GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
AHMEDABAD, MAY 27
Nearly 4 lakh entrepreneurs from MSME sector, including 35,000 from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, attended a training session for rebuilding businesses post-COVID-19 to create a Guinness World Record of the largest online business lesson, which was viewed for over 98 lakh minutes.
Overall, the online lesson streamed on the Bada Business App on April 24, which garnered over 7.49 lakh total logins and was watched by 3.78 lakh unique participants with an average concurrency of 50,131 during the four-hour session. It was viewed for a total of 98,54,293 minutes. The session was also attended by a number of participants from other countries.
The attempt created a new world record for the largest online business lesson, involving 18,693 unique viewers for 30 minutes. The previous record was held by a Russian gathering of 12,091 people in 2014, while a similar event earlier attended by 8,000 participants in the US.
The business training webinar saw the participation of MSME owners from across the country, including 35,000 entrepreneurs from different cities of Gujarat which is home to about 4,00,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
At a time when the world economy is in doldrums, this achievement marks a major milestone for Indian businesses and displays the bright side of the Indian economy. The achievement also shows that Indian entrepreneurs are leading the way towards making of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-reliant India), a mission set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to position India in global leadership role in a post-COVID world.
Founder and CEO of Bada Business Vivek Bindra said the organisation has also reached out to the Bihar government and is in discussion to begin a pilot programme in the state for the training of migrant labourers, which can eventually be expanded to several districts.
In a video-press conference, he said Bada Business has forged tie-ups with universities as it estimates 10 lakh students to enrol in a two-year training course next year.
“We are thrilled to have created a world record for the largest online business lesson and we congratulate India’s highly resilient MSME community for this achievement. At a time when the businesses are reeling under the economic impact of COVID-19, our session was attended by such a large number of entrepreneurs looking for professional guidance and help in adapting their businesses during the crisis,” Bindra said.
Bada Business plans to raise funds soon for its branch expansion from 80 to 150 in a year, Bindra said.
Bada Business offers small and medium scale enterprises knowledge into business strategies to help them scale-up and grow.
Dr. Vivek Bindra was presented with his record title certificate by official adjudicator, Joanne Brent, in an online ceremony on May 17, 2020.
Speaking on the achievement, Brent said “Achieving this Guinness World Records title for the Largest Online Business Lesson is an impressive accomplishment and a very inspiring reminder of what can be achieved together even when we are apart.”
