There are many such examples in Bengal where a small business was started from the state which grew up to be a successful brand in the country.
The Bengal government will showcase these success stories among the probable investors in India and abroad.
The industrialists will speak about their own success and path of growth in the documentations which will be prepared by the government before the run up to Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) 2018.
"In Monday's meeting, we discussed a lot of success stories in industry, which were started from Bengal. We felt that it is really important from the listeners' point of view that people get to hear from the industry captains, rather than listening from us. So, these success stories are likely to be documented," said state Commerce and Industry as well as Finance minister Amit Mitra. Mitra discussed the pre-BGBS scenario with several businessmen in the state.
It may be mentioned that the last BGBS recorded Rs 61,765.70 crore as investment proposals in the manufacturing and infrastructure sector. Mitra indicated that the documentation would not be restricted to the stories of private companies. The achievement of various departments on infrastructure development across the state is also likely to be documented for probable investors.
How would the documentation be created? The minister hinted that short films or books may be made from which investors would get a fair idea about the business scenario of the state.
Earlier, it was decided that a team from Bengal government would visit capital cities of different states across the nation to promote Bengal as a favoured destination for investment. Road shows and business seminars will be conducted by senior officers of the state government as preparatory measures before next the edition of BGBS. Based on the suggestions made by industrialists in the state, the government decided to set up a core committee of industries to help in adopting cutting-edge technologies.
The minister, however, said that the government will concentrate on MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) to promote tourism in the state.