We are here to share with you the journey of Veeral Patel, who is the owner of Gaurav Sweets in Thane. He first came to Mumbai with a minimum amount of ₹35 and today he is the owner of a ₹13 crore sweet business. Let’s take a look at how he made it big!
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He first began working at a stationery shop in Mumbai and it was very difficult for him as it was a new city, new experiences and he had left his family behind. It was a very difficult phase for him and he wasn’t even paid for the first 6 months. After seeing his work his boss started paying him ₹250 and this happened in the year 1983.
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He switched jobs and eventually landed up in Thane at a relative’s shop and was offered to work as a partner. After a lot of struggle, he managed to buy his own flat in thane. Fortunately, his shop was a success and after that, there was no looking back! His hard hard work over the years paid off and he started earning well.
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In the year 2015, as per a friend’s suggestion, he got in to selling sweets and invested ₹30 lac in that business. He has nearly 300 varieties of sweets and apart from that he also sells namkeen, dry fruits among other things. Today he owns 6 sweet shops and all the branches are in Mumbai.
Per day the shop earned nearly ₹25,000 rupees and now his annual turnover is ₹13 lakh. His sweet shop is renowned and loved in the city! They have managed to provide quality to their customers.