The 10 Most Emerging Startups to Watch 2023

Editor’sNote Editor’sNote

Henry Ford has quoted once, “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” And the entrepreneurs of the present generation have understood the assignment very well. Talking about the present status of the business world, we can surely assert that “comebacks” are always more powerful than “setbacks”.

This exclusive edition that we call “The 10 Most Emerging Startups to Watch 2023” is entirely dedicated to all our zealous and inspiring business leaders out there in the market. The members of our Innovative Zone family have put their utmost effort and skills to bring this particular edition to the table for you. And we can assure you that every single page that you will flip will add extra value to your life and will immensely influence the upcoming entrepreneurs.

Now, jumping straight to the data of the business surveys, more than 5.4 million new business ventures have been launched in the market recently. This truly shows that neither a hurdle nor a pandemic can stop an entrepreneurial brain to flaunt its talent.

our editorial team had an interesting and joyful virtual session with the leadership panel of Mizzen Digital Pvt. Ltd. The Directors duo of Capt. Sandeep D’silva and Mr. Chetan Mehrotra shared numerous lesser-known facts about the company and also shed some light on their overall entrepreneurial journey so far. their impeccable journey and dedication to the business world, highly inspired us-and made us feature them on the cover of our exclusive edition. We truly hope and desire that this fascinating read will add some extra value to the lives of our global readership panel and will surely encourage them to break the barriers and chase their dreams.

At last, I would say that your consistency and focus are the main stepping stones on the path to success. Just be focused and try your best to sustain consistency to excel in your goals with flying colors. I would like to sign off with a quote for our entrepreneurs out there by Mark Zuckerberg, “A simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.”

Keep Shining!

Gulshan Parveen gulshan@businessconnectindia.in

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CAPT. SANDEEP D’SILVA Founder & CEO

SHIVANSHU SHARMA Co-founder and COO

CHETAN MEHROTRA Co-Founder & CHRO

CAPT. SANDEEP D’SILVA Founder & CEO

Mizzen Digital A revolutionary platform to reshape the maritime industry…

In line with our endeavor to highlight some of the noteworthy startups thriving across the entrepreneurial ecosystem, we decided to focus on Mizzen Digital’s triumph tale at the forefront of this edition. To cover the length and breadth of the business portfolio, we happened to arrange a virtual meeting with the leadership panel of Mizzen Digital which comprises of Capt. Sandeep D’Silva who is the CEO, Chetan Mehrotra who is the CHRO and Shivanshu Sharma who is the Chief Operations Officer. Let’s dive into the narrative prepared as per the conversation held with the trio

The preface

The maritime industry thrives on accessing reliable information for making well-considered, data-driven decisions. The positive impact that this aspect has on businesses in the industry, made Mizzen Digital come up with a solution that enables management of the life cycle of a voyage acoss vessel segments, just at the click of a button. The platform formulated by it is an intuitive, modular platform that leverages 21st Century paradigms to track details and costs of your commercial operations. Owing to the organization’s service portfolio, businesses can avoid mistakes while keeping track of the financial picture. The platform offers a complete solution for managing a vessel’s journey over its entire life cycle. Port cost control is possible from any location in the world because of the web-based, user-friendly interface with customizable options. It is a cutting-edge digital solution that supports in-the-moment decision-making, cuts across organizational silos, and creates an environment conducive to business. They offer management services for the voyage, port expenses, associated financial transactions, administration of the voyage, including route and weather optimization, help with bunkering, and clientspecific customizations to meet your company’s demands.

Additionally, VM Lite, Bunker Assist and Optimization Engine are their upcoming products that would create a whole lot of a difference in the way maritime sector manages its operations

Kajal | Innovative Zone

What gives them a leading edge?

The maritime industry thrives on accessing reliable information for making well-considered, data-driven decisions. The positive impact that this aspect has on businesses in the industry, made Mizzen Digital come up with a solution that enables management of the life cycle of a voyage acoss vessel segments, just at the click of a button. The platform formulated by it is an intuitive, modular platform that leverages 21st Century paradigms to track details and costs of your commercial operations.

Owing to the organization’s service portfolio, businesses can avoid mistakes while keeping track of the financial picture. The platform offers a complete solution for managing a vessel’s journey over its entire life cycle. Port cost control is possible from any location in the world because of the web-based, user-friendly interface with customizable options. It is a cutting-edge digital solution that supports in-the-moment decision-making, cuts across organizational silos, and creates an environment conducive to business. They offer management services for the voyage, port expenses, associated financial transactions, administration of the voyage, including route and weather optimization, help with bunkering, and client-specific customizations to meet your company’s demands.

Additionally, VM Lite, Bunker Assist and Optimization Engine are their upcoming products that would create a whole lot of a difference in the way maritime sector manages its operations

The approach Mizzen Digital always ensures is to keep customer centricity as the core business philosophy. To allow customers’ businesses to thrive, they offer a wide range of products and services that allow them to focus on what matters most to them: growing their business and making a profit! The idea is to enable and empower different players across the industry with their standalone portfolio. Believing that industrial benefits lead to benefits for all the stakeholders, they find their success in the customer’s success only. “We are not vendors or service providers, we work as an extension of our customers, the belief being that we win when our customers win. All products and services that we offer aim at improving efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability of our customers, rather than focused internally, as is evident from our offerings,” says Sandeep DSilva. Eradicating mundane, time-consuming tasks while freeing up valuable resources, their product and service portfolio allows teams to automate repetitive tasks like data input, allowing you to save time and energy while accomplishing more. The platform offers a wealth of reporting features and analytical tools to help ship owners, commercial operators, and charterers make better decisions based on the performance of the vessel.

The platform is a simple, cloud-native gateway that enables optimizing the processes for vessel voyage performance and disbursement accounting without compromising data and privacy. From keeping in touch with ship agents and suppliers to controlling one’s contractual commitments, they never fail to offer what is needed. The motive is not only to provide efficiency but peace of mind too. Hence, they provide proper cost management services that are specifically efficient and personalized to meet each client’s requirements accordingly. The specialized teams at the company are able to bring years of extensive experience in handling agents, vendors, and other stakeholders. They also believe that maintaining control over one’s disbursement procedures is essential for one’s firm. Customers may use the platform to do just that, staying up to date with all the information they require while minimizing their costs.

They want to democratize technology by making it available to all stakeholders and their creative pricing model is reflective of that. An application ecosystem that covers every aspect of shipping operations significantly reduces time spent, providing teams with more time and space to focus on the firm’s more crucial and challenging PnL management duties.

Common challenges Mizzen Digital addresses

Since its inception, the company has no doubt created intrinsic value for its targeted customer base. A few of the common challenges they eradicate via their service offerings are-

• Operation in silos

• Reduce the amount of money that shipping firms spend on various goods and services that only partially solve their problem.

• Stand-alone software solutions that disrupt workflow and cause productivity loss.

• System integrations that are either absent or challenging to accomplish.

• Repetitive manual data entry that requires a lot of labor is required.

• Non-standard techniques for gathering and storing data.

• Digitization at source of crucial infomation.

• Multiple communication channels.

• Lack of appropriate and adequate data for decision-making and lost productivity that cost businesses thousands of dollars.

The targeted segments

The application ecosystem at Mizzen Digital is created with the diversity in the shipping industry in mind, and they are able to provide services to all enterprises across all market segments. They are able to provide technical managers, ship managers, chartering companies, and brokerage firms with services that optimize internal operations by giving teams access to tools that enable in-depth analytics, trends, and P&L optimization for the company. Applications for ships in the liner, oil tanker, gas carrier, bulk carrier, special cargo, offshore, and chemical industries have been developed.

Keeping abreast of the market changes

When asked what allows them to keep up with the market trends, the trio responded, “The shipping markets are quite dynamic, therefore in order to keep up, we have partnered with service providers to provide essential information that keeps us informed of developments affecting shipping companies, fleets, and cargoes around the world. We also have representatives in the APAC, American, and European regions that help us with market trends as well as with inputs on services and service suppliers. We are also reaching out in the west, with developmenting representations and brand outreach”

The role of R&D

The company’s growth depends heavily on Research and Development, and they regularly consider market and customer input on the demands and requirements of the sector. The R&D team interprets the comments as an improvement or adjustment to the apps based on customer and market requirements. They continue to participate in the cycle to improve the system on a daily basis since this is an ongoing process. The R&D and improvements enable them to improve the application, which results in significant time savings and financial benefits to the customers and their PnL (profit and loss) statement.

Cultural codes and ethics

The cultural codes they strictly follow comprise a few postulates such as-

• Daring and innovative attitude

• Thriving on complexity and enjoying the process of slicing through it.

• Collaborating and succeeding together

• Having faith in the capabilities of colleagues, clients, and competitors

• Striving to dream, challenge, change, and achieve

• Being limitless thinkers who are persistently focused on questioning, iterating and building a better product.

• A sheer obsession for ensuring exceptional customer experiences

• Making customer success the foremost priority

• A deep understanding and respect for diversity, the dignity of individuals, and the laws of the land that they operate in.

• ‘My word, My bond, My Oath of Honor. I’ll never settle for anything less than perfection - the success mantra at Mizzen Digital

• Delivering on promises and taking pride in making things happen in a right and consistent manner

“We strongly think that a content and happy workforce is the key to our success, and this is one of our core values. Our policies and procedures are in line with the fact that employees are an essential component of our foundation. We are committed to fostering an environment that empowers our staff to manage their careers. Our team is what makes things happen, so, a leaders, it is our duty to facilitate. When everyone on the team is committed to the organization’s goals and mission, magic happens. We are happy to provide our employees with early responsibilities and educational opportunities since we want them to build a career with Mizzen Digital. We firmly endeavor to create an environment, where people enjoy working, can prioritise work-life balance, have career mobility, get recognized and rewarded for good work,” enunciated the leaders.

CHETAN MEHROTRA Co-Founder & CHRO

Impact and accomplishments

Throughout its business journey, the company has been able to create a huge impact on the targeted sector. A few of the worth mentioning facts in this direction are dynamically changing market and keeping up with the changes, looking ahead and planning strategically for future, conceptualizing, identifying, and building the right systems and processes, considering the right set of skills and attitude both with internal and external stakeholders and facilitating the change through conducting positive dialogue with clients on the change management process.

Moreover, a few of the milestones that they take pride in are as follows-

• Discovered a persistent issue in the field and developed a strategy to solve it

• To give a solution that addresses all issues, digitizes data, and delivers robust analytics, procedures were reorganized and reformed utilizing cutting-edge technology.

• Ingenious product and application development and implementation

• Excellent product-market fit and 100 percent client satisfaction

• There has been only positive feedback from clients or potential clients.

• Every 15 days, new services and improvements are developed and launched.

• Policies for employee empowerment and development

The future outlook

Mizzen Digital envisions itself becoming No.1 go-to technology provider for the shipping sector, offering a one-stop shop for all shipping-related issues, allowing both its stakeholders and the sector at large to optimize their operations and gain from their solutions. They want to see the shipping and maritime industry triumph and profit from the inevitable technological transformation that is going to happen, and they are committed to assisting them in staying ahead of the curve.

A token of advice for the entrepreneurs

Everything begins with a thought, a thought that motivates you, lifts your spirits and provides you with energy that follows you wherever you go, a burning drive to innovate, transform, impact, and improve people’s lives as well as businesses. Always take a moment to say hello to your family, friends, and anyone else that helped you out when you needed it most. They are the pillars of support that will keep you going against all adversity.”

Words to convey to the readers…

No dream is achieved overnight; it takes perseverance, hard work, sleepless nights, dedication and, most importantly, focus. If you dream of it, you have to go all out to achieve it; there will be what might seem failures, there will be lows, and there will be days when you hit rock bottom, but the beauty of the journey is that you get up every day and go all out to get it. We are not saying that it is easy, that you will get it the next day. Hold onto your thoughts, efforts, and dreams because they are already directing you toward a journey you will never forget, and what you accomplish at the end of it will make it all worthwhile. Keep working toward it, and don’t let it slide.

Meet the leadership team

• Capt. Sandeep D’Silva- He has rich professional experience in the Maritime Sector, in leadership roles, having handled senior management responsibilities in reputed Shipping Companies in the Maritime Space.

He has extensive experience of working in different roles encompassing General Management, Business Development, Product Management, Customer Support, and Project Management. Having worked in large established organizations and businesses, as well as entrepreneurial setups, has helped him in understanding different organizational cultures and styles of management. During his stints in the leadership roles in various establishments, he has created new businesses and infrastructure, driven aggressive business expansions, restructured businesses, and architected a successful company turnaround. Starting and establishing businesses, particularly in the Maritime sector, has almost become a second nature to him

• Chetan Mehrotra - He has over 24 years of rich and varied cross industry experience in HR, holding leadership roles in various functions of HR in leading technology & service companies as well as hi tech process companies. An HR professional who believes HR can never be divorced from business, and in fact, should be an active partner in business, instead of being a support function, his areas of expertise include Organization building and structuring, Organization effectiveness, developing and deploying scalable HR Process, HR Technology, M&A and Integration and Employee Relations. He has experience of setting up and leading the HR functions during project and stabilizing stages of organizations.

• Shivanshu Sharma - He brings along 16+ years of experience in Shipping with extensive sailing and commercial operations experience.He has extensive experience in Commercial operations and has managed vessels across Oil and Chemical tankers. Additionally, he brings along his leadership skills and experience in handling large teams, working on organizational PnL with the senior leadership team, various engagement activities and handling independently. Currently, he is working as the COO of the Mizzen Digital team driving the engagements globally in close coordination with the leadership team and core values of the organization.

SHIVANSHU SHARMA Co-founder and COO

SUCCESS STORY

KEVIN PLANK

BILLIONAIRE STORY

FROM PROBLEM FAILURE BROKE AND THEN

Plank Chairman & CEO

The founder and the chairman of the well-known sportswear company Under Armour, Kevin Plank is a prominent American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. His business which manufactures sportswear, footwear and accessories and based in Baltimore, Maryland had sales of almost 5.7 billion USD in 2021, making it the secondlargest sportswear supplier in the whole United States. As of October 2021, the net worth of Kevin Audette Plank is estimated to be US$1.8 billion.

Kevin

Early Days

Plank was born on August 13, 1972 and raised in Kensington, Maryland, where his mother served as mayor and father as a property developer. Playing football with the Maplewood Maple Leafs at a young age, he had a liking for athletics. After completing his high school education at St. John’s College, he attended the University of Maryland, where he earned a BA and an MA in business administration. Plank was a born entrepreneur. Even before launching Under Armour, he began many enterprises when he was a student at the university. He started many small businesses and used the proceedings to fund his flagship sportswear project at the later stage. Cupid’s valentine was one of them which earned him about $17,000 on Valentine’s Day.

Personal Life

Plank has been married to Desiree Guerzon since 2003 and resides in Lutherville, Maryland with their two kids. Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.8 billion as of February 2021.

He was a Georgetown resident of Washington, DC before moving to Lutherville. When he listed his last residence for sale, it was the most expensive property available in Washington, DC.

Personal Stats-

Birthday: 13th August, 1992, (49 years)

Education: B.A, and MBA

Source of Wealth: Under Armour

Nationality: American

Residence: Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland

Marital Status: Married

Children: 2

How it started

Surprisingly, the concept of Under Armour arose from a need of Plank. He was the sweatiest guy on the soccer field, and was looking for an alternative that would keep him comfortable and dry while playing- something that his sweatsoaked cotton shirts couldn’t do. As a result, he began his search for a matching material that would drain sweat from the body and make the player feel lighter and faster. Plank, a former captain of the University of Maryland football team who was then 23 years old, noticed that compression shorts kept dry during practise. He made the decision to use the same material to make clothing that wicks away moisture.

He tested at least 7 prototypes before he found the perfect match. He explained to his former teammates how his T-shirt would help and improve their performance greatly on the soccer field and asked them to try his formula. Also, he mailed the T-shirts to his friends and requested them to

pass on those T-shirts to other players in the locker room. In this way the popularity of Plank’s T-shirts started increasing.

He started the company in the basement of his grandmother’s house in Washington, D.C. He sold his product for the first time to Georgia Tech for roughly $17,000. Soon after, 20 NFL clubs also bought from him. He sold $100,000 worth of merchandise at the end of his second year. The product then gained popularity and well-known teams and shops started carrying them.

Planks’ own savings and credit card debt provided Under Armour with its initial capital. Plank had made around $20,000 selling t-shirts at concerts while in college. He ultimately racked up five credit card balances totalling roughly $40,000 in debt. He was bankrupt by 1997, the year the firm was founded.

The Breakthrough

Year 1999 brought the breakthrough for Plank and Under Armour when he generated a revenue of $1 million after giving a $25,000 ad in ESPN magazine from direct sales and teams began to buy the apparel The business generated $1 billion in sales in 2010. Under Armour was the first US initial public offering to double on its first day of trading in five years. It went public in November 2005 and trades on NASDAQ. All this resulted in the growth of a multi-milliondollar company with over 5,900 workers and revenues of close to $2BB.

Extension

In an effort to create a worldwide digital health platform to compete with Google, Apple, and Fitbit, the business paid $475 million in February 2015 to purchase two significant fitness applications, Endomondo and MyFitnessPall. Tim Coppens was hired by Under Armour the following year to serve as executive creative director of a brand-new nonperformance men’s and women’s clothing collection that will debut in 2016.

He serves on a number of boards in the US, including those for the National Football Foundation, the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, the Board of Directors of the Baltimore City Fire Foundation, and the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Also, Plank promised the University of Maryland $25 million in November 2014 to be utilised for the anticipated sporting and academic facility.

Final Words

“Your business needs to be controlled by you, so you must put your hands around its throat. Nothing else will work,”

Kevin Plank told the students at the University of Maryland in a speech about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

Despite the initial failure, Plank was able to pull off a billion-dollar company for which he gives credit to his network- family, friends and colleagues. This story surely infuses a new life in those entrepreneurs who feel stuck after seeing initial failures in their ventures.

AdCounty Media India Pvt Ltd

A Pioneer In Digital Marketing, Serving A Dignified Clientele From Diversified Verticals

Four years ago, at a time when the focus on mobile user experience and regional content was increasing, and the demand for online marketing solutions was going high, AdCounty Media founders saw an opportunity for companies that specialize in Advanced & Customized Advertising Solutions. And they seized the opportunity by venturing into the market with a solid team in 2017, with Aditya Jangid – Founder & Director, Abbhinav R Jain - Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Delphin Varghese - Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, and was later joined by Kumar Saurav to head the Global Mobile Business of the company to craft a brand that would help corporations in achieving their marketing objectives and increase digital footprint.

Presently, in less than 5 years of inception, AdCounty Media has become one of the top 10 Ad-networks in India and is catering to clients in more than 20 countries, and has a base in 7 countries. Its future plan is to pivot from a digital advertising company to a product company and diversify its portfolio by investing or having joint ventures with other tech startups and expand its base to at least 50 nations.

EMPOWERING ADVERTISERS GLOBALLY

Delphin Varghese Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer

AdCounty Media is a digital marketing company and a premium mobile ad agency based out of India, UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, South Africa, Germany & Romania. It works with multiple brands and app owners across various verticals. Here is an insight into the key markets of AdCounty:

• Japan & South Korea – all the major gaming clients.

• India – leading BFSI, Education, Auto & Ecommerce clients.

• Southeast Asia – top eCommerce, finance, and utility brands.

• Middle East – Mostly Ecommerce, QSR, and auto brands.

• Africa – Ecommerce and FMCG brands.

• Europe – Mostly gaming brands.

• US & Canada – Ecommerce, Lifestyle, and Utility brands.

• LATAM – Finance and Utility brands.

EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

Apart from the advertising agency business, AdCounty has built its own product portfolio on the web and mobile:

MOBILE APPS-

• VOOHOO(https://play.google.com/ store/apps/details?id=com.sg.voohoo)

- This is a short video and photosharing app where any user can show their talent by uploading their gig which can help them become a virtual celebrity and increase fan following who can reward them with stickers that can be cashed.

• MobiClean(https://play.google. com/store/apps/details?id=com. mobiclean.cache.cleaner) - Is a powerful phone cleaner app available on Google Play Store for Android devices. It helps in Cache Cleaning, Junk Removing, Speed Boosting, and Optimizing, it has been specifically designed to improve the overall mobile phone experience of its user.

• aScanner(https://play.google.com/ store/apps/details?id=com.ascanner. docs.pdf.scan) - aScanner is a scanner app made in India for the world to use. It offers high-quality scans in a matter of seconds along with some really cool features. aScanner is a handy app that works as a PDF creator, PDF scanner, OCR scanner, QR, and Barcode scanner.

Aditya Jangid Founder & Director

Kajal | Innovative Zone

R Jain

WEBSITES-

• https://xploringindia. in/ - News Website - which features news from India and around the world.

• https://www.travelercounty. com/ - It’s a travel website that gives insights and advice to the users for their next trip.

• https://www.wealthcounty. com/ - It is a one-stop neutral marketplace to take care of your financial needs. It offers the best deals in India for personal loans, home loans, marriage loans, travel loans, business loans, and education loans under one roof.

• https://www.offercounty. com/ - Given the burgeoning growth of e-commerce sites in India and all of them running their own deals and offers, it helps users to choose the best deal by aggregating all of them on one website.

• http://sportscounty.com/

- Is all about sports. Sports enthusiasts can simply come

and get all the latest updates on sports whether it is cricket or football.

• https://www.realmoney-games.com/ - This site provides you with information on the platforms (both websites and mobile applications) which provides users information about the best online games which are fun to play and rewarding at the same time.

• https://www.techtalkcounty.com/ - For all the techies, this is our newest offering with all the latest updates in the tech world.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Some of the key points which differentiate AdCounty from other companies are.

• Apart from the conventional media aggregation business, the firm is more focused on building an in-house media stack of different types of inventories and products.

• Timely payments to the media partners make AdCounty stand apart from others. This helps them to manage their operating cost in the most effective way.

• The focus of the management team on building cutting-edge technology is helping them to diversify their business and mitigate risk.

OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES

One of the biggest challenges AdCounty team faces in the industry today is to bring down media fraud. To overcome this, they have created several checks to filter out fraud traffic. The tracking platform has helped the firm in the automation and implementation of these checks and balances.

Another major issue the team saw was declining revenue from the Indian market during the pandemic. However, they were quick to shift their focus to build new revenue-generating verticals like real money gaming, which suddenly witnessed a massive boom in product adoption. Almost all of them experienced a paradigm shift in user behavior and greater adoption during both lockdowns. This helped AdCounty in maintaining

THE EMPOWERED AND MOTIVATED TEAM

the revenue growth in line with its YoY plans throughout the pandemic.

KEEPING PACE WITH THE CHANGING MARKET TRENDS

Since digital and mobile advertising is a fast-changing ecosystem, AdCounty focuses on a couple of things to stay updated with the changing market trends.

• Client & Partner experience and insights – As an aggregator of demand and supply, the company focuses on client and media partners simultaneously. This helps them to manage expectations and maintain sync.

• Learning & Unlearning –Both are equally important, learning and adapting new technology while unlearning old processes, this has always helped AdCounty to adapt to the changing trends.

Research done by 4As alongside LinkedIn shows that the employee turnover rate has increased 10% compared to related industries. However, AdCounty’s strength is their team and their motto is simple “People before profit.”

The management has announced a 10% flat salary hike for all the employees for 2 months for two years in a row to cope up with inflation during the pandemic. And, in 2021, they not only gave a 10% salary hike but also got COVID insurance worth INR 5 Lac each (6700 USD) for all their employees and their dependents.

Apart from this they also went ahead with the appraisals of their employees irrespective of the situation. The management ensures that they learn and grow with the firm. As said by our Honorable Prime Minister, “Sabka saath sabka Vikas.”

ADVICE TO THE FUTURE LEADERS

In the last 4 years of the inception, the team has learned 4 key things

• People are the most important assets of the company, always value them.

• Fail fast & learn fast – this will enable you to build a culture that celebrates intelligent failure and to succeed one must be open to such failures. This means that one must be willing to learn from their mistakes faster.

• Revenue is the byproduct of good & smart work, focus on work than revenue

• Communication can fix any problem, be it internal or external.

Abbhinav

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Kumar Saurav Head - Global Mobile Business

Opus

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FOODS HEART

ATTACK

that reduce your risk

The heart is the most vital organ of our body. Surprisingly, we take care of it least. Loading it everyday with stress and an unhealthy diet may increase the cholesterol level in our body, which may lead to vascular plaques that impair the heart functioning correctly.

“A heart attack happens when an artery (the blood vessel that distrusted blood and oxygen to the entire body) is blocked. Fatty, cholesterol-containing deposits build up over time, forming plaques in the heart’s arteries. If plaques rupture, a blood clot can form. As a result, it blocks arteries, which causes a heart attack.”

So, do you want to clean blood vessels? Are you ready to improve your overall well-being?

What about decreasing the risk of a heart attack in the future?

In this article, we will be sharing some good healthy heart and nutrients foods to prevent heart attack issues. One should remember that all nutrients are equally essential - whether we talk about carbohydrates, protein, or fat.

CARBOHYDRATE

Good quality carbs in your daily diet are essential. Normally, we consume carbohydrate from roti, rice, pearl millet, and more, which are very healthy as it contains soluble fibers, that can remove the extra cholesterol and fat from the body. To make the carb diet healthier, we can add these foods in our diet.

Blueberries and strawberries are very good at lowering blood pressure and dilating blood vessels. People who love strawberries also get fiber, Folate Antioxidants, and potassium from their favorite berries. The red berries are full to the brim with vitamins C (contain more than oranges). As for blueberries, they are low in calories and used for medical purposes like treating bad coughs, improving vision, and more. Berries consider as good for the heart and brain.

2. Pomegranate.

Peeling pomegranates can be challenging, but despite the challenge of wresting edible nibs from this round red fruit, once you do so, you are in for some incredible benefits for health. Because they are oh-so-nutritious, containing fibre, vitamin c, and Vitamin k. This fruit is also a good source of antioxidants that prevent the cells of your body from damage caused by free radicals and increase haemoglobin levels.

Made from the grains of the oat plant is known as oatmeal. Consumption of Oatmeal date back to 7,000 B.C. Exactly oats were the cereals humans cultivated first. The nutrient composition of oats is well-balanced. They are a good source of carbs and fiber, including the powerful fiber beta-glucan. According to FDC, one cup of dry oats contains 51g carbs, 13g protein, 5g fat, and 8g fibre.

PROTEIN

Protein is pretty important because, besides giving muscle strength, it also provides satiety. However, we need to have lean protein, and one good example of lean protein is Daal (pulses). You can add these foods for more lean protein.

Fatty fish is known as a good source of high-quality protein. They contain essential minerals and vitamins. Vitamin - B2 and D along with Riboflavin help bones to absorb calcium. And minerals - IRON, ZINC, and SELENIUM help us to improve our health and fight against heart disease. This food can also decrease the risk of Arrhythmia and Atherosclerosis.

2. Nuts

Crunchy, filling, and nutritious, nuts are a great food to have on hand. They contain fiber, healthy fat, and protein. Many reports show, adding a handful of nuts in your diet can promote a healthy weight and reduce the risk of certain health conditions, including heart issues. You can add plenty of nutritious nuts in your diet, such as Almonds, Pistachio, Walnuts, Cashews, and more. These nuts have a wide range of Vitamins and a good amount of fiber & zinc.

FAT

Usually, we think that having fat lead to heart problems. But on the contrary, fat is essential for our body. However, it is necessary to have healthy fat. When we mention healthy fat, meaning look for monosaturated fat, which is usually available in different refinery oils. Besides that, there are hidden sources of monounsaturated fat in your diet, too. One of the best sources of your healthy fat is seeds and nuts.

1 Berries

3. Oatmeal

1. Fatty Fish

1. Extra Virgin Olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil is packed with heart-healthy fats and antioxidants, making it a great addition to a nutritious diet. The oil has a long list of health benefits, with research suggesting that it may protect against heart disease, combat particular cancer, and alleviate inflammation. According to healhtline.com, one teaspoon of olive oil contains 119 calories, including 14% saturated fat, 73% monosaturated fat, 11% polyunsaturated fat, and Vitamin E and K.

2. Dark Chocolate

Chocolate has been a popular treat since the Maya civilization enjoyed its spice beverage back in 2000 BC. We still value it, and now we have even more reasons to consume it. Not only is it a popular delicious treat, but dark chocolate also has a wide range of health benefits. To be considered “Dark Chocolate”, it should contain 60 to 70% coca because the high concentration of cocoa can help you to protect your heart, normalize blood pressure, and fight against inflammation and blood clotting. Cocoa is a rich source of flavanolsthat have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and free-radical scavenging properties.

3. Green Tea

Green tea is touted to be one of the healthiest beverages on earth as it contains bioactive compounds which offer many health benefits, including lowering the risk of heart diseases and improving brain function. Green tea comes with catechin called epigallocatechin-3 gallates, which help to reduce the formation of free radicals in the body and protect cells and molecules from damage. Just one cup of green tea can give a lot of benefits to your body.

3. Broccoli and Spinach

There are two types of fibres – soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibre absorbs water and forms a gel in the stomach, while insoluble fibre softens stool and reduces transit time in the digestive tract, which lowers the risk of constipation and colon cancer. Broccoli and spinach have both types of fibre and are also known as rich sources of Vitamin C and Potassium. Thus, these two veggies can play a vital role in muscle building and proper heart functioning.

4. Avocado

This incredibly nutritious fruit decreases harmful cholesterol levels and aids clear the arteries. It is a rich and healthy fat and contains a long list of vitamins, including Vitamin C, B5, and B6, Vitamin E and K, and others. Avocados are full-packed with fibre, which can support weight loss, blood sugar reduction, and other health-benefiting processes.

Some low-carb and low-fat foods are also known for a healthy heart.

OUTPERFORMING THE ARCHITECTURAL ARENA WITH GRACE

Albert Hadley has asserted, “The essence of Architecture will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what’s in or what’s out. This is not an easy job.” Undoubtedly, the particular realm is outperforming and surpassing the business world with flying colors. Keeping that in mind, we are here to give some food for thought to enthusiasts of the same.

Business Connect is a renowned platform well known for its remarkable editions featuring executives and business leaders from across the globe. And here again, we are back with our exclusive edition of the month ‘The Most Emerging Startups to Watch in 2023,’ comprising a few success stories of all the industry leaders and their brainchildren that are revamping their respective niches. To make this edition successful, our editorial team had an interesting and exciting virtual session with the leadership panel of beyonddesign. The management team and the Directors of the company, Ms. Palak Jhunjhunwala, and Mr. Giacomo Calisti, shared numerous lesser-known facts about the company and shed some light on their overall entrepreneurial journey. We truly hope and desire that this fascinating read will add some extra value to the lives of our global readership panel and will surely encourage the budding entrepreneurs out there to break the barriers and chase their dream.

THE JOURNEY INSIGHTS

Giving a detailed introduction to the company, Ms. Palak quips, “beyonddesign is an international architectural and interior design RIBA Chartered Practice with a track record of large-scale projects and several well-crafted and detailed designs. We offer bespoke and contextual high-quality design for complex developments, stand-alone buildings, and interiors. The practice has more than 11 years of cumulative expertise, on projects of industrial, institutional, cultural, residential, and commercial nature, as well as extensive knowledge of Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas.”

She adds, “The studio’s approach to each project is founded on an analytical understanding of the context and brief, with special attention to local culture and value addition outside of the physical space. Design is used to solve problems and create opportunities by actively considering economic, social, and environmental factors. Each project is treated with a tailored approach. For example, in commercial projects, special attention is given to brand integration and for residential projects, the user’s lifestyle becomes centric to the brief.”

Giacomo Calisti & Palak Jhunjhunwala [co-founders]

TO WATCH IN 2023

THE 10 MOST EMERGING

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Sharing with us some of the challenges and hurdles throughout the journey, she revealed that as an international practice, the team of beyond design increasingly discovered that each market has a unique approach and relationship between the stakeholders involved in a construction project. “Our systems are designed to allow for both flexibility and quality control, implementing management and technical standards across the board to ensure that as architects and designers, we maintain control over time, cost, and quality

EDGE IN THE REALM

“We truly feel that R&D, both in terms of technical knowledge and business development, is utmostly essential concerning the growth of our company. Actively indulging in R&D within the practice helps us to grow our knowledge and makes us more resourceful and technically strong as an architectural studio. Having a background in digital architecture and robotics, we also use advanced technology and tools such as AR and VR to strengthen our offerings. These are ways of adding value in our services to our clients.

Similarly, one of the biggest factors of the company’s outstanding performance is undoubtedly its team of high-qualified architects, designers, and collaborators.. s. Employees are one of the most important resources of a company and the team of beyonddesign feels that it is very important that each one feels confident, driven, and fulfilled. The management encourages ownership of projects and considers it important that everyone can bring their interest forward. The company also organizes regular 1-to-1 meetings to check in with its employees and implement personal and business development targets catered to each individual.

THE FUTURE OUTLOOK

The first milestone of the company was to establish a set of regular clients and incoming work that would give the team some financial stability to start developing their aspirations further. In the past 2 years, they have achieved some fantastic outcomes for different companies based in India and UK. In the following year, the team is looking to complete the design and construction of a world-class R&D center building and expand its clients and portfolio in both countries.

Lastly, before signing off, the visionaries shafted a few words of wisdom for all the upcoming leaders out there by asserting, “Take your time at the start of the business, work out on a robust business plan and set realistic targets for yourself. The decision to start a business is equally a decision to invest in yourself and in your personal growth. Avoid burn out by actively working on your work-life balance and remember that it is important to set a good example as a business leader for the rest of your organization. Place value in your skills and how you treat people inside and outside your organization to create an environment that is enjoyable and flourishing.”

First Solo Trip? Planning Your Here Are

Some Useful Tips

One of the best things about solo travelling is you do exactly what you want. You don’t just stay bound to your group or other person, instead you gel up with other fellow travellers, talk to them and learn about them which gives you a more enriching experience of travelling.

Solo Travelling is a unique courageous experience that gives you a chance to leave your comfort zone and face the world on your own without depending on others any more. It empowers you as an individual and brushes up on your personality. The solo trips are somewhat challenging but thrilling and exciting as well. As you are planning to go on a solo trip, here are some tips you must follow to get most of it.

Convince your Parents

In India solo traveling is still a new concept and Indian Parents will take time to agree with it. Hence, it may be a challenging task to convince them but not impossible. If you share all the

minor details of your itinerary and promise that you will stay in touch with them, they would agree. Remember to address their concern rather than refuting them.

Make your Bookings in Advance

Apparently, book your travelling tickets beforehand and if not for the whole trip, book the accommodation for the first day if you are not sure where you would be heading after reaching there. This way, you will get the time to relax and refresh for the trip.

Pack only essentials

When you are going to an unfamiliar land, it is normal to feel nervous and the task can look daunting. But still, pack half of the clothes you think you will need. As you will be carrying other things, it will become cumbersome while moving around.

The general principle is to be selective and choose only the essentials. For example, if you are going to a place where it rains often, take a windcheater with a hood. It will come handy in case of unexpected rains. Pack just one week’s clothes. Everything necessary, including laundry is everywhere.

Have a Solo Travel at Home?

If you are too scared with the idea of a solo trip and have never been on one, try a solo trip within your city. Go to a movie alone. Try food in your local restaurant on your own, or visit a museum solo. This way you will understand yourself. In fact, at this point you can finally realise if solo travelling is for you or not.

Make a Budget

Your budget for a single trip is mostly influenced by two factors: lodging and transportation. When we talk about transportation, the price of getting about the particular location—sightseeing, pick-up and drop-off, etc.—should also be considered. You should have a good sense of these costs based on your rough plan.

However, accommodation is the most challenging aspect of all. There are both expensive and inexpensive lodging options in every city and small town. Choose an accommodation which is reasonably priced, secure and has all the amenities needed for a nice stay.

Join Groups

A good idea of solo travelling is joining a group of fellow travellers. There are many online such as Meetup.com, Wanderful (for women only), The Nomadic Network and Facebook groups. You join the group and meet fellow travellers heading for the same destination.

Keep extra Cards and Emergency Cash

Don’t rely on one card only. Take an extra debit or credit card

with you. It can be hard to get them replaced abroad so it will help if they are lost or stolen.

Also, in case of emergency, keep some emergency cash with you. Sometimes, you don’t find any ATM nearby or worse, they don’t dispense cash. It is a good idea to keep USD as it is a widely accepted currency around the world.

Don’t Carry Expectations

Going with the flow and not cribbing about what you expected is a good way to enjoy. Things never go as planned. Maintain a positive mindset even when things go wrong.

Points to Remember while Travelling Solo

• Whenever feasible, take public transportation when you’re travelling alone rather than calling a cab. You will get more chances to meet new people. It would be safer and more pocket friendly.

• Be in touch at all times! Tell your family where you are and where you are going each day. Inform them that you are fine and enjoying yourself

• Go Easy on the Alcohol: While it’s OK to stop by your neighbourhood pub for a drink to lift your spirits, you should be a little more moderate with your alcohol use. If you are alone, never ever become too drunk

• Although you are travelling alone, that doesn’t mean you have to be on the road or lonely all the time. Make friends but don’t trust anyone. The beauty of solo travel is that you may meet new people, have fun, and share wonderful times with them. However, never blindly trust someone and always use your best judgement

• Last but not the least, never disregard your gut instincts. If something doesn’t feel right, whether it be a person, location, or circumstance, it generally isn’t right. That’s how easy it is. There is also no companion you can rely on more than your own instincts while you are travelling alone.

Delivery Anytime Anything Anywhere

It is said, “Saving time is equivalent to saving money”. The most important challenge for any business is the timely delivery of raw material to finished goods, be it a buyer or seller. This is where the role of e-commerce came into play. E-commerce is the activity of electronically buying or selling products on online services or over the internet. There are three areas of e-commerce: -

• Online Retailing

• Electronic Markets

• Online Auctions

Today, we are having with us such an inspiring story of DDoT. We had an enriching talk with its Co-Founders Mr. Sneh Patel and Mr. Sahil Santoki. They are the dynamic brains behind DDoT. It is a hassle-free way of connecting the world at a click of a button. DDoT has come up with an innovative solution to every logistics need.

COMPANY PROFILE

DDoT was incorporated in the year 2020 and headquartered in Surat, Gujarat. It is a delivery service where users can place a request for pick up & drop-off of any product (food, household items, documents etc.) It offers transportation for a wide variety of products - from something as small as picking up documents from any office to moving furniture to transport any finished products from factory to warehouse. Their fleet of delivery vehicles includes scooters, vans, and trucks to aid every kind of delivery request. For security purposes, they provide two-factor authentication and live GPS tracking. They offer payment flexibility as well; Anyone can choose to pay at pick up or at drop off. Customers can pay via cash, card, UPI or net banking.

If you forget an important thing anywhere, then you do not need to be nervous - just browse the DDoT app, and its delivery expert will deliver to the mentioned location safely and in the shortest time possible. Send or receive anything from anywhere with DDoT. Its delivery experts are trained to handle every type of cargo and deliver it in the most optimum time.

Sahil Santoki Co - Founder

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Sneh Patel Co - Founder

market demand as well as stimulated innovative methods to reduce costs, improve service quality and remain competitive. Not only does research and development assistance with obtaining a competitive edge, but it can also increase long term productivity and profitability.

WORK CULTURE

Being part of the service sector, they believe their employees are the most important part of the organization. Overworking is not a trend in DDoT. They involve them with certain decision-making processes, provide them with fringe benefits- for example, they arranged vaccination drives for their employees. They involve them in charity work where employees distribute essentials to the underprivileged. Eventually, these help them in improving the morality of employees.

CHALLENGES SO FAR

It was a humble start for them in the beginning with only two friends. Finance was their greatest challenge; they pooled their resources to launch DDoT. This ensured a greater responsibility to see the company succeed. And since it is a delivery business, which means delivering a variety of products: be it confidential documents or a fragile product, finding the right driver suitable for a particular delivery is of utmost importance. This in-house quality is their way to give maximum customer satisfaction.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?

Many industry giants presently cater to inter-city demands. DDOT specializes in intra-city delivery requests. The intra-city players at the moment cater to only certain types of delivery requests. Most giants also take a large service fee. Nonetheless, DDoT has a greater appeal with its nominal service fee. With a user-friendly platform, they aim to become a one-stop delivery service for all your needs.

CLIENT BASE

Their starting point is to promote small businesses to reach a larger audience by being a bridge between the provider and the consumer. In the first month of their launch, their clients included 15 home bakers and 20 restaurants. Their service is presently extended to home bakers, bakeries, restaurants, dairy shops, supermarkets, vegetable vendors for the B2C sector. It also helps B2B companies in moving their products from warehouses to retail shops.

ADHERING CHANGING MARKET TRENDS

DDoT has a client feedback system. After each delivery, they send a feedback form to their clients, wherein the client can tell them the areas they performed well and the ones that needs some modification. They are very active on social media, which helps them come up with new offers and keep up with the latest trends and events.

ROLE OF R&D IN GROWTH

R&D is essential for any kind of business, especially ones that use technology. For DDoT, it gives them a better insight into the

DDoT has seen a very positive response from the market. The pandemic has made businesses and people more tech-savvy. Individual Retailers of household items can also deliver the orders placed by their regular clients over call/ WhatsApp via DDoT without having a permanent delivery boy. An individual can seek assistance in shifting things from one place to another. They have a 20% increase in revenue every month. Recognizing their forte, the prestigious media platform, Silicon India featured them under “10 best Delivery Services Start-Up”.

FUTURE ENDEAVOUR

DDOT seeks to explore the B2B sector. Currently, they offer Manual Labour, but has plans to bring in machines and infrastructure for heavy lifting of cargo. Also, they are planning to extend their services to other cities of Gujarat as well, like Vadodara and Ahmedabad.

MESSAGE FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS

“Take the risk, you will never know the outcome of your efforts till you exactly execute a plan”.

DONATING BLOOD

Many people think donating their Blood is a great way to help others, and it is an act that saves lives. However, there are many other benefits of donating Blood as well. Even if you’re not in the hospital for surgery or medical reasons, there are many other ways in which Blood can help people around you. When you donate Blood, you are helping save many people’s lives. It may seem like a little thing, but every donation can help give someone the strength they need to get through their treatment or surgery.

In this article, we talk about the advantages of giving Blood and some unexpected things it can do for your loved ones and friends.

WHY SHOULD YOU DONATE BLOOD?

One of the reasons why you should donate Blood is because it is a simple thing to do that can save someone’s life. Every second, someone in the world needs Blood for a transfusion, and less than 5% of those eligible to donate do so. Many people don’t realize they can give Blood until they are in the hospital receiving treatment and see the sign on the wall. It only takes about an hour or two to donate Blood, and you can save up to 3 lives by doing so!

HERE IS A LIST OF 6 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF DONATING BLOOD.

1. DONATING BLOOD - REDUCE HARMFUL IRON STORES:

Iron is a natural component in your Blood, and it can be a lifesaver when someone is lacking in iron. However, some people have too much iron in their Blood, which can cause many dangerous health problems. Excessive iron storage can cause blood clots, tissue damage, organ failure, heart attacks, and other potentially fatal diseases.

If you or someone in your family has high iron levels, you may be at a greater risk of heart disease. High iron levels can cause heart attacks and other adverse health effects. The body naturally tries to store as much iron as possible, and donating Blood can help reduce these harmful stores of iron.

2. DONATING BLOOD - REVEAL POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS:

Donating Blood can be another way to monitor your cardiovascular health, though it is not the same as going to the doctor. Before the Blood is drawn, you will undergo a brief physical examination during which your blood pressure, body temperature, haemoglobin, and other parameters will be checked. This occasionally reveals issues you were utterly unaware of.

Dietician and LEAP certified therapist Jan Patenaude says, “If your blood is too low in iron, the clinic will tell you and won’t draw your blood.” They will also let you know if they notice any other blood problems or if anything seems out of the ordinary.

3. DONATING BLOOD - REPLENISH YOUR BLOOD CELLS:

Every time you donate Blood, you help replenish the Blood in your body. After, when your body uses that Blood and loses it, the red cells are replaced with new ones. If you don’t donate regularly, your body will have to work harder to keep up with the demand. Breaking down a pint of Blood leaves about a half cup of red cells for the body to use.

Your body also replaces platelets and plasma daily; however, this process is much slower than red cell replacement. Platelets must be replaced every 3–4 days for the body to maintain healthy levels in the bloodstream, and without regular platelet donations, a person can quickly become deficient in these cells.

4. DONATING BLOOD - KEEP YOUR LIVER HEALTHY

Your health will benefit from blood donation. Giving Blood is a way to control the iron overload in your Blood, which damages your liver. One investigation discovered a connection between too much iron and Hepatitis C, liver cancer, and other unpleasant infections. Although it’s not a cure, giving Blood can help remove some extra iron and prevent it from building up too much in your liver.

5. DONATING BLOOD - LOWER RISK OF HEART ATTACKS:

Your Blood can contain too much fat, cholesterol, and triglycerides (TG) or too little. Giving Blood regularly can help you out when it comes to your heart health. This is because the transfusion of donated Blood has been proven to lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 25%, equivalent to taking 2 blood pressure medications.

If you have high cholesterol, it’s best to talk with your doctor before donating Blood because this can lower your overall survival rate once you are diagnosed with a fatal illness. The standard cholesterol in donated red cells is meagre, though it depends on the donor.

6. DONATING BLOOD - LOWER YOUR CANCER RISK

Too much iron in your Blood can raise your cancer risk by 500%! A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that donating Blood regularly can lower your cancer risk by 10-20%.

Iron is a carcinogen; it helps promote tumor growth and cause inflammation. When donating blood, some excess iron is removed from the body, lowering the level of carcinogenic damage to your body. The best thing you can do to lower your cancer risk is to donate regularly and then keep an eye on any abnormal changes in your body.

CONCLUSION

Blood donation has a lot of advantages. You feel great after giving Blood! You get to make a difference in people’s lives while helping others. By giving blood frequently, you can monitor your health for potential issues before they become life-threatening and even avoid needing future medication. We hope you’ve found the muchneeded encouragement to do a service to humanity.

GREAT FUTURE TECHNOLOGY PVT. LTD.

Simplifying Technology: Shaping Ideas Into Sustainable Prospects

Digital disruption and the impact of COVID-19 are speeding up the pace of technological saturation. Over the course of a decade, the digital storm has changed the way economies operate. And the pandemic hastened the process, reshaping our daily activities, from shopping to social interaction. Similar occurrences in India have accelerated digitization to the point where it is poised to outperform the West. This places India’s economy at the forefront of technological innovation, thanks to its thriving startup ecosystem. The rise also highlights our country’s dynamic talents, which are the driving forces behind its boom. Praveen Kumar, CEO, and Director of Great Future Technology Private Limited (GFTPL) is among such high-flyer. He is a technology whiz who loves assisting businesses in reimagining growth by designing and deploying sophisticated IT infrastructure solutions.

GFTPL is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company for quality management and systems, registered under ‘Startup India.’ In 3 years, it has completed over 60 projects with 500+ happy clients. It has a young and brilliant team dedicated to achieving results. In a fast-paced disruptive economy, GFTPL has cultivated a preference for quality over quantity.

SETTING THE STAGE

The genesis of GFTPL was one of a kind. To put it briefly, it’s a living example of the idea that anyone can be an entrepreneur; all it takes is the capacity to spot an opportunity. Praveen is from Rajasthan and he always had a flair for creativity. In 2002, he moved to New Delhi to study computer technology. Concurrently, he began working in IT firms and accumulated a 16-year professional

PRAVEEN KUMAR CEO & Director

background. But his desire for creativity and self-worth remained unsatisfied. Despite his leadership positions, he felt like he was living on a “white picket fence.” After an arduous stint, in 2018, he finally launched GFTPL with his wife, Palak Wadhwa (Director), bringing his passion and commitment to fruition.

Since then, he has been leading a team of tech-enthusiasts to turn it into a world-class IT solution provider. GFTPL is known for its energetic and like-minded individuals working on a mission to curtail time to results and complexity in clients’ businesses while augmenting efficiency. He takes pleasure in sharing his knowledge and resources that can help in creating value for people and relationships and has a flair for spirituality, health, and upbringing in society. These fundamental qualities have helped in building an engaging culture at GFTPL that emphasizes clients and employees.

AN UMBRELLA OF TAILORED SOLUTIONS

GFTPL, based in Faridabad, Haryana, is a reputable IT partner with a wide range of services ranging from IT consulting and

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infrastructure to IT assessment and security. Initially, the company focused on web development, but over time, driving innovations and success, it broadened its horizons. It still provides web development solutions, besides custom software development and mobile apps, with more happy clients. It has developed solutions in e-commerce, ERP, CRM, HRM, inventory management, websites, and many more. With a basket of need-based solutions, it has built branches in many locations across the nation.

Praveen explains,

“Our goal is to telecast the world about innovative methods of elevation while also ensuring client delight by offering a “Wow” effect and providing assistance.”

The firm has also branched out into digital marketing. It offers campaigning services (PPC: strategy & optimization), online reputation management (ORM), search engine optimization (SEO), and social media marketing (SMM). GFTPL strives to offer pixel-perfect services based on bleeding-edge advancements at affordable prices. With customized offerings and a focus on quality, it has served clients in developed nations, like the US, UK, UAE, Canada, and Germany.

DRIVEN BY RESEARCH-BASED TECH

With a heart and soul in IT solutions, GFTPL has always preferred upgrading and incorporating the best-inbusiness practices. It uses top-ranked technologies like Flutter, Python, Dart, MongoDB, Hadoop, GCP, AWS, etc., to ensure clients meet their requirements without compromising quality. In other words, customers get what they want when they want it. The inclusion of these cutting-edge technologies also improves the dayto-day business aspects. It helps with cost savings, automation, storing data, sharing data, and speeding up response time. In summary, technologies help GFTPL run like a well-oiled machine.

Technology also gives an upper hand and a better opportunity against uncertainties and a disruptive market. Although COVID-19 is no longer a petrifying aspect, technology has surely helped to stay afloat over the last 2 years and will be a competitive advantage in the years to come.

THE BIG BRAINS OF GFTPL

It’s said that without a value-added culture, a company is nothing-and it’s true. A culture is defined by the attitudes, values, beliefs, and goals of its people. GFTPL has always prioritized quality over quantity, which is why it has a small but dedicated team.

“We are a dedicated team of backend developers, frontend developers, mobile app developers, management leaders, deployment and testing experts with over 3 years of expertise,”

says Praveen.

And what is it that ties them together? A strong sense of belonging and devotion that inspires a distinct artistic sensibility in all areas. Despite the company’s many trials over the previous two years, they continue to cultivate innovation and expertise, along with technology, to make a significant difference.

ON A MISSION TO OUTPERFORM

“A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.” –Nelson Mandela. GFTPL was founded with a clear goal in mind: to explore opportunities in IT and lead them with ideas and passion. And, it’s evident from the synergistic efforts of leaders and team members, the firm is on course to succeed. In 3 years, it has worked with clients across the globe winning a sterling magnitude in client satisfaction. In fact, GFTPL prides itself on satisfying clients with customized offerings. “Our clients are our highest priority, and we ensure nothing but the best for them,” states Praveen. By ensuring ‘custom’ in its custom-made offerings, it has built business pipelines across nations and is registered with the Import-Export Certification (IEC).

As for the future, GFTPL is marching for IoT and security. This will not only benefit them economically but the nation as well. By foraying into new avenues, they will unveil new employment opportunities that can uplift the talent pool and foster collaboration with more foreign clients.

THE POWER OF MENTORSHIP ON YOUR ROAD TO PROGRESS

Leaders and Mentors shape our nation, communities, and organizations. We are always in need of a good leader to help and guide us, to make the essential large-scale decisions that keep the world moving.

Our society always quick to identify a bad leader, but we are here to know how to identify a good one? What would most people say makes a good Leader/Mentor?

According to the research, it is found that the Characteristics of a Good Leader are Great mentors, who consistently possess these 10 core leadership traits:

• Positive attitude

• Creativity

• Ability to inspire

• Intuition

• Honesty

• Ability to delegate

• Communication

• Sense of humor

• Confidence

• Commitment

While many powerful and successful mentors haven’t exhibited all of these character traits, and the definition of a good leader can be quite ambiguous nowadays. Mentorship comes in many flavors in the present life. It never works unless or until a mentor bear in their mind a few common principles such as:-

Experience ensures a pool of wisdom

Ideally, a mentor must be a person who has been in the channel and has the worldly experience to guide you and set you in the right direction. Technically, a Successful or Doyen Entrepreneur is an ideal mentor, as they will always help you to get comfortable with the industry ropes and hurdles. With the many battles fought, within the industry and the necessary attitude to screw around obstacles, their infinite wisdom is totally gained from years of vast experience, which makes them eminently suitable for the role of a Mentor in the society. So whether it be scaling, merging, or operational guidance, you need to have a battle-ready veteran who has mastered the art of corporate diplomacy and warfare.

Pillar of positivity and support - Communication

It is easy for mentorship conversations to quickly devolve into rant sessions. Good mentors are the people that able to inculcate a positive thought process to help their mentees make the most of every situation – even the difficult ones that nobody has any control over. More importantly, mentors bespeak this positive thought process themselves and become the role models their mentees with their needs.

A large part of positive communication involves active listening. Therefore, leaders should establish a steady and flow of communication between themselves and their staff or team members. They can even make it happen through an open-door policy or regular conversations with workers. Other skills related to communication include:

• Active listening

• Articulating

• Business storytelling

• Clarity

• Explaining

• Expression

• Facilitating group conversations

• Nonverbal communication

• Presentation

• Public speaking

• Reading body language

• Reducing ambiguity

• Verbal communication

• Written communication

Reflective Empathy

Empathy is one of the key principle and important qualities in a mentor because finding someone who’s respectful is key, but so is finding someone who will give you some tough love when you need it for motivation. A good mentor knows how to deliver perfect feedback in a way that’s constructive, kind, and direct, and doesn’t shy away from being honest because they’re afraid of hurting your feelings.

What does this look like? Your mentor should be asking questions more often than simply telling you because harshness is sometimes necessary but in a positive outlook.

That curiosity is important for any mentee because “you want someone who can relate to you from your perspectives for better understanding. Oftentimes people try to impose their own beliefs or ways of approaching things on others, and this can be a good mentor’s downfall because imposing personal beliefs lead to the ruling. So be empathic and represent your point of view normally, not like imposing.

Benefits to the Mentor

Becoming a master or mentor to your team can enrich your life on a personal and professional level by helping you do the following:

• Build your leadership skills – Mentorship helps you to develop your ability to motivate and encourage others. This can also help you to become a better manager, employee, and team leader.

• Improve your communication skills – Every mentee may come from a different background or environment, the two of you sometimes may not “speak the same language.” This may force you to an effort in finding a way to communicate more effectively and efficiently by navigating your way through the mentoring relationship.

• Learn new perspectives – By working in the less experienced and from a different background, you can gain a fresh perspective on new things and learn a new way of thinking by your different mentees – those different ideas and perspectives can help in your work life as well as your personal life.

• Advance your career – Refining your mentorship skills can strengthen your on-the-job performance and experience, perhaps it will help you to get that promotion to higher management – or into management in the first place.

• Personal satisfaction – It will always be very personally fulfilling to get to know that you’ve directly contributed to someone’s growth and development which makes you personally satisfied. Seeing your mentee succeed as a result of your motivation input is a reward in itself.

SEEDS FINCAP PRIVATE LIMITED

Empowering Entrepreneurs to Gain Enhanced Financial Capabilities

Puja Bhardwaz|

Our vision is to create the best value for all the stakeholders and investors and empower the dreams of young entrepreneurs who have the calibre to fly high.

One of the fastest-growing NBFCs with several accomplished substantial transactions, Seeds Fincap Private Limited is an outcome of Subhash Chandra Acharya’s pure zest for helping the underserved, unserved entrepreneurs across the country with additional emphasis on people living in Tier II, III & IV cities. The Delhi-based Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Deposit Company (“NBFC-ND”), Seeds Fincap, was incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 2019 and received its Certificate of Registration on March 2021.

Focused solely on lending to entrepreneurs for activities involving income generation, Seeds Fincap has already served more than 25000 clients and disbursed almost 200 crores in collateral-free loans. The company currently operates 55 branches in 5 states—Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, and Uttarakhand—and plans to grow to MP and other states in the future. It currently employs about 550 people.

For people working on a micro or small scale in the trading, manufacturing, production, services, or dairy industries and operating in the same location for at least three years with a household income of at least Rs 6,00,000 per year, Seeds Fincap offers business loans up to Rs500,000 with a term of 24 months. Through its dairy loan programme, Seeds Fincap has a strong emphasis on encouraging agricultural-related businesses. Many entrepreneurs who work in the manufacturing of agricultural-related goods as well as in the production of sustainable solar energy products are benefitted from this plan.

Rural populations have a high level of financial exclusion due to a lack of access to formal finance because of limited or no knowledge of the availability of easy loans without the need for collateral. The rural population is underserved due to operational reasons like limited financial service providers. Seeds Fincap aims to empower the dreams of such customers who are workers, youngsters, and small entrepreneurs through a variety of adaptable, innovative, and outstanding loan solutions that are tailored to their needs with the utmost satisfaction and transparency,

Seeds Fincap strives hard to consolidate its position as a leading financial services provider focused on its comprehensive strategies that benefit both clients by boosting productivity, increasing investment returns and incomes to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of others who rely on them. Seeds’ strategies include offering tech-enabled, costefficient, and transparent financing to underserved micro enterprises. Seeds Fincap’s USP areas are pre- and post-disbursement operations, risk management, and effective governance to make it the best NBFC and keep its clients happy. By disbursing and collecting all funds without using currency, it preserves complete transparency. One of the key company fundamental values is innovation in systems and products.

More than 25000 MSMEs with viable and attractive investment ideas that can result in successful ventures have received loans from Seeds Fincap

Subhash Chandra Acharya |Co-Founder & Director

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Pvt Ltd totalling around 200 crores in value. After achieving sustainability, the firm aims to provide microentrepreneurs with a variety of financial instruments to fulfil all of their needs, either through its own book or through commercial alliances. By utilising its business network, the corporation also expects to boost customer profit margins while substantially raising the living standard of its clientele.

THE LATEST INDUSTRY EVOLUTION

The financial sector is going through a massive digital revolution that has changed the way it operates in order to find new, creative methods to offer better services.

Seeds Fincap Pvt Ltd is technology driven to innovate easy financial support for clients and equip correct reporting for increasing internal and industrial standards in order to keep up with the shifting market trends.

These technologies have created new opportunities and given us an edge by introducing regulated operations, cutting down risks, reducing human errors, enabling efficient decision-making, and improving communication.

OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES ON THE WAY

The visionary leader shares, “Our challenge was to recruit the best resources, open branches, engage with potential investors and lenders, roll out product policy, get operaWtionally ready and launch the business. We never compromise the quality of the products, services, or employees. To tackle the issue and to attract and engage enthusiastic and energetic candidates, we approached the educational institutions for campus recruitment to engage the local talents for various branches. Also, we spread awareness through social media platforms and print media, and these techniques worked well. The current Seeds Fincap team is well-trained to take every hurdle as an opportunity to improve, evolve and grow.”

“Winning the trust of our valued shareholders was another major hurdle for the team. We have been very fortunate to have won the support of our lenders as well, which is evident from the fact that we have raised more than Rs.50 Cr. from 15 lenders in the very first year of operation. Buoyed by their confidence in SEEDS, our belief in the success of SEEDS became even stronger”, he further added.

MR SUBHASH’S TAKE ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF R&D

“Research is to see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought.” We at Seeds Fincap Pvt Ltd understand the trends of the market, our customers, and their needs. With their diverse backgrounds and extensive professional expertise in the BFSI sector, our board and senior management team build a range of adaptable, forward-thinking, and excellent goods that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of the market.

SEEDS FINCAP TEAM – THE KEY DRIVING FORCE

“Seeds Fincap Pvt Ltd is a big family, and we call its members “The Seedians”. We have celebrated many happy moments together - be it festivals, the birthday celebration of staff, milestones/achievements of individuals, branches, or at the Company level; we have all lived it together,” Mr Subhash Chandra Acharya mentions when asked about his team.

To create a solid structure, SEEDS consistently stresses team building and maintains ongoing engagement within teams. They have always embraced an open culture and have been consistent in their contact with employees. They believe in ensuring the proper training, requisite learning and developing skill sets necessary for each employee to grow in their stature. Equal opportunities to grow and a transparent promotion policy help them to create leaders from within.

WORDS OF WISDOM

Seeds Fincap Pvt Ltd strongly believe in its core value -TRIUMPH, and that is the best advice Mr Subhash gives to the next generation of entrepreneurs.

• Trust: To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. - George MacDonald.

• Respect for All: When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title. - Criss Jami, Killosophy.

• Innovation in systems and products: “The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It’s this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovative company - Ginni Rometty.

• Upliftment of Talent: Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others.

• Making a difference: The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better. - Robert F. Kennedy

• Passion for Succeeding: As long as you’ve got passion and faith and are willing to work hard, you can do anything you want in this life. Anonymous

• Honesty with Integrity: Honesty is the most single most crucial factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product – Ed McMahon

Want to Find the Right Recruitment Agency?

Follow these

5 tips - T

he need for a recruitment agency is growing day by day. Their work is to find the right candidate in the shortest time in which they own a mastery- as they possess intense experience in this field. This kind of agency gets paid by different employers for whom they search the right candidates to fill the vacant job positions in their companies. The agency is specialized in it so it becomes easy for employers to get highly qualified candidates with appropriate skills that fit their expectations. A recruitment agency here works like a bridge that helps to connect the employers with the employees.

DO RESEARCH

Doing research before making any decision to choose any recruitment agency is the first and most important step. Research allows you to find an agency that facilitates stability with you so your candidates don’t have to deal with someone new every time they meet. When you perform research you get to know about their staff and can see who is the top recruiter and how is their account manager tenure looks like. It is impossible to make a deal with someone who can’t show stability; hence, you should keep it into consideration. This is one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

INTERVIEW THE RECRUITMENT AGENCY

This is one of the necessary steps as it helps yo u to choose the right recruitment agency with whom you will be comfortable which fits your criteria. Taking an interview also lets you know that the agency you are hiring is capable to provide you with the candidates that you are looking for. Take the interview of the agency just like an interview with the candidates by asking some questions like do they already have candidates, how much time they take to find the right candidates. This will give you the idea of the capability of the agency they can meet your needs or not. This is another one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

DISCUSS STRATEGY AND EXPECTATIONS

Here, you will ask your recruitment agency about their candidates hiring strategies and techniques. Some of the agencies used pre-screening tests to know that the candidates are as skilled as they claim to be, giving you an insight into their candidate recruitment process. It is the better choice to talk about your expectations from them like how many candidates

you want, how much time, the quality you are looking for in the candidate- are the tools that help you to make the right choice of the recruitment agency you want. This is one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

CHECK THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RECRUITER

In this process , you will get to know how much experience the agency has in bringing the right candidates for you. By checking the testimonials, feedback given by clients with whom they are working gives you an estimation of how long they are doing this business. You can also compare the quality of their work with the best agency so you can select the best recruiter. The agency with many years of experience is so much better in comparison to the new one as the work experience is counted by the time they delivered in this field. This is one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

MAKE SURE SERVICES ARE UNDER YOUR BUDGET

Keeping your budget under consideration before dealing with or hiring any recruitment agency is the smart choice. As there are both types of agencies- the one who brought you many candidates but is out of your budget and the other who also brought almost the same number of candidates and also falls within your budget expectations. The first one is not a good choice for you if your budget is low as it only puts pressure on your shoulder to fulfil their fee demands that will be a waste of time too. Therefore, it is better to choose your best wisely. This is the last one of our 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

-recruitment agency

The prime role of such agencies is to focus on serving the clients- in case, no candidate is hired then no fee is charged for zero outcomes. Such agencies are seasoned players in this sector as their contacts are with both- employers as well as applicants. So, reach out to such service providers who will give you valuable insights and life-changing advice.

WALTER CUMINNS SHIPPING SERVICES

Cameron Sinclair has once quoted, “When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.” sustainability has a major role in the outperforming nature of every well-established business out there. And we are here to make you believe in it by the end of this read!

Innovative Zone is a renowned platform narrating the tales of courage and change forever. And here again, we are back with our exclusive edition of the month comprising some of the greatest entrepreneurial stories. To make this read successful, our editorial team had an interesting and joyful virtual session with the leadership panel of Walter Cuminns Shipping Services. The management of the company and the CEO, Mr. Reegesh Ramakrishnan, shared numerous lesserknown facts about the company and he also shed some light on his overall entrepreneurial journey so far. We truly hope and desire that this fascinating read will add some extra value to the lives of our global readership panel and will surely encourage them to break the barriers and chase their dreams.

Taming the Tides

– Walter Cuminns Shipping

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REEGESH RAMAKRISHNAN CEO

Gulshan | Innovative Zone

COMPANY PREFACE

Giving a detailed introduction of the venture, Mr. Reegesh affirms, “Walter Cuminns shipping services is a privately owned company with its main subsidiary in Ship Sales &Purchase, Port Agency Services, Crew Husbandry Services, Crew Manning, New Building, Valuation & Consultancy, Offshore, Finance & Chartering. The Company has grown steadily but solidly over the years have experienced the rise and fall of the Shipping Market without compromising values & Trust. As Walter Cuminns -We provide extensive shipping market coverage, shipbroking expertise, and a fully integrated service to global clients. We offer dry and wet bulk chartering, sale & purchase, research, and financial advisory services.

Moreover, Walter Cuminnns Shipping Serves India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Srilanka, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Egypt, and Indonesia. The team comprises highly professional, well-experienced labor assets, willing to take up any challenges for the principals with full transparency, and integrity. The team is very much capable of handling all types of vessel calls. Walter Cuminns Shipping Services has enthusiastic, Professional brokers specializing in new building, sale, purchase, and dry cargo chartering spread across its offices in UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, and India. With its ethnically diverse team of brokers speaking languages including English, Chinese, Korean, Italian, German, French, Norwegian, Swedish, Arabic, and Farsi, the company is well placed to service its clients worldwide.”

Walter Cuminns Shipping Services enjoys an enviable reputation as one of London’s leading shipping brokers, particularly in the container shipping and gas markets, as well as in the traditional bulker and tanker sectors, where the company also has a solid track record. Walter Cummins has never, ever compromise on the quality of services provided and has now become the “BEST BRAND” among shipowners. Walter Cuminns Shipping Services offers a wide range of services.

GLIMPSE OF SERVICES

• PORT AGENCY & CREW HUSBANDRY SERVICES

• SALE & PURCHASE BROKERING.

• NEW BUILDING VESSEL ASSISTANCE

• OFFSHORE UNITS SALES & PURCHASE BROKERING

• CHARTERING VESSELS

• CREW MANNING

Elaborating more on his entrepreneurial journey and spilling some secret sauce of the same, Mr. Reegesh quips, “It’s never easy for any entrepreneur to step into niche areas of the market or business, especially when you are entering shipping. The sea seems to be very silent from the shore but there will be pitching and Rollings when you start moving forward. Today we broadcast one of India’s young entrepreneurs who is taming the tides and moving forward to conquer the seas. Mr.Reegesh Ramakrishnan ( Founder & CEO of Walter Cuminns Shipping Services) from Kerala, India, has an altogether different vision to start up a shipping agency business in 2021, the idea was not wrong but there were lot of perils, out of the main was a pandemic and lockdown. The Post Graduate from the School of Management Studies (Formerly known as Dr. John Mathai Centre) was not ready to give up his dreams, with sheer focus, hard work, and dedication he overcome all the challenges, which resulted in successfully handling 112 ships /Vessels in the very first year of business. This is remarkable, Walter Cuminns will be the only shipping agency company in India or the world successfully handle 100+ ships in the inception year.”

PARTING WORDS

Walter Cuminns successfully attended 100 + ships / Vessels in the very first year of business. This will be a new record in the shipping agency business as “numbers of vessels attend by any start-up company in the first year”. Today, the company operates in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangladesh, Egypt, and UAE other than India.

Before signing off, the leader shared some words of wisdom for our readers out there by quoting, “Never comprise on the quality of your product or services, business will come to you naturally if you focus on your quality. Learn to sustain or survive and always strive for progress, not perfection. There should be always a “Plan B” before going ahead with any decision-making. Be sincere in whatever you are doing, this will bring lots of happiness and success ahead.”

THE RIGHT RECRUITMENT AGENCY? WANT TO FIND

FOLLOW THESE 5 TIPS

The need for a recruitment agency is growing day by day. Their work is to find the right candidate in the shortest time in which they own a mastery- as they possess intense experience in this field. This kind of agency gets paid by different employers for whom they search the right candidates to fill the vacant job positions in their companies. The agency is specialized in it so it becomes easy for employers to get highly qualified candidates with appropriate skills that fit their expectations. A recruitment agency here works like a bridge that helps to connect the employers with the employees.

We have provided you with 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency with their short description.

DO RESEARCH 1

Doing research before making any decision to choose any recruitment agency is the first and most important step. Research allows you to find an agency that facilitates stability with you so your candidates don’t have to deal with someone new every time they meet. When you perform research you get to know about their staff and can see who is the top recruiter and how is their account manager tenure looks like. It is impossible to make a deal with someone who can’t show stability; hence, you should keep it into consideration. This is one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

INTERVIEW THE RECRUITMENT AGENCY 2

This is one of the necessary steps as it helps you to choose the right recruitment agency with whom you will be comfortable which fits your criteria. Taking an interview also lets you know that the agency you are hiring is capable to provide you with the candidates that you are looking for. Take the interview of the agency just like an interview with the candidates by asking some questions like do they already have candidates, how much time they take to find the right candidates. This will give you the idea of the capability of the agency they can meet your needs or not. This is another one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

DISCUSS STRATEGY AND EXPECTATIONS 3

Here, you will ask your recruitment agency about their candidates hiring strategies and techniques. Some of the agencies used pre-screening tests to know that the candidates are as skilled as they claim to be, giving you an insight into their candidate recruitment process. It is the better choice to talk about your expectations from them like how many candidates you want, how much time, the quality you are looking for in the candidate- are the tools that help you to make the right choice of the recruitment agency you want. This is one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

CHECK THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RECRUITER 4

In this process, you will get to know how much experience the agency has in bringing the right candidates for you. By checking the testimonials, feedback given by clients with whom they are working gives you an estimation of how long they are doing this business. You can also compare the quality of their work with the best agency so you can select the best recruiter. The agency with many years of experience is so much better in comparison to the new one as the work experience is counted by the time they delivered in this field. This is one of the 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

MAKE SURE SERVICES ARE UNDER YOUR BUDGET 4

Keeping your budget under consideration before dealing with or hiring any recruitment agency is the smart choice. As there are both types of agencies- the one who brought you many candidates but is out of your budget and the other who also brought almost the same number of candidates and also falls within your budget expectations. The first one is not a good choice for you if your budget is low as it only puts pressure on your shoulder to fulfil their fee demands that will be a waste of time too. Therefore, it is better to choose your best wisely. This is the last one of our 5 simple tips for choosing the right recruitment agency.

The prime role of such agencies is to focus on serving the clients- in case, no candidate is hired then no fee is charged for zero outcomes. Such agencies are seasoned players in this sector as their contacts are with both- employers as well as applicants. So, reach out to such service providers who will give you valuable insights and life-changing advice.