United States finds interest in Indian entrepreneurs

If there is invitation from the White House then you ought to go, particularly if the President of the United States of America is willing to give time for a personal meeting.
This happened with six Indian entrepreneurs who recently traveled to the US on a very special invitation from President Obama for a two day Entrepreneur Meet in Washington DC. Reasons for the US’s sudden interests in holding a worldwide meet of entrepreneurs are not known but what is well known is the fact that Sirajuddin Qureshi, Managing Director of the Hind Group of Industries and President of India Islamic Cultural Centre was one of the six invitees from India, which included well-known beautician Shahnaz Husain from India. Remaining four invitees were from Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bihar and Kerala.
“It was a very unique experience for me,” says Sirajuddin Qureshi. “We got to know who is doing what. Rich or the famous were not called to the Meet. In fact, it was meeting of the people who have foot strongly on the ground and who rose from there to reach somewhere.”
Asked what was the criterion for chosing the participants Qureshi says: “I am unaware. They did their own research. But as I found later, they were all people who were self-made, who started from scratch and made contribution in business or other areas.Entrepreneurs from across the globe had been invited who all talked about their achievements and areas of interests.”
In an exclusive meeting which will definitely be cherished by each one of them for a long time, President Obama said that this initiative should not discontinue. In fact, this should continue and the people who had assembled should continue to meet even in future. President Obama announced that his team was chalking out plans for enhancing involvement and the next Meet would be held in Turkey shortly. President Obama assured full support to the invitees and said that he wish Indian entrepreneurs move further ahead.
Adds Qureshi: “When an entrepreneur comes in the business, he creates jobs. He gives jobs to one person and eventually it is 4 or 5 people of the family who benefit. Not just an individual, but the family, the society and the country benefits.” Talking about his old days, Qureshi says that when he started work way back in 1981, he was all alone. Today, Qureshi employs 3500 people and is the head of several social and philanthropic organizations.
In the two day Meet, 16 sessions were held where the participants got a chance to interact with each other. Separate meetings were also held. Hillary Clinton was present in the last session. Qureshi returned with a special message from President Obama wishing that such cooperation continue to exist even in future. He says that the formula is being worked out and details will arrive shortly.
President Obama also assured the august participants that he is leaving no stone unturned to find solutions for long-pending issues like those of Palestine, armed forces’ presence in Iraq and Afganistan and the issue of terrorism. From whatever President Obama may have said, Qureshi has returned home an optimistic person who is willing to give the new US President a chance and time to carry forth his visionary tasks.