Entrepreneurship

Gaurav Marya is a born entrepreneur. He started his first business at 16 and has started and sold some 15 other businesses ranging from mobile phones, career advisory, restaurants to entertainment business etc. At 24, Mr. Marya discovered his real passion in life — Franchising. He was first exposed to it while on a business trip to the US in 1998 when franchising was the buzzword there and he dreamt of replicating its success in India. In 1999, Mr. Marya started Franchise India Holdings Limited which spearheaded the franchise revolution in India and has gone on to become India’s largest integrated franchise and retail Solution Company.