Mr. Muhammad Asim, a simple man
who establish his own industry “ S.B.Chaudhry Industries” in the age of 24 by
his own individual struggle which is located in the area of North Nazimabad. The
main work of the industry is to manufacture rubber goods especially for sugar
mills.
Q. Why you choose this field?
Ans. It was more of a relatively favored choice, considering my family's
background and backup in the same regard.
Q. Which sort of challenges did you faced?
Ans. Mostly in-adequate experience and a relatively younger age, which caused a
little difficulty dealing with the labor class.
Q. Are you inspired by some one? By whom?
Ans. My source of inspiration has always been my father.
Q. Your childhood aim?
Ans. Perhaps I would have opted to become a business administration master.
Q. When you started your business? Were your parents agreeing?
Ans. I always followed my father’s footsteps in business. He always appreciates
me and always prays for my success.
Q. Where they help you?
Ans. Yes, my father and my brother have always been very supportive to me.
Q. What were their wish?
Ans. They pretty much wanted the same for me, so yes, that can be said.
Q. How do you manage your family along with business?
Ans. Managing a family life along with business engagements definitely gets a
little difficult at times, but it’s a daily life
routine for almost every working man.
Q. Are you a businessman first or a family man first?
Ans. In this regard, I guess I have been able to keep a balance in both aspects.
Isolating myself to work during business hours and restricting to my family
affairs when in their company, hence doing justice to both and personally I
credit my success in both aspects to be this very same ideology.
Q. Which relation is much closer to you?
Ans. Personally I rate my daughter to be most closely related to me in almost
all respects.
Q. As you are busy in your business so how do you give maximum time to your
family?
Ans. I have set some limitations to all my business clients & activities, so as
to be able to live a positive social life, including spending adequate time with
my family.
Q. Do you thing at this stage your aim / motto of life is fulfilled?
Ans. Personally I think determination of "Aims" and "mottos" in life is an
ongoing process rather than a single unified event. And since I live up to that
ideology, I keep making aims in life and try keeping up with their fulfillment.
Q. In the present situation of Pakistan, which steps or techniques are more
effective for the betterment of your business?
Ans. Way ahead of any other step, first of all the law and order situation must
be addressed and resolved further more there are various other measures that may
be considered as well.
Q. Does the country give due respect and recognisation to the industrialist in
the state?
Ans. Industrialists in my personal opinion are generally given a fairly
significant amount of respect and recognition all around the globe, since they
are the pillars on which global economy stands but based upon my own experiences
industrialists are comparatively far higher rated in the province of Punjab,
rather in Sind. Perhaps this is due to differences in sub-culture norms and
values; as a result industries in Punjab are flourishing much better than any
other place in Pakistan.
Q. Do you want to set your business in abroad in future?
Ans. Being an absolute family man, and an active socialist, I don’t exactly
"want" to, but definitely, yes, being compelled to, since business in Pakistan
is practically becoming most stressful and limited.
Q. What are your future plans?
Ans. Like any good business manager I have sub-termed the words "future plans"
as (1) short term plans & (2) long term plans. STP mostly includes all endeavors
to survive in the current recession and economic crisis of the country and LTP
involves my aims and objectives that i had set during the initial stages of my
professional career, mainly consisting of Business expansion, providing better
living standards to my family and setting up a strong post-retirement platform.
Q. If you are not in this field what was your next choice?
Ans. Had I not been associated with my current profession, I most probably would
have been affiliated with Business Administrative job.
Q. Your weakness regarding yourself / as a businessman?
Ans. As a business man, my weakness as I rate myself is my kind heartedness,
which still creates difficult circumstances for me to handle the labor division.
Q. Your strength as a businessman?
Ans. I am a very hard working person who never takes no for an answer. I remain
keen for expansion of business and always look forward to new prospects and
opportunities for further growth in business.
Q. In a small time you got too
much fame and honor how do you feel?
Ans. My feelings may only be expressed as the highest gratitude to Allah and
next to my parents, for believing in me that lead me to be what I am today.
Q. Message for young generation?
Ans. My advise in this regard, concerns one negative element that I see in most
youngsters these days, remember "there are no shortcuts in life" the only way
out is THROUGH and not around. And finally, learning never stops!!!