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Posted by:   |  Jan 30, 2016

Birthdays and wedding anniversaries,   graduations and special occasions   … are times that we try to be innovative and different.  Especially when it comes to gifting to our loved ones.  Be it our child, sibling ,  spouse , parents or grandchildren..   And if it is a milestone event then we endeavor to gift something different that will always be remembered cherished and held close to the heart.   Some of the common gifts for a landmark birthday will be collages of yesteryear photographs,  mementos like key chain ,  year calendar , table top mugs,  coffee table books etc.

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Posted by:   |  Jan 28, 2016

Our Entrepreneur Development Research Centre ( EDRC) has been surveying business opportunities.  One area that has evolved, quietly , is teaching.   In its traditional format,  teaching is much sought after, if your skills are in place.   Teaching at the school children level can be tiring but extremely gratifying.   Accounts for classes 11 and 12 , Mathematics at high school level,  physics & Chemistry etc., have been much sought after subjects when it comes to person coaching.   It is peer pressure that helps these teachers thrive.   Peer pressure from the student group and their paren...  
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Posted by:   |  Jan 18, 2016

Valuing a normal real estate community – one pays for the common amenities.   Larger the community, the share one pays comes down.    One can see badly maintained common areas in many of the apartment complexes today,  as care – is not consistent to what it was when the builder maintained it.

Exceptions are there , but a few.     When it comes to retirement community – common amenities and area is of significance.    Would I pay for something that is not part of my sale value ?   Or would I have to pay additi...  
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Posted by:   |  Jan 18, 2016

In India retirement living has been an extension of Real Estate.   Elder care is still in its infancy stages, as far as retirement living is concerned.   Very few players have provided value to this space.    Most builders build communities, and then they sell it at a premium value with a promise of care.   How many of them have an experience in this ?   How many are passionate about this ?   Probably a handful.    Few have pioneered,  persisted and provided a different living experience.   Presently,  anyone can buy a retirement living un...  
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Posted by:   |  Jan 16, 2016

It is important to protect valuable documents and store them with appropriate storage mechanism.  Protection refers to keeping documents indexed,  in digital form , retrievable at any point of time.   With   a  1 tb or 2 tb hard disk drive,  you can protect your documents of life time in that.Many of us invest,  we get documents,  we then put the documents into a storage.  Be it a housing unit,  Or a land or just anything.   We take it easy  , even though we have invested our lifetime savings,  put the hard documents in a cupboard or a supposedly safe storage .   The challenge comes when we have to revisit these docum...  
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Posted by:   |  Jan 11, 2016

Elderly home care providers are becoming popular in various cities across India, and this is due to the growing population of senior citizens in the country. This is an expected projection, since time passes and nobody’s getting younger. But while elderly care services are becoming a mainstream in India’s society, it’s still a new concept, and not everyone is open to bringing their elderly family members under the care of professionals just yet.

Elderly home care services are practical a...  
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Posted by:   |  Dec 03, 2015

The Chennai rains have brought one very important area of focus.  The need to keep the documents digitalized.   In our recent interview with  about 120 displaced people, nearly 70 % ( seventy percent) worriedly mentioned that their children’s school records were affected.   Many of them said that their important documents were hurriedly bundled into plastic folders and put into the lofts, or Suitcases,  but then the swirling waters did cause very anxious moments.   One important learning from the current crisis is that we need to keep the documents source intact.  While it may be impossible to put all documents into a locker, it is possible to digitalize ...  
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Posted by:   |  Nov 15, 2015

This is no more a dilemma for the senior citizens . The choice of dwelling has definitely evolved in the last few years.   Senior needs are catered to by a variety of forums ranging from living to concierge services. One has to be clear to choose what he or she wants .   The elder care segment is growing and offering a variety of options for its customers.   Care Finder , in its research spanning over 400 people living in retirement communities found that one of the major reasons for a person to choose a ret...  
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