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                                       Md. Syed
                                       Hossain
                                       Managing Director
                                       Top Ten Group



             Asif Tarafadar sits       more enjoyable, I         What encouraged you       in our sector to keep up
             down with the             commenced a fixed pricing   to become an            with the latest fashion
             managing director         policy at Top Ten which   entrepreneur?             trends. My current goal is
             of Top Ten Group,         became an instant hit. My   Since childhood, I have   to expand Top Ten in every
                                                                                           Thana across Bangladesh
                                       initial strategy was to make
             Md. Syed Hossain          sizeable sales by offering   always dreamt of becoming   and also enter the
             who shares his            competitive prices.       an entrepreneur and lead   international market.
             odyssey from              Concurrently, my          people in achieving       There have been many
                                                                 something remarkable.
             absolute obscurity        counterparts at the sector   Almighty Allah allows   discussions on the
             to heights of             frequently missed their   everyone the opportunity to   general skill level of
             success.                  deadlines which I believe is   become successful; you   our workforce,
                                       a poor business practice. On
                                       the other hand, my team at   have to utilize that with   especially at the
                                       Top Ten has always ensured   honesty and hard work. I   low-wage segment.
                                                                 enjoyed hard work and
                                       that we are ahead of the                            Through your
                                       delivery date. There have   being productive. There are   experience, do you
                                                                 no shortcuts in life, if you
                                       been cases where we                                 believe there is a
                                       delivered a suit within six   want to be successful in   significant skill gap?                     our (Top Ten) workforce.   years, I have taken                               You are also involved
                                                                 life, there is no alternative
                                       hours and shirt in two                              I don't believe there is a                      Within a year of         significant financial risks,
                                       hours for clients who     to hard work. Most        vast skills gap. Most of our                    commencing employment,   my team and I have                                  in numerous social
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        welfare programs, can
                                                                 importantly, I never
             At a time when            needed them urgently. I   misbehaved with anyone; I   employees are from rural                      they become incredibly   overcome those challenges                           you please share some
             custom tailoring is       believe, because of the   have always maintained    areas of Bangladesh, and                        productive and efficient at   through consistent hard                        information about
             receding, Top Ten is      service I have been able to   wonderful relationships   they start at the entry-level.              work.                    work.                                               them with us?
             expanding against the     provide to my clients,    with my clients.          After going through some
             wave. What aspects of     Almighty has blessed me   Simultaneously, I have    basic training, their                           Can you please share     Do you have plans of                                By the grace of Almighty
             your company do you       with much success.        always tried to carter to the   performance has been                      about the challenges     scaling up to export?                               Allah, I have initiated
             believe has made that                               current demands of the    outstanding. Every                              you face as the                                                              several programs to support
             possible?                                           consumers. It is imperative   senior-level employee at my                 managing director of     Yes! Bangladesh has endless                         the vulnerable segment of
                                                                                                                                                                    possibilities in RMG exports
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        our country. I have never
             I started my journey with                                                     company started their                           Top Ten?                 because of the availability of                      taken any financial
                                                                                           career at entry-level and
             fabrics and tailoring; my                                                     gradually been promoted.                        In any business, there are   competitive labour. Our                         assistance to run these
             business policy was to    In any business, there are many                     The reason stated                               many challenges. You can   economy is heavily reliant on                     programs, nor I have any
             make a limited profits. At   challenges. You can never be a                   perception exists because                       never be a successful    outbound migrant workers                            intentions. They are run on
             the time, customers in the   successful businessman without                   there is a lack of                              businessman without      and RMG. The strong labour                          a portion of Top Ten's
             market were getting ripped                                                    opportunity for them to                         taking risks; there will be   force has facilitated immense                  revenue. Besides school,
             off as they had to haggle   taking risks; there will be obstacles             participate in formal                           obstacles and challenges,   possibilities for our country                    madrasah and orphanage, I
             with the retailer. To ensure   and challenges, and you have to                employment. The most                            and you have to face them   to become a manufacturing                        have plans to establish an
             fairness and make shopping   face them with patience.                         pertinent proof of that is                      with patience. Over the   hub.                                               old home very soon.


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