Sandeep Maheshwari started Image Bazaar, the world's largest collection of Indian images, after struggling early in his career in modeling and other businesses. Image Bazaar provides over 900,000 stock photos to over 7,000 clients in 45 countries. Maheshwari launched the business in 2006 with an initial investment of 1.5 lakh and it now earns over 10.5 crore annually. In addition to growing his photo stock business, Maheshwari motivates others through free life-changing seminars based on lessons from his own experiences overcoming challenges.

1. IMAGE BAZAAR
World’s Largest Collection of Indian Images- INDIAN
BAZAAR
SANDEEP
MAHESHWARI

2. Contents of the Presentation
 The Person
 The Starting Point
 Product
 Finance
 The milestone
 Conclusion

3. The Person
 Sandeep Maheshwari is a name among millions
who struggled, failed and surged ahead in
search of success, happiness and contentment.
 Just like any middle class guy, he too had a
bunch of unclear dreams and a blurred vision of
his goals in life. All he had was an undying
learning attitude to hold on to.

4. Cont…
 Rowing through ups and downs, it was time that
taught him the true meaning of his life.
 It is this very urge of helping people and doing
something good for the society that inspired him
to take the initiative of changing people’s lives in
the form of "Free Life-Changing Seminars and
Sessions".

5. The Starting Point
 Mr. Sandeep also started His family was into the
Aluminum business, which collapsed and in the early
stage of his life he took the responsibility of his family.
 He started his career as joining a multi-level marketing
company to manufacturing & marketing household
products.
 Hence, instead of being a brilliant student, he opted to
drop out of Kirorimal College, Delhi in the third year of
B.Com.

6. Cont…
 Attracted by the scintillating modeling world, he
started his career as a model at the age of 19.
Witnessing the harassment and exploitation
experienced by models he left it.
 2-week course in photography and there he
was, a dime-a-dozen photographer with a
camera in his hand.

7. Cont…
 He started clicking photo shots of models and whose
who don’t have money to pay, he clicked it for free. But
didn’t succeed because he was operating without the
studio.(2002)
 Many. Then he In 2002, along with three people, he
started a company which was closed within six months.
 In 2003 he published his book on marketing and began
a consultancy firm but unfortunately failed again.

8. Cont…
 His passion was photography so he decided to
continue with his passion by starting a studio
and hired some photograph.
 He started clicking portfolio for the models once
again and was charging very little from them.
But it was not helping much.

9. Limca Book Record
 Photography business was going fine, one day he thought to
go world record of clicking photograph.
 They set a target to capture 10,000 different shots employing
100 within a duration of 12 hours on an analog camera with
film. I exceeded the expectation by capturing more than
10,000 images in 11 hours and utilizing over 120 models.
 But when the photos were counted it was found that he had
break the world record.

10. Birth of Image Bazaar
 Mr. Sandeep Maheshwari use to keep the photograph or
portfolio which turned his life.
 One AD agency approached him for the photograph for
the advertisement, he was surprised because he never
thought the portfolio he capture and paid for the picture
they have taken.
 From their he started clicking photograph and but still
the demand of the customer was different only few pic
got selected.

11. Cont…
 Then he decided to take picture as per customer
demands.
 February 2006 with around 8000 images, finally
he launched Image Bazaar.
 At one time have the largest collection of Indian
Photography with close to around 900,000
images

12. Product
 ImagesBazaar have the collection of over 90000
pictures only Indians.
 Any company who want to do an advertisement but their
budget is low then they can approach ImagesBazaar,
will provide the image to the company and will charged
them accordingly.
 If any customization need to be done they’ll do the
same, the only purpose is attract the company and save
their money.

13. Cont…
 Even 3D image are also available now.
 At present, over 7000 clients in more than 45
countries are using images from ImagesBazaar
for their advertising and marketing
communication.
 ISO 9001:2000 certification.

14. Finance
 He started his first business with 12k camera,
for the ImagesBazaar he invested 1.5 lakh and
now his company is earning 10.5cr.
 For starting any new business you don’t need
good amount of money. If you have a good idea
than you can start your business whenever you
want.
 Earn by selling the digital photographs.

15. Expanding outside India
 We have a strong presence in India, Dubai, Pakistan,
and UAE, have a strong client base in all these markets.
 They are in the process of partnering other stock
agencies in the world to take our images to all across
the world. Presently their customers are present in 45
countries, but predominantly in Asia.
 90% of the business comes from India.

16. Milestones
 Creative Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 by Entrepreneur India
Summit
 One of the India's Most Promising Entrepreneurs by “Business
World” magazine
 Star Youth Achiever Award instituted by the Global Youth Marketing
Forum
 Young Creative Entrepreneur Award by the British Council, a
division of the British High Commission
 Pioneer of Tomorrow Award by the "ET Now" television channel

17. The last life changing
experience
 After Mr. Maheshwari tasted the sweetness of
success he took an initiative to change the life of
the people and motivate them with the help of
the workshop.
 The interesting fact “it is free of cost”.
 He shares his experience with the audience and
motivates them by giving them example of his
life.

18. Conclusion
 Mr. Sandeep Maheshwari is a self made man,
who has proved to the world that one can
achieve any thing in his life if you want to
achieve
 One of the success full manager of todays time.

19. Thank You
Prepared by : Abbas
Miyajiwala
Roll no : 01 (A)
Submitted to : Neeru Ma’am