entrepreneurship
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Why Must a Founder Be Able to Understand the Balance Sheet?
When reviewing a balance sheet for a recent acquisition, I saw a “garden” that looked perfect at first glance. Profits were blooming, but cash flow had withered to just 10% of the previous year. That’s not a rounding error; that’s a distress signal. Many founders look at a balance sheet like a school report card:… Continue reading
-
Do You Know a Profitable Business Can Still Be Financially Sick?
A mid-sized business of Mr. Rajkumar looked successful from the outside.Revenue had grown.The office was impressive.The team was expanding.And the profit numbers looked respectable. But while reviewing the balance sheet, a different story began to emerge.Receivables had sharply increased.Inventory was rising faster than sales.Working capital borrowings had climbed significantly.And operating cash flow had weakened badly.… Continue reading
-
Why do we avoid difficult conversations?
A Delhi court recently said something that should worry and, therefore, awaken family businesses. The Sunjay Kapoor family dispute, it observed, had the potential to pale the Mahabharata. Let that sink in. The Mahabharata, a war that destroyed an entire dynasty, wiped out generations, and left a kingdom in ruins, was being used as a… Continue reading
India Family Business Consulting 