Business
‘Just Baked!’ Krishnadas Pal and his dreams
At present, Bisk Farm holds the fourth position in the bakery business in India
Bengali entrepreneur F.N. Gooptu’s venture, Jharna Fountain pen
Jharna Fountain Pens were an iconic product of India’s Swadeshi movement
The woman who led one of the most successful textile businesses in West Ben...
Raunaque Jahan received an award for her entrepreneurial spirit from VFS Capital, Kolkata
Bengal's Haringhata Blue drinking water partners with Indian Railways – G...
Haringhata Blue is a West Bengal Government undertaking company
From having Rs 100, to setting up a 200-crore business empire – Malay Deb...
Malay Debnath, Business man, Delhi, Debnath Caterers and Decorators, Rag to riches, North Bengal
Bengali entrepreneur who explored business ideas across industries some 129...
Hemendra Mohan Bose was known as the ‘father of indigenous cylindrical records’
By Indrajit Sen
The Bengal Store: A celebration of the art, crafts, textiles and agro produ...
The Bengal Store is a treasure trove of Bengal’s rich handcrafted products
How West Bengal Celebrates National Small Industry Day – GetBengal story
National Small Industry Day is celebrated on August 30th
Moumita Mistry’s first all-women run momo-brand – GetBengal story
Moumita redefines Bengali entrepreneurship
By Shouvik Ray
Tatini Haat of Bhadreshwar brings local art and craft to the forefront. –...
Experience the charm of local crafts and traditional foods at Tatini Haat in Bhadreshwar
Upcoming investors’ summit aims to transform state to an industrial power...
The flagship investors’ summit of Government of West Bengal is now in its 7th edition
Motilal Seal, the first Bengali businessman to trade with Australia - GetBe...
First businessman to trade with Australia and use steamships
Candle-making to empower rural women of Bengal financially - GetBengal stor...
Scented candles are a valuable tool for promoting mental health and well-being
By TTW
State government brings ‘Banglar Saree’ stores before Pujas for afforda...
State Minister Swapan Debnath mooted the idea of 'Duare Saree' akin to Duare Sarkar Camp
Sadhan C Dutt, the first to introduce private sector consulting firm in Ind...
Dutt devoted his entire life to serving society in a variety of capacities
DTDC – a Bengali entrepreneur’s dream gets wings to take worldwide flig...
Meet Subhasish Chakraborty, a Bengali who made a global brand
By Shuvra Dey
Margo soap was a part of 'Swadeshi', launched by a Stanford graduate - GetB...
Khagendra Das' answer to British supremacy in FMCG goods
A Bengal-based online store that delivers the truest essence of rural Bangl...
Founded in 2019, The Bengal Store offers a wide range of products from Bengal
'The miracle cure for any ailment' Boroline has a swadeshi link!
How proud Boroline was distributed for free in 1947
‘Abhijan’ offers a journey into West Bengal’s first thematic book caf...
Maruf Hossain is the owner of Abhijan Book Café and the prime figure behind Abhijan Publishers
Hooghly joins Malda and Murshidabad as big-time mango exporters in Bengal
West Bengal cultivates some of the best-quality mangoes
Bankura-based Kolay biscuits once competed with Parle-G!
Bengal has always been a major player in the biscuit-making industry
Malda confectioners give a new twist to mango delicacies!
This initiative is all set to be a harbinger of a new ‘Mango revolution’ in Bengal
From biscuits to cakes, the journey of Britannia started in Kolkata 130 yea...
Britannia went public in 1978 and was rechristened Britannia Industries Limited
By TTW
How the legacy business of JK Masale spiced up the global markets
Dhannalal Jain: The success story of the Masala King of India
Despite all odds, could COVID-19 stop ‘Being Gorgeous’ to flourish?
‘Being Gorgeous’ has dedicated last few years to helping entrepreneurs from all over Bengal establish their careers
Jute Queen of Kolkata Chaitali Das and her Rakshak Foundation revives the l...
Jute can be a game changer and the entire industry can be revived by pumping in new ideas
By Saheli Mitra
‘Nakshi Kantha’ – how Irene Begum pilots women empowerment
Irene was forced to discontinue studies due to poverty
Bengali geologist unearths world’s largest uncut emerald
How a Durgapur resident made his way to Zambia
Architects Ayan Roy and Soumyadeep Das to design Bhutan's Paro Airport
The architects are both alumni of IIEST Shibpur, and co-founders of the architectural firm, VBRIDGE
Bapuji tiffin cakes rule the roost despite the vast repertoire of fancy cak...
Middle-class Bengali hunger answered
By Shuvra Dey
Salauddin and team from Bengal gets the tricolour flags ready for this Inde...
Mondal’s company is one of the few others who have been enlisted to supply flags to various government agencies
Grand ol’ Ambassador is to be back again
HMFCI is collaborating with French automobile company Peugeot to bring out the Ambassador 2.0
By TTW
Bata - the Czech company that taught many Kolkatans to wear shoes
Bata Corporation was established in 1894 in the Moravian town of Zlín
Steve Banerjee, North America's best kept immigrant secret
Revisiting the life of entrepreneur Steve Banerjee, perhaps the most infamous Bengali immigrant in the United States
BGBS 2022, the highest earning business summit in Bengal so far
West Bengal received proposals worth Rs 3.42 lakh crore at BGBS
Bengal Global Business Summit 2022 signals hope for recovery from global sl...
The sixth BGBS was scheduled to be held in 2021
Stuck for Poila Baisakh gifting ideas? How about a box full of the essence ...
The start of the new year is the best time to buy new things
Darjeeling ‘First Flush’ sells at record price, all previous records br...
The season's first flush Darjeeling tea has received a record price of Rs 23,000 per kg.
In memory of the man behind Bengal’s first world-class ad agency
From Satyajit Ray to ITC, everyone knew Karukrit
By TTW
From humble scooter to transport tycoon: Success story of Ganesh Chandra Gh...
He was an ambitious youth who dreamt of owning a swanky bus and start his transport business independently
By Shuvra Dey
The Sugarr & Spice: Bengali entrepreneur’s dream come true
The entrepreneur’s dream was to establish a Bengali confectionary brand that would have the touch of world cuisine and taste
Sulekha relaunches iconic Bangalipi exercise copy
Bangalipi will provide a glimpse into a chapter of history that many people are unfamiliar with
By TTW
Young Bengali entrepreneur mentioned by Ratan Tata leads the way with WTF
Listen to Sayan Chakraborty’s story
By Shuvra Dey
Bengal to get 13,000 crore investments in IT: GB exclusive interview with I...
Mr. Swarup Roy talks about the development of the IT industry in Bengal
By Shuvra Dey
Tables turned: how an Indian bought the East India Company
Once responsible for furthering Britain's colonising dreams, the East India Company was dissolved in 1874. Or so we thought
The story of Bengal's all-time favourite snack
Modern techniques helped favourite chanachur Mukharochak's survival
By Indrajit Sen
Potata vs All-Rounder- the new brand war on Bengal’s Snack turf
Pran Potata or ITC All Rounder?
By TTW
Bengal’s Sulekha Ink and a story of resilience
Turn around story of India’s first Ink Business
By Indrajit Sen
'Mera Har Din Keo Karpin!' How a Bengali brand survived more than a century...
B.N Dey thought of 'Make in India' 110 years before Modi
By Indrajit Sen
Highest ever net surplus in a decade at Kolkata Port Trust
Kolkata Port Trust witnesses a surplus of 26 percent
Jalpaiguri engineer set to turn Bengal into freshwater pearl culture hub
Alinjar Guha of Jalpaiguri, an engineer by profession, set to turn Bengal into freshwater pearl culture hub
By Bapi Ghosh
KP Chaudhuri, who with just $8 in his pocket went on to buy a hospital in U...
A road in USA is dedicated in his name
By TTW
Bengal’s Jabakusum Hair Oil - First Asian brand advertised in The Bengal ...
Marketed by princesses as ‘The Royal Toilette’
By TTW
West Bengal outshines others in MSME employment generation as per Central G...
Bengal has hugely promoted the MSME employment rate
How Swami Vivekananda’s meeting with Jamsetji Tata changed India’s scie...
On Jamsetji Tata’s birth anniversary
By TTW
St. James’ student scripts a ‘waste-cloth’ recycle revolution
GB Exclusive with Tanay Jain, on helping poor artisans and slum children
By Kaulik Ghosh
Delivering the essence of Bengal, The Bengal Store crosses a milestone
In just eight months, The Bengal Store has reached out to 23 states across India
Bengal Lamp: First to manufacture electric bulbs in India
The Lamp that once illuminated Bengal
By TTW
Kolkata has turned many penniless dreamers into successful entrepreneurs
The fairytale rise of the Linc Pens
By TTW
Did you know that Amrutanjan, the iconic pain balm, was founded in British ...
India’s favourite “Pain balm” and the freedom fighter who pioneered it
Bengal Soap Factory— Pioneering entrepreneurship in Bengal in early 1900s...
Founded in 1902-03 by late Abani Mohon Ghose at 4 Raj Kumar Chatterjee Street
By TTW
Empowering lives through education- Taranjit Singh
“Hopeful about the future business prospects in 2021,” says Taranjit Singh
By Kaulik Ghosh
Harsh Neotia- Leader with diverse business interests
“We are considering 2021 as a year of hope and betterment”
By TTW
LOOK BACK: Date with Death- Bengali millionaire Steve Banerjee and his doom...
Revisiting the life of entrepreneur Steve Banerjee, perhaps the most infamous Bengali immigrant in the United States
Success story: Bangladesh’s textile exports, second only to China
How has Bangladesh turned its textile industry into a global case study?
The Metro Bandhan First ever Metro-Bank tie up in Kolkata!
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Every inch of Kolkata’s ITC Royal Bengal is an ode to Bengal’s splendou...
Architecture reflects Bengal Aristocracy and its regal homes
Bengal’s first newspaper Bengal Gazetti and Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya, t...
First Bengali to establish a printing press
By TTW
When world discusses vaccines, here is Bengal Immunity that pioneered first...
Capt Naren Dutta and India’s first anti-rabies, anti-venom vaccines
Bengal gets big-time investment! Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio invests Rs ...
Largest to come up in Digha
Dulal er Taal Misri – Bengali entrepreneur’s sweet taste of success
Dulal Chandra Bhar started the business in his teens
ITC Royal Bengal adds green feather to its cap
Luxury hotel ITC Royal Bengal has earned the prestigious LEEDS Platinum certification thanks to its eco-friendly practices
State-owned Tantuja goes online to support weavers of Bengal
Aggressive online marketing to help weavers during COVID-19
Nadia’s Narayan Majumdar who set up a Dairy Empire and cycled miles to co...
Success story of Red Cow Dairy Pvt Limited
Meet Barun ‘Bicky’ Chakraborty, CU graduate who built largest Swedish H...
How he set up the Elite Hotels
Did you know the founder of Sreeleathers was a freedom fighter in Surya Sen...
The brand that revolutionized footwear industry in India
Bengal’s Haldia Petrochemicals makes the biggest overseas acquisition of ...
Taking over US based tech giant Lummus Technology!
Five Bengali youths generate business buzz with ‘Drivers for Me’ app
This students start up will encourage many more to follow their path
Birbhum’s Gunutia on Mayurakshi was India’s first sericulture hub more ...
Today it is just a skeleton in the pages of history!
Bengal’s Kshirode Chakraborty made India self-reliant a century ago
First electric fan manufacturing company as a Swadeshi venture
Bengal Rum and Australia’s flourishing trade with Calcutta in 18th centur...
Why was the liquor called Bengal Rum?
How Bengal’s Hotel & Hospitality Sector opens doors for quarantine facili...
Hotel and Restaurant Association of Eastern India stands by administration
By SH Rahman
Cookme --- Bengal’s 150-year-old spice brand that still goes strong on pu...
Master Spice that revolutionized culinary experience
By Indrajit Sen
State government’s MSME clusters generate employment even during econ...
CM to inaugurate MSME facility in Siliguri
World’s 2nd largest coal mine Deocha Pachami in Birbhum goes for oper...
CM makes big announcement at Bengal Business Conclave
BREAKING! West Bengal bags 2,750 cr investment on first day of Bengal Busin...
Two luxury hotels to come up in Digha
Young entrepreneur Gourav Bhattacharjee takes Silco, Bengal’s own Spo...
Exclusive interview opens up new vistas for entrepreneurship in Bengal
By Saheli Mitra
100 years of Duckback -- Surendra Mohan Bose who dared to challenge British...
If it rained, it meant Duckback!
By Indrajit Sen
GOOD NEWS! Kazakhstan looks for $5 Billion trade target with Bengal
Agriculture, Tourism and Mining are sectors to look into!
India’s first international cargo ship starts journey from Haldia
Follow the maritime path of MV Maheshwari
Kolkata to host first-of-its-kind Global Internet Meet
Chance to meet more than 300 IT brains from all over the world
Flipkart’s largest Indian warehouse to open at Haringhata next year ...
Flipkart to generate 10,000 plus employment in Bengal next year
OYO goes for massive expansion in Bengal, to generate 15,000 jobs
Company plans to treble room count in Kolkata by next year
Bengal govt. plans ‘co-living places’ to help IT professionals ...
New Town and Rajarhat to have such places built by joint venture
Breaking! PwC to set up AI hub in Kolkata, generates 1,200 jobs!
First IoT lab of India to start in Kolkata
Bengal’s Handloom brand Tantuja has made a turn around!
Huge profits in the last and current financial year!
Bengal develops world’s 2nd largest coal-mine; Operations to start so...
12,000 crore plan complete, 1 lakh jobs to be created
World’s largest e-commerce giant launches biggest centre in Bengal
Amazon launched largest fulfilment centre in Bengal
35th convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators held in Kolkata
Is tourism Thriving? Challenges and Opportunities
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation to invest 100-crore in Kolkata based S...
Brings affordable healthcare to your doorstep
Love and live the Bengal charm with The Bengal Store
GetBengal’s insight into the new online portal on products from Bengal!
Bantala Leather Complex to become Asia’s largest leather hub
CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurated this integrated leather complex
Central govt. to sell off and privatize century old Bengal Chemicals!
Should this iconic pharma company of Prafulla Chandra Roy be given up?
By Saheli Mitra
TATA returns to Kolkata a decade after Singur
Shift headquarters of a key company to Kolkata from Odisha
South Asia’s biggest floating solar power plant in Bengal
The power plant will attract an investment of 2,500 crore
‘West Bengal Poised to Lead’ --- CII meet in Kolkata
Various sectors in Bengal throw up endless opportunities
BGBS opens up new dimensions to steer Bengal’s tourism
Digital and social platforms to play an important role
Modern Bengal stands upon ‘Vision, Perception and Action’
Global and national industry leaders admit that at BGBS
Fifth edition of Bengal Global Business Summit starts today
UK and Luxembourg to attend summit with biggest Indian delegation
Bengal’s Alosree is India’s benchmark to solar power
Schools and colleges of Bengal save lakhs in electricity bills
Cement companies to invest 3K crore in Bengal
Three cement companies open job opportunities in state
Two Bengal farmers who taught us how to make ‘wealth’
GB traces inspirational tales of Sukumar Mallick and Harun Mondal
Bengal government focuses on higher income for farmers
A recent CII meet throws up how farmers’ income is increasing
CERN scientist Sabyasachi Siddhanta on Particle Physics
He believes Bengal has the best internationally famed research institutes
First time in India! New Town bags ‘Green Cities’ gold certific...
Check out what makes New Town different!
First ever commercial Bhetki hatchery of India coming up at Henry’s I...
Why Bengal is shifting from prawn to Bhetki fishery?
Company that built Shahid Minar shut down and sold off
Why shutting down of Burn Standard means end of an era?
Flipkart to build 600-crore hub in Bengal
Flipkart creates 5,000 direct jobs in Bengal with a new project
Former Indian President calls youth to remove inequality
Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee at a CII meet
Bengal riding high on new Tourism Map
Bengal’s Principal Secretary Tourism, speaks to GB
By Saheli Mitra
How about having luxury liners and cruises in Bengal?
Vijay Dewan came up with new ideas at CII’s Destination East
West Bengal to get 7K crore investment in green fuel
New natural gas project comes up along Digha coast
West Bengal’s biggest tourism summit starts on 18th Jan
CII’s Destination East focuses Bengal before global audience
Young city entrepreneur brings lotion bars this winter
The first ever winter lotion bars for your skin
CII ‘Destination East’ highlights Bengal’s tourism potent...
A meeting place for international buyers
‘Destination East’ brings foreign tourist interaction
State government uses CII meet to attract foreign investors
Online cloth store that minimises cloth wastage
Sujata Chatterjee started Twirl with a mission
By Ruchita Bose
US Consulate Kolkata calls young entrepreneurs from East!
You stand a chance to be mentored and work on you start up!
Bengali NRI girl who made it to Fortune list this year
Meet Divya Nag, who dropped out of Stanford at 20
Bengal introduces ‘Moyna Model’ of pisciculture
We shall no more depend on neighbours for our fish supply
Young city entrepreneur who started business at 19
Meet entrepreneur Abheri Sen and her start-up MYRA
Meet Urvashi Basu, interior designer from UK
Learn why she returned to Kolkata to start her own business
By Urvashi Basu
World-renowned Bengali techie brings projects to Bengal
Top technologist Sauvik Banerjjee’s homecoming
By Saheli Mitra
