New Delhi, Jan 2 (LAB) With the aim of creating the next generation of dynamic job givers, Business Blasters, the world’s largest entrepreneurship show run by the Kejriwal Government aired its sixth episode on Friday, December 31st, 2021. After drawing considerable praise from people, and prominent entrepreneurs across India, this episode featured students of Delhi Government schools who pitched their innovative business ideas to judges Priya Paul, Chairperson- Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, and Ram Kuppuswamy, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer- Hero Motocorp, and Dy. CM of Delhi, Mr Manish Sisodia.
Rules Breaker fuses fashion and technology in style
The first team on the show was called ‘Rules Breaker’. As the name goes, the group amalgamated the power of technology with fashion, creating a bluetooth enabled ring that would allow users to attend calls, listen to music and of course, wear the ring as a fashion accessory. Faisal, Chandan, Kamlesh, and Rohit who also happen to be childhood friends, conceptualized this idea with a seed capital of Rs 14000 given to them by the government of Delhi. Team lead Faisal, along with his team are amplifying their business idea through door to door marketing and social media. Talking about their business, Kamlesh mentioned that, “The feedback we got was encouraging. An army officer applauded our product and said that we should be making such things for them as it can help officers attend calls easily when on duty. A gym trainer too appreciated the product highlighting that it is handy during exercises as they cannot access their phones during their workout. With this, we do see the utility of our product.” This team bagged a cumulative investment of INR Rs.50,000 from both the investors with each investor investing INR 25,000. Furthermore, both Priya and Ram offered them mentorship in marketing and technical expertise to build their product better. Expressing his gratitude, Kamlesh said, “With Business Blasters, I have been more than enthusiastic about working towards building this business idea. My parents fully support me and are proud to see me take responsibility. It is a great feeling to know I can be someone who can be an employer and help people with a livelihood.”
Next Innovation presents a ‘Non-Conventional’ power bank with solar power charging
Harnessing the power of solar energy, ‘Next Innovation’, the second team presented the idea for a power bank which is chargeable with solar energy. With the impactful pricing the team- Mayank, Mohd. Sameer, Sujaan- has already sold 17 pieces. Presenting the idea, team lead Sujaan said, “We wanted to create this project for delivery boys and police officers functioning in rural areas where there is a shortage of electricity. We, however, want to upgrade this technology so that it can be adapted for laptops too. Our product is already getting great responses from word of mouth marketing and social media.” On receiving a seed capital of INR 25,000 from Ram and INR 20,000 from Priya he added, “My parents are really proud of the fact that we are running a business in such a competitive market. With Business Blasters, we made a start and we hope to make it bigger in the time to come.”
The craft house spreads light with its eco-friendly handmade lamps*
Inspired as a child by decorative items sold during Durga Puja, Hemant, the team lead of ‘The Craft House’ decided to manufacture cost effective decorative lamps to make it accessible to everybody. The catch of these lamps is they are eco-friendly and made out of wood, bamboo, wool and jute. Presenting their idea on the show, Hemant, Vishal, Devashish and Rakesh said, “We have already sold 50 lamps and the business is gaining momentum with more orders in the pipeline. I am extremely happy to be pursuing this project and plan on scaling it up as our team has been working hard to reach more customers with door to door marketing, and participating in exhibitions to market our product”.
The team received a combined investment of Rs.70,000 for the venture, with Priya investing 50, 000 and Ram investing INR 20, 000. They both also offered to mentor the group and help them further build their products.
Business Blasters is India’s first of its kind televised event which will give class 11th and 12th students of Delhi government schools an opportunity to present their projects to investors and obtain investment capital to take them to the next level. The show will witness students’ business ideas, shortlisted from 51,000 ideas submitted by 3,00,000 students. Watch students face some tough questions, and convince judges to support them with seed capital to scale their businesses, every Sunday, 7 pm.
To be a mentor to these budding entrepreneurs, register on www.thebusinessblasters.in
About Business Blasters
Business Blasters is a practical component of EMC for classes 11th and 12th and has been designed to provide our students an experience to work in teams, brainstorm and identify social challenges or business opportunities, prepare business plans and implement their ideas in their neighbourhoods. All participating students can receive seed money of Rs. 2000 per student. The teams will use this seed money with a clear objective to either earn profit or create social impact./LAB/SNG