Showing posts with label Small Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Small Business. Show all posts

Monday, February 7, 2011

Tiles, Marbles, Granite - Ceramic Tiles, Vitrified Tiles, Floor Tiles, Wall Tiles Dealer in Coimbatore

Tiles, Marbles, Granite - Ceramic Tiles, Vitrified Tiles, Floor Tiles, Wall Tiles Dealer in Coimbatore

If you are looking for building your new home/house or renovating your old house, here is a good dealer for you in Coimbatore for all your tiles, granites and marbles needs.

If you want Ceramic Tiles, Vitrified Tiles, Floor Tiles, Wall Tiles, Kitchen design tiles, bathroom design tiles etc., here is a good dealer for you.

"Contact Bhavani Tiles - 9443693706 or 9842748147."
When you call please mention - "Alagappan Nagar Tamil Selvan" referred you to the website.

If you want similar Internet Advertisement, MaayaaMarketing.com provides all kinds of Internet Marketing Services in tamil nadu.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Liberty shoes to open shop in Coimbatore

Liberty Shoes managing director (retail and marketing) Anupam Bansal told reporters in Chennai today that the company, which had 58 stores in seven cities in the region, proposed to open 25 new stores, including one at Coimbatore, Puducherry and Chennai.

The company manufactures 50,000 pairs of footwear every year in its 12 facilities.

South India contributed Rs35 crore turn over to the company's Rs300 crore revenue and the company expects the revenue to double after the addition of new stores.

He said exports contributed 25% of the company's revenue.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Coimbatore Tea shop - a speciality beverage in Coimbatore

Earlier, I have written about Coimbatore Tea shops - click here to read, but please come back to this article.

Coimbatore Tea shops are special. You want to know the reasons, here are they -

* 365/24/7 you can get tea.
* tea with a combination of murukku anytime. But in special times like evenings, you get bajji, vada etc.,
* You are treated royal, if you are decent enough in dressing.
* 1/2 tea can be ordered. that means one tea can be shared in two glass tumblers by two individuals.
* Tea is served in glass tumblers with 3/4'ths filled with tea. Smoke is also sold anytime, even one-by-one. - 'Bossu cigarette saapteengalaa bossu?' - 'bossu neenga cigarette saappudra palakkam irukkaa?'
* A friendship is shared with a tea. - 'Bossu teaa saappudunga bossuu'.
* A conversation is started with a tea.
* A Thanks is conveyed with a tea.
* On an average, men drink like 3-5 teas in a day, when they go out.
* 'paal-tea' can be ordered - which has more milk in it. that is why it is called paal-tea.
* Any corner street or main town place you go, you can get tea.
* The number of tea shops in Coimbatore is infinite.
* you also get other beverages - coffee, horlicks, bournvita...
* Even in hot sun and middle of the noon - coimbatore folks would be drinking tea, instead they should be drinking cool drinks.
* A tea used to cost Re.1 and 50 paise. But today, it costs Rs.2, 50 paise and Rs.3.


Coimbatore Tea shop is Coimbatore's Starbucks coffee place, as in US.

What if I have to setup a tea shop and consider it as one of my businesses?? Yes, it is possible. There are two ways - either setup a roadside shop or setup an upscale one like Coffee Day or any Coffee Bar etc., as my friend used to like Visalam Coffee Bar - I have never been there...

It is a real good business to setup a tea or coffee shop in Coimbatore. It will turn out to be a good profitable business...Think about it!!

A Video from YouTube on Tea/Coffee Shop in Coimbatore

Friday, January 9, 2009

Business Success Case Analysis - All about people - Coimbatore Business Wisdom

A business evolves from an idea. An idea originates on a person's mind, while he/she sees a problem and there are too many people who would want that problem to be solved. Of course, the person who comes up with this idea is passionate about the whole thing.

As long as the person is a passionate about the idea, then if (s)he keeps working on that idea. The real turning point happens, when more people get attracted to the solution. People think that he is really solving the problem. This is the case when the business goes into success stage. More people get attracted into the business - automatically things would work out.

For example - Craigslist.org's Craig created the classifieds website and gave it free for all the users and visitors, while all the classified websites were asking money. Craig made the user interface simple that anybody could use it. Simplicity in doing things and do not complicate things. Now, Craig charges the "Post Jobs" feature only and that company is successful.

That is the idea. Say - you have a website - once you have considerable number of visitors, automatically you can convert that website into a business and it will fetch you revenue.

That is what I am talking about. Get many people know about business and that will reach as many people as needed and in fact much more than needed.

Overall Business Thumb rule is - Get more people to know about your business and use your services at low cost or free and they will come to know how special you are - and you will be successful, provided you serve what they need in right manner.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Family pressure for Entrepreneurs in Coimbatore

Parents say no to risks for Coimbatore Small Startups

Mr.X(name hidden for privacy) resigned his day job and plans to start a company of his own in Coimbatore.

X is a married man, with dependants including his wife, son, dad and mom.
When a young professional resigns his day job, takes risks - there is lot of oppositions and negative advocacy from all sides. Parents think from a conservative perspective and non-risky thinking of sticking to a job and getting salary and living a normal life.

It is good to have devil's advocate, when we are having an idea and we are going to execute the same. However, it is difficult to have all of them all the time. Those inputs has to be considered for improvement, but not to impediment any success steps.

If you have a brilliant idea, which you think will be a success in the market, considering your market research; if you have a business plan to execute the plan, which is reviewed by experts and they and you think that it is a good idea, if executed properly. Then nothing should stop you from executing this idea.

My friend X is going through this phase and he is starting a company of his own. I wish him success in his venture and "Made in Coimbatore" is backing up his business with funding.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Shri Balaji Agencies - LPG Distributor in Coimbatore

If you have lived with your family sometime during last 25 years in Coimbatore, you might have definitely used Shri Balaji Agencies's service.

Yes, they are the leading pioneering distributor of LPG (Cooking Gas) for households in and around Coimbatore.

Read about Shri Balaji Agencies here -

We are the leading LPG Distributor in this temple town of Coimbatore. For the past 23 years we have been rendering yeoman service to the LPG consumers in and around Coimbatore. Today we stand tall because of your unstinted support and patronage.

We earnestly thank all our customers who have been with us all through our trials and tribulations.

We solicit your continued support and valuable feedback to continually improve and upgrade our services to meet your requirements.

Here is the contact info

Monday, April 21, 2008

Difference between satisfied customers and loyal customers: Coimbatore Business Execution Tips

How can you differentiate between your satisfied customers and your loyal customers? Here are eight ways. They are equally relevant to your external customers as they are to your internal employee customers.

1.Pricing. You negotiate prices with satisfied customers. You negotiate costs with loyal customers.

2.Payment. Satisfied customer pay at their discretion. Loyal customers pay on time.

3.Referrals. Satisfied customers become referrals of your competitors. Loyal customers willingly provide referrals to you.

4.Turnover. Generally, you will experience turnover rates of 15% or higher of satisfied customers. The turnover rate of loyal customers will be less than 5% and will be for reasons out of your control.

5.Competitive data. Your satisfied customers are seeking competitive data. Your loyal customers are sharing competitive data.

6.Perception. Satisfied customers perceive you as a commodity provider. Loyal customers perceive you as a partner.

7.Contract. You will need a contract to keep many satisfied customers in place. You have a virtual lifetime contract with your loyal customers.

8.Difficult times. Satisfied customers will leave you. Loyal customers will stay by your side.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Coimbatore Spinners Associaion say NO to Cotton waste export

The Coimbatore Spinners Association has called for halting export of cotton waste as it had an adverse impact on the industry resulting in closure of units.

After changes in the technology, cotton wastes gained value-addition. Many subsidiary units with two and three open spinning frames with investment in the order of Rs. 1 crore in small scale industry emerged employing a large work force.

He said that at present, owing to a scarcity of short staple fibres, open end spinners across the country were behind cotton waste generated in spinning mills.

Read more

Sunday, April 13, 2008

What is the plan to put up, if an NRI wants to go back to Coimbatore, India?

You are an NRI or NRM? You always think about your home town, your home country. You are home sick. You are sick of your host country, where you have migrated? You think you will be better off, if you go back to Coimbatore(your home town or your home country). and do your own business.

If you are an NRI/NRM and wants to go back to Coimbatore, here is the plan I would suggest:

1) Have an AIM/GOAL written down in a single page. Let it be very short and sweet. Discuss your aim and/or goal with your spouse and children(if more than 10 years old).

2) Have a written personal and business plan, specifying your short-term, medium-term and long-term aims and plans on executing them.

3) Have a risk management plan. that is plan-B. What if, it did not work. Have Plan-C. What if, your plan-a and plan-b did not work!?

4) Build immovable assets, before you return back. For example, buy land or house in Coimbatore.

5) Have money generating assets in Coimbatore. For example, you should not be doing much work, but you should be getting some money for running the family. Say - a rent from a house you have rented to somebody else. Say - a rent from a commercial complex in Coimbatore.

6) Have a huge emergency fund. Deposit it somewhere, so that you either get a monthly income out of it and make sure it is liquid OR it can be a long-term growth deposit.

7) Have a retirement plan and fund it periodically. Have an insurance plan. If anything happens to you, what happens to your family. Be prepared for htat.

8) Have good amount of initial investment money for your business you are starting.

9) Be sure you are hardworking, consistent with your goals. Update your goals and plans as you proceed.

10) Be passionate with what you are doing and what you have planned to do. If you are passionate and if you love what you do, no one can stop you from your SUCCESS.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Coimbatore Automobile Dealership: SG Jayaraj Group



Mahindra Scorpio is the most wanted SUV (automobile) in and around Coimbatore area.
Here is one successful dealer of Mahindra Scorpio in Coimbatore!

SG Jayaraj Group, Coimbatore

Established in 1940. SGJ Group, Coimbatore - sell and service leading brands like Mahindra, Swaraj, Hindustan motors, Bajaj Tempo, L&T, Vikram, LML, Etc. Today with ISO 9001:2000, certainly it is a feather in our cap ! They have won all India No.1 in Service Customer Satisfaction for M&M dealership in F2003 and F2004. Coimbatore M&M dealership is an award winner of South India No.1 in Sales Satisfaction Index of M&M in F2003 and F2005.

Few achievements:
* Tamil Nadu no.2 in Mahindra Scorpio sales during 2003-2004.
* First ISO 9002 certified automobile dealership company in
Tamil Nadu since 1998 and it has been updated and
recertified with ISO 9001:2000 version.
* Largest seller of Mahindra LCV (passenger) in India
for more than 10 years.
* Tamil Nadu no.1 in Mahindra pickups and Mahindra
Cabking/Loadking
sales.
* All India no.6 in Bajaj Tempo Minidor (commercial three wheeler)
sales in October 2003.
* Tamil Nadu no.2 in Bajaj tempo trax pickups and tempo excel sales
F-2004 next to Coimbatore .
* South India no.3 in Swaraj tractor sales for the past few years.

Check out SGJ Group

Friday, April 4, 2008

Start a software product or services company serving Small and Medium Businesses in Coimbatore and India

Right time to start a software product or services company serving Small and Medium Businesses in Coimbatore and India

There are two factors which are haunting me.

One is -
Yahoo's news that Yahoo Software Development Pvt Ltd, India is keen to partner with entrepreneurs.
If you have a very good application software, local search engine, or any locally serving application, Yahoo is ready to look
into it and buy it or partner with us.

Even, Yahoo is ready to partner with the entrepreneur.

Check out this article in Business Line

Another one is -

Based on a recent statistics, there is going to be 21% increase in IT expenditure in Small and Medium Businesses in India.

That means, if you have a software company, which would serve with products and services to small to medium businesses in India,

then it would be the BEST.

You have a huge potential!!!

Think about it - Come with an idea and get going on serving Small to Medium Businesses. This will make sure you gain with the curve and get profited in Coimbatore and eventually in India.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Coimbatore IT Park supporting/ancillary/associated business growth

Coimbatore IT Park supporting/ancillary/associated business growth


Once you Coimbatore IT Park is built, there are lot of possibilities for starting supporting/ancillary/associated business.

You don't need to be a software guy to enjoy the benfits of Coimbatore IT Park.
You could start a small business of your own capacity like restaurant, retail shop of anything of demand etc.,

The small business I am talking about could be any supporting business for the residential and working community in the new area of Greater Coimbatore.

As someone had said, start the business when the economy is shining and starting to grow. You will also grow with the economy and all the developments happenning around the area.

For example, you could start a cleaning service, security service, administrative service, transport service for the buildings and community of Coimbatore IT park area.

Services business sounds like a good idea to start with.

1) Have a taxi service in coimbatore and take the upcoming demand for transport at your side.
2) Have a security human resources company, where in you can provide security personnels to the buildings and companies.
3) Start a computer hardware services company, which would serve the computers in the software companies.
4) Start a cleaning service, which would serve the human resources to maintain the buildings and the area.

There are lot of ways to gain yourself with the coimbatore growth. The choice is upto you!!!

Coimbatore Health Business - Fitness Centre/Center - Coimbatore GYM

Considering the health consciousness among the people in Coimbatore these days, opening a Fitness Centre(center) OR Coimbatore GYM in Coimbatore is a good idea. If you see the coimbatore roads in the morning, there are lot of people walking in the main roads and in the residential areas.

It is a good idea to walk and it avoids any heart diseases in future. Having these people in mind, youngsters and wishing-slim-body ladies in mind, a sophisticated gym in coimbatore is a lucrative idea.

You just have to do investment initially to get the equiptment and space.
In order for maintenance and operations, it is going to cost lesser than you think. So it is only initial investment.

Think about this GYM idea for your business in Coimbatore!!!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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We believe, for all your coimbatore directory needs, this would be very helpful.

As we have specified, the website iCoimbatore.com - A Free Coimbatore Directory is in BETA. That means - there would be errors. If you find it, please let us know and we will fix it. This is a FREE non-profit service to Coimbatore community and business people.

In order for your Coimbatore Business to improve, any updates to the directory can be sent to coimbatoretimes@gmail.com

Thank you

Friday, March 21, 2008

Coimbatore Entrepreneurship help: Small Business in Coimbatore

If you need advice about your new small business in Coimbatore, consult the following to get more details... They are registered organizations from government to help individuals start and run small businesses in Coimbatore.

Centre for Entrepreneurship Development - CED, Coimbatore

CED-SIPO,
Campus No. 4, T.B.Road,
Coimbatore-625010

Tel : 0452-2602388(O)/2602476(P)
Telex : 0445-310-SSPIN
Fax : 0452-2602455
Contact : Member Secy.

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MADITSSIA - Coimbatore District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association
Dr. Ambedkar Road, Coimbatore - 625 020, Phone : 2523966 Fax : 452 - 2523967
E-mail : info@maditssia.com; maditssia@sify.com;


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CII Coimbatore Branch

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LIST OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES in Coimbatore and other parts of India

Shri A.K. Srivastave (Director)
Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (UP) A 1 & 2 Sarojini Nagar, Industrial Area, Kanpur Road,
Lucknow-226008 (UP)


Sh. G. Nagraju (Director)
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka, �West View� UB Hills, Near D.C. office,
Dharward-580007


Sh. B.V. Rathod (Director)
Maharashtra Centre for Entrepreneurship Development A-38, MIDC near Railway Station
Aurangabad-431005


Sh. P.N. Mishra, (Executive Dir)
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, 60 Jail Road, Jahangirabad, Bhopal-462008


Sh. B.P. Rayaguru, (Director )
Institute of Entrepreneurship Development, IEDO, Plot No. 123, Sector-A, Zone-A,
Mancheswar Industrial Estate (near Postal Printing Press)
Bhubneswar-751010 Orissa


Sh. P.A. Ramaswamy, (M.D.)
Kerala Industrial & Technical Consultancy organisation Ltd., P.B. No. 1820, Ravipuram,
M.G. Road, Cochin-682016


Sh. P.C. Gupta, (Executive Dir.)
H.P.C.E.D., Udyog Bhawan, Bemloe, Shimla-171001


Dr. R. Jaya raman (Member Secy.)
Centre for Entrepreneurs Development, CED SIPPO Campus No. 4,
T.B. Road, Coimbatore-625010


Sh. Prasanna Kumar, (IAS)
Haryana Institute of Public Administration, 76, HIPA Complex, Sector-18
Gurgaon-122001


Sh. D.K. Sharma, (Jt. Director)
Entrepreneurship and Management Laboratory Building, 22 Godown, Industrial Area-1
Jaipur-302019


Smt. K. Rama Devi, (President,)
CED an undertaking of Association Andhra Pradesh, 3-5-1091/15
Narayanaguda, Hyderabad-500029


Member Secretary,
J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute (J&K, EDI)
O/o Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Exhibition Ground, Residency Road,
J & K Govt. Jammu/ Srinagar


Sh. Lakshman Prasad (Executive Dir)
IED Bihar, B.S.F.C. Building, 5th floor, Fraser Road, P.B. No. 114,
PATNA-800 001


Dr. V.G. Patil, (Vice-President & Director,)
EDII, (Near Village Bhat, Via Ahmedabad Airport, & Indira Bridge,
P.O. Bhat, Ahmedabad-382428, Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat