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The Funding Mismatch That Quietly Kills Good Businesses
Ramesh had built his manufacturing unit over 15 years.Solid orders. Loyal clients. A reputation that took a decade to earn. When a chance came to buy a new CNC machine for ₹50 lakhs, he didn’t hesitate. The numbers made sense. The capacity would double. The future looked clear.He paid from his working capital. Account drained.… Continue reading
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The Ultimate Awakening for Family Business Succession Planning
Most founders I meet are not worried about the business.They are worried about what will happen to it and to their family after they are gone. But somewhere deeper, there is another question they rarely say out loud.Did I build a business, or did the business build a cage? This video is for every founder… Continue reading
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Preparing to Sell Is Not the End of the Story. It Is the Best Chapter.
Vikram Singhania spent 34 years building a logistics company in Pune. When his only daughter chose medicine over management, he made a decision most founders avoid. He decided to sell. Not out of defeat. Out of love for the business, and for what it deserved. But when the first serious buyer walked in, something uncomfortable… Continue reading
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Your Balance Sheet Is a Goldmine. Are you mining it?
Your Balance Sheet Is a Goldmine. Most Just Don’t Know How to Mine It. A business owner once said:“We need funding. Growth is stuck.”On paper, it looked true. Sales were flat.Cash was tight.Banks were hesitant. But one look at the balance sheet told a very different story.What was hidden in plain sight? Idle land bought… Continue reading
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Who will handle after you?
It started with a simple question.“Do you know where all the investments are?” The room went quiet.Not because there was no money.There was enough: savings, insurance, mutual funds, a house, and a few fixed deposits.But because only one person had ever really known everything.And he wasn’t there anymore. Until that moment, life had felt secure.Bills… Continue reading
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Breaking Free: The Family Business Guide to Succession, Exit, Inheritance, and Life Beyond Business

https://lnkd.in/dAiZstaJ Praise:Monika Halan – Writer, Author, Chairperson SEBI Advisory Committee for IPEF“As young India embraces entrepreneurship, it is important to think the journey through. This book helps you do that with clarity and foresight.” Dr. Annurag Batra – Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld“This is the most comprehensive and needed guide for India’s business families. It… Continue reading
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The Purpose of Succession Planning is Bigger than Business
Ramesh started with nothing. A small town in Rajasthan. A borrowed bicycle. A trunk full of textile samples and a hunger that had no off switch. By 55, he had factories in three cities, 400 employees, and a net worth his younger self couldn’t have imagined. His daughter got married that year. A grand wedding.… Continue reading
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Why SME IPOs Are Not Really for SMEs?
Every SME founder today is hearing the same advice:“List your company. Unlock value. Raise money.”Sounds attractive.Feels like progress. But pause and ask:Are you building a business… or preparing for the market? Because once you go for an SME IPO:-Your focus shifts from customers to compliance-From long-term decisions to quarterly optics-From building quietly to performing publicly… Continue reading
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Why Succession Planning in India Doesn’t Start, It Gets Triggered?
In most Indian MSME families, it doesn’t begin. It gets triggered. The founder had just recovered from a mild heart attack. Nothing catastrophic, the doctors said. But something had shifted at home. Conversations that were never needed earlier suddenly became urgent.Who will take over?Who will handle finances?What happens if something changes again? Until that moment,… Continue reading
