Hyderabad: A 26-year-old MBA graduate set up a roadside lemonade stall to realize his dream of building a business brand.
Mohammed Arif Hussain started ‘MBA Limbu Pani Wala’ in February 2021 with the dream to build a successful business. “I wanted to do something on my own. And I found a gap in the lemonade businesses in the city. We indeed have many lemon soda stalls, but how many of them are using clean water and are hygienic?” he was quoted by Telangana Today.
With his interactive demeanor and cheerful smile, he serves lemonades in three variations – soda nimbu pani, plain nimbu pani, and dry ice nimbu pani. They come in sweet, sour, and masala flavors. Along with lemonade, he also sells mocktails with prices ranging between Rs 30 to Rs 60.
Initial reactions to his decision of setting up a roadside stall were met with doubts. “Everybody doubted it. Things like ‘gharwalon ka naam kharab kare’ and ‘bade khandaan se hoke aise kaam’ were said to me in a discouraging way. But there is no compulsion that if I have an MBA degree, I will have to do a job. I have a degree in business administration, which means I learned how to run a business,” he said
With the growing popularity of his small business on social media platforms, Arif is now opening up to the concept of franchises. Additionally, he has also been receiving investment offers to expand his business.
