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16 NEWS
Around the Globe in 5 Minutes
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RAJESWARAN C SABABATHY CEO & Digital Manufacturing Solution Practice Head Shoubii
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ABC Consultants Pioneering Organized Recruitment In India
Delivering Top-Notch Consulting Solutions To Manufacturing Industries
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Business
Avalon Consulting Devising And Implementing Strategic Roadmaps
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It’s Time To Recruit
The Perfect Candidate
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Fingrow Capital Helping Businesses Achieve Pinnacle Of Financial Growth
Technopak
Unlocking Infinite Growth Possibilities For A Wide Spectrum Of Industries
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Scaling Up Businesses With The Right Sales Performance Solutions
Consulting Cygnet Infotech MSME The All-Rounder Consultancy For Helping Businesses Achieve Technology Enabled Business Transformation
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Business Loan A Situational Gift
Triumph
MSME Sector
Helping Corporates Co-Create A Better Future
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CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR
Manufacturing Consulting
2021
We aspire to revolutionize the user experience, improve productivity, simplify decision making & help our clients be the market leaders in their respective manufacturing space.” RAJESWARAN C SABABATHY
CEO & Digital Manufacturing Solution Practice Head, Shoubii
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COVER STORY
Systematic Harmonization in Optimizing & Upgrading of Business Information & Intelligence
Delivering Top-Notch Consulting Solutions To Manufacturing Industries
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n the present-day era businesses are transforming rapidly, so is the need for trusted advisory companies that help in making strategic decisions and solving business problems. To help businesses build trust and deliver sustained outcomes, a well-renowned consulting firm Shoubii (Systematic Harmonization in Optimizing & Upgrading of Business Information & Intelligence) was incorporated in India in 2010 and in the US in 2013. It provides professional services in the areas of Digital Manufacturing Solutions, SAP® Solutions, Oracle® Solutions, Genesys® Solutions along with Data & Analytics for a broad range of manufacturing industries.
Initially, it was all about identifying the right talents, building in-house capabilities, developing templates, fine-tuning methodologies, enhancing rapid deployment abilities among other services. Today, the company has expanded itself to deliver a wide range of world-class services. It has several satisfied customers in the US, Canada, and the Gulf countries in the manufacturing space, who are market leaders in their respective areas of expertise. The purpose of the company is to build trust with the clients, solve their business problems and help organizations to bring a range of capabilities to solve faster and realize more value.
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CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR
Manufacturing Consulting
2021
Apriso®: To oversee and execute manufacturing operations activities across the company, including operations related to the warehouse, production, maintenance, quality, labor, and the supply chain. SIEMENS®: A leader in medical diagnosis and a pioneer in infrastructure, automation, energy solutions, and software for the industry.
2. SAP® Solutions
Shoubii helps its clients unlock the value of their SAP® solutions with the power of Harmonization, Intelligence & Optimization. Some of the SAP® solutions provided by Shoubii are:
KNOWING THE CEO
CEO, Rajeswaran C Sababathy has over 25+ years of experience in a variety of Manufacturing Industries including Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Medical devices, Textiles, Steel, Hi-Tech, Security devices, Energy, Automobiles, Contract Manufacturing & Packaging materials. Rajeswaran is well supported by his wife Narmada to manage the US operations. Their son, Shoubith Rajeswaran is aspiring to do a business degree in a leading business school in the US. Talking about the initiation of the company, he says, “The idea was to create a world-class consulting firm in the manufacturing space with the help of strong, dedicated & highly motivated team of individuals. Shoubii aspires to revolutionize the user experience, improve productivity, simplify decision making & help the clients become the market leaders in their respective manufacturing space.”
SERVICES PORTFOLIO
Over the years, Shoubii has mastered the art of exceeding
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client expectations, by delivering customized manufacturing solutions to the clients. Its resources are spread in different geographical locations to conveniently work in the required time zones. It deploys the traditional offshore/onshore delivery models with the majority of the developments being carried out in its own offshore delivery center. The company provides various services to the manufacturing industry. Some of them are briefly described below:
1. Digital Manufacturing Solutions
Shoubii helps businesses unleash the power of factory intelligence by offering: SAP® MES: To improve manufacturing reliability and product traceability with centralized processes and automated data collection.
IS Retail: A completely integrated ERP solution to fully integrate all departments of a retail organization. These can be supply chain, marketing, and logistics departments. SAP® IS Retail offers functions such as pricing & promotion, assortment management, markdown planning & management, master data, store allocation, and resource planning methods. SAP® Fiori: An easier & more intuitive way to run SAP® applications. With a focus on an intelligent, consistent, and integrated user experience, SAP® Fiori can help redefine how the organizations work in the age of digital transformation. SAP® HANA: Serves as the digital core for connecting different enterprises with people, business networks, the Internet of things, and big data.
SAP® DMC: To provide the link between production and business in the supply chain management.
SAP® IBP: A cloud-based planning software for supply chain management that uses real-time information to assist businesses to respond to business volatility quickly.
GE Proficy®: To collect industrial time-series, alarms & event data for the research of assets.
SAP® TM: Manages all aspects of transportation processes like transportation planning, and optimization,
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freight tendering, charge management, and other related services. SAP® EWM: Manages inventory in the warehouse and supports the processing of goods movement.
3. Oracle® Cloud Solutions Shoubii helps businesses unlock the value of Oracle® Cloud solutions with these offerings:
ERP Cloud: A comprehensive and scalable Oracle® ERP Cloud system to help a business transform itself. HCM Cloud: A cloud-based application that helps HR to deliver excellent solutions to manage every stage of an employee’s lifecycle. Oracle® HCM Cloud implementation helps enterprises make smarter, faster, and more strategic decisions. SCM Cloud: A comprehensive SCM suite that links the digital supply chain with a variety of other capabilities, including strategic material procurement, integrated logistics, product innovation, omnichannel fulfillment, outsourced manufacturing, and integrated demand and supply planning, to name a few. Analytics Cloud: A solution that helps business analysts and consumers put their data to use with its AI-powered, self-service analytics capabilities.
IoT Cloud: Company’s IoT solutions provide actionable data insights that help predict complex and critical business factors thereby helping businesses to function in a more cost-effective way.
4. Contact Center Solution
Shoubii has expertise in improving customer experience, retention, and revenue. It builds world-class contact center solutions and offers services like: Voice Self Service: Designing and developing voice application solutions that meet and surpass the clients’ expectations. Customer Relationship Management: Deploying CRM systems that increase
customer lifetime value and profitability. Analytics: Providing a data warehousing and contact center analytics solution that helps customers make difficult business decisions. Genesys® Implementation: Genesys® Voice Platform (GVP), Genesys® Routing Solution (ERS and NRS), Genesys® Outbound Solution (OCS), Genesys® Upgrade Services, Genesys® SIP Solution, Performance Tuning, and Health Checks, Genesys® eServices and Enterprise Workload Management, Genesys® Reporting Solution (Pulse/ CCPulse and Info Mart) to name a few, are some of the Genesys® Consulting Solutions offered.
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CONSULTANT
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Manufacturing Consulting
2021
KNOWING THE TEAM Selvan SP: Advisory partner providing insights to market trends, go-to-market strategies Ramkumar Thangarajan: Practice Lead, Master Data Governance Kaalai Raaja: Practice Lead, IS Retail Solutions Marcel Lewis: Practice Lead, Manufacturing Integration & Intelligence Nicholas Gavin: Practice Lead, Manufacturing Execution Vignesh Ramakrishnan: Practice Lead, GE Proficy® Solutions Tamizharasu Jothilingam: Practice Lead, Apriso® Solutions Maheshwari Shaker: Practice Lead, Fiori Solutions Santhi Tiyyagura: Practice Lead, SIEMENS® Solutions Smith Samraj: Practice Lead, Web technologies & Front-End Development Vanitha Rajan: HR & Finance Executive
THE CLIENTELE
Shoubii builds trust through the quality of solutions it provides. On-time delivery is the guaranteed outcome. Understanding the
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COVER STORY importance of adapting solutions to the dynamic business situations of its clients, Shoubii has made some significant client relationships. Some of its recent success stories are with the below-mentioned clients: Market leader in Floor covering products in North America Major steel manufacturer in the Gulf Rapidly growing security camera manufacturer in North America Major Infrastructure manufacturer in North America Major consulting firms across the globe “We work hand in hand with our clients, right from conceptualizing to modernizing the manufacturing operations and help them all the way until we achieve the goals together. We provide 24/7 support for the solutions with the ability to deliver at a pace that continues to improve our high benchmarks,” explains Rajeswaran.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTOR
With the endless possibility of automation & improving user experience, Shoubii understands that the solution it develops along with the customers will continue to mature during the different project phases until it stabilizes for the business. Shoubii works hand in hand as partners to achieve the common goal and this understanding makes it stand out in the market.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACED BY THE COMPANY
The world was shut down for a brief period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Resources that were never used to work from home, were compelled to work remotely. The pandemic turned the world of work upside down. The impact on Shoubii was no different. It presented the company with a whole new set of challenges and complexities. Initially, the coordination between the team members of the company was disrupted.
Fortunately, effective and optimal use of Videoconferencing and ticketing systems for internal development activities, helped the company to ensure on-time service delivery to the clients.
CORE VALUES
Shoubii commits to following some deeply ingrained principles and values to build strong, trusting relationships with its clients as well as employees. Its core values are: Honesty Shoubii follows Honesty, Loyalty, and Integrity in every step of its business dealings right from introductory meetings until project closure. Trust Its definition of trust is to give priority, to real openness towards other people, and the widest possible sharing of ideas and information to enable taking the right and informed decisions.
says Rajeswaran who believes that good teamwork can easily solve difficult problems at any workplace. Furthermore, the team at Shoubii uses talent and resources to be a voice of change. United by strong and definite purpose and values, Shoubii builds a culture of belonging- one where it moves from awareness to empathy and exhibits inclusive leadership. Employees are the true assets of any organization. Shoubii values the notable contribution of each employee and therefore provides access to programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being of employees and their families.
MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
Team Spirit The stronger the team, the stronger the company. At Shoubii, employees feel invested in reaching an objective together and are there to support and encourage each other.
The mission of the company is to win the trust of clients by delivering sustained outcomes, with professional services in the areas of Digital Manufacturing Solutions, along with Data & Analytics for a broad range of manufacturing industries. The company wants to recognize itself as the world’s leading solution provider for manufacturing industries.
VALUE OF TEAMWORK
THE SUCCESS MANTRA
Shoubii believes that Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. Considering the complex nature of the manufacturing industries, strong teamwork is required to deliver the solution successfully.
We offer satisfaction to our employees by exposing them to emerging technologies in the market and empowering them to be change agents for our customers.”
According to Rajeswaran, Success in the manufacturing industry is making life easy for the shop floor operator and at the same time, automating the system to capture all information required to make a well-informed decision, at the right time. He believes that it is Shoubii’s responsibility to deliver top-notch services to all the customers. This has been the core of all the success stories for Shoubii. The ability to consistently deliver quality solutions on the planned time frame has been the key success factor for this company. All its resources go through a comprehensive training program, aimed at upgrading the skills to deliver World class solutions to the clients.
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Around the Globe NEWS
AFRICA
EUROPE
Rabat - Indian innovationoriented company Samta Mining plans to invest $100 Million in its search for base metals. Samta sees Morocco as having both great potential and being a welcoming place for future new business ventures.
Since the beginning of 2021, Africa-based tech startups raised more than $2.9 billion with Nigeria Startups that are creating new platforms, services, and products raising $1.7 billion in 2021, according to a news report.
Algeria’s state oil from Sonatrach signed a $1.4 billion exploration and production deal with Italian major Eni. Under the deal, 45,000 barrels of oil will be produced per day from a rich onshore field in the Berkine basin.
AUSTRALIA Sydney founded tech unicorn Rokt closed the largest single venture raise in Australian history, securing a $2.75 billion valuation from a US$325 million Series E founding round led by Tiger Global. The company will use the funds to strengthen AI e-commerce tech.
A leading diversified property group Abacus seals $250 million deal with the acquisition of 77 Castlereagh Street for office tower in Sydney CBD office.
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A Netherlands based energy service provider Elevion Group plans to buy RWE’s Belectric business in Europe, Israel. Belectric is a 100% subsidiary of RWE Renewables and focuses on utility-scale solar power plants and energy storage systems.
Irish tech firm Intercom looks forward to create 150 jobs in Ireland over the next 12 months with an aim to bring its Dublin headcount to 400 by the end of next year. Intercom provides communication systems to businesses for use in their marketing, online sales, and customer support.
The bank of Italy predicts inflation rate will accelerate to 2.8 percent in 2022, before dropping below the European Central Bank’s 2% goal in the following two years.
ASIA
in Minutes
Infosys plans to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of Singapore Telecommunications Singtel’s delivery center in Malaysia- Global Enterprise International Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
Indonesia’s central bank launched a new retail payment system that its governor said will slash the cost of money transfers and support the country’s booming digital economy.
AMERICA
Thailand extends investment incentives, eyeing US $15 Billion in 2022 to try and bolster the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
A Chinese multinational company Alibaba plans to grow Southeast Asia e-commerce arm to $100 billion. Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang said that the company sees a huge potential in the international markets going forwards.
An Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group plans to build 80 percent of 594 km Meerut-Prayagraj Ganga e-way in Uttar Pradesh. The group will build 464 km from Budan to Prayagraj, that comprises 80 percent of this proposed expressway, in three groups i.e. 151.7 km from Budaun to Hardoi,155.7 km from Hardoi to Unnao and 157 km from Unnao to Prayagraj.
An American multinational corporation Intel to invest $7.1 billion to expand its manufacturing operation in Malaysia as chipmakers work to diversify their global supply chains that were hit due to the pandemic.
PepsiCo Foundation pledges $100 million in new food security initiatives and sustainable agriculture development by 2030. Jon Banner, the President of the foundation said that the company and its philanthropic arm want to combat the world’s hunger crisis.
Brazil’s Enauta and Malaysia’s Yinson sign deal on US $500 million-oil platform. Enauta said that Yinson will adapt the OSX-2 floating, production, storage and offloading unit and hold a 24-month operation and maintenance contract.
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CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR
HR Consulting
2021
ABC CONSULTANTS Pioneering Organized Recruitment In India
towards the company has resulted in making ABC Consultants the largest recruitment services firm in India.
SERVICES OFFERED BY THE COMPANY
ABC Consultants offers a wide range of customized, research-based, and top-quality consulting services. Some of its core offerings include: Senior & Middle-Level Hiring ABC Consultants helps various multinational and Indian clients across 24 industry segments recruit mid-senior level talent across functions.
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Shiv Agrawal
Managing Director - ABC Consultants
ounded in 1969 by Dr. Bish Agrawal, ABC Consultants is the pioneer of organized recruitment services in India. Over the past 5 decades, the company has served as the preferred talent acquisition partner to topmost multinational and leading Indian companies to emerge as the leading and renowned talent solutions provider in India. ABC Consultants has helped in shaping the career of over 165,000 professionals in the last 5 decades of its journey. The network of the
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company includes 9 offices across 8 major cities of India. Its roots in management consulting bring a unique approach to recruitment at senior and middle management levels.
MEET THE LEADER
Shiv Agrawal is the Managing Director of the company since 2002. He possesses over 20 years of experience in the executive search and selection industry. Under the strategic leadership of Shiv, the company provides effective Talent solutions across organizations through its 24 industry practices. His consistent and undivided commitment
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Recruitment Process Outsourcing FlexAbility, the RPO division of ABC Consultants delivers end-to-end customized RPO and Resource Augmentation solutions to large Multinational and Indian corporates in India. ABC Consultants provides a gamut of RPO services ranging from Enterprise RPO, Project RPO to Staff Augmentation, HR Operations, and Recruitment Diagnostix. Executive Research The company helps businesses to attract top talent and build diverse, adaptive people organizations that are prepared to fulfill strategic business development goals. To stay on the cutting edge of talent strategy, the company keeps a strict eye on key trends in the global market for talent thereby helping the company to keep innovating the service portfolio. Career Transition Services From planning the optimization to designing an outplacement strategy, ABC Consultants stays at the forefront to help, guide, and support clients at every step. Its
highly professional and completely tailored Career Transition Services are customized to the needs of the individual and assisted by a dedicated career coach. Market Intelligence With excellent market intelligence services, the company provides accurate and comprehensive market data. Under market intelligence services, the company provides talent mapping, compensation surveys, and independent reference check services. Global Sourcing Global companies look to hire the best talent from India, given the versatility and professional competence of Indian talent. ABC Consultants adds significant value to the hiring process of global businesses with its research-based methodology and strong linkages within the Indian & global talent pool.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
ABC Consultants has become the preferred talent acquisition partner to various multinational and leading Indian businesses. This combined with the company’s role as trusted consultants for Indian professionals translates into its core capability – Building Careers. Building Organisations. ABC Consultants positions itself uniquely in the market with the following reasons: Market leadership of more than 50+ years. An unmatched team of 465+ consultants with an average tenure of 10+ years in the firm. 9 offices all over India; Each office is staffed with full-time consultants. 75 percent of business from existing clients Deep specialization and industry domain expertise Deep understanding of multiple functions and industries
INDUSTRY PRACTICES
ABC Consultants understands that each company has its own nuances in terms of management style, compensation norms, and hiring
practices. The company has developed expertise in the following industry segments: Aerospace & Defense The ongoing developments in the aerospace and defense industry are accelerating its growth. ABC Consultants has been able to attract the right talent across various roles of Software development, Business Development, Supply chain, Design, Analysis, Simulation, and other areas which have proved fruitful and critical in their growth. Financial Services The tremendous growth in the financial sector is catalyzing the need to hire result-driven professionals with appropriate skills to address and manage the growth potential of the industry. ABC Consultants helps financial organizations in executive recruiting and succession planning.
Technology The technological landscape of India is expanding thereby creating the need to hire more professionals. ABC Consultants has deep expertise in various technology segments like IT Products, IT Services helping the company in analyzing the ever-changing needs of the technology industry. ABC Consulting provides services to various other industries as well like telecom, infrastructure, media and entertainment, logistics, oil & gas, internet, FMCG, automobile, healthcare, internet to name a few. Since its inception, ABC Consultants is serving as a valuable recruitment partner for varied industries. Its contribution to helping businesses onboard the right and best talent is noteworthy.
Education HR plays a pivotal role in the education sector. With a deep understanding of this industry, ABC Consultants delivers phenomenal results across the entire education realm. The Global Hues | Vol. 1 | Issue 20 | December 2021
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CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR
Strategy Consulting
2021
AVALON CONSULTING Devising And Implementing Strategic Roadmaps
such as Strategy, Performance Improvement, Transformation, and Transactions.
KNOWING THE CHAIRMAN
Raj Nair has more than 4 decades of expertise as a doer-manager, entrepreneur, advisor, and mentor and currently serves as Chairman of Avalon Consulting and Avalon Global Research. Being a strategy consultant, Raj has worked with companies across industries in India, the USA, Europe, and the Middle East to develop strategies, align strategy to vision, grow in competitive markets, restructure to make companies more customer-focused, etc.
Raj Nair
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Chairman - Avalon Consulting
trategy consulting has a presence in virtually every industry and thus holds significance in the business world. Strategy consulting firms not only give expert perspectives on various business challenges but also offer fresh takes on big decisions. To collaborate with customers to help them devise and implement winning strategies that are holistic, stable and make them reach their business goals, Avalon Consulting was set up in 1989.
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Avalon Consulting is a strategy consulting firm that commenced its operations with its Mumbai office with a focus on Strategy and Market Assessment engagements. The company has now become one of Asia’s top-ranked consulting firms; the only Indian firm to achieve this recognition. Avalon Consulting partners with clients to offer winning solutions by combining profound industry knowledge across manufacturing and services with deep functional expertise across several areas
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After working at Murphy and Grindlays Bank for 6 years, he started a Marketing Research and Advisory firm and followed that up with a Management Consulting company. He later Co-Founded a quite successful analytics company in 2000. In 2008, anticipating an opportunity in text analytics with the rise of Social Media, he started a tech company that would create IT products that help analyze what people are saying in the digital world.
SERVICES OFFERED
Avalon Consulting offers top-notch consulting services. Some of the services are as follows: Corporate & Business Strategy Avalon provides practical and implementable solutions to its clients, on how to optimize value from each business within the group. Under Corporate strategy, the services include group portfolio & diversification strategy, talent strategy, identification & harnessing of synergies between businesses. The
company also provides business strategy services to help clients become market leaders through insightful solutions borne out of a deep understanding of clients’ problems. The services include feasibility assessments, channel strategy, marketing, sales & distribution, product & market strategy. Performance Improvement Avalon Consulting helps in boosting corporate performance by supporting management with the tools they require to deliver. Key areas where the company can add pivotal value to an organization include efficiency improvement, pricing optimization, sourcing/ purchasing enhancement, sales force effectiveness, strategic cost management among others. Transformation Transformation is a crucial and strategic process. Avalon seeks to align an organization towards a common and shared goal. Avalon follows a distinct approach to transformation. Right from vision and goal setting, strategy formulation and articulation to performance management- design and implementation, Avalon Consulting aims to transform a business for betterment. Transactions Avalon Consulting delivers highend transaction advisory services that aim to help clients across the
life-cycle of a transaction- from investment to divestment and deal origination to deal closure. It divides its transaction advisory services into two phases: Pre-Deal to cherry-pick the best partners for clients and Post-Deal services to maximize short-term and long-term value creation. Under Pre-Deal services, it offers Deal Orientation, Strategic Due Intelligence, and Synergy Evaluation. Under Post-Deal services, it provides value optimization services like operational plans & strategic plans and Exit Strategy like divestment.
MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
Avalon Consulting wishes to become the preferred partner for its business clients, and the most sought-after employer for consulting talent. The mission of the company is to accelerate value creation for its clients as well as people.
AVALON EDGE
Avalon Consulting strongly aligns its value to the mission and vision of the organization. Its core values are: Entrepreneurship: Enterprising ownership to transform innovative ideas into pragmatic and profitable solutions.
standards in everything the company does. Great Value Creation: Complete focus on delivering maximum client impact through collaboration and innovation. Ethical Approach: Respect, fairness, and transparency in all the interactions. They believe in Enterprising ownership to transform ideas into pragmatic and profitable solutions and are dedicated to excellence by Committing to premier quality and highest standards in their every project. Their utmost Focus is on delivering maximum client impact through innovation and collaboration. Avalon Consulting engages effectively with its clients across a wide spectrum of businesses covering corporations, financial institutions, venture capitalists, industry associations, and private equity companies. It has successfully executed its assignments in over 50 countries giving a wide geographical experience that enables the company to maintain a global perspective.
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Business
IT’S TIME TO RECRUIT
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
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iring is the first step at creating a strong team that further results in a successful company reaching great heights. Hiring an appropriate candidate could be a tough nut to crack so the question arrives how to hire a candidate that results in greater success of the company. One must go through some out-of-the-box checklist to acquire a person with the right talent. Here are some specifically picked tips on how to hire a perfect candidate.
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WHAT NOT TO DO
Don’t make it about yourself Questions like what can you do for the company? How can you be an asset to the company? screams that the whole procedure and consequences are about you or your company. Try to shift the narrative towards the candidate, ask them about their goals, about the company or why do they think your company would benefit them or what do they hope to get out of it. Changing your role from just an employer to an opportunity for the candidate to accomplish something bigger would give a glimpse of future leadership quality in them. Don’t lack a strategy Several companies often fail to hire the appropriate person for the job. The reason behind this is rather simple. They don’t have a plan. They don’t pay attention to the preparation phase, so even when they narrow the field to just the correct person for the job, when they get to the finish line, they lose them for totally avoidable reasons—maybe someone made them a higher offer or counteroffer or, worse yet, maybe the person left the interview feeling like they wasted their time. So invest time in preparing a proper strategy. Don’t focus just on skills Making a checklist of all the skills you need in an employee seems like a smart choice but usually, the best hires are always those who do not fit in these boxes of the checklist. Ask questions that discuss what ideology do they believe in or what are their core values. As the person you’re going to hire is going to be in the team with others, will influence others and if ever promoted will then lead the team, it is important to know beforehand what mindset is going to drive your company in the future. Don’t make it a transaction A transaction is simply the exchange or transfer of goods, services, or funds. You give the person some funds in exchange for the services they render. It seems like there’s nothing wrong with that but there is. A job holds more importance than money sometimes. It’s about building relationships, defining and fulfilling purposes, and above all building a career. If you just offer the job as a transaction what would the candidate do to work for the company? Nothing. They would only do it for their profits.
WHAT TO DO
Break the stereotypes Every candidate will be prepared for mainstream interview questions and that shows nothing new about the company. The candidate even if he’s hired would do nothing new as he never got to know what new does the company has to offer. Ask questions that seem fresh to the candidate, which makes him excited and enigmatic about the job.
Test the limits Ask questions that put the candidate in circumstances where they are more likely to showcase their true selves. Notice how they react and observe how would they perform in asked situations. Allow your employees to respond or help as you are not the only person who is going to work with this candidate. They’re a team of employees that will have to interact with him or her every day. So you should be aware of their decision-making under pressure. Showcase your culture Showcase your groundwork by identifying your company’s culture and core values. Everyone must be passionate about what their values are and hold them sacred. They must be protected and defended by every person in your company so that no decisions are made before the question, “How does this decision reflect our core values?” is adequately answered. When you ask a candidate about culture; it should be about the person you’re talking to and how they might see themselves in your organization. Make them think that they already belong here and are welcomed as they are already a part of the team. Know your candidate It is not only about what the candidate has to offer or what the candidate would perform in the future. The biggest thing that foretells whether someone is going to be the right candidate or not is what they have done before. Past performance and behavior remain the best predictor of future behavior. So take a good amount of time in knowing your candidate, know their past actions and achievements. Always remember that good candidates would already appear as an appropriate asset to the company by their prior experience. If you invest in the procedure to hire a good candidate it would surely result positively in the future, making your company a better workplace and possibly an emerging company in the hands of future achievers of the market.
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CONSULTANT
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Sales Consulting
2021
CHALKWALK Scaling Up Businesses With The Right Sales Performance Solutions
Growth with success is our intended destination and not just planning strategies to reach the goal.” Sumit Hakhoo Founder Director, ChalkWalk
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n a competitive world, businesses aim to change their processes and system to better align the organization with its business objectives and vision. To help businesses transform themselves and achieve organizational success, a sales consulting company ChalkWalk strategizes and implements the right sales transformation strategies, processes, and systems. ChalkWalk is born out of “Love for sales and business transformation”. From strategy to delivery, ChalkWalk is always on the lookout for a better way to share its knowledge and aspire organizations to grow and move forward from their current position to their long-term vision. Not only does it formulate strategies but also assists the customers with their execution & implementation, builds processes and systems, and most importantly executes them as a whole.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
ChalkWalk not only provides strategies & business ideas and coaches clients but also engages and executes the whole plan and takes complete ownership to drive success and growth for its clients. “At ChalkWalk, we proudly position ourselves as a team of experts ready to engage with clients and help them grow,” says Sumit who believes in working on long-term engaging projects with clients. Unlike other consulting firms, ChalkWalk is the only consulting firm in India to engage and
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execute with total ownership for strategic results for clients. It takes pride to see deliverables happening with the clients for real.
MEET THE LEADER
The Founder Director of the company Sumit Hakhoo comes with 2 decades of experience in the B2B Sales & Marketing sector. He has worked with some of the world-class brands in the areas of building business and completing transformational projects. Sumit started ChalkWalk to help aspiring companies scale up business and give expert advice and guidance.
MAIN OFFERINGS BY THE COMPANY
Experts at ChalkWalk always engage with the customers and guide them till the calculated goal is accomplished. Some of the core offerings of the company are: Sales Transformation The success of a business depends upon how well a business crafts its business strategy. A business evolves through a complete sales transformation to grow and flourish. ChalkWalk engages with the clients to design an exclusive business strategy that gives a clear roadmap, consisting of guiding principles and processes, thereby helping the sales organization to achieve goals and reach desired heights. Sales Talent Strategy A right talent strategy builds systems and processes to put the right people in the right roles. ChalkWalk helps businesses design and implement talent selection, evaluate existing sales organization team effectiveness through varied scientific tools, and talent return on investment (ROI) for defined deliverables (KRA/KPIs). Customer Experience Strategies A business with a “Happy Customer” belief system always prospers in the market. ChalkWalk engages with clients to craft the right and effective customer experience strategies. It believes in building success stories for marketing and brand-building exercises.
Go to Market Consulting In today’s world of cutthroat competition, it’s extremely difficult to have the right “Go To Market” strategy in place. ChalkWalk provides consulting services on various aspects of the “Go To Market” plan that include defining and segmenting target markets, market intelligence reports, emerging sectors & key account identification, segment buying process intelligence, and other services.
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ChalkWalk works with clients from across the sectors in the B2B space. From critical process equipment to environmental sustainability solutions, from KPO to high-end AI-driven solutions, from capital goods to automobile component manufacturers – it delivers customized solutions for a wide variety of customers.
MISSION AND VISION
ChalkWalk aims to help aspiring companies scale up business through sales transformation and bring value delivery to clients through innovative and benchmarked solutions.
Transparent ChalkWalk is a unified team working with total transparency.
DEFINITION OF SUCCESS
“Success for me will always be about making a difference in other people’s lives. Fortunately, at ChalkWalk we are able to deliver value to our clients, our own people and that’s what makes us happy. Our secret to success is simple – showing value!” -says Sumit whose goal is to help any business facing sales performance challenges. ChalkWalk is currently executing an interesting project with India’s largest AI-driven Enterprise solutions company and has been involved in building strategic initiatives – processes and systems to build and grow business. The total accountability of growth lies with ChalkWalk which gives the company a lot of encouragement and opportunities to show the capabilities and deliver results-oriented deliverables.
The company wishes to establish itself as a renowned consulting firm building sales organization and driving positive change in business towards growth.
CORE VALUES
ChalkWalk follows a set of core values to shape the culture and support the vision of the company. Fearless ChalkWalk doesn’t follow routine roadmaps, rather creates them. Accountable It takes initiative, ownership, and responsibility and follows it through. Customer Focussed It empowers its customers to overcome challenges with its value-driven solutions. The Global Hues | Vol. 1 | Issue 20 | December 2021
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CONSULTANT
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IT Consulting
2021
CYGNET INFOTECH Helping Businesses Achieve Technology Enabled Business Transformation
MAN BEHIND THE COMPANY
Niraj Hutheesing, Founder and currently the Managing Director of Cygnet Infotech has orchestrated the overall growth with a vision of creating a leading Technology brand where quality, innovation, and personalized services outdo low cost, make-shift solutions. With his technical acumen and business insights, Cygnet Infotech has today grown from a workforce of only 7 people to 1000+ employees working for clients in 35 countries across the globe.
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any businesses rely on IT consulting to keep pace with today’s rapidly moving IT landscape. To help businesses keep up with this pace, an IT Consulting company Cygnet Infotech was incorporated in 2000. Cygnet Infotech is a consultancy company that provides technology-enabled solutions to keep its clients ahead of the competition. The company’s work features a bouquet of 500 corporations, mid-sized busi-
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nesses, fast-paced start-ups, and government bodies. Through its wide range of services and solutions, the organization leads its clients to a journey of digital transformation through unique products, services, and superior product engineering. Starting from traditional technologies to emerging technologies powering innovation, Cygnet Infotech has the expertise to help transform an organization’s digital journey by identifying the right technology platforms that deliver the right solutions for the clients’ most pressing business needs.
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With over 3 decades of experience in industries like manufacturing, textiles, chemicals, and IT, Niraj has always planned on developing major accounting software within Cygnet Infotech. His recent development includes delivery of FACE software for VAT tax, POS-based software, large-scale ERP solution, GST Suvidha Provider, and many more. Niraj believes in adding value to each relationship and aims to simplify lives with technology solutions.
SERVICES OFFERED
The company offers services like product engineering, cloud and development operations, application development, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, implementation services, infrastructure management. It also develops products for automation, digital signature, etc. Product Engineering Cygnet Infotech’s product engineering services are powered with deep expertise in different technologies and platforms, modern product design, development practices, and quality assurance benchmarks for a wide range of software requirements that aim to reduce investment and turn-
around time. Capabilities under this service include Prototyping and Ideation, Customization, Software development, Re-engineering and migration, Support and Maintenance, and Testing & QA services. Artificial Intelligence Cygnet Infotech’s AI and ML-based services and solutions help develop AI and ML-powered applications, bots, and IoT devices that let business systems learn from data, automate everyday manual business tasks, make data-driven decisions in no time and multiply the business outcomes. Its NLP-powered solutions understand the language that people use to communicate and make it understandable and produce documents quickly. Other capabilities include Computer Vision, Predictive Analytics, Model Building, Recommendation Engines, and Capture & Filter Data. Infrastructure Management Cygnet Infotech offers Infrastructure Management services that take full responsibility for the IT operations from storage, networking, data, and security to roundthe-clock support, maintenance, and issue resolution. Capabilities under this service include Consulting, Security & Compliance, Cloud Services, Data Center Operations, Managed Infrastructure, and Support & Maintenance Services. Cygnet infrastructure management checks the IT infrastructure’s health of businesses and identifies opportunities to optimize across hardware and software. Automation Cyber Infotech provides Test & intelligent automation services. For test automation, TestingWhiz offers codeless software, web, mobile, web services, and API testing services. The company has also developed AutomationWhiz, an automation enabler that offers Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bots that mimic human actions and performs mundane computer-based tasks at speed. Thus, minimizing errors and enhancing productivity. This tool automates critical business processes of human resources, logistics, finance,
supply chain, manufacturing, and customer support across banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare and life science, manufacturing, retail, and other industries. Digital Publishing Cygnet Infotech offers digital publishing services to publishers and authors with a digital publishing platform, where books can be converted into e-Books for a better and improved reading experience. A team at Cygnet Infotech helps to create, edit, publish and manage all the content from a single platform to collaborate more effectively including books, magazines, brochures, catalogs, and more.
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
Cygnet Infotech works round-theclock to empower lives globally with technology-enabled business solutions. With an adamant mission to enthuse clients and their customers, Cygnet Infotech walks the extra mile to deliver beyond expectations to help them achieve their business goals. The company tries to deliver what it offers, following the highest ethical and moral standards.
priority aiming at creating a work environment that fosters mutual respect and growth.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Cygnet is among few companies on a global level to receive accreditations from various nodal agencies for its Tax Technology Suite including HMRC UK - R7VAT MTD for UK VAT, FTA for UAE VAT, and GSTN in India for GST filing. Cygnet Infotech was also nominated as one of the leading technology providers for GST services and it has also assisted in executing GST transformation projects for several large and medium-scale conglomerates in India. ‘IT is About You’ - reflects Cygnet’s approach to every project it undertakes. It delivers value and sustainability to an evolving business environment with developing technology trends. Cygnet Infotech considers technological innovation as ‘A Game Changer’ for companies by delivering mission-critical solutions right from idea to execution.
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Money
A SITUATIONAL GIFT
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ost of the successful businesses today started small and acted strategically in their situations to achieve heights. Many people try to achieve success in their business, but due to multiple reasons, they may have dropped their ambition in the mid-way.
Every idea of a startup gets stuck up when it comes to financing nearly. According to a report by Fundera, 29% of small businesses fail because they run out of capital and it’s not easy to find investors as only 48% of small businesses meet their overall financing needs. Fortunately, there’s always an option in the form of a loan for entrepreneurs to start up their businesses. A business loan is a loan specifically offered for business purposes. With all loans, it involves the creation of a debt, which is repaid with added interest. There are several different types of business loans which are discussed below:
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TYPES OF BUSINESS LOANS
Bank Loans This is the first and foremost idea that strikes when approaching a loan for a company. As the name suggests, a business obtains loans from a bank that can either be secured or unsecured. For secured loans, banks demand collateral, which may be ceased if repayments are not made on time along with the business’s accounts, balance sheet, and business plan, as well as studying the principals’ credit histories. For unsecured loans, banks do not demand anything; the interest rates tend to be higher as there are no collaterals involved.
SBA Loans Small Business Administration (SBA) does not lend loans itself; instead, it guarantees loans made by individual lenders. It sets guidelines for loans assigned by its partnering lenders and community development organizations. The crucial thing that makes this loan more desirable is that it reduces risks for lenders and makes it easier for them to access capital, making it simpler for startups and small businesses to acquire loans. As per 2021 reports by Fundera, SBA loans or lines of credit have a whopping 55% approval rate. Mezzanine Finance Mezzanine finance is a hybrid of debt and equity financing which means it effectively secures a company’s debt on its equity, allowing the lender to claim part-ownership of the business if the loan is not paid back on time. This allows the business to borrow without putting up other collateral, but risks diluting the principals’ equity share in case of default.
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Money Asset-based Finance Asset-based financing involves borrowing against one of the company’s assets, with the lender focusing on the quality of the collateral rather than the credit rating and prospects of the company. A business may borrow against several different types of assets, including premises, plant, stock, or account receivables. Invoice Finance In this financing, businesses borrow money against the payment due from the customers. They pay a share of the invoice amount to the financier as collateral for borrowing the money. Invoice financing can solve problems associated with customers taking a long time to pay as well as difficulties obtaining other types of business credit.
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Microloans Microloans are smaller loans, typically availed by startups, micro-enterprises, and small businesses with low capital requirements. Businesses take microloans to start a new business, maintain cash flow, debt consolidation, and manage other day-to-day expenses. Online Lenders / Non-Traditional Lenders There has been an increase in the number of online lenders offering loans to small businesses. Some online lenders lend loans from their capital while some may use a “marketplace” model, in which they match borrowers to loan products from a variety of lenders. The popular business loan that online lenders offer includes term loans, lines of credit, and merchant cash advances. This method has grown and will keep growing due to the fast process and minimum documentation it requires.
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HOW TO GET A BUSINESS LOAN?
If you had been rejected for a business loan earlier to boost your startup, here we have put together some of the important tips that can help you get your business loan approved. 1. Present a strategic plan The money lenders will decide whether they want to give you a loan based on the business plan you will represent and the projection of the success rate of your business. Hence it is important to convince the lenders with a well strategic plan. Create a detailed plan including cash flow projection and how the money will be used for machinery and business operation. 2. Check All Requirements Every bank has set requirements that an applicant must fulfill. Instead of facing loan rejection unnecessarily, ensure that you qualify for each criterion and make your business application vibrant. The general criteria are minimum turnover of the past business, minimum and maximum age, minimum annual income, and the number of years in business.
3. Prepare Proper Documents Most of the business application rejections happen due to incomplete documents. Make sure that certain items are added to your business loan application. These are: Cover letter Collateral A detailed description of your business plan The loan amount and its usage Your credit history Details of your management team Financial statement 4. A Good Credit Lenders generally access your credit report as part of the loan process to check your credit health. A good credit score earns you a business loan at better terms while a bad credit history can reduce the approval rate. Make sure you have not defaulted in your previous borrowings and maintained good credit health. 5. Understand The Process Different lenders lend business loans based on your need and the size of the business. Apart from banks, there are NBFCs, online lenders, etc. It is important to know about the lending process in each platform and apply only to the lender who can lend to you based on your need despite the shortcomings in your credit history.
BENEFITS OF A BUSINESS LOAN Quick Approval Some banks approve a Business Loan quickly so that you don’t need to worry about operations coming to a halt or growth plans being delayed because of a lack of funds. Quick approvals to loans give you a boost to plan and implement more strategies for your business thereby helping you to generate more revenue. You can always responsibly pay off the loans easily as the business is earning profits. Documentation Business Loans don’t require lots of paperwork. In some cases,
customers get loans without any collateral, or security to meet their every need, from expansion to working capital requirement. You can also get doorstep services from some banks. Reasonable Interest Rate Because of the increased competition between banks, the interest rates on Business Loans are quite reasonable, so that you can take out a Business Loan without worrying about large repayments. Of course, interest rates that banks charge will vary from customer to customer, according to creditworthiness, tenure, and the purpose for which the Business Loan is required. Flexible Tenures Loan takers have the option of choosing the tenure of the loan. If you want to take out a Business Loan for a short period to meet working capital expenses, you can take a loan for a year. If you want to expand your business, you can take out a loan for a longer period, like, say, four to five years.
DISADVANTAGES OF LOANS
Difficult to Repay You could face trouble making monthly repayments if your customers don’t pay you promptly, causing cash flow problems. Risk of Losing Collaterals In some cases, loans are secured against your possessions. The interest rates for secured loans may be lower than for unsecured ones, but your assets or home could be at risk if you cannot make the repayments. According to recent reports, 33% of loan applications are declined because of insufficient collateral to secure the debt. High-Interest Rate Sometimes, interest rates can be quite high that it becomes very difficult to repay them responsibly. In some cases, businesses also end up paying off the interest only, rather than the loan itself.
TO WRAP IT UP
So there are always benefits and disadvantages to everything and loans are no different. The key to accessorizing loans into assets for your startup is to learn and look after these points before coming to a decision.
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CONSULTANT
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Financial Consulting
2021
FINGROW CAPITAL Helping Businesses Achieve Pinnacle Of Financial Growth
The base of our advisory/consulting services is to optimize the functioning of the company by proposing the most advantageous form and source of financing, as well as reducing the cost of borrowing.” Murali Krishnaa Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer Fingrow Capital
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ccess to credit for the bottom of the pyramid has been a challenge, with medium and large industries aggregating to 74.5% of the overall credit growth, where the micro and small enterprises amount to only 7.9%. Personal finance has also seen a steady and normal growth of 11.20% from 9% last year. A financial and management consulting company Fingrow
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Capital addresses this challenge of the ever-growing requirement of credit access to the underserved population. Out of the total population of 139 Cr Indians, 53% i.e. 74 Crs population is between the age group of 15-65 years out of which 25.67% of the population don’t even own an account or use one. With the Government’s push on the need for Financial Inclusion activity, many BFSI’s are striving to put the numbers to the wall by integrating
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and collaborating with Fintechs for their overall reach to the unbanked population through their Digital and Phygital models. Fingrow Capital takes this unique proposition to the next level, through its innovative cutting-edge technology and strong leadership with a combined management experience of over 10 decades in Retail and Business Banking.
MEET THE LEADERS
Murali Krishnaa is the Chief Business Officer at Fingrow Capital. He is a management professional with a specialization in Banking & Marketing Management. He has been instrumental in driving growth, developing operational strategies, and delivering significant top and bottom-line impact in Banking and Financial Institutions he has been associated with. At Fingrow, he handles Debt and Equity Syndication, Retail Finance and Financial & Management Consulting. Sivakumar KS is the Chief Operating Officer of the company. He is a Management Graduate from XIMB and comes with 15 years of diverse BFSI work experience. He has vast experience in Wholesale Finance, MSME & Small Business Lending, Financial Inclusion, Agri Lending, Affordable Housing, Consumer Lending & Education Finance in Banks, NBFCs & Fintech. At Fingrow, he handles Debt and Equity Syndication, Financial Technology and Human Resources.
SERVICES PORTFOLIO
Fingrow Capital provides a wide range of services including Financial & Management Consulting, Syndication, M&A Advisory, and Financial Technology. Some of its core services include: Corporate Financial Advisory Fingrow helps facilitate the growth of businesses by providing many corporate financial advisory services like:
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Fingrow’s clientele group ranges from underserved/unbanked urban & rural population, retail clients (individual & non-individuals) entrepreneurs, to SMEs, and mid-sized & large corporates.
MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
Fingrow believes in digitizing financial services and providing access to the underserved and unbanked population. The company constantly strives to address the ever-growing requirements and pain points faced by the Micro and Small Enterprises, and the practical difficulties they face as entrepreneurs. Through its cutting-edge technological tools, it ensures these small business owners have the privilege of running their businesses without spending much time tackling operational issues.
Sivakumar KS Chief Operating Officer - Fingrow Capital Working Capital - Fund Based / Non-Fund Based & Trade Finance Term Loans / Corporate Loans Project Finance - Greenfield / Brownfield Project Funding Structured Debt Solutions Acquisition Financing Mezzanine Financing External Commercial Borrowings / Foreign Currency Loans Equity and Structured Financing Advisory Fingrow helps businesses utilise new funding instruments to increase the cash flow and mutate the liquidity structure of the Balance Sheet through different sophisticated and tailor-made products. Retail Loans Advisory Fingrow helps its clients arrange different kinds of retail loans like home loans & mortgage loans, business loans, equipment finance, commercial vehicle loan, OD/OC/ Term loans. Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory The team at Fingrow develops a clearly articulated strategy and a Merger & Acquisition plan. It pro-
vides concept to completion of a deal right from drawing & developing the acquisition strategy to closing and integrating it. Human Resource Services Understanding the complexities involved in hiring and managing people, Fingrow provides human resource services that include recruiting/onboarding, risk management, performance measurement, compensation, training/employee development, labor relations, and benefits administration. Except for these services, the company also provides top-notch SME Financing Advisory and Financial Technology Services.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Fingrow’s comprehensive understanding of credit buying policies and access to a wide group of financial institutions, investors, fund houses, and banks help in optimizing the mandated objectives. Its expertise and network enable efficient syndication and structured finance solutions. Furthermore, the company’s research-driven approach helps innovative placement strategies and thus attracts a large set of lenders and investors.
SECRET TO SUCCESS
“When we are able to provide a meaningful solution to the client to address their present issues be it financial or operational while holding their future business interests intact, that marks as a success for us. Our secret to success lies in a thorough understanding of the client’s business operation and requirements by paying keen attention to details,” says Sivakumar KS who believes that client should be the topmost priority for any business. Within a span of less than 12 months from the date of inception, the team has advised and successfully completed deals worth over INR 500 crores. Led by a group of experienced professionals from the banking and financial sector with a combined experience of over 10 decades, Fingrow is putting an absolute focus on climbing up the ladder of success each day.
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CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR
Business Consulting
2021
MSME CONSULTING The All-Rounder Consultancy For MSME Sector
A Business Consulting company can give new life to an organisation. A consultant can act as a catalyst in bringing this change. We strongly believe in our Vision of Building MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) a world-class organisation which can create value for the society and the future generation.” Aruna Verma & Shailender Verma Co-Founders, MSME Consulting
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SME Consulting is one of the most highly acclaimed Business Consulting firms in India that exclusively works for the MSME sector. The company assists organizations to improve their performance and efficiency. It comprises a team of talented professionals who first understand the client’s needs and then design the consulting and further implement the same with 100% execution at the workplace. Aruna Verma & Shailender Verma are the minds behind the successful operations of MSME Consulting. Both are responsible for developing Business Strategy, establishing a long-term mission and vision, and overseeing the overall operations of the company. “As our name defines, our complete focus is to serve the MSME Sector which contributes to around 30% of the GDP in the Indian economy. Our company believes in the overall development, transformation, and innovation while focusing on maximisation of the efficient usage of available resources at the client’s place,” says Shailender. “For us our client’s success is everything. We are passionate about assisting businesses and their leaders in achieving their true potential. We believe in commitment to the highest level of professionalism, and ethical standards in everything we do. At MSME Consulting, we work through the most innovative and creative consulting methodologies i.e. ‘5D’ or ‘Measurable Consulting’,” says Aruna, the Co-Founder, and CEO of the company.
VALUE OF TEAMWORK
The highly skilled and talented team at MSME Consulting has a vast expertise in their respective fields. The team uses innovative approaches and proven methods to create seamless solutions. MSME Consulting and their clients work
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collectively as a single global team for achieving extraordinary outcomes.
It restructures the current software to improve the technical aspect of the organization.
clarity. It assists clients to strike the right balance between productivity and innovation.
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It transforms individuals and organizations from Cost-centre to Profit-Centre.
MSME Consulting is fortunate to serve some of the biggest industrialists of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Delhi. The company’s client size ranges from 10 Crores to 2200 Crores which clearly defines the plethora of knowledge it carries with itself. In their journey of close to 2 years, their client retention %age has been above 90% and the re-serve %age is over 75%. The Belief and Trust of their clients motivates them in doing more and delivering extraordinary results. Irrespective of the turnover size, MSME Consulting puts equal effort to make every client successful. It is instrumental in improving the clients’ sales, increasing production processes, employee productivity, and much more.
WHAT MAKES MSME CONSULTING UNIQUE?
Trust is the key in consulting. The company’s uniqueness stands out as paramount in building strong and efficient client-consultant relationships. Some of the factors that position the company uniquely are:
Regardless of the industry, it works as a subject expert in different domains.
Its research is based on its unique methodologies i.e., 5D, 4D, and the P.U.R.P.O.S.E.
Understanding the client’s needs, it customizes its consulting by Pre-defining, defining, developing, designing and then deploying the processes from consulting to implementation.
It works with the available resources & transforms the client’s vision into a reality.
Its regular flow of consulting improves the coordination between the departments which results in the company’s overall growth.
It designs a sales strategy along with increasing the number of sales channels from the existing ones.
SERVICE PORTFOLIO
MSME Consulting offers customized consulting services which sketch everything the clients need to take their businesses to the next level. It brings deep industry knowledge to every consulting project and works as a catalyst for imparting clarity in business concepts through a highly skilled and experienced team. The company delivers integrated solutions in various fields: Sales In order to attain profitable growth and results in the business, one has to have an immaculate sales plan which results in business consistency and organic growth. MSME Consulting focuses on constructing a sales model that helps businesses capitalize on the products or services they offer. It assists businesses to implement new sales methodologies to improve the existing sales channels and add new ones that eventually increase overall sales volume.
Production planning and control (PPC) Production planning and control (PPC) are two strategies that closely work together throughout the manufacturing process. PPC is done in three stages i.e., Pre-planning, Planning and Control. Production planning involves what, when, how to produce, and more. Under Control, the functions included are dispatching, follow-up, inspection, and valuation. MSME Consulting offers a team of skilled PPC Managers with vast knowledge and expertise in Production planning and control. It can solve organizational challenges through better strategy and help business owners excel in their trade.
Human Resource Management HRM is one of the most vital aspects of any business. It is a set of practices and processes a business utilizes to manage the employees. MSME Consulting offers a team of dedicated consultants that provide various services such as HR strategy, HR shared services, and HR transformation services.
Businesses Administrations & Operations MSME Consulting has a team of result-driven professionals who work on 5 different innovative factors of Business Administrations & operations and bring the best results from the existing resources. They offer specific tools that are most effective with remarkable processes, improvising ideas & employee training, and activities that develop individual capabilities.
SECRET MANTRA TO SUCCESS
MSME Consulting follows a clear set of values i.e., simple, straight, ethical, togetherness & enthusiasm. The company’s Vision and Mission talk about the company’s Secret Mantra i.e. “To Build MSME A WorldClass Organisation.” “To serve and Re-Serve the client”.
FUTURE PLANS
MSME Consulting is planning to expand globally through its new unique platform, ‘Virtual Consulting’. This consulting would be one of its kind, where the company will be interacting directly and privately with the client. Ever since the inception of the company, MSME Consulting has been working on prioritizing the clients’ needs through its unmatched quality. It is indeed emerging as one of the top Business Consulting companies in India.
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AVOIDANCE A COMPANY’S BIGGEST RISK TO GOOD COMMUNICATION “Avoidance doesn’t solve anything; it merely serves as a temporary salve,” - Tony Dungy
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usiness can never run on a one-man army. It is a foundation that requires a set of people that are interdependent and connected to each other. From performing a simple calculation to cracking a million-dollar deal, one thing that is rudimentary and essential is communication. As our worlds have become more unpredictable and unmanageable and our markets, partners, and suppliers have become more global, our high performance relies on our ability to communicate. Poor communication can cost millions and result in the failure of the whole organization. Good communication in a company may involve a number of people but it always starts with an individual. The whole chain of communication depends on a single being and if that person is ignorant then it can result in breaking the flowchart, thus resulting in workplace conflicts and long-term difficulties. Therefore, one of the biggest upcoming threats to communication is avoidance. Good thing that there are certain tools on which one can work and through which a person can improve their communication frequency in a workplace.
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Here are some common ways we can use to reduce one of the biggest risks to good communication i.e. avoidance.
AVOID NOT HURTING SOMEONE
Often people think that it is wise not to say something that would make the other person feel distressed or hurt them to a certain degree. However, a workplace situation frequently arrives where one has to give feedback that has implications for their performance and perhaps their future. At such times, it’s wiser to be vocal about it rather than avoid it as it collectively can hurt the company’s future outcomes. Sometimes people find it easier to talk behind the person’s back that converts a workplace into an unprofessional environment thus damaging the company’s reputation.
AVOID RUNNING FROM CONFRONTATIONS
Avoiding courageous conversations in favor of polite ones and sacrificing the conversations that matter just to avoid conflicts and disputes don’t maintain a good bond among the co-workers. People who engage in conversations about people,
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go behind people’s back and lack shared ownership can result from not being able to face the discomfort of the conversations that matter.
AVOID PEOPLE-PLEASING
Wanting to be accepted and loved by everyone is a key driver for humans. For this, people often agree with things or people purely to belong. It can be really overwhelming for individuals if they are not properly accepted in the surroundings affecting their performance. It can create a culture where it is hard to have conversations about accountability or disappointments. It is rather smart to be acceptable to critical comments and even be vocal about others’ actions.
AVOID RUNNING FROM FEEDBACKS
Continuous improvement is much better than delayed perfection. People are often terrified of feedback even though most feedback if delivered well, has the power to change for the better. Eliminating the chance to hear what others really think means the individual may worry more about what people may or may not think. People can get caught overthinking themselves or perhaps worse, not improving the
things that they should, which can further result in the whole group’s performance.
AVOID FEELING INFERIOR
People often don’t want to reveal a lack of knowledge fearing, in case people think less of them. This is common when they don’t agree to say out “I don’t know, can you explain” or “Can you tell me what that means” so it usually appears to others that they do know. This leaves gaps in communication leaving no place for improvements or correcting mistakes. This can be extremely expensive in terms of collective performance. There is no shame in admitting that you don’t know, as no one is perfect, and you’d be surprised about how much others don’t know.
AVOID STEPPING BACK
People avoid claiming their own successes and achievements and in turn, avoid building their strengths. Not being upfront and hiding behind the shadows is not how the corporate sector works. You have to own your actions and work further on them. People who are not confident enough to own their actions can never be good leaders and that is not what a company demands. You need to avoid stepping back. Come at the forefront.
AVOID RUNNING FROM FEELINGS
Avoiding ownership of feelings, preferring instead to blame, judge, or suppressing them inside only disrupts the team ethos
and results in weaker communication. Being upfront about the complaints and queries clears misunderstandings and increases team performance. A successful team is a team that works on communication and creates a common and natural workplace. A good communication rewards higher engagement, productivity, and service to any company. Working on open and compassionate communication may appear difficult but it will lead to a much higher level of performance for the company and result in profits.
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CONSULTANT
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Management Consulting
2021
TECHNOPAK Unlocking Infinite Growth Possibilities For A Wide Spectrum Of Industries
MEET THE LEADER
The Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Singhal has served on several committees in the leading chambers of commerce and industry in India, across different sectors including Retail, Healthcare, Textiles, and Education. Arvind sits on several boards as an Independent Director. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from IIT-Roorkee, India (1979) that has also recognized him as a “Distinguished Alumnus”, and an MBA from UCLA, USA (1982).
INDUSTRIES & SERVICES
Technopak partners with businesses to create forward-looking growth strategies with a complete focus on the Indian subcontinent and delivery of enhanced business performance. It implements enterprise success for a wide spectrum of industries.
Arvind Singhal
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very company wishes to prosper in the corporate world, therefore works round the clock to develop it in each and every aspect. This creates the need for management consultants in any organization who can provide external, objective advice and provide perspectives that those within the organization cannot. A management consulting firm Technopak was founded on the principle of “concept of commis-
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sioning” in 1992 to help businesses create high-growth business models. Technopak is an Indian management consulting firm with 29+ years of experience working with organizations across manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, and other services. It partners with clients to identify their maximum value opportunities, deliver solutions to their key challenges and help them create robust business plans.
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Apparel Operations Technopak is one of the first management consultants in India to provide complete advisory services for apparel operations. Its areas of expertise include business planning and strategy, garment manufacturing, skill development, factory start-up, incentive schemes, sourcing services, and performance improvement. Retail & E-commerce Technopak assists international QSR operators, champions in Indian food service operations, equipment suppliers in the sector, food ingredient firms, and industry associations on business strategy, market assessment, format strategy, opportunity mapping, portfolio review, and new concept development.
The industry segments it serves include retailers (specialty retail, departmental stores, real retail, supermarkets, hypermarkets, non-store formats), retail service providers (suppliers, logistics companies, information technology, warehouse companies), formats (health & beauty, home improvement, food & grocery, electronics, durables, IT & communication) and elements of ecosystem (Private Equity Companies, Travel Retail, Real Estate Players, Development Bodies, Indian Government, Public Sector, Private Undertakings) Private Equity Technopak provides business assessment, commercial due diligence, and advisory and consulting services under private equity. The commercial due diligence covers business model assessment, scenario modeling for varied businesses while under advisory and consulting services, Technopak works with investors and investee companies, streamlining short and medium-term business strategy, capital allocation trade-offs, evaluation of strategic initiatives, to name a few. Packaged Foods Technopak serves the complete value chain of Packaged Foods across categories like Fruits & Vegetables, Beverages, Staples, Condiments, snack foods, poultry & seafood to name a few. Key service areas include market assistance & strategy, digital adoption, bespoke research, consumer insights, and implementation assistance. Technopak assesses the opportunities in the market and develops an excellent business strategy that takes into account the current market opportunities, competitive intensity, manufacturing and inputs, entry barriers, development of business plans, product offerings, and undertaking different expansion strategies. Agri-Business Technopak stays at the forefront to assist companies with transformational agriculture business ideas. It operates in all areas involving farm to fork supply
chain which includes Near Farm Infrastructure, Food & Grocery Distribution & Retail, Storage & Logistics, Agritech, and Market Linkages. Key services areas in agribusiness include digital adoption, market assessment & strategy, and implementation assistance. Travel Retail Technopak assists a wide spectrum of travel companies to enhance the travel experience for their customers and increase nonfare revenue productivity. Key services include travel profiling, diligence for investments, green travel, implementation of non-fare strategy, commercial strategy, and mixed-use of development of properties.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Technopak has the ability to be strategic advisors providing customized solutions during the ideation phase, implementation guides through startup assistance, and be a trusted advisor overall. With an experienced and result-driven team of 75+ professionals, the company always focuses on three key divisions i.e. Consulting, Skilling, and Marketing Partnerships.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Technopak is engaged and involved in the social upliftment through skill development in India. It works as an implementing agency for skill development initiatives taken by the government of India and the Asian Development Bank. One of its sole objectives is to provide gainful employment to the unskilled youth after making them employable through better and improved skill sets. Some of the key projects are Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) & Graduate Add-on Programme. Technopak’s consulting division includes practices on Retail, Fashion – Textiles & Apparel, Consumer Products & E-tailing, Food & Agriculture, Food Services, and Sustainability. Its contribution to the corporate world since its inception is noteworthy.
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CONSULTANT
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Coaching Consulting
2021
TRIUMPH W Helping Corporates Co-Create A Better Future
Each and every service we provide is unique and supports businesses in achieving their organizational goals. We enable people to achieve the highest level of success.” Ajaybhaalaji Thulasingam Leadership Development Consultant Triumph
hether it is a small business, medium-sized enterprise, or a successful business in the market, every company needs consulting when it comes to seeking expert advice and making complex decisions. This is where a consulting company walks in and saves the day by offering top-notch consultancy services.
To serve the corporate world and provide the right resources & consulting, a leading consulting company, Triumph HR Consulting Services was established in 2012 by Jayanthi Bhalaji. Triumph started as a small recruiting consulting firm but has now expanded to provide a gamut of services like Talent Acquisition, Head Hunting & Executive Search, Training & Development (Technical, Soft Skill & Behavioral), and Organization Development- Analysis & Interventions. The company provides its services across various sectors like: Power, Manufacturing and Engineering Sector Healthcare Industry IT & ITES (Both Voice & Non-Voice) Banking and Insurance Sector
THE MAN BEHIND THE COMPANY
Ajaybhaalaji Thulasingam is the Leadership Development Consultant of Triumph. He is a Senior Human Resources professional with working experience in the information technology
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and services industry. He is a developed growing leadership coach & Certified Master Behaviour Skill Trainer who envisions making a striking difference in the lives of 1 billion people around the world with leadership conversation.
SERVICES PORTFOLIO
Each and every service offered by Triumph is unique. It supports businesses in achieving the desired organizational goals and business outcomes. Some of the core offerings of the company are: Executive/Leadership Coaching & Training and Development Coaching is a form of development in which a highly experienced and skilled person called a coach supports a learner in achieving a specific goal through training and guidance. Triumph provides excellent executive coaching, training, and development services to help the clients improve their conflict-resolution skills, restructure tough conversations & situations and enhance their leadership skillset. Organization Development - Analysis Organizational analysis is the process of appraising the growth, personnel, operations, and work environment of an organization. Triumph improves the organization’s functioning and enables managers and leaders to manage the company’s culture and the team better. Organization Development - Interventions OD Interventions are structured programs designed to solve a problem, thus enabling the company to achieve desired outcomes. Through OD Interventions, Triumph assists businesses to examine, target, and redesign organizational processes and help them analyze the current state/ problems in the organization. It also helps them to find approaches for eliminating the existing problems.
HR Administrative Services Triumph takes the administrative burden on its shoulders through complete and solution-oriented HR administration services. Ranging from general management tasks to specific recommendation tasks, Triumph handles everything. Executive Search It is a special recruitment service in which organizations pay to seek out and recruit highly experienced and qualified candidates for senior-level and executive jobs. Triumph headhunts the best candidates, schedules interviews, selects the best talent, and prepares a smooth onboarding process. Payroll Processing Every business goes through the complex process of preparing salaries for its employees. There are many behind-the-scene steps involved in payroll processing. A qualified team at Triumph uses its human resource knowledge to offer end-to-end payroll processing services to its clients.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
by empowering people to thrive towards success and giving them the opportunity to uplift their individual future with the fullest satisfaction. Triumph supports corporate & entrepreneurs towards their business growth by offering the best talent resources & developing human resources using various learning methodologies. The mission of the company is to empower people & enable them to create financial freedom.
SECRET TO SUCCESS
“Success is progressive realizations of a worthy Idea. Our secret of success is client satisfaction,” says Ajaybhaalaji. Triumph unwaveringly adheres to its core values of Integrity, Quality, Commitment, and Customer-centricity. Strengthened by a team of highly qualified, skilled, empowered, and accountable people, Triumph offers top-notch consulting services to help businesses focus on their expansion and growth.
Triumph provides recruitment services to all levels like Senior Management Recruitment, Middle management recruitment, and mass recruitment at entry level on a turnkey basis. Furthermore, all its HR Consulting projects cover a wide variety of specific HR needs that many businesses often struggle to address. It helps businesses manage employee performance. If desired, it also designs and helps businesses to implement performance management plans to ensure better employee productivity thereby benefitting the company in achieving its business objectives.
MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
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CONSULTANT
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Immigration Consulting
2021
XIPHIAS IMMIGRATION A One-Stop Solution For All Your Immigration Needs
With the highest success rate, we believe in reengineering ourselves and upgrading our process, as is needed, with an intention to deliver the best for our client.” Varun Singh MD - XIPHIAS Immigration
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one are the days when territorial boundaries used to limit the extent to which a person wishes to study and thrive. Legitimate immigration circumscribes many individuals to choose the global citizens’ status irrespective of what their nationality is. In a desire to blur the global boundaries to fulfill one’s passion, an immigration consulting company like XIPHIAS Immigration comes in the limelight. Established in the year 2009, XIPHIAS Immigration is one of the most prominent immigration consultants in India pioneering in any immigration matters. The company unconventionally offers to take care of all the responsibilities of emigrating to desired and preferred countries. XIPHIAS Immigration delivers end-to-end services to its clients in availing an active temporary and permanent visa. It also helps clients connect with the ideal business opportunities and make overseas investments. XIPHIAS Immigration is a one-stop solution for: Investors looking for cross border real estate investment Entrepreneurs/businesspeople looking to invest in existing businesses or start-ups overseas Corporates Skilled professionals and workers Students wanting to grow knowledge and build & develop their career
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THE MAN BEHIND THE COMPANY
Varun Singh is the Managing Director of the renowned company, XIPHIAS Immigration. He always looks for opportunities that help him emerge as a valuable and recognizable asset in the corporate world. As the Managing Director of the company, Varun prepares and implements the desired business plans for the company. He also gives strategic guidance whenever and wherever required.
SERVICES PORTFOLIO
XIPHIAS Immigration understands the varied needs and requirements of the clients and strives to provide top-grade services. Some of the services that the company offers are: Aiding Skilled Migration XIPHIAS Immigration helps its clients relocate to countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, and other preferred countries to help clients successfully secure their jobs in the countries they want. Investment Visa Services Investment always helps to secure the future and tap the right opportunities at the right time. XIPHIAS Immigration provides excellent services for those looking to make overseas investments in their desired sector. The company helps in making all the complex and critical investment decisions. Corporate Immigration Services XIPHIAS Immigration is a top choice of all those businesspeople wanting to take their venture global. The company provides all the desirous people with all the services relating to obtaining the commercial visa, handling frequent international business trips, and guiding in every step. Overseas Education Services Many global highly reputed universities are opening their doors for talents around the world by accepting admissions to an array of courses pertaining to all major
fields of education. XIPHIAS Immigration helps clients in obtaining student visas thus connecting them to reputed and well-known universities. XIPHIAS Immigration provides an array of other services as well such as EU Endorsed Investment Program, Corporate Legal Services, Intra Company Transfers, Free Post-landing, Legal Process Outsourcing, Residence & Citizenship planning to name a few.
significant role in today’s rapidly changing competitive world. It has received many awards and recognitions for its commendable and consistent services throughout the years. Some of the prominent achievements are:
AWARDS: International Kohinoor Award for Excellence to Varun Singh by Economic Growth Foundation Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Excellence Award in 2016
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
The team at XIPHIAS Immigration equips itself with the right value systems built on a strong foundation of Integrity, Honesty, Professionalism, Collaboration, and Accountability. With its efficient & smart consultants, the company guides and helps individuals, investors, corporates, and others with their immigration needs. The company partners and collaborates with the right solicitors and lawyers worldwide as per the needs and requirements. Furthermore, it also builds partnerships with people who can provide transparent investment programs. XIPHIAS Immigration thrives to be a multi-specialty immigration service firm that drives itself by a team of attorneys specializing in varied fields like employment, business laws, litigation, and diplomatic relations.
MISSION & VISION STATEMENTS
The mission of the company is to continuously exceed the expectations of its clients and deliver a premier, and personalized advisory experience that is simple and results in empowering the clients and their families.
Fastest Indian Growing Company Award on the 7th International Summit in Bangkok, Thailand in 2015.
RECOGNITION: The 10 Transformational Business Leaders to Look out-2020 by The Enterprise World The Most Admired Business Consultants of 2020 by Prime View Magazine Most Outstanding Immigration & Citizenship Services Firm of the Year 2019 India by CV’s Corporate Magazine-UK With its surmounting experience, immigration skills, and technological resources, XIPHIAS Immigration aims to nullify the anxiety and stress of all its clients by providing top-notch services. Its boutique of services covers the whole spectrum of Immigration Consulting Services making it one of the preferred and leading immigration companies.
XIPHIAS Immigration wishes to be widely recognized as a premier advisory firm by rendering expert counsel to empower clients and their families in the entire process of being a global citizen.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
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INTELLECT QUOTES ON
CONFIDENCE “The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.”-William Jennings Bryan “Low self-confidence isn’t a life sentence. Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and masteredjust like any other skill. Once you master it, everything in your life will change for the better.” -Barrie Davenport “One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” -Arthur Ashe
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” -Hellen Keller
“It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.”-Oprah Winfrey “Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.”-Peter T. Mcintyre “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”-Dale Carnegie “Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.”-Brian Tracy “If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.”- Katy Perry “When you have a lot of confidence and you feel like nobody can beat you, it’s game over for everyone else.”-Jason Day
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CONSULTANT
OF THE YEAR Brand
Name and Designation
ABC Consultants
Shiv Agrawal
Avalon Consulting
Raj Nair
ChalkWalk
Cygnet Infotech
Fingrow Capital
MSME Consulting
Managing Director
Chairman
Sumit Hakhoo Founder Director
Niraj Hutheesing Founder & MD
Murali Krishnaa Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer Aruna Verma & Shailender Verma Co-Founders Rajeswaran C Sababathy
Shoubii
Technopak
Triumph
XIPHIAS Immigration
CEO & Digital Manufacturing Solution Practice Head Arvind Singhal Chairman & MD Ajaybhaalaji Thulasingam Leadership Development Consultant
Varun Singh Managing Director
Category
2021
Description
HR Consulting
A preferred talent acquisition partner to topmost multinational and leading Indian companies
Strategy Consulting
A strategy consulting firm focusing on Strategy and Market Assessment engagements
Sales Consulting
A leading consulting company strategizing and implementing the right sales transformation strategies, processes, and systems
IT Consulting
An IT Consulting company transforming an organization’s digital journey by identifying the right technology platforms
Financial Consulting
A renowned company helping businesses achieve financial growth through its innovative cutting-edge technology
Business Consulting
A highly acclaimed business consulting firm working exclusively for MSME Sector
Manufacturing Consulting
A leading company delivering professional services in the areas of Digital Manufacturing Solutions along with other solutions
Management Consulting
An Indian management consulting firm helping businesses create high-growth business models
Coaching Consulting
A leading consulting company providing excellent executive coaching, training, and development services
Immigration Consulting
A prominent consulting company helping people emigrate to desired and preferred countries
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Technology
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andling a business doesn’t mean you always have to be confined to your cabin or the walls of your company. It involves going to different places sometimes even in different cities and countries to carry out big deals. Business trips don’t always come announced, it can be very sudden and might catch you unprepared. For times like these you should have a checklist of all essential items you might need on your business trips so that even if you run out of anything unnecessary, you’ll always be well equipped with gadgets or supplies needed for a business.
Here is a list of 5 essential items you must take on your business trips.
1. LAPTOP / TABLET
It is quite obvious to add this first and foremost to the list. No matter whatever business you plan to conduct, or where you plan to conduct your deal you’ll need access to your business files, applications, and presentation Files. Having your laptop by your side makes it easier for you to work efficiently while traveling anywhere in the world.
2. CHARGING BANK
All the gadgets that you are going to use on your business trip are of no use if there isn’t any spare supply of charger. Be sure to pack
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a charging bank for all your electronic devices including all cords so that you don’t have to run for a socket or electricity every time you run out of battery. You’ll want all your batteries fully charged for meetings, seminars, and personal use.
3. BUSINESS CARDS
Going to new places means meeting new and unexpected opportunities for your business. You never know when you’ll run into someone who might be a great addition to your company and in such cases, it is necessary to prove how seriously you take your business and how prepared you are for sudden decisions and even if you’re only intending to
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meet with familiar faces, you can’t leave business cards off your business trip packing list. Bring a generous supply of business cards so you don’t run out, and tuck them in your pockets, briefcase, wallet, or purse so you’re always prepared when you make a connection. Business cards are essential if you’re going to a conference – and they make great name badges too.
4. OFFICE SUPPLIES
Stationery items might sound simple and insignificant but you will always need small items like pens, notepads, or pencils to record any action points and make
daily charge, one that’s equivalent to what you might pay in a month with a wireless card. It would be smart to carry your internet access so you never have to worry about a weak connection or high internet costs at any of your travel destinations. This can even help in airports and convention centers where large numbers of users logging in can lead to slow connection speeds. Being able to connect to the internet at any time helps you make the most out of your business trip. So next time when you go on your business trip make sure you have everything aligned with this given list and you’ll never have to worry about the headache of packing and moving and your ultimate focus would be on how to perform well and nail your business tasks. sure you look prepared and organized. Make a list of what other office supplies you need to include on your business trip packing list like sticky notes, paper clips, and folders. Always keep your documents together, and protect them from damage. Not in bulk but a few useful items would save your day.
5. WI-FI ACCESS
The Internet is the prime requirement nowadays and what’s even more important is to get a proper connection and supply wherever you go. Wi-Fi access in hotel rooms is not always free. Hotels’ internet can come with a heavy
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state in Southern India, Tamil Nadu is known for its largest tourism industry in India with more than 4,000 years of noteworthy cultural history. Tamil Nadu is a perfect place for people who are keen to explore different cultures and visit a place with historical significance. Tamil Nadu features some of the most remarkable temple architecture in the country, and a living tradition of music, dance, folk arts, and fine arts well known for its temple towns and heritage sites, hill stations, waterfalls, national parks, local cuisine, natural environment, and wildlife. Take a look at some of the attractions of this state.
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Travel
CHENNAI
Formerly known as Madras, Chennai is the capital city of the state and India’s fourth largest metropolis. The city is widely famous for its beaches, ancient architecture, Anglo-Indian architecture, cultural festivals and is India’s largest shopping destination. Chennai is seen as the gateway to Southern India and is well connected to all parts of India by road, rail and air. The city is currently India’s 4th largest and one of the world’s fifty largest ones.
MOUNTAIN RANGES
COONOOR Coonoor is the second largest hill station in the mountain range. Located in the parts of the Nilgiri Mountain Range, it is an ideal base for trekking expeditions leading into the Nilgiri Mountains. Coonoor is en route to the Mettupalayam-Ooty highway as well as the NMR. It is an ideal break-point for visitors destined to Ooty. There are many other beautiful visiting sights on the mountainside like The Dolphin’s Nose Viewpoint and the Lamb’s Rock offer stunning views of the mountainside. Places located near Coonoor like
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Sim’s Park, Droog Fort which was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century, Law’s Falls, and Catherine Falls are also famous. KOLLI HILLS Kolli Hills is a mountain range located in the central Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu in India. The mountains are undisturbed by commercial tourism but still retain their natural beauty. Kolli Hills has been the top choice for lovers of nature and hiking enthusiasts. It is also an adequate place for meditation practitioners. Kolli Hills is less polluted and mostly unexplored compared to the other hill stations in the state and favorable changes are being implemented to improve the area to make it more tourist-friendly.
LAKES AND WATERFALLS
AGAYA GANGAI Agaya Gangai is a waterfall situated near the Arappaleeswarar temple atop Kolli hills. It is a 300 feet waterfall and one has to climb 1200 steps to reach the waterfalls.
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COURTALLAM Courtallam, also known as the ‘Spa of the south, is situated at an elevation of about 167m on the Western Ghats in Tenkasi District. Famous for its salubrious climate and natural scenery, it is a major tourist attraction with excellent health resorts which are visited by young and old alike, because of the herbal medicinal properties that the water is believed to contain. HOGENAKKAL WATERFALLS Situated close to the border of the adjacent state of Karnataka in the district of Dharmapuri, Hogenakkal waterfall is a picnic spot. It is believed that its water carries curative powers. Hogenakkal is surrounded by thick, green woods that offers a lovely panoramic view and is considered a sacred bathing place as people take bath in the Kaveri river, before and beyond the falls. Here the water spreads for miles around and the area is surrounded by hills.
BEACHES
KUSHI/ARIYAMAN BEACH Situated on the side of Palk Bay in the Ramanathapuram District, Ariyaman Beach features a children’s park, watchtower, and water-based attractions like windsurfing and water scooters.
Tourists are also offered a visit to the aquarium and museum near the beach. This attractive and magnificent beach features big and huge casuarina trees providing shade for rest. The beach is located at a distance of 27 km from the city and measures around 150 meters in width. It extends to a stretch of 2 km and offers a boating facility and much more to tourists. ELLIOT BEACH This popular bathing beach is located in Besant Nagar. It is the favorite rendezvous of the younger generation. Good roads, pavements, illuminated sands, and other fascinating features make a visit to this beach a real pleasure. MAHABALIPURAM Mamallapuram has a beach spanning a distance of over 20 km. Once the site of the erstwhile Pallava Kingdom’s seaport, the place today abounds with stone carvings, caves, and rock-cut temples that also attract tourists. A crocodile farm, snake venom extracting center, schools of art and sculpture, and a wide choice of resorts along the beach draw holiday-seekers all round the year.
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