Sunday, September 24, 2017

Panel Discussion : Human Resource Management

Managing Man Power is a big challenge in today's world. The art of Recruiting - Training - Remunerating - Retaining is crucial for growth of any enterprise. Few of our successful NCC entrepreneurs sat in a panel discussion along with the faculty from Thiagarajar School of Management to discuss about the best practices in HR Management on 17th Sept 2017.

Mr.Lakshmanan of Farma Fabricon which employs over 300+ people along with Mr.Anand of Anand Textiles and Dr.Shanthi Muthuraman of Tooth Zone explained about their experiences in Man Power Management.
Dr.Sathyakumar, Professor and Head of Human Resources at Thiagarajar School of Management along with Dr.Biswas of Thiagarajar School of Management added their exprience in industry and academics - clarifying on crucial aspects on issues related to HR.


"Industry and Academia interaction is the need of the hour, whether it is management or technology.kudos to the Madurai team for organising such productive sessions" commented an NCC member from Chennai.

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People : by Rtn.Dr.Rajagovindasamy

Rtn.Prof.Dr.Rajagovindasamy was former principal of Thiagarajar Arts College and belongs to the faculty of English. He is currently the Director of Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College in Madurai.


The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a widely read / popular book in the West. While reading the book should be the ultimate goal, Prof. Rajagovindasamy explained these Seven Habits in Flat 30 Minutes.



There is little benefit in just listening to him / watching this video. The real benefit comes when we implement these seven habits in our day to day routine.

If the objective of every individual is to succeed in what ever he does, then this video could be a motivation / first step towards reading this book and implementing these seven steps to success.

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The wikipedia says "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1988, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey. ...
...Covey's best-known book has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1989. The audio version became the first non-fiction audio-book in U.S. publishing history to sell more than one million copies."

Hope this topic added a tinge of literature to the usual hardcore business meetings of NCC!

Insulin House : Vijay Veerappan

When Mr.Vijay Veerappan of Devakottai started making his BUSINESS PRESENTATION on 17th Sept 2017, it was looking like an yet another, routine presentation But the wide spectrum of products he deals with made every one wonder - how come this young man is able to manage so many business at the same time keep smiling.

Infact the faculty from Thiagarajar School of Management, who were there to take part in the panel discussion on Human Resource Management were Jaw struck by his innovative ways of managing his man power.
Mr.Vijay veerappan gave offers to NCCians for the bulk purchase of FMCG products for occassions like Weddings etc. He can be contacted at : 04522344424


Solar Power : By Cosmic Electricals VR.Lakshmanan

Renewal energy has been high on agenda - both by environmentalist and industrialists. India - being blessed with abundance of Sunlight, it is logical for us to harvest solar power and utilize it for our residential and commercial needs.

Mr.VR.Lakshmanan of Shanmuganathapuram is an electrical engineer from REC Trichy. His company Cosmic Electricals has executed Solar projects for many industries and individuals in and around Madurai. He took us through the concept of Solar power, the various types of installations and their costing - viablity calculations under the BUSINESS PRESENTATION on 13th August 2017.

Many NCC members were hearing to this important topic for the first time in great details.

Mr.VR.Lakshmanan can be reached at : 9443351161.


Angel Funding : By Mr.Shivaraja of Native Lead, Madurai: 13th Aug 2017

Funding is a crucial component of any business. Most of us start our business with our own capital as seed fund. But as soon as we run out of capital, we tend to limit our business due to want of funds. Even if the business is good, the product is great we are not able to progress further.

In today's corporate world, the concept of Funding businesses is a widely known and accepted phenomenon. Angel funding, venture capital funding, Private equity investing are few of the Funding categories.

To understand the nature of these funding and their suitability, NCC Madurai invited the Founder and CEO of Native Lead Network at Madurai to deliver a talk on 'Angel Funding'.




Coco Peat : Mr.Ramanathan : Business Presentation

மண்ணில்லா விவசாயத்திற்கு பயன்படும் coco pith - Grow Rich Coco Manufacturing Company திரு N. ராமனாதன் தனது தொழிலில் தான் கடந்து வந்த பாதையை அனைவருக்கும் வழிகாட்டும் விதமாய் விவரித்தார்.

A chemical engineer by qualification, Mr.Ramanathan elaborated his amazing and emotional story on his way to success under the BUSINESS PRESENTATION on 13th August 2017. His products are currently being exported to various countries. Mr.Ramanathan after had displayed most of his products for members to feel and discuss. That's one of benefit of those who attend NCC meetings in person!

Franchisee Opportunity: Nilgiris 1905

Nagarathars are often blessed with abundance : Be it wealth or knowledge or business acumen or accounting skills. All these assets with sincerity and honesty has seen them grow in the past and present. Many of us keep looking for fresh business opportunity.

On 9th July 2017, in its third Monthly Meeting, NCC Madurai invited the Associate Vice President of Nilgiris 1905 Supermarket - Mr.Dominiq - to give a presentation on Franchisee opportunity from the Supermarket Superstar.
Nilgiris is now part of  Kishore Biyani's Future Group which owns Big Bazaar etc.

Those who are interested in this franchisee opportunity may stay in touch with NCC Secretary Mr.Chinniah Velayutham @ 9972744334. He can facilitate the meeting.

Tringle Solutions : Muthappan Ramanathan : Business Presentation

If there has been a fairy tale in the making, one of it could be the story of Mr.Muthappan Ramanathan. He started playing with computers and softwares at and early age. And by the time he was out of school (+2) he had already won many awards and recognitions - be it Google Hackathon or Apple events.

He joined SRM university and is the final year of his graduation. But since the 1st year in college he has been developing software solutions for clients in Germany and US. On seeing his brightness, his college had placed an order for executing ERP solutions in their institution.

Mr.Ramanathan, final year BE (CS) student at SRM, is now the Founder Chairman of Tringle Technologies at Chenna, but prefers to call himself as the Chief Technology officer at Tringle. He is youth member at NCC Madurai and son of our member Mr.KN.Muthappan of KNM Photogaphy who does all the video shoot for our NCC Meetings.

Mr.Ramanathan presented one of his solutions aimed at making life easy for retail store keepers and supermarkets under the Business Presentation category on 9th July 2017. Here is what he talked on "Tringle : The Super Power Retail Cloud : Era of Retail Automation"

Venkat of Venka Fly Ash Bricks : Business Presentation

One of our Youth Member Mr.Venkat made his business presentation on 9th July 2017.

Venkat who was then out of his Civil engineering picked up the most relevant item in his field: Bricks. He made an elaborate presentation which can be viewed below.


Mr.Venkat is proud that he is getting enquiries from NCC members after the presentation and he has started supplying to sites beyond Madurai.

NCC wishes the very best to Venkat. He can be reached at : 9894225258

GST - The Game Changer : By V.Nagappan

GST is the buzz word across India. While many of us are still grappling to understand the nuts and bolts of GST, NCC Madurai aptly organized the monthly meeting on 11th June 2017 addressed by none other than Mr.V.Nagappan of Devakottai.

Mr.V Nagappan is one among the charter members of Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce at Chennai. He is Stock broker, Value investor and Author.


Mr.Nagappan explained the basics of GST in lucid manner with simple examples and excel sheet workings. Apart from the members who attended the meeting, the youtube video now has more than 10000 views!



Wednesday, September 20, 2017

ECOWIN - UPVC Doors and Windows - Mr.Lakshmanan

An young engineering graduate Mr.Lakshmanan of Devakottai has started his company "ECOWIN". He manufactures UPVC doors and windows. In today's world when availabIlity of quality timber, labour and environmental issues, UPVC products are catching up fast as the only alternative. And Mr.Lakshmanan has positioned himself in this space.

Mr.Lakshmanan has won the Business Case study competition at IBCN 2017 at Dubai.


Ecowin Upvc Windows mainly targets on affordability over other European brands.

UPVC Windows are Current Trend Which avoids Cutting of tree and less expensive too when compared with wooden windows.


Sliding Window, Openable/Casement Window, Sliding Door, Openable door, Luver window & Fixed window are some our products, We also do partition work for offices.

Ecowin is a Madurai Based Company we extend services all over tamilnadu.


Think, Innovate and succeed is the ultimate goal of our company.


Interested members can contact Mr.Lakshman at 9578680808


NCC Meeting : 14th May 2017 : "Million to Billions" by Mr.Soma Valliappan

Mr.Soma Valliyappan is a writer, speaker, trainer, and an expert in the areas of Human Resource Management, Personality development, and Financial Investments. He has written over 45 books in Tamil and English on various subjects including self-development, stock market, emotional intelligence, time management, sales, leadership, and personality development.

He addressed our NCC Meeting on the topic "Millions to BILLION" - aimed at scaling up our businesses and enterprises to greater heights.

Why Promote Yourself ?

It is truly a blessing when someone refer's a client / customer to us. But a Nagarathar is too humble to talk about himself. We are grown in such a simple lifestyle that even our closest relative / friend doesn't know completely about our enterprise. As a result, we miss out on getting referrals which could have had material impact on our business.

At NCC, it is part of the protocol to encourage each member to standup and speak about all their business activity. They can display their products, make a power point presentation or give sample for the members to experience their products.

Once the audience know what you do, there is a greater chance of increasing your business volumes.

So starting speaking about yourself and promote your business.

Members who wish to make presentation can contact President NCC Madurai Dr.Ramakrishnan for a slot. He can be reached @ 9362253355

NCC Meeting Protocol:




Thanks to the magnanimity of Thiru Manickam Ramaswamy, Correspondent, Thiagarajar School of Management for extending all the support to conduct our monthly meetings at one of India's finest Management schools.
We meet every month - 2nd Sunday at TSM, Thiruparankundram, Madurai from 10 AM to 12.30 PM

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Inaguration on 2nd April 2017

Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce - Madurai Chapter was inaugurated on 2nd April 2017. Monthly meetings of the Madurai Chapter would be on 2nd Sunday of every month, subject to change if required.

Officials from Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce in Chennai - President Mr.EMC.Palaniappan, Secretary Mr.Muthu Subramanian, Membership Development Chairman Mr.Annamalai along with Mentor Mr.Thirupathi of Emerald Tyres inaugurated the Madurai chapter and installed the Madurai Team of officials and core committee members:

Dr.V.Ramakrishnan - President
Mr.SM.P.Arunachalam - Mentor
Mr.Chinniah Velayutham - Secretary
Mr.PL.Ramanathan - Treasurer
Dr. Muthuraman - Member
Mr.Annamalai - Member
Mr.SPA.Ganesh - Member
Mr.P.Ramaswamy - Member

Mr.Kathir Kamanathan of Chella Software Private Ltd, Madurai delivered the Keynote address.

















The VISION of Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce is :

To be a catalyst for fostering entrepreneurial spirit among Nagarathar Community.

The MISSION of Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce is:

To inculcate sustainable and credible Entrepreneurship among the Nagarathar through networking and training with active participation from the younger generation.

The OBJECTIVES of Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce are:

  • To propagate and popularise the idea of promoting Entrepreneurship among the Members to establish business activities such as manufacturing, trading, providing services in international and internal trade.
  • To create a sustainable networking platform for a meaningful interation in business related activities among the Members.
  • To encourage and provide guidance to younger generation to pursue the entrepreneurship.
  • To support the Members to scale up their business.
  • To create a dedicated fund to provide financial support to needy and support worthy business proposals / projects subject to an evaluation of the business model by a competent and experienced team of professional / organizations.
Chennai NCC's Membership Development Chairman INNOVATIVE ANNAMALAI moderating the Q&A session


Mr.Kasiraja of Lakshmi Papers Madurai adding his views on 'EXPECTATIONS FROM NCC'




Dr.Shanthi Muthuraman adding value to the discussion.


Mr.Karuppanchetty of Amaravathiputhur - who is based in Hyderabad on "Venture Funding'