Met an inspiring businessman few days back…a businesswoman rather. We, at our company are so sucked up that we never miss a chance to go out for any futile reason. I and some of my colleagues were out of office after lunch (just to avoid drowsiness) and went to a coconut shop (I am working in Chennai). The shop owner is a middle aged woman. When she saw an exodus of people coming towards her shop, we could notice a welcome smile on her face. She handed over a coconut to each one of us. After finishing the last drop of water inside that green piece, we asked her for money. She said 12 Rs per coconut. Since we were 10 guys, we handed over 150 Rs to her. Since she was not having change so she gave us 50 Rs back and asked to give it next time when we visit her shop again. And then she allured us by her coconut’s qualities and size. And then she said that soon the coconut’s prize is going to slash down due to some reason. (We could understand her because one of my colleagues and that woman speak same language, that is, Tamil)
I was totally awestruck by her buiness acumen and this was enough to bind us to visit her again. An uneducated woman, who, I think, might not have seen school, knows so much about business. She could have simply given coconuts and bidden us good bye or shouted on us for not giving her change but she was different. She knew how to run a business. I could simply conclude that to run a business, you don’t require any extraordinary education. That is why some of the most successful businessmen of the world are not the ones with highest qualifications. They all share two common passions, one to improve their level and two, to serve the customers in the best ways.
