Our ambassador for the evening, Nirmal Thapa, is active in the Nepalese community and blogs for the Nepalese Website Parakhi.com. While we waited for the rest of our group to arrive, Nirmal gave us a quick overview of Nepalese culture and gastronomy.…Read more at Mal and Di’s Excellent Adventure
Month: July 2012
Company culture
Company culture is very important in today’s world. Why? Well almost anyone could send a tweet, post something on Facebook or upload a video on YouTube. So if your company makes even a simple mistake, it can go viral in the online world. Every customer interaction becomes that much important. If your company culture is…
Radio conversation with Himali Sworharu on Visit Lumbini Year 2012
I recently talked with Sahadev Poudel who runs a program titled Himali Sworharu. In that program, he started a new series titled Post Card from Nepal where Sahadev and I will talk about various positive news and activities that are taking place in Nepal. Here is our first radio conversation talking about Visit Lumbini Year…
Feature Story: Picovico
I first heard of Picovico through a friend when we were having coffee. I did not rush to learn more about it then but over time it came popping up in different places I went. Then I decided to further research it and discover this cool new product. It gives me great satisfaction to say…
The salesman
When I was in college, imagining a career in sales did not appeal to me that much. I just thought that I would not be using what I have learned at school in the field of sales that much. However as I have progressed through my career, I realize that one is always selling something-sometimes…
Entrepreneurship
My presentation on Why Entrepreneurship? at Prime College on July 13, 2012: Entrepreneurship Presentation
Kicking it with Bharat Khawas, Nepali football player
Bharat Khawas was appointed as captain of Nepal U-22 national team for the AFC U-22 Cup Group D Qualifiers which were held at Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu from June 16-June 24. In the AFC U-22 Cup Group D Qualifiers, Bharat scored 1 goal and had 3 assists. Due to his growing popularity in football, Bharat Khawas…
Entrepreneurship club at Prime College
I will be speaking on Entrepreneurship at Prime College on July 13, 2012. The group has invited me to speak on skills needed to become an entrepreneur, challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship in Nepal and other aspects of entrepreneurship. I am looking forward to the interaction with the students.
promise low, DELIVER HIGH
In business, it’s easy to make promises. Yes we will complete the project on time and save you this much money…Yes we will take care of it and you don’t have to worry about a thing. These are common phrases we hear. Keeping those promises is hard. When you make a promise, you are expected…
Exceed expectations
How do you exceed expectations as a business? Well first you have find out what the customer wants, then promise to provide that and deliver it. Then you go beyond what you promised to impress the customer. This does not necessarily mean to overdue it but to show care, time and effort in the client’s…
Making Visit Lumbini Year 2012 a Success (Published on Nepalnews.com)
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 brought 735,965 visitors to the country. The aim of Visit Lumbini Year 2o12 is to attract 1 million visitors. Organizing a tourism year back to back presents a unique challenge for Nepal’s tourism officials and I want to offer my suggestions to hold a successful Visit Lumbini Year 2012. To make…