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SHAHNAZ HUSAIN:

(Born in Pakistan in 1950) hails from a traditional royal M

background. She married at the age of 15 and has a son, Same

She is the Chairperson of the Shahnaz Hussain Group, a l

company dealing with beauty and anti-ageing products.

She also manages Shahnaz Husain's Beauty Institutes off

such as diploma and post-graduate diploma in skin and be

as well as a number of short-term vocational courses.


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Introduction:

One of India's most successful women entrepreneurs.

Her company, Shahnaz Husain Herbals is one of the largest man

herbal products in the world.

Shahnaz Husain Group, based in New Delhi, worth $100 million.

Employed about 4200 people in 650 salons spread across 104 cou The average growth rate in the initial years (late 1970s to the earl

15-20%.

In the 1990s the average growth rate was 19.4%.


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Education & Career: Schooling - Irish Convent.

After her marriage she became interested in cosmetology.

She soon realized the harmful effects of chemical cosmetics an

her attention to herbals and Ayurveda.

She returned with her husband to India and started a small pa

South Delhi.

Shahnaz Herbals soon created a niche for itself worldwide with

clinics and 400 franchise salons.


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Products by Shahnaz Husain: Shahnaz shaface (herbal facial skin conditioner).

Shahnaz shafair (vitaminized whitening cream) Shahnaz hussain fair one

Shahnaz hussain shaglow

Shahnaz Shalife (Vitaminized Nourishing Cream)

Shahnaz Shamask-1 (Precious Herbs Face Mask)

Shahnaz Shayouth (Precious Herb Mask) Shahnaz Shasmooth (Almond Under eye Cream)

Shahnaz Shabase (Sandalwood Protective Cream)

Shahnaz Oxygen Skin Treatment Cream

Shahnaz Oxygen Skin Beautifying Mask


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Awards:

"The Arch of Europe Gold Star for Quality"

"One of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World"

"The 2000 Millennium Medal of Honor"

"Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award

Padma Shree (2006)


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The Making of an Entreprene

Belongs to a royal Muslim family Migrated from Samarkhand to India

Later held high positions in the princely kingdoms of

Bhopal and Hyderabad before India's independence.

Developed a love for poetry and English Literature.

Advantage of growing up in a traditional family and

receiving a modern education.


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Contd..

Married at the age of 15 and was a mother by the next year.

Husband was posted in Teheran, Iran.

She developed an interest in beauty treatments and decid

cosmetology.

To support the expenses of the training financially, she wrote

the Iran Tribune on various topics under different names.


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Contd..

In the course of her studies, she learnt of the harmful effects

on the human body.

Consequently, she turned her attention to Ayurveda.

After leaving Teheran, she trained extensively in cosmetic th

years in some of the leading institutes of London, Paris, Ne

Japan.


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Return to India :

In 1977.

Set up her own salon at her house in Delhi.

Initial investment of Rs 35000.

In contrast to salons offering chemical treatments, Shah

Ayurvedic products.

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Entrepreneurship-The Shahna

Husain Way: Uses the Ayurvedic method of treatment.

Pioneer and leader of Ayurvedic beauty products in the wo

"Natural Care and Cure.

Shahnaz Husain Group offers exclusive salon treatments a

number of commercial formulations for the treatment

problems like acne, pimples, pigmentation, dehydration, al

loss), etc.


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Contd..

The Group's sophisticated R&D units develop the products.

Put them through stringent quality control tests.

Products are environment friendly and no testing is done on an

The products offered by the group are entirely natural an

guarantee of purity and safety.

Offers a wide variety of over 400 products for all age group

variety of problems.
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Contd..

Uses natural ingredients - fruits, flowers, vegetables, honey, -

for most of her products.

More complicated and exclusive treatments using gold and

also been developed.

All the procedures are carried out in accordance with th

system.

Shahnaz Husain has never advertised.

She believes that a satisfied customer is the best form of adve
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contd..

Before entering the retail market, her clinics were the only ou

products.

By the 1990s, the range and popularity of Shahnaz products h

so much that her products were carried by most of the big re

India and abroad.


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The Success Mantra:

Achieve growth due to the quality of her products and

oriented treatments she offers.

She commented, "I have relied only on clientele feedbac

clinical treatments and this is what has made the ranges t

and result oriented."


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And the success

In 1977, when she returned to India, she set up a parlor at

New Delhi.

She had then put up a banner with her qualifications on it.

Within days she was booked for the next 6 months.

She removed the banner and since then she never advertised.

product speak for themselves.


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Aim:

It was my aim to get India on the worldmap as I felt terrible about the fact th

was never represented at any world

congress.

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And the corridor to her AIM

She represented the country for the first time in

the CIDESCO beauty congress in the late 1970s.

She was appointed President for the day's

proceedings at the congress.

She used this opportunity to focus the world's

attention on Ayurveda.


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The Turning Point:

The Turning point in her business came when she represented

Festival of India in 1980.

Her team was given a counter in the perfumery section of

London.

She managed to sell her entire consignment in 3 days and als

store's record for cosmetics sales for the year.

As a result, she was offered a permanent counter in Selfridges


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First Asian whose goods were retailed in western markets by:

The Galeries Lafayette in Paris

Harrods and Selfridges in London

The Galeries Lafayette in Paris

Bloomingdales in New York

The Seibu chain in Japan

Sultan Stores in the Middle East

Also carried by other exclusive outlets in the Middle East, Asia


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In India:

The Shahnaz Husain Group has about 40 distributors and mo

sub distributors all over India.

The Group sells not only in the cities but also in the small town

In addition, the Group owns about 20 clinics and outlets in New

All other outlets are run on the franchise system.

The Group does not make any financial investment in its fra

does it have any share in their profits.


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Diversification: The Group has diversified into Ayurvedic centers for Panchka

and Kerala massage.

Two Shahnaz Husain Ayurvedic Health Resorts, one nea

another in collaboration with the Hyakumata group of Japa

island of Saipan.

The Group has also been holding discussions with major five s

New Delhi and New York to set up health spas.

A special range of ayurvedic products for pets Shapet.


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Future Plans:

Has Started work on formulations that Astronauts could carr

in their extraterrestrial sojourns to protect their skin from th

space travel and slow down the ageing process.

Sent National Aeronautics and Space Administration (

samples of her moisturizers .


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Lessons on Entrepreneurship: Shahnaz Husain has acquired worldwide recognition.

Her dedication and persistent hard work have paid off and Group which is the largest of its kind in the world.

Shahnaz believes that a true entrepreneur is a persoindependence of spirit.

Shahnaz says that to succeed, one must never give up andtrying.

She puts in 18 hours of work and diverts all her energies into h


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Her business sharpness and determined efforts combined with

products she creates have made the Shahnaz Husain Group the

leader in the market for Beauty Products and Natural Remedies


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"She lives, sleeps, breathes her business. She is consumed with b

successful company which she has done."

- Janine Sharell, Correspondent, CNN


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