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A Successful EntrepreneurBusiness life Story
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Aki Uddin, Sheikh (1929-2006)
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Early Lifewas born in the village Madhyadanga under
Fultala
upazila of Khulna in 199!
"is father Shei#h Mo$% &ddin was an ordinary local
trader and lead a very hu'ble life!A#i% was ad'itted into a
school( but used to re'ain
away fro' the school( as he was re)uired to giveti'e in his
father*s business!
+he econo'ic distress of the fa'ily led A#i% to earnfor
the fa'ily!
,uring the -reat Fa'ine of 19./.0( A#i% left ho'eand reached
A2&++A in search of a %ob or
business!03043415
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"aving no relative in Calcutta( A#i% 'ade the
Shialdah 6ailway Station his shelter!
7ne day he got a cleaning %ob at ZakariyaHotel and that beca'e
the point of his rise infortune!
7ne day( when he was passing through
6a'lochan Street( he observed that so'e'obile retailers
purchased fruits fro' thestreet sellers on auction and sell those
todi8erent parts of the city! +his process
attracted hi' and started this hu'blebusiness and started living
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ro! the "e#innin# o$ hi%
"u%ine%% li$eAkij opened a shop named “ Nilamwala Chhay
Ana”
Shopkeepers sold their goods through reciting Hindirhymes but as
he did not know Hindi properly, he hired an
assistant for reciting Hindi rhymes.
In the Meantime Akij was introduced to a eshawari
businessman and with him he went to eshawar where he
stayed about two years. He returned to !alcutta with a
modest
capital to start any small business.
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A#i% 'et &idhu &hu%han( friend of his
father( who was then fa'ous for his patentBidhu Bidi ! ith
his help( A#i% started hisB:,: ;cigarette< production in the
year 195!
Alongside( he also established a grocery shop
near &e'erdan#a rail station! "e 'ade pro$tfro' both!
"e branded his B:,: as A#i% Bidi!
By 19=4/=( the 'anpower of his bidi factoryrose to 54 wor#ers!
A#i%uddin e>panded hisenterprise to 'ore areas( such as rice(
%ute(paddy etc! By 19?( A#i% 'ade a substantialcapital for greater
invest'ent!
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Akij rou o$ *ndu%try +a% to in 10
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"e for'ed an industrial group called A#i%
-roup( as of now! A#i% -roup 'ade pro$ts ande>panded its
activities still further and turned
one of the leading entrepreneurial leaders in thecountry!
&nder the u'brella of the A#i% -roup(
the following industrial units are there by 199@
A#i% Bidi Factory 2i'ited ;1954
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Cavaron rinting and ac#aging 2i'ited;19@4
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A#i% Foods and Beverage 2i'ited ;444
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