You don’t need a founder or prominent investor or even a big idea to become a successful entrepreneur. Believe it or not, some of the successful entrepreneur’s ideas were simple! Successful businesses have one thing in common, your product or service must be a solution to the problems of people looking for! There will be plenty of Wantrepreneurs who are racking their brains for the idea which would turn them into an Entrepreneur!
By looking into the Entrepreneurs listed down, you will wonder that even a simple idea can be turned into a significant business. Here are a few Entrepreneurs who started simple yet provided a powerful solution to people.
Archana Stalin, once a Software Engineer turned Farmpreneur is now encouraging people to grow their own pesticide at the roof-tops and terrace. She started her venture, myHarvest which was born with the idea of Chemical-free natural farming. myHarvest provides the avenue for “Chemical-Free Healthy Life” at an affordable cost. With myHarvest, Archana connects us to the farmers by supporting their income and encouraging us to go organic.
With myHarvest:
1. You will get fresh & naturally grown vegetables (chemical-free) delivered at the doorstep directly from the farm.
2. Visit the farm anytime, Sow & Nurture your plants, Learn & Experience farming.
3. Know your farmer and where your food comes from.
4. Support farmers, help them earn a stable income
myHarvest offers customized packages to the customers that include soil, seeds, fertilizers and other farming necessities to encourage them to go organic. Depending on the package chosen, the team visits the customer’s house to understand their requirements and provide them with a list of plants they can choose to grow. They also guide them on how to use the tools and manage their garden besides providing online and offline support for their queries.
Archana is also organizing gardening workshops in schools to make children realize the importance of nature and inculcating environmental awareness among them.
myHarvest’s mission is to provide a stable income for farmers and filling the consumers’ plates with chemical-free food.
iQuanta is an innovative platform by Indrajeet Singh which has been assisting CAT aspirants to crack the competitive exams. Indrajeet Singh, once a CAT aspirant turned mentor is training many young students to crack various sections of CAT (Common Admission Test) like Verbal, Quans etc., Indrajeet has exceptional skills in Mathematics and could solve Quans without pen or paper. He started his venture iQuanta while doing his 3rd year Engineering degree.
iQuanta has a Facebook group where they share study materials and videos, and model questions. Indrajeet and his team solve the doubt of students within a few minutes from the time of posting. The team has guided more than 500 CAT aspirants. iQuanta’s teaching model contains creative modes of teaching that make the students understand and learn concepts quickly. Compared to any other online learning platforms, iQuanta provides the best services at the lowest prices.
3. WSquare – Vandhana Ramanathan & Jinal Patel
WSquare, India’s first women-only co-working office in Chennai provides a Working Desk for Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs to work without any office-related or domestic chores. Vandhana & Jinal Patel, the young and energetic marketing professionals realized the need for an office when they were looking for pocket-friendly places to work out and found those were expensive. That’s where the idea of WSquare comes from!
Women need to be catered to differently. Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back
Jinal Patel, Founder, WSquare
WSquare is exclusively designed for all walks of life, with a special focus on new mommies and mommies-to-be. The workspace comes with all the amenities of a regular co-working space and also considers the unique needs of women. At WSquare, they have a daycare centre and also have tie-ups with grocery stores and home cooks to make the life of the working mommies & working women easier. WSquare comes with 24 x 7 security and power backup too. With WSquare they created an environment that allows women to focus on their work and meet interesting women, all in one place! Their incubation initiative called WINcubate helps women entrepreneurs in Chennai to access mentoring and potential funding.
The spirit of entrepreneurship keeps on growing and inspiring the rest!