The motivational story of Prafull Billore is a young boy from Indore who dreamed of receiving an MBA degree, but his faith brought him success after dropping out of the course. Prafull opened a tea stall and now he is known as MBA Chaiwala.
2. • Prafull Billore was born in the beautiful state of
Madhya Pradesh.
• He completed his graduation with a Bachelor of
Commerce.
3. • The young boy desired to pursue MBA from a
reputed college.
• So, he began to study for 8 to 10 hours daily for
several months to appear in CAT (Common
Admission Test) but unfortunately couldn’t make
it.
4. • The failure discouraged Praful Billore, and then
he began to rethink and work hard for
accomplishing his dream, but could not
achieve a seat in a prestigious college even
after various attempts made by him.
• Thereafter, the lad packed his bags and
traveled to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai,
and Mumbai, but even this was not helping to
heal his pain.
5. • Then, the youth began reading motivational
stories of successful entrepreneurs and noticed
that all the millionaires had once worked at
McDonald’s, so he also started working there for
Rs. 37/hr.
• Thus began brainstorming diverse ideas and
concluded on running a Tea Shop franchise.
6. • The boy lied and convinced his papa to lent
10,000 dollars for pursuing MBA in a college in
Ahmedabad instead of telling the truth about
the dream of starting the Tea Shop.
• Prafull was delighted with the financial support
received and then brought a small tea stall,
utensils, and other essential things.
7. • Everybody in the town was amused to see a
tea seller fluently speaking in English and
serving tea in a tray with toast and tissues and
this became the stepping stone for his success.
• The customers were also impressed by the
interior walls of his cafe, which were decorated
with a parody of lines inspired by Bollywood
film names and songs.
8. • Soon after the speedy success of the cafe, he
began to take orders for functions and
organizing ceremonies at his cafe.
• Within two years of hard work and dedication,
Prafull began to earn in crores.
9. • After accomplishing the dream, he started
utilizing his valuable time traveling across the
world to organising events for charity.
• On 14 Feb 2019, Prafull offered free tea to all
singles and it attracted several youths to the
Cafe.
10. • The man who once couldn’t attend a reputable
university was afterward invited to IIM and
Harvard Business School to give a speech on
pursuing a dream and achieving it.
• Thus, MBA dropout became one of the most
successful entrepreneurs in India with his sheer
perseverance.