Enterprising youth make a mark to say we can do it
Gopal Swarup was thrown out of his job. He was enraged. But life for him did not end there. Thirty-year-old Swarup has already made his first million. With a seed capital of Rs 22,000 from the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) and Rs 28,000 from friends and relatives, the Haryana villager started manufacturing manhole covers.

Ambala poultry farmers see growth prospects
Poultry farming holds great growth potential. Yet fighting for correct prices against increasing overheads, entrepreneurs in this line are by and large sceptical. But poultry farmers in the outskirts of Ambala are an optimistic lot.

Opportunities in Lanka for Indian small business
Small industry in Sri Lanka, as in other South Asian countries, is struggling to offset the impact of competition from foreign as also big domestic companies. The problem has aggravated due to the inability of SMEs to access and adapt new technologies and business techniques. This is despite the fact that they play a significant role on the industrial front.