Byron Tudhope is a software developer based in Cape Town. He started his own company in April of last year and after doing it part time for a few months he decided to take the plunge and do it full time in January this year. Most IT companies in Cape Town are open to developers working from home so it wasn’t a massive shock to do it full time, but Byron felt it would be better to be among like-minded…
Tell us something about your firm’s service, Mr. Shajedul Haque. Well, I actually have three firms. The one which is more known right now is Sadia Corporation because it is a joint venture with RFL Plastics. This one is my first business venture. We quote and look after the deals on the industrial side. Also, there is some industrial equipment of RFL Plastics. We are the first ones to supply these to different factories nationwide in enclosed volumes. The…
Tell us something about your firm’s service, Mr. Jobaerul Kaes. We are a technology startup specializing in Wordpress. We provide two types of services. One is the Wordpress Tech Support. Basically there are some companies who do not need dedicated Wordpress developers but at times they need updates and also some development works on their sites. So they need someone who can spare probably around 5 to 10 hours per month for this work. So we provide a…
When it comes to coworking, what we perceive is that it is a setting for startups to work together under one roof. But who said coworking is only limited to startups? Chattermill Bangladesh is is an example of the challenging that notion that only startups can cowork. Well established firms can opt for coworking as well. Chattermill is an UK based customer experience enhancing company and currently has operations in Bangladesh as well. We caught up with Mohammed Safquat Alam,…
For Saif Ibn Mazhar, the road to entrepreneurship was not easy. His first venture, Think Forest, was formed with a lot of hard work and high expectations. But his very first try at being an entrepreneur did not work out as expected, and the firm had to be closed down in a few months. ‘It was a major setback for us,’ he said to us. ‘We just started off at that time, and we had to close it down. We…
