INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL

ENTERPRENEURS

Presented by:
Arindam Dey
Objectives behind doing this project :

 To demystify who can become entrepreneurs and how people from varied
backgrounds pursue entrepreneurship .

 To observe how opportunity is identified and value created in every

entrepreneurial venture .

 To know about various viewpoints on entrepreneurship.

Interview 1. (SIMI WORLD)

1.What is your name, age ,sex?

Ans. My name is Inder Kumar Manot, 40years, male.

2.What Is your educational qualification?

Ans. Graduation.

3.What is the name of your company, and in which field does it

deal?

Ans. The companys name is Simi World, it deals in the field of

distribution of machinery, Franchisee of restaurant & also in order
supply.

4.For how long you are running this business?

Ans. For the last 15 years.

5.Why did you choose business over a job?

Ans. In business you are tour own boss & there is no insecurity of
loosing the job.
6.What was the basic aim when you started the business?

Ans. To establish my own name in the field & to expand the

business.

7.How you have started the business?

Ans. It’s a family business started by own capital.

8.What are the difficulties you have faced and how did you
overcome them?

Ans. No difficulties as such.

9.How much of your proposed goal has been achieved by you?

Ans. Much of it has been achived & in future the performance will
be much better.

10.What are your future plans?

Ans. To expand the business & further diversify it.

11.How many people are working under you?

Ans. More than 200 people.

12.Has recession effected your business? If yes how?

Ans. No it is not effected & is performing well.

13.Who are your main competitors?

Ans. No compititors as such as the company deals in various

diffirent fields.

14.According to you what are the main qualities a

successful entrepreneur should posses?

Ans. Honesty & hardwork are the most important qualities.

15.Few words of advice for the budding entrepreneurs .

Ans. Have confidence in yourself & understand your aim well.

Interview 2. (ARGOSY)

1.What is your name, age ,sex?

Ans. My name is Anirban Nandy, 31 years, male.

2.What Is your educational qualification?

Ans. Graduation.

3.What is the name of your company, and in which field does it

deal?

Ans. The name of the company is Argosy & it deals in computer

hardware, software, e & web solutions, software implementation
& interior decoration.

4.For how long you are running this business?

Ans. For the last 1 ½ years.

5.Why did you choose business over a job?

Ans. Passion, satisfaction & according to me time = money so I

want to spend most of my time in earning which is not possible in
a job.

6.What was the basic aim when you started the business?

Ans. I have got a aim to open a retail chain of computer

showrooms in four corners of Kolkata & further extend it to all
parts of India.

7.How you have started the business?

Ans. It was started by me & my partner Ms.Indira Nath on a
partnership basis.

8.What are the difficulties you have faced and how did you
overcome them?

Ans. The main problem was to get the starting finance & also lack
of support from family & friends. But as I had a 10 years
experience in IT field so I was determined to start a business in
this field.

9.How much of your proposed goal has been achieved by you?

Ans. Some part of the goal has been completed But still a lot has
to be done & I am sure that I will get success.

10.What are your future plans?

Ans. As I have told before that I would like to open a retail chain
of computers that is my future plan.

11.How many people are working under you?

Ans. At present I have 5 employees working under me.

12.Has recession effected your business? If yes how?

Ans. Yes to some extent as the sales have reduced a lot due to
the recession.

13.Who are your main competitors?

Ans. Certainly Saboo computers as it is very well known.

14.According to you what are the main qualities a successful

entrepreneur should posses?

Ans. The main qualities that a entrepreneur should must have

are dedication, good knowledge in that field.

15.Few words of advice for the budding entrepreneurs .

Ans. According to me its not the right time to start the business &
a person should must have good understanding of the market ,
knowledge in the field & dedication towards business.

Interview 3. (MAA SUKHADDA CABIN)

1.What is your name, age ,sex?

Ans. My name is Harekrishna Sarkar, 62 Years, male.

2.What Is your educational qualification?

Ans. I studied till class 4 then I worked to meet the family needs.

3.What is the name of your company, and in which field does it

deal?

Ans. The name of the company is Maa Sukhada Cabin

4.For how long you are running this business?

For the last 48 years.

5.Why did you choose business over a job?

I was not well educated and tosupport my family I had to choose

business.

6.What was the basic aim when you started the business?

To survive.
7.How you have started the business?

I started my livelihood as a farmer ,then started working as a

carpenter .From here I I have gained field 8-10 years field
experience in making furniture.Then I started contract based
working.I did it for 8 years then I started my own
business.Previously I had only one small shop but now I have 3
shops and warehouse in Kolkata and 1 modern showroom.

8.What are the difficulties you have faced and how did you
overcome them?

1.I am less educated

2.I did not have any funding sources

3.I had no body to support me.

4.I did not have any prior experience to run a business.

With my will power ,Hard work, Persistent effort and Presence of

mind I overcame all the difficulties.

9.How much of your proposed goal has been achieved by you?

I have achieved my midterm goals but my long term goals are still
to achieve.

10.What are your future plans?

Expanding my business,constructing more showroom at the

important places of Kolkata.

11.How many people are working under you?

15employees are working under me.

12.Has recession effected your business? If yes how?

Yes it has effected.Due to the rising prices of Raw Material.

13.Who are your main competitors?

All the Furniture manufacturer and interior decoration shops.

14.According to you what are the main qualities a successful

entrepreneur should posses?

He should be a very tuff person, Hard working, Dedicated and he

should have faith on himself and proper field experience in the
related field.If you want to start a grocerryhsop you should work
in a grocery shop for 2 years before you start your own shop.

15.Few words of advice for the budding entrepreneurs ?

Gain field experience,be dedicated ,do proper planning ,be

confident, Have patience.

 Findings..

 How they have identified the opportunities and how they

have created value.

 Difficulties they have faced and how did they overcome.

 Their experiences as an entrepreneur.

 Should be aware of the external environment that is filled

with opportunities.

 Should be Honest, Hard working, Knowledgeable and

cleaver.

 Should have practical field experience.

 He should be a Fighter.

 Surprises and experiences

 Difference in Mentality and thinking.

 Different approaches to do business.