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more enjoyable, I   What encouraged you   in our sector to keep up
 commenced a fixed pricing   to become an   with the latest fashion
 policy at Top Ten which   entrepreneur?  trends. My current goal is
 became an instant hit. My   Since childhood, I have   to expand Top Ten in every
 initial strategy was to make   Thana across Bangladesh
 sizeable sales by offering   always dreamt of becoming   and also enter the
 an entrepreneur and lead
 competitive prices.  international market.
 Concurrently, my   people in achieving
 something remarkable.
 counterparts at the sector   There have been many
 frequently missed their   Almighty Allah allows   discussions on the
 everyone the opportunity to
 deadlines which I believe is   general skill level of
 a poor business practice. On   become successful; you   our workforce,
 have to utilize that with
 the other hand, my team at   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   Since   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   childhood, I   information about
 receding, Top Ten is   service I have been able to   wonderful relationships   they start at the entry-level.   work.   work.   have always   them with us?
 expanding against the   provide to my clients,   with my clients.   After going through some   dreamt of
 wave. What aspects of   Almighty has blessed me   Simultaneously, I have   basic training, their   Can you please share   Do you have plans of   becoming an   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   entrepreneur   several programs to support
 possible?  consumers. It is imperative   senior-level employee at my   managing director of   Yes! Bangladesh has endless   and lead   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   people in   taken any financial
 career at entry-level and
 fabrics and tailoring; my   gradually been promoted.   In any business, there are   competitive labour. Our   achieving   assistance to run these
 business policy was to   The reason stated   many challenges. You can   economy is heavily reliant on   something   programs, nor I have any
 make a limited profits. At   perception exists because   never be a successful   outbound migrant workers   remarkable.  intentions. They are run on
 the time, customers in the   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   participate in formal   obstacles and challenges,   possibilities for our country   madrasah and orphanage, I
 with the retailer. To ensure   employment. The most   and you have to face them   to become a manufacturing   have plans to establish an
 fairness and make shopping   pertinent proof of that is   with patience. Over the   hub.   old home very soon.


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