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Assignment # 2: Interview an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship NEN-201; Trimester 2; PGDM 19-21
Name: MAHARAJ DEY Last date for submission 27-Nov-2019 (Wed), 2 pm
Regn. FPB1921/025 Date of submission: 27-Nov-19
No.:
Section Section A Signature of Student:
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Maximum Marks = 20 Secured Marks =

Note: You should submit both hard (printed & signed) & soft (MS-word file) copy through CRs
 Start this practical assignment on 20-Nov-2019, complete it by using weekend (Sat/Sun)
 Late submission NOT entertained; -50% for delay upto 24 hours (after stipulated timeline) &
thereafter it is NIL
Objectives of this assignment are to:
a) Learn what is Entrepreneurship?.
b) Understand who can become an entrepreneur and how to pursue entrepreneurship.
c) Discover how opportunity is identified in the real world.
d) Discover how easy or difficult it was to approach and talk to strangers.

1 ‘Entrepreneur’
a) Name: Mainu Ranga Swamy
b) Education: 10 - Kunchigarapalya, Government Kannada Medium School& 12th-
th

NEELBAGH RURAL SCHOOL

c) Place: Lakshmipura, Thataguni Post, Kanakapura Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka
560082
d) Mobile: 9564273855

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2 ‘Enterprise’
a) Name of Enterprise / Laundry Store
Venture / Business:
b) Nature of Business: Laundry Service
c) Type of product sold / Cleaning Cloths
service offered:
d) Initial Investment in 10000RS
Business:
e) Current Business 20000-25000 RS
Turnover / month (in Rs)
f) Whether the Business is in Because the store location & service is very good, It’s in
Profit? Brief details…. front of a collage so this Business is in profit.
g) Other details about The owner is trying to expand his store.
Business Enterprise

3 ‘Environment’
a) How the Business he decided to set up a shop away from the main city and
Opportunity was he found a good location with customer need. Hence his
identified & “Business business started.
Plan” was finalized
b) Important features of His business is based on trust on his customers and
c) “Present Business primarily runs on credit. This model is immensely
Model” popular amongst the students who are regular customers
to his shop.
d) Who are the key Students of IBA and other nearby colleges. Local
customers? businessmen.
e) Measures taken to offer  Good service.
best service to customers  Credit model of business.
& increase the business?  Fast service.

4 ‘Key Learning Points (KLPs)’

a) Discover how easy or It was a completely new experience for me but I took
difficult it was to like a sport. I loved speaking to the entrepreneur and his
approach and talk to entire journey was quite interesting. His struggle was
strangers? immensely inspiring.
b) List down 4-5 important 1) Fast worker
Qualities of this 2) Smooth talker
Entrepreneur 3) Customer Oriented
4) Calm
5) Friendly
c) Do you think, you have I would love take up this journey of entrepreneurship
interest in taking up and would like to become a successful businessman in

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JOURNEY OF coming years. It is a journey of high risk and uneven

ENTREPRENEUR? results but I would love to take this challenge.
(Briefly Write 2-3
sentences, with reasons)
d) Any other points, you It was a grate opportunity to take to an entrepreneur
wish to add……. and listen to his story.

NOTE:
 This is a suggested guideline / template, you can collect additional & relevant
information; as appropriate.
 Learn & meet a person Face-2-Face (whom you have NOT met so far), anywhere
in Bangalore, build rapport & relationship; then collect the important info.
 Relatives can NOT be taken for this interview process
 Be creative & innovative.
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