Jisha Surya & Rejith Balakrishnan
June 9, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: For outsiders, they are busy bees having highly paid jobs. But several employees in Technopark are doing part-time business either for an additional income or out of passion. The well-dressed professional you meet at the Technopark campus can be an astrologer or a grocery shop owner. With or without the support of their company, these techies are looking forward to earning extra bugs and satisfaction.
S D Chandu, who is working in an information technology enabled services (ITES) company in Technopark, is successfully running a franchise of SmartKidz preschool near Technopark for the past one year. While working in Technopark, Chandu realized the need for a preschool that could accommodate children of techies working in odd hours. Finding the possibility of an 8am to 8pm preschool near Technopark, Chandu launched Smartkidz. “My parents were teachers. So the concept of a preschool came up in my mind. Being a person who likes to make every hour productive, I didn’t find it challenging to continue business along with work,” he said. Chandu’s wife Krishna K S and friend Anoop Vince, both formerly employees of Technopark, support Chandu in the venture.
Gopalakrishna Sharma, who works for a leading BPO in Technopark, he will help you with astrological solutions for any kind of problems, for Sharma is an astrologer for the past 10 years. “My bread and butter is my work. Astrology is a service and not a business. My consultations also help me in my studies as I am pursuing PhD in Medical Astrology from Prist University, Tanjore,” said Sharma, who revealed that one third of his clients are techies.
Techies first hit upon the concept of online grocery shops in Thiruvananthapuram. Trivandrum Grocery, one of the leading online grocery shops in the city, is run by Sajith Sasidharan, an IT professional. Sajith, director of trivandrumgrocery.com, said he was not concerned about the profit of his venture. For Sajith, his venture is an option for future income. “I don’t let my office work intervened by my business. My uncle manages Trivandum grocery while I supervise it after my work,” said Sajith.
Dileep P S, a quality analyst at Sea View Support Systems, found out that leading textile brands in the city were fleecing the consumers when he went to buy churidar for his wife in Bangalore a few months ago. “I was surprised to find out that the same quality materials were available there for half the price. It inspired me to launch my online churidar shop,” says Dileep. He has got the support of friend and colleague Ronald Morais in his venture. The duo conducts their business through their Facebook page ‘The Churidar Shop’. Within four months, their page has garnered over 700 likes and also done good business. They buy stocks from markets in Bangalore, Gurjarat and Rajasthan, where the products are cheap. ‘Our primary target consumers are techies, who can spend Rs 2,000-3,000 from their salary,” he said.
It’s not over. Techies make additional income using their skill in web designing, web applications, e-commerce, etc. A number of techies work as distributors of products such as Tupperware, T-shirts, etc. Also, Kazhakoottam being the hub of real estate activities in the city, some techies are even working as part-time real estate brokers.
June 9, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: For outsiders, they are busy bees having highly paid jobs. But several employees in Technopark are doing part-time business either for an additional income or out of passion. The well-dressed professional you meet at the Technopark campus can be an astrologer or a grocery shop owner. With or without the support of their company, these techies are looking forward to earning extra bugs and satisfaction.
S D Chandu, who is working in an information technology enabled services (ITES) company in Technopark, is successfully running a franchise of SmartKidz preschool near Technopark for the past one year. While working in Technopark, Chandu realized the need for a preschool that could accommodate children of techies working in odd hours. Finding the possibility of an 8am to 8pm preschool near Technopark, Chandu launched Smartkidz. “My parents were teachers. So the concept of a preschool came up in my mind. Being a person who likes to make every hour productive, I didn’t find it challenging to continue business along with work,” he said. Chandu’s wife Krishna K S and friend Anoop Vince, both formerly employees of Technopark, support Chandu in the venture.
Gopalakrishna Sharma, who works for a leading BPO in Technopark, he will help you with astrological solutions for any kind of problems, for Sharma is an astrologer for the past 10 years. “My bread and butter is my work. Astrology is a service and not a business. My consultations also help me in my studies as I am pursuing PhD in Medical Astrology from Prist University, Tanjore,” said Sharma, who revealed that one third of his clients are techies.
Techies first hit upon the concept of online grocery shops in Thiruvananthapuram. Trivandrum Grocery, one of the leading online grocery shops in the city, is run by Sajith Sasidharan, an IT professional. Sajith, director of trivandrumgrocery.com, said he was not concerned about the profit of his venture. For Sajith, his venture is an option for future income. “I don’t let my office work intervened by my business. My uncle manages Trivandum grocery while I supervise it after my work,” said Sajith.
Dileep P S, a quality analyst at Sea View Support Systems, found out that leading textile brands in the city were fleecing the consumers when he went to buy churidar for his wife in Bangalore a few months ago. “I was surprised to find out that the same quality materials were available there for half the price. It inspired me to launch my online churidar shop,” says Dileep. He has got the support of friend and colleague Ronald Morais in his venture. The duo conducts their business through their Facebook page ‘The Churidar Shop’. Within four months, their page has garnered over 700 likes and also done good business. They buy stocks from markets in Bangalore, Gurjarat and Rajasthan, where the products are cheap. ‘Our primary target consumers are techies, who can spend Rs 2,000-3,000 from their salary,” he said.
It’s not over. Techies make additional income using their skill in web designing, web applications, e-commerce, etc. A number of techies work as distributors of products such as Tupperware, T-shirts, etc. Also, Kazhakoottam being the hub of real estate activities in the city, some techies are even working as part-time real estate brokers.
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