Hyderabad, 28th July, 2018: The one-day MSME seminar & expo, 'GONAT 2018' hosted by BNI Hyderabad, to commemorate its 6th anniversary, was inaugurated by Chief Guest Shri Ramachander Rao, MLC, on Saturday at the HITEX Exhibition Center. Mr Murali Srinivasan, National Director, BNI, India; Ms Sanjana Shah, Executive Director, BNI, Hyderabad; Mr T Satish Kumar, Sr. Director Consultant, BNI, Hyderabad and Capt. Anand, Director Consultant, BNI, Hyderabad; were present on the occasion. BNI is the world's largest business referral organisation, comprising of entrepreneurs, MSMEs, Startups.
GONAT 2018 being attended by over 1500 delegates from across India, had eminent speakers like Mr Murali Bukkapatnam, a committed entrepreneur, mentor, orator, angel investor and start-up evangelist and Ms Sujatha Burla, Founder of Shradha Foundation, Social Activist and Anchor, who has an inspiring story of a strong-willed women who from a state of Paralysis went on to become a professional Investor, besides. Mr Murali Srinivasan. The faculty enlightened the audience comprising of entrepreneurs, on best business practices and shared their experiences in growing the businesses. The One Day conference had a business expo, with 100 SMEs showcasing their innovative products and services, which turned out to be hugely popular amongst the visitors. Overall it served as a platform for the participants to exchange business referrals and explore partnerships, which enable them to take the big leap from being regional to national players.
According to Ms Sanjana Shah, GONAT Expo 2018 will give impetus to the Hyderabad based MSMEs, by creating an opportunity to showcase and interact with BNI members and visitors from across India, under one roof. The business expo has about 100 stalls of various businesses in unique categories. The event is an excellent opportunity for thousands of members to network with businessmen from different states, explore opportunities of collaboration and expansion. She said, BNI Hyderabad has touched the lives of over 1158 business owners across 26 Chapters and is transforming the way business happens. It is a complete win-win proposition, our vision is to have 2000 members being part of BNI in Hyderabad by 2020, she said. Last year alone BNI Hyderabad facilitated Rs 650 crs of business and is continuing with its spree of fostering the growth of entrepreneurship and business in this part of the country, says Ms Shah.
