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Model EntrepreneursDebidutta Pattnaik, CFA (ICFAI)

MBA, MIFA

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From Pillar to Post • Karsan Bhai Patel of Nirma was a chemist’s assistance and has a Rs. 2500 crore

company today.• The original Mr. Thomas J Bata was a cobbler? And now has stores in more than

30 countries all over the world. • Dhiru bhai Ambani started his life as a clerk in a French company in Aden. He was

not born into a business family nor did he possess an MBA degree and yet, he is a household name in India and figured in the Forbes list of the richest Asians.

• Lakshmi Mittal, the steel giant, Satbir Bhatia of Hotmail fame and Narayan Murthy of Infosys are some other names in the endless list you could choose from.

• Mansukhbhai Prajapati remoulded his father’s struggling pottery business to produce the Mitticool range of ingenious earthenware, including a fridge that works without electricity.

• Not only by boys, these milestones were also achieved by girls. All those girls who thought smart, and were ready to act, scripted the success stories of their own life - like Shehnaz Hussain, Ritu Kumar, Kiran Majumdar Shaw....

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Karshan Bhai Patel

Karsan Bhai Patel of Nirma was a chemist’s assistance and has a Rs. 2500 crore company today.

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Mr. Thomas J Bata

What became the Bata Shoe Organisation began as a family cobbler's shop in the Moravian town of Zlin, then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Now the Organisation successfully operates in 30 countries.

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“I am deaf to the word no”.“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help build theirs”.

Mr. Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, better known as Dhirubhai Ambani.

“Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no ones monopoly”.

“For those who dare to dream, there is a whole world to win”.

“Meeting the Deadlines is not Good Enough, Beating the Deadlines is My Expectation”.

He was the Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai.

Dhiru bhai Ambani started his life as a clerk in a French company in Aden. He was not born into a business family nor did he possess an MBA degree and yet, he is a household name in India and figures in the Forbes list of the richest Asians.

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The Iron Maiden, from rags-to-riches

Lakshmi Mittal’s life is a rag- to-riches story with a twist, he literally went from rags to riches.

As a youth, he lived on bare floors and slept on a thin, rope mattress.

These days he can afford to live in one of the world’s most expensive homes. He is one of the Forbes list of wealthiest people.

He owns a majority stake in Arcelor Mittal (the world’s largest steel company).

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The famous rural innovator of India

Mansukhbhai Raghavjibhai Prajapati

He is well known for his earthen clay based functional products like: Mitticool, Non Stick Clay Tawa, Low cost water filter.

He is the holder of the Indian patents for these products, that boast high efficiency and an eco-friendly nature.

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He taught us the secret to be a millionaire

Warren Buffett is one of the richest people of the present world arena. He is widely known for his investment expertise. He knows how to utilize money in proper way to get the best return. His lifespan is really amazing which really focus to get someone inspired.

This Businessman, investor, and philanthropist was born on August 30,1930, in Omaha, Nebraska.

He started investing by age 11. He was successfully running a small business at the age of 13.

He later started the firm Buffett Partnership in Omaha, with huge success.

In 2006, he announced that he would give his entire fortune away to charity (est. $62 billion), the largest act of charitable giving in United States history.

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The Man whose visionary invention changed our life style

William Henry “Bill” Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, computer programmer and philanthropist.

Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen.

He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third; in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person.

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Steve Jobs – The creator of innovationJobs was an American entrepreneur and inventor best known as the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields. Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar.

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Shahnaz Husain – The World’s greatest Woman Entrepreneur

Shahnaz Husain, CEO of Shahnaz Herbal Inc, is a Prominent Indian female entrepreneur best known for her herbal cosmetics, particularly skin care Products.

The Shahnaz Husain Group has over 400 franchise Clinics across the world covering over 138 Countries.

In 2006 she was awarded the Padma Shri, a civilian Award by the Government of India and in 1996 She was awarded the “World’s greatest woman Entrepreneur” by Success Magazine.

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Padma Shri Ritu Kumar

Ritu Kumar is one of India’s foremost fashion designer and the first woman to introduce the `boutique’ culture in India under the brand `Ritu’. She has developed a unique style of her own, reflecting the ancient tradition of Indian craftsmanship in a contemporary vocabulary.

Ritu Kumar as a brand has been admired and worn all over the world. She has designed the wardrobes for the Femina Miss India for their participation in international beauty pageants such as Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific.

She was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2013 for her exceptional and distinguished service in the field of fashion, textile and craftsmanship.

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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is an Indian entrepreneur. She is the chairman & managing director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India.

She was on the Forbes list of the World’s 100 most powerful women and the Financial Times’ top 50 women in business.

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Mark Zuckerberg – The pioneer of social network

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking site Facebook. Zuckerberg is the Chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc.

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