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BIJIMOL G:




          SHE HAS 7 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN IT PROGRAMMING FIELD AND WORKED AS
                                     TECHNICAL LEAD IN AN IT COMPANY





        kids, because they also need to      if we have no job, we need to do     My father is a tailor and he had
        work and earn their own wages.       our own business from what we        given us education with help
                                             learn.                               of educational loans. We were
        Key elements and strategies to                                            working on Techno Park after
        tackle competition                   Future footsteps                     studies. After marriage, we
                                                                                  continued our jobs, but after
        Keeping in vision the competitor     We are planning to start Dubai,      delivery, I could not keep job
        never thinks like us, we don’t       UK, and Egypt branches. It will      timings because of my small son.
        care about the competition, we       start soon and starting AI product   I lost my job and my sister got
        deliver our best to client. Kawika   also. Within 5 years, it will come   less salary after rejoining after
        Technologies have a high vision to   to MNC list with million-dollar      delivery. She also stopped her
        focus on overseas clients. We are    revenue. Today’s industry scenario,   job because of a career gap of 8
        connected with international clients  everyday technologies are changing   month, they reduced her salary.
        through good marketing strategies.   and we also need to change as per    Then, we both started a small
        Our team has been working 24/7 to  that. Women can do anything and        company named “Kawika” which
        hardly achieve the goal of business.  sky is the limit. So, I will help all   means: “beloved of God “on Oct
        Kawika Technologies is slowly        women, who need right job or help    2015 at Sreekariyam, Trivandrum
        starting move towards the product                                         with 4 staffs. My husband who
        in AI and Blockchain related to                                           is a medical transcriptionist
        banking industry. Now, the web                                            knowing my burden of taking
        design and mobile app technology                                          care of our family and also
        are going out. So, industry is                                            working 24/7 has started working
        starting to move towards Artificial                                       from home so that he can work
        Intelligence. As broad thinking                                           from home and take care of our
        towards the technology, we are       in business after my business is     kid. Without his care and help, it
        planning to start working on AI and  stable.                              would have been a struggle for
        Blockchain.                                                               me.  When we got a good project,
                                             Today’s industry scenario
        Inspiration of Kawika                                                     we faced the issue of not getting
        Technologies                         Every day technologies changing,     good experienced developers
                                             we also need to changes upon that.   outside Techno Park. So, we
        Women can also do business,          Women can do anything which          suddenly applied for space in
        because I am a mother. I lost my     have no limit. So, I will help all   start-up mission and got space
        job, but suddenly I have started     women, who need right job or         there after a bit. Now, we have 24
        my own. We can also do our part      help in business after my business   staffs and getting projects from
        in helping our family. Me and        stable.                              international clients. We are not
        my sister are from a poor family.                                         taking Indian projects, because
        My father is a tailor, and he has    The colossal success journey         of cheap bargain and not paying
        struggled a lot to give us education.                                     GST and TDS.
        We need to earn for my family. So,   Me and my sister are Directors.
                                             We are from poor family too.


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