Entrepreneur at 18

Sunil Bharti Mittal started his first business in April 1976 at the age of 18, with a capital investment of 20,000 borrowed from his father. His first business was to make crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers.Within three years he had set up two more plants, one that turned out yarn and the other stainless steel sheets.The initial days were very difficult and he earned very little from these ventures. It required a lot of traveling. In those days he travelled alongside his goods at the back of trucks. He was putting in 16 to 18 hours each day, but his business just didnt grow. It was the time to change track.