“A highly competitive mindset is essential for business success”: Dr. Dhananjay Datar

“Like
every
other
field,
there
is
a
fierce
competition
in
business
today.
It
is
easy
to
step
into
business,
but
difficult
to
survive
and
succeed
for
a
long
time.
Business
can’t
be
done
for
a
chance,
a
leisure
or
for
charity-
and
profit
should
be
the
only
goal
to
run
it.
Hence
entrepreneurs
should
do
every
hard
work
without
hesitation
and
compete
with
a
‘kill
or
be
killed’
instinct.”
This
was
the
advice
recently
given
by Masala
King
Dr.
Dhananjay
Datar,
CMD,
Adil
Group
of
Super
Stores,
UAE,
to
the
aspiring
Maharashtrian
entrepreneurs
who
were
on
a
business
tour
to
Dubai.
 

Masala
King
Dr.
Dhananjay
Datar
was
felicitated
by
Prabhakar
Suryavanshi,
Founder,
Aakar
Digi
9
news
channel
with
a
shawl
and
memento
 

Datar
was
speaking
in
an
event
titled
Dubai
Business
Conclave
2025
organized
by
Aakar
Digi
9
news
channel
and
Trizon
corporate
services.
The
event
took
place
at
India
Club’s
Utsav
Hall
and
attended
by
many
established
and
renowned
businessmen
of
Dubai.
Prabhakar
Suryavanshi,
the
founder
of
Digi
9,
who
arranged
this
tour
with
a
view
to
acquaint
the
Marathi
entrepreneurs
with
the
opportunities
in
businesses
and
market
of
Dubai,
facilitated
a
dialogue
with
Mr.
Datar
and
others
during
the
event.
 

Dr.
Datar
said, “When
I
first
stepped
into
Dubai,
40
years
ago,
there
definitely
was
competition,
but
not
as
fierce
as
it
is
today.
Nowadays,
entrepreneurs
across
the
world
are
pouring
in
here
to
take
advantage
of
the
tax-free
market
and
ease-of-doing
business
policy.
In
such
a
highly
competitive
atmosphere,
outshining
the
competitors
is
absolutely
necessary
for
survival.
Any
business
should
be
done
for
profit
only.
We
can
survive
by
keeping
the
profit
margin
reasonable
and
simultaneously
retaining
our
customers.
Business
means
patience.
Hence,
those
who
impatiently
chase
instant
profit,
hardly
make
any
fortune.”
 

He
further
said, “No
doubt,
Dubai
is
an
attractive
global
business
hub,
but
you
have
to
adhere
to
the
laws
and
customs
here.
New
aspirants
in
business
have
to
imbibe
perseverance.
A
new
business
is
just
like
a
new-born
baby.
An
infant
takes
at
least
3
years
to
walk,
talk
and
eat
on
their
own.
Likewise,
a
business
also
starts
earning
on
its
own,
if
you
patiently
maintain
and
feed
it
for
the
first
1000
days.
Maharashtrian
youth
should
discard
their
traditional
mentality
to
shy
away
from
businesses
and
daringly
reach
their
products
and
services
to
the
global
market.
They
will
surely
succeed,
if
they
provide
quality
products
and
innovative
services
at
competitive
rates.”
 

Rahul
Tulpule,
Vice
President,
Gulf
Maharashtra
Business
Forum,
said, “Entrepreneurs
should
take
into
account
the
needs
of
the
customers
first
before
starting
the
venture.
In
recent
years,
Dubai
is
witnessing
a
huge
inflow
of
businessmen.
It
shows
that
there
is
an
opportunity
in
every
sector.”
 

Vivek
Kolhatkar,
MD,
BCW
Insurance
Consultancy,
guided
the
audience
on
risk
management.
He
advised
the
entrepreneurs
to
first
study
the
market
and
trends
in
overseas
countries
before
entering
there.
Dr.
Sanjay
Paithankar,
who
has
been
providing
healthcare
for
many
years
in
Dubai
shared
his
experiences
and
Omkar
Shenolikar
from
Quick
Heal
gave
useful
information
about
businesses
associated
with
technology.
The
event
was
coordinated
by
Ms.
Shweta
Ghalwadkar.