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Thankyou for making World Franchise Congress & Awards a grand success.
Mr. Gaurav Marya
Chairman,
Franchise India
Gaurav is born with entrepreneurial streak and sharp business intellect. He started his first enterprise in teenage while studying and eventually dropped out of college to realize his entrepreneurial dreams. As a serial entrepreneur, he set up businesses in mobile phones, restaurants, entertainment and advisory services. In later years his fascination towards franchising led him to evangelize franchising concept across India. To promote franchising he has established Franchise India group, a franchise consulting and media company. Over the period of time Franchise India has established a niche for itself.
Under Gaurav's leadership Franchise India has helped over 2,500 brands grow through business consulting, marketing, and investor acquisition. On the other side millions of investors found the business opportunities by buying franchise business through Franchise India's investor services. The media division organized over 300 conferences and expositions across 100 cities in India, and in the Middle East and Sri Lanka. It publishes 4 magazines, reports and books. Franchise India's business portal attracts over 264,000 unique hits every month.
Gaurav is part of Board Director of several organizations and retained as advisor by several private equity funds. Gaurav has chaired many global business forums on franchising and retail across India, USA, Australia, Russia, Paris and London. Time to time, He has shared his knowledge and business experiences through television shows. He is the author of three books - Franchising: The Science of Reproducing Success, Take Charge! Building an Entrepreneur Mindset, and It Takes Two To Tango: Achieving Customer-Connect in Shape-Shifting India.