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Oppurtunities in Agri business - Workshop & Seminar organised by eFarm
Started Oct. 27, 2009
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Are you in the agri business, but having issues making your operation successful ?
Do you own an agricultural land but dont know what to do with it ?
Are you considering quitting the rat race of chasing green bucks and rather return to green pasture…
Hi,
Following the success and positive feedback from participants to our earlier workshop on agribusiness, we are glad to announce that the founders of eFarm (venkat & valli) would be conducting this class again this coming Sunday , Nov 1st .
For…
Nice article. We are new startups and this article really show cases some ground realities casting away the 'myths'. However the hurdle number 1 is little contradictory. There are so many families with well established business but we see their kith…
awesome
your article is really superb that it created an awareness about poisoned mangoes.
me too working on this to create an awareness but i cant even make my mom to comprehend such things.
is there any chemical test to prove that a mango is subjected t…
We dont do groceies. only vegetbales & fruits.
Profile Information
- About Me:
- Founder , Matchbox solutions, eFarm
- Personal Website:
- http://www.matchboxsolutions.in
- Company Website:
- http://www.matchboxsolutions.in
Venkat's Blog
Social Investing : A primer for newbie fund manager
With social investing catching the attention the world over, and lot
of interests around Green tech/ Bottom of pyramid engagements, there
is a sudden frenzy in the social sector. Though we welcome this (much
needed) attention, we only hope and pray that this is not just a
temporary fad but a more conscious shift in the global investment and
business outlook.
Lot of the investors had expressed anguish around the inability to
find suitable entrepreneurs and ventures. Also, most of such ventures
s… Continue
of interests around Green tech/ Bottom of pyramid engagements, there
is a sudden frenzy in the social sector. Though we welcome this (much
needed) attention, we only hope and pray that this is not just a
temporary fad but a more conscious shift in the global investment and
business outlook.
Lot of the investors had expressed anguish around the inability to
find suitable entrepreneurs and ventures. Also, most of such ventures
s… Continue
Posted on May 3, 2009 at 9:46pm —
Entrepreneurship and innovation in India: Views from the battle field
It is ironical that the land which was once the cradle of world civilization, known for its excellence and innovative concepts from everything ranging from yoga to military warfare, from spirituality to sexuality is today facing a bit of a vacuum in the innovation space.
After having spent 12 years in IT and corporate career, I had taken the ‘entrepreneur’ plunge 2 years ago. Though the going has been a bit upsy daisy, my only regret is that ‘Why didn’t I do it earlier’. My parents were normal… Continue
After having spent 12 years in IT and corporate career, I had taken the ‘entrepreneur’ plunge 2 years ago. Though the going has been a bit upsy daisy, my only regret is that ‘Why didn’t I do it earlier’. My parents were normal… Continue
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 6:16am — 11 Comments
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 8:52pm on December 31, 2009,
Harish Subramaniam Mohan said… - Hi Venkat, thanks for inviting me. indeed ur note was more a useful to me. in your opinion, please clarify, becoming an entrepreneur is a easier for any iit/bits/iim graduates or it is same for anyone and everyone??
- At 9:29pm on July 28, 2009,
ashwin raju k said… - hi venkat, ur website was quite impressive!! i am looking to start a floating restaurant as i told u before,do u source cottage cheese?? and i wud also like to setup a grocery shop in chrompet(we own a piece of land there),how are ur products priced?
- At 12:10am on May 10, 2009,
Praveen Kumar said… - Hi Venkat,
I am Praveen here. Went through your company website. Looks really new concept and interesting socio-entrepreneurial initiative. Would like to meet sometime and understand more about your work.
- At 6:48pm on March 9, 2009,
srinivas k vedula said… - Hi,
Thanks for Inviting me as friend, I have gone through the whole contents of your site and was very impressed by the concept, it reminds me on one of the ventures way back in 95 which we started but didnt continue for long as everybody of us were more interested in our careers. Please tell me more about this on how this can be tken up in a big way, I will talk to my father in law who was in foundry business and has retired now but very interested in any new business ideas. Are u planning to luanch from any other place in chennai?
srinivas
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