1. The document profiles several famous entrepreneurs who achieved great success despite humble beginnings or lack of formal education/training. It describes entrepreneurs like Karsan Bhai Patel (founder of Nirma), Thomas J Bata (founder of Bata shoe stores), Dhirubhai Ambani (founder of Reliance Industries), Lakshmi Mittal (steel giant), and others. 2. It also highlights rural innovators like Mansukhbhai Prajapati who transformed his father's pottery business, as well as self-made billionaires like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and social media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg. 3. Several women entrepreneurs are also profiled

1. Model Entrepreneurs
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Debidutta Pattnaik, CFA (ICFAI)
MBA, MIFA

2. From Pillar to Post
• Karsan Bhai Patel of Nirma was a chemist’s assistance and has a Rs. 2500 crore company
today.
• The original Mr. Thomas J Bata was a cobbler? And now has stores in more than 30
countries all over the world.
• Dhiru bhai Ambani started his life as a clerk in a French company in Aden. He was not
born into a business family nor did he possess an MBA degree and yet, he is a
household name in India and figured in the Forbes list of the richest Asians.
• Lakshmi Mittal, the steel giant, Satbir Bhatia of Hotmail fame and Narayan Murthy of
Infosys are some other names in the endless list you could choose from.
• Mansukhbhai Prajapati remoulded his father’s struggling pottery business to produce
the Mitticool range of ingenious earthenware, including a fridge that works without
electricity.
• Not only by boys, these milestones were also achieved by girls. All those girls who
thought smart, and were ready to act, scripted the success stories of their own life - like
Shehnaz Hussain, Ritu Kumar, Kiran Majumdar Shaw....
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3. Karshan Bhai Patel
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Karsan Bhai Patel of Nirma was
a chemist’s assistance and has a
Rs. 2500 crore company today.

4. Mr. Thomas J Bata
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What became the Bata Shoe Organisation began
as a family cobbler's shop in the Moravian town
of Zlin, then part of the Austro-Hungarian
empire. Now the Organisation successfully
operates in 30 countries.

5. “I am deaf to the word no”.
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“If you don’t build your dream, someone else
will hire you to help build theirs”.
Mr. Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, better known as Dhirubhai Ambani.
“Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are
no ones monopoly”.
“For those who dare to dream, there is a
whole world to win”.
“Meeting the Deadlines is not Good Enough,
Beating the Deadlines is My Expectation”.
He was the Indian business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai.
Dhiru bhai Ambani started his life as a clerk in a French company in Aden. He was not born
into a business family nor did he possess an MBA degree and yet, he is a household name
in India and figures in the Forbes list of the richest Asians.

6. The Iron Maiden, from rags-to-riches
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Lakshmi Mittal’s life is a rag- to-riches story with a twist, he literally went from rags
to riches.
As a youth, he lived on bare floors and slept
on a thin, rope mattress.
These days he can afford to live in one of the
world’s most expensive homes. He is one of
the Forbes list of wealthiest people.
He owns a majority stake in Arcelor Mittal
(the world’s largest steel company).

7. The famous rural innovator of India
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Mansukhbhai Raghavjibhai Prajapati
He is well known for his earthen
clay based functional products
like: Mitticool, Non Stick Clay
Tawa, Low cost water filter.
He is the holder of the Indian
patents for these products, that
boast high efficiency and an eco-
friendly nature.

8. He taught us the secret to be a millionaire
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Warren Buffett is one of the richest people of the present world arena. He is widely known for
his investment expertise. He knows how to utilize money in proper way to get the best return.
His lifespan is really amazing which really focus to get someone inspired.
This Businessman, investor, and philanthropist
was born on August 30,1930, in Omaha,
Nebraska.
He started investing by age 11. He was
successfully running a small business at the age
of 13.
He later started the firm Buffett Partnership in
Omaha, with huge success.
In 2006, he announced that he would give his
entire fortune away to charity (est. $62 billion),
the largest act of charitable giving in United
States history.

9. The Man whose visionary invention
changed our life style
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William Henry “Bill” Gates III (born
October 28, 1955) is an American business
magnate, computer programmer and
philanthropist.
Gates is the former chief executive
and current chairman of Microsoft,
the world’s largest personal-
computer software company, which
he co-founded with Paul Allen.
He is consistently ranked among
the world’s wealthiest people and
was the wealthiest overall from 1995
to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was
ranked third; in 2011 he was the
wealthiest American and the second
wealthiest person.

10. Steve Jobs – The creator of innovation
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Jobs was an American entrepreneur
and inventor best known as the co-
founder, chairman, and chief
executive officer of Apple Inc.
Through Apple, he was widely
recognized as a charismatic pioneer
of the personal computer revolution
and for his influential career in the
computer and consumer electronics
fields. Jobs also co-founded and
served as chief executive of Pixar
Animation Studios; he became a
member of the board of directors of
The Walt Disney Company in 2006,
when Disney acquired Pixar.

11. Shahnaz Husain – The World’s greatest
Woman Entrepreneur
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Shahnaz Husain, CEO of Shahnaz Herbal Inc, is a
Prominent Indian female entrepreneur best
known for her herbal cosmetics, particularly skin
care Products.
The Shahnaz Husain Group has over 400 franchise
Clinics across the world covering over 138
Countries.
In 2006 she was awarded the Padma Shri, a
civilian Award by the Government of India and in
1996 She was awarded the “World’s greatest
woman Entrepreneur” by Success Magazine.

12. Padma Shri Ritu Kumar
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Ritu Kumar is one of India’s foremost fashion
designer and the first woman to introduce the
`boutique’ culture in India under the brand `Ritu’.
She has developed a unique style of her own,
reflecting the ancient tradition of Indian
craftsmanship in a contemporary vocabulary.
Ritu Kumar as a brand has been admired and worn
all over the world. She has designed the wardrobes
for the Femina Miss India for their participation in
international beauty pageants such as Miss
Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific.
She was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2013
for her exceptional and distinguished service in the
field of fashion, textile and craftsmanship.

13. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is an Indian
entrepreneur. She is the chairman &
managing director of Biocon Limited a
biotechnology company based in
Bangalore, India.
She was on the Forbes list of the World’s
100 most powerful women and the
Financial Times’ top 50 women in
business.

14. Mark Zuckerberg – The pioneer of social
network
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14,
1984) is an American computer
programmer and Internet entrepreneur.
He is best known as one of five co-
founders of the social networking site
Facebook. Zuckerberg is the Chairman
and CEO of Facebook, Inc.

15. Are you the
next one?
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