Summary:

An interest in what makes small businesses successful emerged as my career developed. During the audit and tax consulting work,  I had the opportunity to observe how businesses operate in very different industries.  I tried to implement the resultant insights during the accounting and application development periods. Those attempts, in turn, provided further insights.  These got consolidated during the content development phase, when I had to research and write weekly articles on business management for over three years.

The result is practical, usable, insights into what makes for small business success. And my mission is to help small businesses succeed and grow.

Biodata:

1959: Bachelor of Commerce with Banking Specialization

1960-1964: Articled Training with a reputed firm of Chartered Accountants, getting exposure to accounting systems and practices of businesses engaged in different industries

1964: Qualified as a Chartered Accountant

1965: Started career as the accountant of a company engaged in steel fabrication contracts. In that position, I re-designed the accounting, contract billing and inventory control systems, as outlined on Portfolio page.

1969: Joined a reputed public accounting firm and gained experience in tax consulting and company audit work. Also got exposed to business operations in very different types of industries.

1975: Passed the post-Chartered-Accountancy Management Accounting exam as the best candidate in the country.

1975: Joined as Internal Audit Supervisor in a large organization abroad. The organization was using an IBM Mainframe for accounting work, and I had my first exposure to computers.

1979: Returned an joined a medium sized Power Cable Manufacturing company as Advisor to Chief Executive. Work involved reviewing the operations of several manufacturing units belonging to the same group. The reviews exposed me to cost control issues as elaborated on the Portfolio page.

1984: Completed two courses, one in computer programming and the other in Advanced Business Management.

1985: Started on my own as a computer applications developer. Designed, developed and implemented 50+ custom applications in practically all business result areas over the next decade and more. The Portfolio page outlines a few of the projects delivered.

2003: Picked up HTML and website development using resources available on the web and started researching and writing web content for online businesses in different countries. The Portfolio page discusses one major content research/writing assignment. 

2006: An experimental, non-commercial website I developed achieved top ranks in all major search engines of the time, and was sold for a good price.

2012: Completed Google AdWords Professional Certification and gained insights into digital marketing.

2012: Started small business consulting work helping entrepreneurs with their operational issues. A few assignments are outlined on the Portfolio page.