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Shilpa used to be a bright young software professional with several years of hard work served at a fast growing software company. She seemed to have everything going for her. She was intelligent, hard-working, well-qualified, and was in the right industry at the right time. Several years later, post marriage and a couple of kids, she found that she was unable to cope with the demands of a full-time job, growing children, old dependants, and a very busy husband. Not one to lose heart, Shilpa decided to quit her job and try and strike out on her own. She discovered that there was a whole world of business out there she could tap into. She quickly realised that her skill as an entrepreneur would depend on how swiftly and surely she rode the crest of business boom by seizing opportunities and striking at them with dogged determination.

Shilpa also knew she had an innate entrepreneurial sense, as most women do. She could thus play multiple roles with ease and was willing to explore, experiment and combine options for a winning strategy. If she got this right, she would enjoy the best of both worlds — no commuting for long distances, no stressful work environment, no guilt pangs for neglecting home and children, and yet make money by utilising her education, contacts and entrepreneurial qualities.

However, she knew it wasn’t going to be a cakewalk. The convergence of Information, Communication and Entertainment (ICE) sector had re-written the rules of business. There were no compartments, no set rules, and no rigid success models to fall back upon. She would have to, first of all, identify work that would befit her skill and expertise. Then she would have to establish her contacts and get together a workable infrastructure at home. Her venture was going to be a completely different ballgame from those of her close friends’ who ran a gourmet service and another who had a boutique of her own...
Here is what Shilpa found in the groundwork she did on various exciting prospects in the ICE sector.

Information Technology has thrown up four exciting areas for business — Hardware, Software, IT Services and IT Education. The basic investment for these businesses would be an updated PC, telephone line, a scanner costing approximately Rs 6,000, and an Internet connection.

Hardware Assembly And Sale ...and more