For entrepreneurs, the occasion of Independence Day is beyond a holiday mark on the calendar. Financial freedom and the opportunity to make a difference to the world are most important to them. Being an entrepreneur is also a liberating experience.
Arman Kabir, a hotel owner, started his journey with nothing and through years of hard work and dedication, he became financially independent at the age of 35. A graduate from Magadh University, he initially worked in a marketing team. He also worked as a Bengali translator at a hotel in Ajmer. His first-hand experience with the hospitality sector gave him the courage to open his hotel. Without enough finances to operate and sustain his hotel, he approached OYO Hotels & Homes. In 2018, with their help he opened his first hotel.
Talking about his experience, Arman, owner of OYO 10471 Hotel Samrat Palace, says, “Having the freedom and flexibility in the work-life schedule motivated me to start my own hotel. While working in Gurugram, I had the opportunity to interact with people from diverse fields and got to learn a lot about starting a business. When I came across OYO’s team, I started understanding the nitty-gritty of effectively running a hotel and could feel my dreaming coming true. After months of hard work, I finally opened my first hotel in 2018. Given the pandemic, we have implemented the necessary sanitisation protocols and ensuring that all guests continue to have a safe stay with OYO. My hotel has also been updated with the ‘Sanitised Stays’ tag which is a step towards reassuring our guests.”
Arman had to work his way through multiple hurdles to finally achieve success. It took a series of hits and misses for him to make it big. Now that he has a hotel in Kolkata, Arman is working hard to deliver a seamless and sanitised experience to all his guests. Owing to the success of Hotel Samrat, Arman has already begun working towards launching his next hotel. His transition from a corporate career to that of being an entrepreneur resonates strongly with the idea of achieving freedom in its true sense.
