"Don’t lose battle unless you win in that" - Rafiq Suleman Shaikh

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 1. Tell us more about your company and your journey? 

About Us: We are, a Leading Brand in Domestic & International Industrial visits and Adventure Programs. Quite renowned as Industrial visit  Organizers. We are committed to our mission of adding practical aspects within the minds of students for a better understanding and thus creating a “perspicacious student”. We aim to overwhelm our customers by providing a wide range of services catering to their needs, with crowning satisfaction.

We are constantly innovating ourselves to provide a new viewpoint to our customers for an industry, and thus imparting a whole bunch of new experiences and learning Our USP is the customized Industrial visits according students stream,. Thus providing a unique visit specially designed for our customer.  

2. How did you come up with this idea and go about executing it? 

Journey of the start-up: Life has come full circle for me After Competition of Education in Tour and travels industry Management Diploma from Garware institute, Mumbai University, I got Job in Purple Squirrel, As an Event Director in that profession I was gain Practical Knowledge of 13 states in India and Many Destinations and got to learn about Ground reality the Execution and how to Handle customers. And it was a student’s Industrial visit Organisation Company but Due to Mismanagement of funds Company was vanished in 2015. After that I was worked in another Industry Visit Organisation where my job role was a Sales person. And from that I got to know how the all things are working in any organisation and how every department is corporate with each another. Sales is the Engine of every business, Operation is More on based knowledge and research of any organisation. Execution you can give your best when your sales and Operations all things are crystal clear and satisfy. It should be always need to be cross check for small or big execution due to its reflecting companies face in front of the customers and in Market.

Why I started own firm ? Due to in my Sales job I was not satisfied due to my previous company was not Delivering things to customers as committed and day to day I was losing job satisfaction. In May 2015 I was resigned from my Job and start working on My Own business Idea *(Eduventura, Eduventura it means Edu first three letters are reflecting Education and Venture who defines fun, Travel and Joy . In this I got a big support by Family and My wife Munira shaikh & Sandip Gaikwad ( C0-Founder), Vishal Tambe (Operations Head), and finally my Venture was launched on 07th July, 2015. March Till Now 2020 Twenty thousand students have travelled with Eduventura, with Safety  and Security.

 3. What has been your biggest challenge that you faced and how did you overcome that? 

Knowledge and Skill are two different thing But with your hard work you can convert your knowledge in Skill and from that skill you can tackle any challenge. In starting I was faced Financial issue, Lack of man power, Lack of technical knowledge Work on Website Designing, Marketing strategy, work strategy,  Target Market with Targeted Products For customers Complete satisfaction and with Limited Man power how to provide complete satisfaction to Customer. And with the same how to attract colleges *(Customers) without any Experience because Mumbai is a biggest competition market. And to get a business every where we required some reference but me and my team was decided will earn our Name and goodwill from our services and customers happy faces. 

And successfully we done also and Now Eduventura is Not only catering Mumbai, Maharashtra’s colleges, apart from Mumbai, Maharashtra we are providing services to Many of Colleges which located at Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan Colleges.

 4. What do you think are the most important qualities of a successful entrepreneur?

 Successful Entrepreneur: Successful business people have many traits in common with one another. They are confident and optimistic. They are disciplined self-starters. They are open to any new ideas which cross their path, Strong people skills, Strong work ethic, Passion

Passion is the most important trait of the successful entrepreneur. They genuinely love their work. They are willing to put in those extra hours to make the business succeed because there is a joy their business gives which goes beyond the money. The successful entrepreneur will always be reading and researching ways to make the business better.

 5. What are some of the most important factors for running a successful business?

Business success factors:

Leadership. Capable people who are able to focus on the big picture while directing the small picture. ...

Strategic and tactical plans.

Powerful & calm mind decisions.

Effective communications.

Continuous quality improvement.

Great marketing are your tips for first time and aspiring entrepreneurs? 

 Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Their I will say only two things Hard work and Hope. Hard work if yo start any business or any firm you have to be always a positive mind presence and Hope, Don’t lose battle unless you win in that.

 7. Which is your favourite book and why?

 My Favourite Book is Akbarnama: Nine jewels in Akbar's court. And it’s based on King Akbar Life.

Interviewed by -  Kirti Wadhwani