Category: People / Stories

Business Ideas, People / Stories

First Parsi Lady Taxi Service Driver

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First Parsi Lady Taxi Service Driver Anahita Mistry nee Driver stays in Malcolm Baug.
 
Anahita and her colleagues are already busy round the clock, ferrying ladies working for hotels, BPOs, etc. 24X7.

I am really proud of Anahita for taking up this challenge. Do contact her for your travelling needs, eapecially for ladies and kids in aircond comfort.

Her business card reads as : 

ANNAHITA – 9320156622
MUMBAI CAB : 44 333 222 / 67 070 211 / 67 070 287
FOR WORLD CLASS EXCLUSIVE LADIES’ TAXI SERVICE

ADVANTAGES JUST A CALL AWAY :

  • air conditioned well maintained cars
  • well groomed, skilled and trained FEMALE Chauffeurs
  • suitable for ladies, kids and special people as it ensures secured travel
  • cars available for airport transfers, local usage and outstation trips

That’s all on the business card.

Courtesy : Rusi Mistry

Business Ideas, People / Stories, Portals

Frugal innovation: What GE does in Bangalore

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All aircraft engines need to be put through rigorous tests before they are sold. What will happen in case of a bird hit, or if a fan blade disengages? Done physically, each of these tests can cost up to $15 million.

And each test has to be carried out under different conditions. This can burn hundreds of millions of dollars.

Click above to read how GE handles it all!

People / Stories

Sharks In Your Life

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The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades.

So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish.

Continue reading “Sharks In Your Life” →

Business Ideas, People / Stories

5 Things About Entrepreneurship I Wish I Knew Earlier

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Visit Amazon.com, query Entrepreneurship, and instantly you have over 50,000 resources at your fingers. Hundreds of thousands of articles, books, and seminars explaining what it is, tools to help you to analyze whether you have the necessary skills, and how-to guides on being a successful entrepreneur. The problem is, very few resources share the true ups and downs of the process. Throughout my entrepreneurial journey I wish I had more candid reflections from entrepreneurs on the long-term process of starting a venture, the day-to-day emotions, and maybe suggestions on what to do when doubt sets in. In hopes of providing that to another, below are five things I have come to accept as part of entrepreneurship, but I never found outlined in any book….. Read More

People / Stories, Social Entrepreneurship

Ashta no Kai – Bicycle Bank Project

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The Japanese name, Ashta no Kai, means ‘‘for a better future’’ and these girls owe a great deal to Armene Modi, founder-chairperson of ANK.
ANK has been working for the promotion of literacy, health and development in these villages since 1998. But it was only in October last that it hit upon the idea of starting a ‘bicycle bank’ to curb the number of school drop-outs among girls. Geeta Phatak, project officer, says: ‘‘At present, there are only five high schools in these villages. Lack of transport, bad roads prevented many from sending their daughters to pursue higher education in distant villages.’’

For More information Click these links :

http://infochangeindia.org/20021011255/Education/Features/Have-cycle-will-study.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12501286.cms

Armene Modi can be contacted on armene.modi@gmail.com

Ashta no Kai – Bicycle Bank Project Part 1

Ashta no Kai – Bicycle Bank Project Part 2

People / Stories, Social Entrepreneurship

Bicycle Santa

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THE BICYCLE PROJECT

Give your old bicycle to a village school child

We’re collecting your old bicycles, which are probably of little use to their owners and lie rusting on a terrace, or in a stairwell or garage. After giving these bikes a new lease of life, we deliver them to the village kids in and around Mumbai, in Maharashtra.
Phase 1 of this project will help children in the villages of Thappar Pada, Wada and Vikramgarh with a farmhouse called The Hideout as the base for distribution of the bikes and the best bike locks to the children. These villages are located 100 kms from Mumbai, off the Ahmedabad highway in Thane district.

We have made our primary focus, the 900 students of the Marathi medium SSC board high school called Sri Binoi Gharde Sajjan Vidhalaya in Alonde, Vikramgarh Taluka. Once the 137 needy students from this school have received a bicycle each, we will move on to the next village and so on.

Donors and those interested are welcome to come and visit these children at any time if you wish to see how your simple gift of an old bicycle can make a huge difference to their lives.

For more information Click Here

People / Stories, Social Entrepreneurship

Custom Designed Wheel Chairs

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Our Mission

We leverage the internet to bring mobility and build futures for people with disabilities in developing countries.

Our Work

We help partners in developing countries provide the right wheelchairs. Wheelchairs so children can become mobile and active in their communities. Wheelchairs that are just right for each child’s needs. Because the wrong wheelchair can promote many complications like skin breakdown, dislocated hips, spinal deformities, respiratory problems, and less independence.

Mobility Builders
c\o Washington Assistive Technology Foundation
100 S. King St. Suite 280
Seattle, WA 98104
206-328-5116

www.MobilityBuilders.org