Uniza Tasneem, Daria System

Born and brought up in Chickmanglore, Uniza Tasneem completed management studies from Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences, Bangalore. She was selected by Kesdee Inc (an US based Company which was in to e-Learning) as a marketing executive. "Working there for an year and a half gave me an brief idea of software. The word software / Application, ERP started fascinating me."

Uniza Tasneem is the founder and director of Koramangala-headquartered Daria System, a hospital management solution enterprise.

In 2012, Tasneem started Daria System with an initial investment of Rs 5 lakh. "Our domain expertise lies in managing financials of healthcare sector mainly superspeciality and multispeciality, large and medium hospitals,nursing homes, diagnostic centres, laboratories, multispeciality clinics, pharmacies by providing customized software solutions".

Mitali Kalra, Zao Foods

The idea of starting her own cafe took root in 2010. After completing her MBA in finance from INSEAD in France, in 2008, she spent a year working in Dubai and Singapore, handling private equity investments in oil and gas, and shipping. About a year on, her craving for healthy fare spawned a business idea: a chain of health food cafes in India. So, in December 2011, she left her cushy investment banking job, pumped in Rs 14 lakh from her personal savings, and registered her company name as Zao Foods Private Limited.

Samosas, kachoris, choley-bhaturey/ kulchey... No matter how much we relish our traditional unhealthy savouries, there is the nagging need to eat nutritious food. To cater to this growing awareness of eating healthy is Mitali Kalra's year-old Mediterranean cafe, Crostini, tucked away in a corner of the HauzKhas Village in south Delhi.

A year into operations, her turnover is Rs 25-30 lakh. Till date, she has invested Rs 30lakh,and expects to earn double by 2014.

Sneha Roy & Sananda Misra -

Toptomato.in..............Toptomato.in by Sneha Roy & Sananda Misra is an online platform for ordering all household items. Its not a new concept but the founders aim to make it unique with its grocery subscription. One can subscribe for regular needs like milk, butter, etc and can specify required frequency. TopTomato was launched in the month of September, 2012 by Sneha Roy and Sananda Misra, graduates from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, with varied experience of working in the FMCG sectors. The venture is self-funded and the seed capital was about Rs 5 lakhs.  The initial capital was used for building the website and setting up the back-end and delivery networks. In an era where time and money have become mutually convertible commodities, Toptomato promises an escape from mundane Sunday morning shopping chores, long queues at billing desks, and endless hassles over procurement of daily necessities. With its highly customised home delivery systems, extensive periodic packages, attractive discounts, infallible quality assurance, preferred delivery time options and a robust order tracking system, Toptomato aims to redefine the entire shopping experience for its customers.  So for those of you who would rather recline in an arm chair with a cup of coffee than waste half of your life in marts and malls pushing trolleys filled with the week’s shopping, Toptomato is just the right place. Afterall, lazy is the new sexy!   

Kanika Dewan:

Dewan's family-owned business, Bramco, headquartered in Bahrain, carried out the floor work for the airport. More than 130,000 sq m of tiles were laid before the deadline of 11 months was over. After the project for the Delhi International Airport, Bramco is now working on a similar project with the Mumbai International Airport. The company has also done the flooring for a Leela Hotels project in Delhi.

For somebody who has contributed to designing mansions of several billionaires, apart from the work at the airports, Dewan does not boast of a design education. After majoring in finance at the Wharton business school, instead of continuing with investment banking, in which she had dabbled for a while, Dewan decided to become an interior designer.

Bramco is now proving to be the base of Dewan's new business. After her Wharton days, she decided to start a vertically integrated design firm that would capitalise on the exclusive availability of exotic marbles and granite from Bramco's mines.

 The diva who designed floors of IGI's Terminal 3 :                  Dewan's family-owned business, Bramco, headquartered in Bahrain, carried out the floor work for the airport. More than 130,000 sq m of tiles were laid before the deadline of 11 months was over. After the project for the Delhi International Airport, Bramco is now working on a similar project with the Mumbai International Airport. The company has also done the flooring for a Leela Hotels project in Delhi.  For somebody who has contributed to designing mansions of several billionaires, apart from the work at the airports, Dewan does not boast of a design education. After majoring in finance at the Wharton business school, instead of continuing with investment banking, in which she had dabbled for a while, Dewan decided to become an interior designer.  Bramco is now proving to be the base of Dewan's new business. After her Wharton days, she decided to start a vertically integrated design firm that would capitalise on the exclusive availability of exotic marbles and granite from Bramco's mine.  

Innovative ideas are the mantra behind every successful start-up story. India has been a flourishing ground for enterprises, and this phenomenon has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the last few years.

A handful of women entrepreneurs are stepping up to show they have the appetite, skills and vision to take a shot at scaling their young ventures. Across sectors as varied as technology, clinical research and retail women are poised to burst a common myth that women-led  ..

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Innovative ideas are the mantra behind every successful start-up story. India has been a flourishing ground for enterprises, and this phenomenon has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the last few years.

A handful of women entrepreneurs are stepping up to show they have the appetite, skills and vision to take a shot at scaling their young ventures. Across sectors as varied as technology, clinical research and retail women are poised to burst a common myth that women-led  ..

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/20912945.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst