Banijjyo Matters | Ep. 4 | From a 144-Year-Old Family Business to BBC | Ft. Subhashis Dutt

Subhashis Dutt, Founder & General Secretary of the Bengal Business Council (BBC), discusses the future of Bengal entrepreneurship, Kolkata startups, small business growth, and startup funding in Bengal. In this episode of Banijjyo Matters on Nexa Tapes, host Ankit Bhattacharyya speaks with Subhashis Dutt, a fifth-generation member of the 144-year-old family business Mohendra Dutt & Sons. Subhashis explains why he chose to build something new outside the family legacy and how BBC, incorporated in 2021, became a collective voice for Bengal’s small and emerging businesses. ‪@bengalbusinesscouncil9964‬ About Banijjyo Matters: A conversation series on Bengal’s business, enterprise and entrepreneurship, produced by House of Nexa Studio. 0:00 - Founding the council 1:33 - The spark of inspiration 3:24 - Defining the council's voice 5:45 - Building a formal structure 7:41 - Cultural stigmas of business 9:43 - Empowering new startups 12:26 - Engaging the next generation 14:49 - Gaining industry support 17:38 - Policy and compliance hurdles 21:22 - Lessons for entrepreneurs 23:46 - Investment and expansion 28:13 - Shifting business culture 33:03 - Future policy expectations 🎙️ Host: Ankit Bhattacharyya 👩‍⚕️ Guest: Subhashis Dutt 🎧 Series: Nexa Tapes Credits: Nexa Studio, Production - Indira, EP - Anindita, DOP - Shubhrangshu, Social - Ipsita, Graphics - Ranojoy & Dhriti, Control - Babai -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you enjoyed this episode, like, share and subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping Bengal’s business world. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Follow Nexa Tapes on Social Media: 📝 Facebook:   / nexatapes   📷 Instagram:   / nexatapes   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #BanijjyoMatters #BengalBusinessCouncil #SubhashisDutt #BengalEntrepreneurs #NexaTapes #KolkataStartups #AngelNetwork #business #entrepreneurship