Entrepreneurs Resources

Manish Market, Mumbai – Wholesale Market for China Products

Jan 23rd, 2010 | By Samir | Category: Wholsale Market

My first visit to wholesale market for manzeal.com
I have been to Manish Market several times with my cousin with a motive to understand business of Chinese Electronic Products. This was for the first time I visited for Manzeal.
If you go to Manish Market, every time you will find different types of fancy products which are [...]



Common Tax Deductible Business Expenses

Dec 27th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Legal Talk

(No business will have all these expenses. Your business may have different categories of expenses. Don’t agonize over which category an expense belongs in.)
• Advertising
• Accounting/bookkeeping fees
• Bank service charges
• Car and truck expenses
• Client consultation and supervision fees (for therapists)
• Contract labor (outside services, subcontractors, etc.)
• Credit card fees
• Depreciation on assets used in [...]



Venture Capital Funding

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

“Does a very good job of analysing the different situations which companies might find themselves in when seeking finance and the possible solutions available, and breaks down the process into easily digestible steps.” young company finance “given the failure rate among applicants for vc funding, this volume is extremely welcome and should be viewed as [...]



The New Business Road Test

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

Aims to give would-be entrepreneurs a reality check.” – New Business ‘What a “Eureka” moment I had- we are a start-up here in Ontario Canada. Your comments and 7 domains just sharpened up our thinking several very large notches. So I am contacting you to let you know how helpful your insights are ! very [...]



It Happened in India

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

Personal account of a versatile entrepreneur. on film, dance festivals, retailing in the changing context of Indian consumerism. lots of useful information on the Indian way of business and contemporary Indian culture.
This is one of my favorite book as I am very keen on understanding Retail Business. The author writes his journey from Patloon to [...]



Made to Stick

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

From Publishers Weekly
Unabashedly inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling The Tipping Point, the brothers Heath—Chip a professor at Stanford’s business school, Dan a teacher and textbook publisher—offer an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication. Drawing extensively on psychosocial studies on memory, emotion and motivation, their study is couched in terms of “stickiness”—that is, the art of [...]



The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

“C.K. Prahalad argues that companies must revolutionize how they do business in developing countries if both sides of that economic equation are to prosper. Drawing on a wealth of case studies, his compelling new book offers an intriguing blueprint for how to fight poverty with profitability.” –Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft (2004) [...]



Pricing led us to 11 Digits

Dec 7th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Marketing

Consider all P’s of Marketing Product, Price, Place & Promotion. Which do you think is most important? I think pricing is the most important and all other P’s revolve around it. Today consumers give more importance to pricing. Pricing is a direct result of competition. This low cost or low price idea is to target [...]



The Art of the Start

Nov 25th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

What does it take to turn ideas into action? What are the elements of a perfect pitch? How do you win the war for talent? How do you establish a brand without bucks? These are some of the issues everyone [...]



The High Performance Entrepreneur

Nov 25th, 2009 | By Samir | Category: Must Read

The High Performance Entrepreneur: Golden Rules for success in Today’s World by Subroto Bagchi

The first two chapters is perhaps the most unique feature of this book. The first one is – When do I know I am ready. Its a carefuly crafted list of questions one should ask before starting a company. They from a [...]