DRESSED FOR SUCCESS

Akshay Kapoor, 28, Operations Head Kapsons Group, Chandigarh

Why business? Akshay Kapoor may have followed his father’s footsteps in retail clothing business, but the decision was guided by his passion for taking the brand to the next level. Asserting that entrepreneurship gives him an opportunity to see his ideas translate into hard-core startegies, Kapoor adds, “It’s nothing to do with the fact that I didn’t want to work under somebody but one’s own business means a sense of belonging to one's work.”

Choosing Kapsons Kapoor may not have had much choice as he is the oldest amongst his siblings, but insists that he has never even for a day, regretted the decision of joining his family business. “During my school summer holidays, I was infatuated by the billing process that I would come to the store every day. I think that is when I made up my mind.”

What I Have Achieved Stating that his major achievement has been convincing people to take up franchisees for stores across the country, the young entrepreneur elaborates, “This really gives me a kick and motivates me to perform better than others.”

Talking about how he countered the online shopping craze, Kapoor says that he took it upon himself to improve retail sales, “Not only did I retain my sales but also made sure that we grew every financial year.”

Throw me a Challenge The young man admits that he had the hard task of convincing people to take him seriously. He says, “There are people in our company who are more experienced than the number of years I have walked on earth. So, I came up with Krome, a multi-brand franchisee store chain which is my baby. At present, it has 14 stores in Punjab, Himachal and Haryana,” he says.