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PayInc Private Limited: Get customized, economical, subscription-based FinTech software developed exclusively for your business!

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PayInc Private Limited

“Financial institutions must be able to deliver an easy to navigate, a seamless digital platform that goes far beyond a miniaturized online banking offering.” ~ Jim Marous.

PayInc Private Limited is an enterprise solution provider and has been in the Digital Payments Space since 2019. They have a combined management experience of over 60 years.

PayInc offers the best business software solutions to their clients. Reliable, customizable, quick and pocket-friendly. They aim to use their rich experience in the industry to completely transform businesses across India.

With their unparalleled team of software engineers, cyber security experts and customer support – PayInc offers excellence at every stage of software development!

What’s on offer from PayInc?

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Setting up a FinTech company is quite expensive. Bringing together software engineers, server costs and maintenance costs a fortune. In order to make this affordable, PayInc offers to build fully customizable software which can be based on a subscription plan. Instead of spending lakhs on developing software from scratch, PayInc offers to get it done starting at just Rs.15,000.

PayInc also provides software solutions to help digitize and ensure effective management of every type of organization. Whether it is Logistics Management, School Management, Payroll Management, or any other type of requirement – PayInc can develop fully-customized software for literally anything!

As part of PayInc Connect, the brand also provides the best-in-class API Solutions for businesses.

  • API to get mobile operator information, plans, DTH customer information.
  • API to recharge mobile phone, post paid bill payments, DTH Recharge, Utility bill payments.
  • API for domestic money transfer.
  • API for Aadhaar Enabled Payment System.
  • API to receive Insurance Premium.
  • API for Micro ATM based transactions.

The PayInc Team also offers expert advice and consultancy services.

Meet the Honcho!

PayInc Private Limited

Mr. Sumiit Kumar Dash is the CEO of PayInc Private Limited.

Sumiit is a tech-enthusiast, a serial-entrepreneur, and a firm believer of balanced development. He is a B.Tech Graduate and has always been passionate about making the latest technology affordable to the masses. He has unmatched aptitude in Business Planning, Requirement Analysis, In-Service Delivery, E-commerce and Agile Methodologies.

Sumit has carved a niche for himself as an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the Financial Services Industry. Sumiit with his proven experience of having worked with a number of leading companies on positions like Vice President of Technology, for over 10 years has now founded his own Software Company – PayInc Private Limited in the year 2019. During the recent pandemic, the difficulties faced by the unbanked and the under banked citizens of the remote resource lacking regions, gained his attention and, Sumiit also founded PayAbhi, a B2B2C Payment Solutions organisation to help promote Balanced Regional Development and to make banking available and affordable to the last mile, throughout the country. Along with being a dedicated professional Sumiit is a true humanitarian; who always acknowledges that his employees are the pillars of his organization and ensures that they remain connected and motivated at all times.

Sumiit has also been very recently featured in the July 2021 issue of Silicon India, a leading Business Magazine, where he spoke extensively about the future of the Fintech Space in India and how an effective motivated team brings about Brand Loyalty to the organization. According to Sumiit, the one element that has boosted the Financial Services Industry the most is – Technological Advancement; and therefore, to stay relevant and competitive, the Financial Industry must step up and leap onto the Digital Bandwagon. With this belief, Sumiit aims to constantly innovate to uplift the quality of Financial Services in our country.

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Transforming India!

PayInc has been making Advanced Financial Services Technologies available to remote, unbanked and under-banked regions of the country. In a nutshell, PayInc is all about inspiration and the spirit of entrepreneurship! Each and every service that is offered by PayInc, has been designed, keeping in mind the budget and requirements of every Small Business owner who dreams to make it Big! The efforts of the Company, have also been recently acknowledged by Silicon India; a leading Business Magazine, as PayInc was honoured with the title of “10 Best Kolkata Start-ups to Work For”, for the year 2021; amongst stiff competition, in their July,2021 issue. With this early achievement, Team PayInc resolutely strives ahead with confidence and with a strong belief, that this is just the beginning of our journey of making a difference in the Fintech Space in India.

PayInc also provides an additional source of income to over 60,000 small businesses. By providing services such as Domestic Money Transfer (DMT), Insurance, Aadhar Enabled Payment Services (AePs), Micro ATMs, POS Machines, and Bill Payments, PayInc has brought banks closer to those who previously had little to no access to basic banking facilities via their network of partner businesses. By engaging with PayInc, these partner businesses earn commissions on each service they provide to their clients.

To know more, visit –

PayInc website –  www.payinc.in 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/payinc/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/payinc_payments
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/payincfb
Instagram: https://instagram.com/payinc_payments?utm_medium=copy_link

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Saahigir: Search for the best-quality bilona ghee stops here, doubly nutritious than regular ghee.

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Saahigir

A spoonful of ghee is all that it takes to transform a bland dish into a delicious one. In fact, the magical desi ghee ka tadka makes every Indian dish taste some ten folds better. Bilona ghee is considered the purest and most authentic way of rendering ghee which is made from curd, not malai. Only milk from desi cows is used for this process. However, while purchasing ghee, one needs to ensure that it comes from the right source. Nothing can beat the quality of ghee procured from a trusted, indigenous cow farm.

Located in Shri Ganganagar city of Rajasthan bordering Pakistan, Shree Saahi Gir Gaudham, in short Saahigir, is a Certified Family Managed Indigenous Cow Farm that is presently being run by the father-in-law and daughter-in-law duo Raj Setia and Pooja Setia. It is dedicated to producing nutritious milk and milk products relying on the strongest and healthiest indigenous herd of cows.

An incredible journey spanning decades of hard work and persistence

The journey of this desi, cow-breeding, family-owned farm is an interesting one. The family settled in a place named Ganganagar in Rajasthan post migrating at the time of India’s partition in 1947.

With nothing in hand except clothes and eatables, the family started its new journey in Sri Ganganagar, situated in North-Western Rajasthan, close to Punjab. The first asset Late Smt. Bishan Devi bought was a cow to give her children a nutritious diet in their new home.

The farm is actively run and managed by Raj Setia son of Late Smt. Bishan Devi and Pooja Setia, former’s daughter in law. Raj Setia, born in 1956 had seen Sri Ganganagar grow as an agricultural belt as he himself grew up.

He got his education from DAV School and MD College, Rajasthan University. Pooja Setia grew up in Sirsa, another agricultural town of Haryana state and completed her M.Com and M.Phil from Kurukshetra University. Her love for cows grew stronger as she saw her own mother and grandmother at home since childhood. Post-marriage, she felt a tremendous pull towards her in-laws’ ancestral farm and got actively involved with her father-in-law in the management of the farm.

Saahigir ~ Search for best-quality bilona ghee stops here

Saahigir churns out pure, superior quality A2 desi cow ghee using the traditional method of converting milk into whole curd, churning it for deriving butter which is further heated and melted traditionally to produce the finest Desi Cow A2 Ghee.

Saahigir has become a name to reckon with and is now a brand trusted by many. This ancestral farm has been carefully preserved by the family members, all of whom have taken countless efforts into making the best ghee available to the world.

With the help of best farming and agricultural practices, the brand produces and sells A2 milk, curd (dahi), chaach (buttermilk), cheese (paneer) in the local market and ships A2 Desi Cow Ghee and A2 Cow Dung Manure Vermicompost  across India. Here, products are different from store bought packaged food as all products are made from milk of humped desi cows. The services are spread across India with its website offering a wide array of milk products and bio-organic fertilizers for plants.

To know more, visit –
Website – https://saahigir.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/saahi.gir/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/saahigir/

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Guddee: A revolutionary social enterprise that vows to ameliorate the livelihoods of Indian artisans that create mesmerizing handcrafted products!

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“That’s the thing with handmade items. They still have the person’s mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.” – Aimee Bender.

The essence of the human touch is pure. Absolutely pure. In today’s age, we are heavily dependent on machines. Almost everything around us is automated or created using technological excellence. There are still so many skilled craftsmen out there that create beautiful handmade products that we can use in our day-to-day lives. Guddee is here to bring that pureness to us!

Spreading the ‘Guddee’ness of Handicrafts…

Guddee is a for-profit social enterprise that has an array of magnificent handcrafted products created by highly skilled Indian artisans. They personally design multifunctional handcrafted products that are very unique even before selling them on their e-commerce platform – guddee.in, which helps online buyers customize them or directly buy what’s available. More than 45 artisan families are currently associated with Guddee. There’s a plethora of spellbinding handicrafts contrived out of wood, clay, marble, threads and fabrics, invigorated exclusively for you – after understanding your preferences, stories, and experiences.

Guddee collaborates with brilliant, environmentally-conscious Indian artisans to source and curates the best multi-functional handicrafts. Artisans that excel in woodblock carving, wood lacquering, Lambani embroidery, blue pottery, leather / faux leather, traditional paintings like Madhubani, Patachitra, Cheiryal, etc. Gudde’s products range from home decor, occasion-based products like Rakhi, Ganesh idols, etc. to kitchen essentials, lifestyle products, and even toys!

Insurrection. Collaboration. Innovation. Satisfaction.

Over the last 30 years, there has been a 30% decline in the number of Indian artisans. Many organizations, top brands fail to provide them with the right pay and dignity for their work. Artisans are often exploited in a repugnant manner. Guddee ropes in artisans, art hobbyists, designers, creative warriors, and handicraft lovers to collaborate and build an urge in heart of  India to invest in handicraft wholeheartedly.

The locus of Guddee’s intervention is the rich and varied Indian handicraft folklore, practiced by skilled rural artisans, who create objects of tremendous beauty with strong market potential. Guddee wants to provide exclusivity, personalization, and customization in every product, therefore creating a mark in every customer’s heart. Guddee wants everyone to have a home that’s reflective of their persona, and not just of what’s on-trend.

Who handcrafted Guddee?

The Business Press had the honour of speaking to Haritha P. Singh – the founder – and she said: “I founded Guddee in June, 2021. I always had an eye for creativity. Traditional handicrafts always left me enchanted, and my connections with artisans Pan-India made me focus on conserving both traditional art and the livelihood of the artisans. I worked for a good 4 years with different artisans based in urban, semi-urban, and rural districts. During the initial days of the pandemic, many artisans contacted me for help. That’s how the seed of Guddee germinated.”

A future handcrafted to perfection…

Haritha further enlightened us: “I want every Indian to own handicrafts that talk to them, and that fit the key matrix of quality, functionality, and affordability. My aim is to reach at least 5 artisan families in each traditional art form and make them part of Guddee’s ever-growing family, thereby building sustainable livelihoods for them.”

Website : www.guddee.in

Social page: Instagram.com/guddee.in

facebook.com/guddee.in

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It’s Mumkin: A thoughtfully curated box full of love and pampering for soon-to-be moms, new moms and their babies!

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It's Mumkin

“Still the most magical day of my life was the day I became a mom!” – Linda Becker.

Reproduction is one of nature’s most beautiful realities. Women are blessed with the ability of creating and developing life within their body. Pregnancy generates a plethora of emotions for the mom-to-be. These emotions need to be taken care of with love, patience, and a whole lot of pampering.

Mumkin is here to make sure pregnancy and motherhood become a better, happier experience for every woman out there! Mumkin – stands to mean mums and munchkins, kins of moms (her near and dear ones). As the word suggests, Mumkin also signifies the many possibilities, potential and promises one could explore. This platform also propels their core philosophy – ‘Everything is possible with good intentions, hard work and commitment.’ Mumkin is a team of women experts who specialise in elevating the experience of motherhood. Right from the dreamy mom-to-be phase to oops my kid is 1 and a menace phase, they carefully curate care packages for the mother, child, and her near and dear ones. This unique platform is of the women, by the women, for the women, hence it is no coincidence that their esteemed team is full of women achievers.

Their team of experts have come together with a belief that empowered women empower women in every which way. They believe there is strength in sisterhood and that women should work to raise each other up.

LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT THE MOM NEEDS!

Mumkin curates kits for pregnant women, new mothers, and infants that include a mix of products that cater to their nutrition, utility items, personal care, and there’s also a generous hint of pampering for these stellar women. There’s a range of expert-backed, carefully packaged and mostly handcrafted products designed to make pregnancy a happy experience for every woman. Mumkin products are high on Happiness Quotient – Products that would surely make you smile! Mumkin has worked hard and thoughtfully curated a range of handpicked, healthy and mindful products that are nourishing, artisan and holistic specifically targeting the needs of every trimester.

Women go through a lot of crucial things that are usually overlooked. We rarely talk about postpartum blues or depression. This thought led towards Mumkin having a healer on board. They also provide amazing meditations and affirmations as per the trimester. All Mumkin products are mindfully curated, so there’s a great range of holistic products as well. So, it’s not just tangible products or utility items like maternity belts, pillows, books and bottles for moms or toys, swaddles and napkins for babies; but way more than that. It is all kinds of support and services a woman would need during these precious months and beyond.

Whose brainchild is this?

Shubhra Ruparel founded Mumkin in December 2019 at the age of 27. She’s a Computer Engineer and an MBA. She has worked with IBM India as well. She won a gold medal during her undergraduate degree, felicitated and awarded merit/excellence certificates by various institutions including Institute of Engineers, India for my performance as well as recognition by the Alpha Beta Gamma Society.

After interviewing women across the country, she discovered that it’s the same process for women across all religions. Their experiences, foods that they should have and various beliefs were all very similar. She even enrolled in Pregnancy Classes to put herself in their shoes before coming up with products for them. She teamed up with a panel of women experts – gynaecologists, pregnancy experts, nutritionists, a mental wellness counsellor and a child development expert – to get the best guidance to curate these boxes.

By women, for women!

When you buy from Mumkin, you are supporting small, women-owned businesses. Mumkin identifies, encourages and enables young brands and home businesses to reach a wider audience. All the products are lovingly handcrafted by a spectacular network of women entrepreneurs and experts from all over the country. Mumkin is a beautiful platform for women professionals and mompreneurs to come together and create a reliable network of sisterhood for other pregnant women.

Mumkin has served more than 500 happy customers, and they deliver their boxes all over India, and also abroad. In the next five years, Mumkin wants to burgeon a dynamic force of women entrepreneurs and collaborate with small businesses across the country to form a strong army of “Mumkin Minions”. Mumkin aims to make sure every mom in the world is pampered in the greatest way imaginable!

To know more, visit –
Website – https://www.itsmumkin.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/itsmumkin/

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Preggy: A comprehensive solution provider for expectant mothers, that help them strike a balance between their personal and professional lives.

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The journey towards motherhood is both intimate and joyous as it brings forth a slew of new experiences, emotions and dimensions. From conception to all stages of pregnancy to the final delivery of the child, every mother has her own unique journey and set of challenges to face. It’s a tightrope to walk when one has to manage all the roles a woman is expected to play: Mother, wife and executive.  

When Aarthilakshmi Muthukumar became a mom to twins, she realized that working pregnant women in the corporate world faced a number of problems that affected their mental and physical well being thus creating unnecessary stress during the most beautiful phase of their lives. This inspired her to start Preggy, a comprehensive solution provider for expectant mothers that help them strike a balance between their personal and professional lives.

A New Beginning

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A brand new start up, Preggy was among the top 40 women startups incubated at NSRCEL, IIMB out of an impressive competition of 10,000 participants across the country.  Its mission, “By the Women, Of the Women, To the Women” reveals everything Preggy stands for:  Support and Solutions.

With her vast experience in various childcare forums such as Breastfeeding Support for Indian Mothers (BSIM) and Coimbatore Parenting Network, Aarthilakshmi has gained invaluable insights into the problems faced by women during pregnancy. She has channeled this knowledge to create a real impact in their quality of life. To do this, Preggy engages only women in all their operations starting from suppliers, vendors, marketing, and packaging to delivery partners as well.

 No matter what the issue, Preggy has a solution for it. From healthy nutritious meals throughout pregnancy to mental well being and preparing the woman for the journey of motherhood, Preggy has you covered. Remaining fit is one of the most important parts of pregnancy and Preggy helps women out by consulting a panel of experts who advise them on pre-natal yoga, doctor check-ups, do’s and don’ts and so on.

Preggy: How It Works

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Preggy uses a two legged revenue model: B2C and B2B. The B2C model is through their own e-commerce portal and other online channels like Amazon, FirstCry, Momeaze and so on. The B2B arm operates through tie-ups with multispecialty hospitals, fertility clinics along with corporate deals for their expectant employees.

With a view to take these invaluable services overseas to NRI clients to help them in their pregnancy journey, Preggy is a woman’s most trusted best friend during this transformational time. They also aim to focus on CSR by extending their services to underprivileged women who cannot afford such services.

Pregnant During Pandemic

It was during the ongoing pandemic that Preggy was the knight in shining armor for several expectant mothers. They were suddenly in panic mode as all shops were shutdown and lockdown was imposed. Due to this, several essential items both for the mother and the baby were unavailable and there was severe shortage of essential goods. Preggy curated a special Childbirth Essentials Kit which included 10 essential items for mothers delivering babies during lockdown which were directly sourced from suppliers across the country and priced at a nominal rate. These kits were selling like hot cakes as they sold 50 kits in just the first 15 days of its sale.

To know more visit – www.preggy.in

https://www.linkedin.com/company/preggy-india

https://www.facebook.com/PreggyIndia

https://www.instagram.com/preggyindia/

https://www.twitter.com/PreggyIndia

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VyomFit: An online fitness training venture that aims to inculcate fitness as a habit by making it accessible to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere

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“If you don’t take time for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness.” ~ Robin Sharma

In order to stay fit and healthy, one has to make certain changes in his/her life which would require challenging oneself and coming out of the comfort zone. Many give up before they begin while many quit halfway through. While getting yourself motivated to hit the gym isn’t easy, with the right kind of training and motivation, it is possible. Launched on 19th January 2021 by an ex-IITian and CrossFit trainer Nitheesh Ballal, VyomFit is an online fitness training venture that aims to develop fitness as a habit by making it accessible to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere. It offers an end to end training experience right from goal setting to executing the needed step to achieving the goal.

And the journey towards fitness and well-being began

Nitheesh’s journey towards health and fitness began quite early in life. As someone who had been a State-Level Volleyball Player, U-14 Carrom Champion, Mr. Inter IIT, Fittest in Pune, he was already creating ripples with his outstanding achievements.

Then, in his final year at IIT Kharagpur, he started helping people transform themselves and achieve their fitness goals. While working in the corporate sector, he established his fitness startup named Transformations Elite. Nitheesh further elaborates “During that stint I got introduced to CrossFit and 6 months down the line I had my certification and 3 more months down the line, I quit my job and we started CrossFit Vyom, a physical CrossFit Affiliate in Pune.”

After the initial hiccups, when things became stable, COVID happened. He explains “We had to shut down our centre and I was left to do nothing. My restless mind started exploring opportunities to provide online fitness offerings.”

Soon a website was set up and live fitness classes began through ZOOM. The positive response from the clients acted as an encouragement. That is how VyomFIT was born.

VyomFIT : For a fitter, healthier and happier you

A crisis has given birth to the startup but it’s the courage of the founder that’s keeping it going. VyomFIT is committed to its goal of making people aware about the virtues of fitness. Besides online group classes, one can avail personal training, fitness consultation, workout apparels and equipment just at the click of a button. Unlike other gyms, the coach: athlete ratio of 1:15 is the highest here. Since all services are Live, one can interact with passionate and motivating trainers over video conferencing.

Most of the clients are from India but it also serves clients from UAE, Finland, Canada, USA, Australia, UK. Employees of Coditas, CIPLA, Cybage, OYO, American Express, Western Union, VEGA are some of its clients.

Preparing for the future

VyomFIT is looking forward to penetrating into all the TIER 1 cities within this year. In the next 5 years it aims to be the First Choice for Fitness in India. The startup recently started its Habit Reset Program which is being greatly appreciated by users now 350 and counting. The program majorly focuses on correcting small habits in your day to day life to see large differences in your Health & Fitness at the end of 4 weeks.

To know more visit –

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vyom.fit/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VyomFIT

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VyomFit?s=09

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crossfit-vyom

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGg3J5RNCjAaeLYsHkJMzw

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WordBerries: Here’s a startup that’s making an impact with its sharp focus on developing impactful and incisive content that captures the brand essence

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If there’s anything that propels the growth and development of a brand, it is content. Today, owing to a shorter attention span, most people skip ads and directly dive into content that educates, entertains and inspires. Moreover, nothing can diminish the impact of words – simple, thoughtful, well-crafted words that best describe a brand’s purpose. Quite a few startups in India are already making their presence felt in the content arena.

Like ‘a home bakery in the world of pastry chains’

Launched on 8th November 2018 by friends turned business partners Avanti Ubhayakar & Divya Palekar, WordBerries is a small yet nimble venture that aims to create fresh, simplified and on-time content for start-ups and established brands by building a tribe of creators, one word at a time. Nurtured with love, it infuses a humane touch into content to bridge the gap between what the brand actually is and how it is perceived by its consumers.

Diving into the exciting new world of entrepreneurship

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Avanti Ubhayakar – WordBerries Founder

Like all memorable journeys, this one began unplanned. Back in 2014, when Avanti was employed in a full-time corporate job, an opportunity knocked on the door. For the first time, it gave her a glimpse of life behind the scenes for content creation and she loved it. A gem of an idea was born.

Then onwards, Avanti started taking up freelance content writing assignments along with her day job. She also started blogging motherhood experiences.

Corporate life did offer comfort and security, however, someone was amiss. Though unsure about the monetary possibilities of content writing, the idea was fascinating enough for Avanti to give it a serious thought. In April 2018, she finally took the plunge into the exciting new world of content creation.

After years in the corporate sector, Divya too was looking for a change. As someone who eats, sleeps and lives amidst words, Divya understood the need for quality content. One rainy June night in 2018, Avanti and Divya got chatting on Facebook. Soon one chat led to countless conversations where they discovered how their IQs and EQs complement each other to the T. Their association gradually molded Avanti’s love for creativity and business with Divya’s love for words, to create what we today know as, WordBerries.

Understanding client challenges  

When it comes to resolving issues through unconventional approach, WordBerries is far ahead of the curve. It’s a rarity to stumble upon a company that’s as emotionally invested in creating content for their clients. Also, sustaining digital assets month after month without compromising on their awesomeness and consistent tonality is extremely difficult. WordBerries has addressed these two crucial pain-points with great elan. A de-jargonized, transparent and well-researched content requires courage and patience – two qualities that WordBerries stands for. Since the bright minds at WordBerries understand and appreciate the timeless stories associated with each organisation, besides creating, they also thoughtfully curate existing content and retell these stories.

Have you been “Wordberried” yet?

At WordBerries, content is king. They primarily work on content that has a narrative and is engaging. The narrative includes articles, blogs, mailers, website content, regional content and video scripts, engaging content comprises newsletters and building presence on Quora. .  They also provide event – related content , interview write-ups and content production services.

The startup is a melting pot of talented writers, designers and animators working together to create content which is heartfelt, easy-to-consume and optimised to load efficiently. In fact, for a more personalized experience, it provides content in regional languages such as Hindi and Marathi.

The value of discipline and time management is deeply ingrained within each team member, thus making sure no deadline is ever missed. As they say “We give it our all or nothing at all.”

Following a ground-up approach, Team WordBerries talks to stakeholders and customers, studies competitors and finally develops effective and tailor-made strategies for clients.

Also, the team follows basic hygiene as religion which ensures correct grammar, spell-checks, zero plagiarism, constant feedback, brand tonality compliance, regulatory checks and research.

The startup serves clients in India and abroad. It is associated with reputable brands across diverse fields such as BFSI (Nippon India Mutual Fund, ET Money, HDFC Securities Ltd, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund , TATA AIG General Insurance , HDFC Ergo General Insurance) Real Estate (Emaar India and Provident Housing), Manufacturing (Asian Paints)and Travel (Rover Atlas).

WordBerries: Roadmap for the future

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Divya Palekar – WordBerries Founder

WordBerries intends to create a wider clan of creators known for infallible quality and unscrupulous timeliness. It’s determined to become one of the world’s most preferred content partners helping brands realize their true potential and grow.

Content is much more than just a means to achieve targets and tick boxes.The startup spares no effort to emphasize the difference between a well-researched, carefully worded, humane piece of write-up and one that just has a few words put together. The WordBerries team believes “As content creators, time is our asset, and time is what we charge for”. Here, the endeavor is to get the quality of content its due and contribute towards restoring the cost imbalance by sticking to its values and mission.

With 15 agency partners, 33 brands and 200+ orders from November 2018 till date, WordBerries has already crafted a success story and will continue winning hearts going forward.

To know more visit –

Website: https://wordberries.in/

Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/wordberries/?viewAsMember=true

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/WordBerries-2277728808968925

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Clay Bae: A brand that brings forth the most alluring eco friendly, handmade terracotta jewellery, created with utmost care to suit your style and reflect your personality

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In today’s times, the significance of a sustainable lifestyle cannot be stressed enough. When all else fails, it’s the soil that nourishes our souls. And from the soil emerges an ancient art form named terracotta, which is perhaps one of the first expressions of creativity in the human mind. Terracotta art has endured the test of time and retained its popularity despite the perils of modernization.

Launched on 18th August 2020 by environmental architect turned Jewellery designer Mrs. Niveditha Kalidoss, Clay Bae strives to be a sustainability enabler and ensures people see the value in this unique & beautiful art form through handmade statement pieces. It combines the founder’s design sensibilities and love for nature to revive the ancient art of terracotta.

A journey laden with persistence, perspiration and self-belief

An environmental architect by profession, Niveditha always wanted to craft a career that would reflect her artistic skill and imaginative mind. Her passion encompassed multiple facets of life such as dance, history, painting and architecture. In fact, she considers painting and sketching as “a medium of expression to the mythological and allegorical subjects to life”.

But what made her plunge into the turbulent waters of entrepreneurship? Niveditha explains “One day I was looking for a dance print jewellery on Amazon but I couldn’t find one and that’s when it hit me that I could make one for myself! Since then, there’s been no looking back. I’ve taken online classes through my pregnancy and after my daughter’s birth and I have been at it since then.” In fact, to help overcome borderline postpartum depression, Niveditha was advised to “take up something and work on it for 2 hours everyday”. Turning this obstacle into an opportunity, she decided to learn a craft that has widely influenced Indian art and architecture and “has vast scope for creativity in terms of molding, painting and assembling”.

Launching the label on her daughter’s second birthday was a huge milestone. With support and encouragement from her family, this ‘Mompreneur’ is living up to the challenge of raising a child while chasing her dreams.

Clay Bae : Handcrafted stories just for you

Each piece at Clay Bae is handcrafted with natural terracotta clay, requiring a lot of patience & dedication for a unique and perfect output. Outlining the process, Niveditha says “I first start with molding the wet clay which then goes to a professional pottery studio for firing. Then it is painted to detail, assembled and packed. I strictly follow low cost, sustainable packaging-use of handmade papers, cardboards, paper tape, old newspapers among other things.”

The Hyderabad-based startup offers a wide range of terracotta products such as handcrafted earrings, jhumkas, neck-pieces and anklets. Temple jewellery, theme based exclusive hand painted pieces, ethnic and contemporary jewellery are available in various colors, design and size. The shipping services are available all over India and abroad.

Gearing up for future

Clay Bae is going from strength to strength despite being a one-woman show. Expansion of business through art collaboration is on the anvil.

In another 5 years, Niveditha plans to collaborate with the rural artisans who’re close to various indigenous art forms with one of the most unique and creative skill sets in the world.

To know more visit –

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claybae.terracotta/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theclaybae.terracotta/

Pinterest : https://za.pinterest.com/theclaybae/_created/

WhatsApp: +91 90694 66466

Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with a sense of responsibility by checking out these three eco-friendly Lord Ganesha brands!

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“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry.

Ganesh Chaturthi is a regional festivity that sees a surge in religious activities. For 11 days, devotees engage in vigorous worship of Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is worshipped for prosperity and knowledge. People bring the idol into their home or commonplace, offer prayers, play devotional music, prepare and distribute sweets like Modak and then eventually immerse the idol into the sea waters, marking the end of the festival.

While this is a glorious event for humans, it is catastrophic for the environment. Most of these idols are made out of materials that aren’t biodegradable. Every year, there’s a dangerous amount of debris that gets washed up at the beaches, thus polluting the environment. Quality of seawater gets tarnished. Sea life also gets affected severely.

The Business Press is proud to spotlight these three brands that create eco-friendly Lord Ganesha idols that will make sure you celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi while protecting the environment.

Clay Events

Deepika Gupta founded and launched Clay Events on 14th November, 2010. Clay Events is a flourishing event management firm, and hosts various types of events for all age groups across Mumbai.

For Ganesh Chaturthi, Clay Events has two options:

Make Your Ganesha –

For the last 8 years, Clay Events have been actively curating and executing their workshop “Make and Plant your Ganesha” all across India. With the help of their trained team, more than 5000 participants have created, worshiped, and then turned their Ganesha into a plant. The whole essence of Make your Ganesha is to create the idol with your own hands and feel One with the Almighty.

A feeling of pure bliss and happiness. One does not require experience to create these idols, one just needs to have the intention to create it! The team has been trained to help all the participants to enjoy the process and craft their beautiful idols. Make Your Ganesha idol turns into a hibiscus plant on immersion – in a flower pot. So Bappa literally blooms in your garden blessing your family and loved ones.

Ready-made Idol –

This is for people who want to be a part of this joyful celebration, but don’t want to make their own idols. Ready-made idols are also eco-friendly, so Visarjan can be done in a bucket of water, post which this water will be safe to water plants.

Clay Events deliver their Ganesha Kits throughout the country. All orders apart from Mumbai will be locked on 3rd September, 2021 and people residing in Mumbai can place orders until 7th September, 2021.

In the next 5 years, Clay Events intend to create more awareness about eco-friendly, sustainable ways of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi throughout the world.

To know more visit – https://clayevents.in/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/clay_events/?hl=en

Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/ClayEvents/

You can also connect with them on +91 9833744764

Treekart

Gowtham Krishna Tadala founded Treekart in 2019. They sell plants online. Their mission is to have plants in every urban household.

By partnering with their business friends at Plant A Plant, Treekart brought the eco-friendly initiative to their platform and encouraged the idea of PlantGanesh.

PlantGanesh is a unique concept designed to promote eco-friendly natural clay idols by converting them into plants after the Visarjan. Ganesha idol is made of natural clay, organic fertilizer, no artificial color, and with vegetable seeds. This unique concept is designed to grow into a plant after immersion.

PlantGanesh is a ready to use kit. There’s no need to sow the seeds after melting the idol. They are organic, healthy soil mix, and chemical-free indigenous seeds with high germination capacity.

To know how will PlantGanesh grow see this video: https://youtu.be/Zv-fn7yxsoU

Features of the PlantGanesh 2021 idol:

  • 7 inch pure clay Ganesh idol.
  • 5 inch high quality Recyclable self watering plastic pot.
  • Healthy soil mix with Cocopeat and Vermicompost.
  • Vegetable seeds. (Tomato/Brinjal/Bhindi/Mirchi/Any other vegetable seeds as per availability, they are randomly distributed across all idols)
  • Extra care packaging.

It is currently offered in 3 avatars:

  1. Plant Ganesh Mini(With Terracota pot)
  2. Plant Ganesh Classic(With recyclable premium plastic pot)
  3. Plant Ganesh Premium(With recyclable premium self watering plastic pot)

Treekart currently delivers plants only in Hyderabad, but they will be shipping PlantGanesh idols all over India. Treekart is not just an e-commerce website, it is an end-to-end solution for all gardening enthusiasts.

In the next 5 years, they aim to make the world a better place by promoting the idea of having houseplants in your home, and by finding new ways to make Ganesh Chaturthi a more wholesome experience for everybody.

The last day to book the PlantGanesh idol is September 5, 2021.

To know more visit – https://www.treekart.com/ or  www.plantganesh.com

Instagram – www.instagram.com/treekart

Facebook – www.facebook.com/treekart

Twitter – www.twitter.com/treekart

Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/c/Treekart/

Morya Arts

Artist Shreehari Bhosle founded Morya Arts in May, 2020 under the parent company RK Arts. He is a very reputed sculptor and a painter for the last 20 years. He’s a true devotee, and has been celebrating this festival every year. He believes there must be PURITY within an artist to make Lord Ganesha idols.

Most artists use Plaster of Paris to make the idols. He realised that the value of soil is disappearing and people are deviating from the concept of nature and the dedication of worship. People started looking for products that are lightweight and have different design variations, which is easily possible with Plaster of Paris – but it is very harmful towards nature. During this lockdown, he thought about connecting nature and the celebration of the festival with PURITY without harming nature.

All Ganesha idols are made HANDMADE from 100% natural products which are also BIO-DEGRADABLE.

Check out the making of eco-friendly Ganesha from Red Soil by Artist Shreehari Bhosle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwY_GCrW1k

This year Morya Arts provides eco-friendly Lord Ganesha idols in 7 different avatars! and 2 options

1 . Eco Friendly Murti with 2 plants, a Pot filled with Red Soil and Cocopeat.

2 . Full Eco Set which also includes the accessories, Puja Thali Set and Modak Money Bank.

These biodegradable Red Soil Ganesha Sculptures melt easily when they’re dipped or soaked in water. Home Visarjan is recommended. The base of the Ganesha Idol is made using biodegradable Red Soil, Cocopeat and 2 plants, so that home-based plants can be grown after Visarjan.

Even the accessories are made using biodegradable Red Soil and other eco-friendly materials. The Puja Thali Set contains a Diya and Agarbatti stand and a Modak Shaped Money Bank.

The last day to book the idol is September 7, 2021.

Artist Shreehari Bhosle is a renowned artist based in Mumbai; The sculptor for the 25 feet Kalaghoda Black Horse installed at Fort, Mumbai. He also intends to teach everything he has learned. In the next 5 years, Morya Arts hopes that everyone would adopt eco-friendly practices for this festival.

To know more visit – www.artistshreehari.com

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/artistshreehari/

https://www.facebook.com/shreeharimoryaarts

To know more about the artist –

https://www.facebook.com/shree.bhosle.10/

https://www.facebook.com/ShreehariBhosleArt/

Live By Design – Turn your dreams into reality with India’s No. 1 goal planner!

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Live By Design- India's No. 1 goal planner!
Live By Design

“The most important journey of our lives doesn’t necessarily involve climbing the highest peak or trekking around the world. The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams!” ~ Oprah Winfrey.

A life without Goals is a brilliant recipe for mediocre living. Goals give you the ability to live every day with a purpose. Do you have a difficult time achieving your goals? Do you set New Year Resolutions that always fade away towards disappointment? Do you feel like you need a constant push?

Live By Design will light up that fire to make sure you set and achieve your goals with ease and speed, fulfil your dreams and be successful!

Designing your life to perfection!

Live by Design is a personal development company that creates action tools to design your best life. Their tools are designed for people who want to think big and achieve more, and are looking for a clear, straightforward action plan to implement it. Their Goals Journal is the First Goal Planner in India.

“This is something I have been looking for my entire life”, “I wish I had something like this before, life would have been so much different and fulfilling” – is a very common feeling amongst the people that have experienced the Goal Planner by Live By Design.

It is different from other planners because it provides a structured, step-by-step action blueprint to turn your dreams into reality. Starting with designing your life vision, breaking down your vision to goals and finally your goals to daily actions and tracking you daily progress. It is a unique action system, that helps you simplify your goals journey and see guaranteed results in 13-weeks. The Live by Design Goals Journal is a complete goal-focused planner, designed for entrepreneurs and professionals who are committed to fulfil their dreams.

What inspired Live By Design?

Live By Design was founded by Adhishree Anand, as she needed to solve a personal problem. As a new entrepreneur, she was struggling to manage her time and organize her schedule. Committed to increase her productivity and performance, she took on personal development programs and books.

With the booming coaching industry, she found an abundance of knowledge available through business coaches, life coaches and productivity coaches. Even though she was easily consuming all the knowledge, she struggled with implementing that knowledge into her daily routine, to get the results. Afterall, knowledge without action has no power.

During her market research, she found various planners in the market which were full of calendars and to-do lists, which left her clueless as to how she should design her routine for success in the absence of a directional planner. Seeing an absence of implementation tools, she took on creating them herself, which led to the launch of Live by Design, during the lockdown last year.

So what’s the ultimate goal?

Live By Designs will continue creating action tools, both physical and digital, that empower individuals to build a life that matches their potential. Their organic growth, mostly through word of mouth has helped them reach their physical products to over 100+ cities in India in just 6 months, while their digital products have reached people across 35 countries. They are now looking forward to expanding their physical presence outside India.

The lockdown gave people the opportunity to pause, reflect and evaluate their lives. People thought about their pending dreams and unfulfilled potential. A lot of people changed career paths during this time, which shows their commitment to live by their own design. In the next 5 years, Adhishree believes Live By Design will see exponential growth, as more people will take on creating wholesome lives for themselves.

Some people dream of success, while others MAKE IT HAPPEN!

If you are committed to live the life of your dreams, these action tools can help you build that life for yourself! This one is worth checking out!

Take their free self-assessment test to know, where you stand in your preparation for your goal-success. 

Website: www.livebydesigngoals.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livebydesign_goals/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livebydesign.goals

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/live-by-design 

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