The document provides advice to entrepreneurs from two experts. It stresses the importance of having passion, creativity, ambition, and drive to succeed as an entrepreneur. It notes there are very few entrepreneurs in South India due to a lack of mentors, role models, and family/societal support as well as risk. Success is defined not as more business or money but as progress and seeing one's purpose as larger than life. Entrepreneurs are advised to focus on quality, valuing people, and having the right attitude and cultural fit within their organization.

1. Advice to
Entrepreneurs
A joint presentation by
Mr. Vijayaraghavan of Shakti Finance,Coimbatore
and
Dr.Balasubramanian
CEO, www.visionunlimited.in

4. Every entrepreneur must have
Passion
Creativity
Ambition
&
Fire in the belly.

5. Very less number of entrepreneurs
in South India
• Lack of mentors
• Lack of successful role models
• Risk involved
• Lack of societal/family support.

6. What is Success?
• It is not ‘more business’
• It is not ‘ more money’
• It is not accomplishments

7. Profit is the focus
• But every step forward is success
• It is a journey

8. Go further
see further must be the attitude

9. Purpose of life – is larger than
life

10. One must
expand the purpose/
goal
&
Move forward

11. Passion and fire in the belly
must exist to get success
continuously

12. Be committed to quality

13. Be wedded to the
organization you belong

14. Focus on people
working with you

15. • Valuing people
• Honesty
• Being a team member
• Owning responsibility
• Right attitude
• Cultural fit to the organization that is
created

16. Common routine of
Successful entrepreneurs
• Exercise/Yoga/Meditation
• Quick meeting/follow-up
• Focus on main business during the day
• Watch Comedy
• Listen to music
• Read books
• Involve in social –spiritual activities
• Quality time with family