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Member Spotlight – Nishadi Vipulasena, Niwahana Feed Materials Pvt. Ltd.

Member Spotlight – Nishadi Vipulasena, Niwahana Feed Materials Pvt. Ltd.

All small businesses that make it big have one thing in common – humble beginnings. Every business faces unique challenges & opportunities that lead them to failure and eventually, success. In case of MSMEs, they’re the backbone of many developing economies, contributing to as much as 35% of the GDP. Although 31% of small businesses in the US are owned by women entrepreneurs, in South Asia, this number is not nearly as impressive. But thanks to the grit, determination and the desire to break the glass ceiling amidst the patriarchal society, the leading women of the modern Asia are making the most of the opportunities on a global scale.

Member Spotlight: Michel Goldbach, Dutch Essentials BV, The Netherlands

Member Spotlight: Michel Goldbach, Dutch Essentials BV, The Netherlands

When Goldbach noticed large amounts of eucalyptus leaves separated from twigs before being sent to the world famous Aalsmeer Flower Auction by a friend, who owns the largest Eucalyptus plantations in Europe in Portugal; he was quick to wonder what happens to the leftover/rejected leaves. When the idea to recycle the leaves came up, a new business was born.