem Duru identified a huge market gap, building his company SBFC Finance into a Rs 8,000-crore enterprise
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Why Dolf van den Brink, the Heineken CEO, refuses to be guided by mere profit
The top boss of the world's second-biggest brewer by sales, who was on his maiden visit to India after taking over as the CEO in 2020, reckons the strength of a true leader lies in giving, and not in taking
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How Madan Mohanka built Tega Industries into a stakeholders' dream
It was difficult for IIM-A graduate and first-gen entrepreneur Madan Mohanka to build an engineering company. But the over-45-year-old Tega Industries has grown exponentially while rewarding shareholders after it went public in 2021
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KFC, Pizza Hut, and Costa Coffee: Ravi Jaipuria's Devyani International and its insatiable appetite for growth
Devyani International, the largest franchisee for KFC and Pizza Hut in India, and the sole franchisee for Costa Coffee in the country, has had a dream run leading to its listing in August 2021, and the company is gearing up for more
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Forbes India IPO litmus test: Survival of the fittest
The real test for newly-listed companies comes once the listing pop charm fizzles out. A few survive, while most crack under pressure, eroding investor wealth
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Sowmya Suryanarayanan: Driving impact
At Aavishkaar Capital, Sowmya Suryanarayanan is helping fund sustainable and impactful businesses that can create value for both investors and the society
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KKR India's Simrun Mehta: Challenging the status quo
KKR India's Simrun Mehta leads some of its most valued private equity investments. She advises potential entrepreneurs to build the right moats with good governance and sustainable unit economics
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Shriti Malhotra: On top of the beauty industry game
Malhotra has been the force behind Quest Retail as its group CEO, and has spearheaded the journey of many beauty brands into India, including The Body Shop, Kiehl's, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and more
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Indian companies should focus on high value manufacturing: Vijay Govindarajan
The strategy and innovation expert talks about why it's important for businesses to fuse physical and digital to create value, and why he thinks AI stands for 'augmented intelligence'
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How Safeena Husain has ensured over a million girls stay in school
After almost being forced to drop out of school, Safeena Husain became the first woman to win the prestigious WISE Award in 2023, for sending girls back to study
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How Ruchira Gupta has dedicated her life to helping sex-trafficking survivors
Ruchira Gupta helps women escape sex work and has made significant strides in helping curb inter-generational prositution