Born in Aurangabad and brought up all over the country, Babita has led a typical army life. With her father in the army, it was time to pack bags every alternate year and bid goodbye to friends and neighbours. As expected, networking comes naturally to her.
She completed her masters in Chemistry and worked as a head chemist for four months, before she gave it up to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a fashion designer. She has a very simple reason to choose entrepreneurship as a way of life.
“ It’s true that there are ups and downs and people think you are crazy because you want to venture into unknown territory with a 24×7 occupation and risks galore, but you are your own master. There is no one telling you what to do. You don’t have to beg anyone for leave if your daughter is sick. And frankly, I never really needed to make a choice between business and family. Its quality time and not quantity time that my kids need. If you have a drive, then just go for it. That will make you stick to the fight when you are hardest hit. It’s all about passion. I am very fond of making people feel good about themselves, right from childhood, so my work is my pleasure.
I have taken micro steps in the business and grown with every step. I don’t want to grow so big, so fast that I lose the sight of my basic goal of making people feel better about themselves. Today I have a client base of 4-5 regular women per month, and that’s more than I can deal with. As WSol grows, I may hire people to help me out and then expand my customer base. No one can take my place, the taste and choices are mine, and my expertise and experience comes into the picture there.”
Editor’s Note:
Sria Majumdar has interacted with nine women entrepreneurs from the Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs at IIM Bangalore and compiled an inspiring book titled ‘Inspiring Women to Start Innovative Enterprises’ that talks about their stories. This story is an excerpt from the same book. The book is available at Pothi.comStories of enterprising people are often inspirational and encouraging for the readers. If you’d like to share your experience or a story of someone you know, please write to us: info AT TiEStreeShakti DOT org
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