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May 26, 2004



Weight loss mart on a growth curve
In its bid to retain its grip on the slimming centre market, Gurgaon-based VLCC is all set to open 30 more outlets across the country. The new weight loss centres will augment the existing 63 outlets that the company owns.




May 06, 2004



Forms for all needs, on a CD
New Delhi-based Hi-Tech Services offers one such CD that contains more than 4,000 forms.




May 04, 2004



The fly-by-hire business takes wing
Private charters afford the benefits of speed, security and sheer luxury -- at a fraction of the cost of owning a jet.




April 28, 2004



Flights of fancy
Aerosports enthusiasts will soon be able to go on cross-country hot -air balloon safaris.

Fashion to go individual in 2005
Though trendspotting is yet to catch on in India, it is a big business for the fashion industry in the West.




April 22, 2004



Beware of data thieves near Wi-Fi spots
Hackers using simple sniffing tools can tap into unencrypted data passing through hotspots -- data from your machine stolen from right under your nose. And as is the case with virtual thefts, you may never notice it.




April 14, 2004



Hollywood's new clothes, from Delhi
Delhi's Rangarsons is dressing up stars and sets of four major period films.




April 09, 2004



For a pie in the sky
Flight catering companies are on a new high.




April 02, 2004



Cashing in on communication
Going by the proliferation of mass communication and journalism schools, it seems that news gathering has become a lucrative profession.




March 30, 2004



Useful PC software downloads
The Internet has made life a lot easier in more than one way. The Net has in abundance simple, light (weight) free and very useful software tools that can put to use both at work and at home.




March 25, 2004



Take a course to manage finances better
'Financial planning' is the new buzzword in the industry and catering to this new-found need is the Association of Financial Planners




March 18, 2004



Prepaid refilling to go virtual
India Prepaid Services Ltd has come out with a virtual prepaid airtime service that will help card holders recharge their mobiles, connected by any operator, from a third party retailer.

The job description clarity imperative
Ever pored over the importance of job description to recruiting? It is a critical issue, as is being realised by both, the employers and employees.




March 16, 2004



Turning the heat on counterfeiters
Many industry bodies have initiated steps against couterfeiters.

Pre-paid schemes just got cheaper
Now things have become a lot easier for customers with more players turning their attention to the pre-paid market.




March 12, 2004



House of bamboo
To construct a 46-metre long pedestrian bridge in Bogota last year, Colombian architect Simon Velez used over 3,000 bamboo poles and covered it with clay tiles. Velez was in India recently to attend the World Bamboo Congress in Delhi.




March 11, 2004



Time to step off the gas...and save fuel
According to a study by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association, over-speeding, rash and rough driving, sudden acceleration, jack-rabbit starting, violent and sudden braking result in major fuel loss.

Fill it, spend it -- across the globe
The introduction of the prepaid travel card by Indian banks affords a big convenience to outbound travellers who can buy goods and services across the globe by just swiping it.




March 10, 2004



Kindling new styles
Jamie Styles, a former executive with a Dutch broadcast encryption company and now a self-styled furniture designer and manufacturer, puts the wood from felled trees to use -- for designing furniture.

Fashioning a fresh course
Atul Agrawaal, general manager, Buddy Davis, has his job cut out for him. In the last five months or so he has drawn up a blue print to bring the apparel brand to the notice of the youth brigade.




March 09, 2004



How to be an offshore service provider
The first thing to do is to go to an offshore advisory firm.




March 05, 2004



Watches, for just a few crores
Jaeger-LeCoultre's Reverso and Master lines, the Calibre and Atmos collections among others will also be available to Indian consumers. Price tags start at Rs 150,000 and can go up to a few crores.




February 06, 2004



Going palaces
The HRH group chalks out plans to put Gajner Palace on the global map.




January 13, 2004



What? You haven't been to Andamans yet?
If you want to break the monotony and try something real different, then try cruising down to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.




January 07, 2004



Designing dream furniture
She has designed homes of some of the best-known business families in India -- Khaitans, Poddars, Dalmias, Munjals and Singhanias, to name a few.




January 02, 2004



Riding on entertainment
Unitech's amusement park JV will invest over Rs 1,000 crore in its Delhi and Noida projects




January 01, 2004



What it takes to set up a call centre
Any entrepreneur getting into the call centre business today should be aware that he is entering a commodity-like business.




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