Conquering the world at only 21
Thu 06 December 2007
Corina Best, Bachelor of Journalism
At 21 years of age Arun Varma is ready to take over the telecommunications world with the launch of his own brand of mobile phones, Mano Mobiles.
Mano Mobiles is an Australian mobile phone company based on the Sunshine Coast, created and directed by Mr Varma. “We provide the latest technology at a much more affordable price than our competitors,” he said.
Mr Varma said he had dreamed of starting his own mobile phone company for about three years. He was working in a mobile phone shop when he had the idea. He decided if the others could do it then so could he.
In September 2006 Mano Mobiles was created and the dream became a reality, he said.
Being only 21-years-old, Mr Varma believes that many people in the business world treat him differently. “People I meet are often quite hesitant to deal with me because I am so young,” he said. As frustrating as that might be, he does not let it get to him. “That’s life,” he said. “There’s nothing I can do about it, you either deal with me or you don’t.”
Mr Varma said he had always dreamed of having a career in business. “Believe it or not, as a child I wanted to follow my father as a chartered accountant. It was weird when you’re 6-years-old and all of the other kids want to become policeman, fireman and other fun things and all I wanted was to become an accountant,” he said.
An important part in building a company from scratch is having clear goals and ambitions. You must take things one step at a time Mr Varma said. His initial goals are to set up a few shops around south-east Queensland and, shortly afterwards, expand into the other states of Australia.
He also has some long term ambitions. Mr Varma plans to take his business much further than just the Australian market. “In 10 years time I see myself still working and hopefully expanded by then into the United States.” He wants to turn Mano Mobiles into a global empire.
Mr Varma offers his advice to other young people thinking of a career in business. “If you have a dream or an idea and you think the concept will work, then go for it,” he said. “Like Nike says, ‘just do it’.”
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