A Bharat where every small business has the knowledge, tools, people and capital to grow.
One crore business owners, from metros to villages, running better, more profitable businesses, and building the country as they grow.
Why BUILD exists.
What BUILD stands for, our vision and mission, founder Umrav Singh, the BUILD Podcast and Business OPD.
What BUILD stands for
BBusinessThe basics every owner needs
UUpskillingOne practical skill a day
IInnovationAI, digital and new channels
LLeadershipBetter owner decisions
DDevelopmentGrowth you can measure
Why BUILD
Every small business deserves a fair chance to grow.
Big companies have consultants, boards, training budgets and easy access to capital. The kirana owner, the salon owner, the small manufacturer and the first-time founder usually have none of it. BUILD exists to close that gap.
Make world-class business education and premium tools free, practical and available in every Indian language.
Through daily lessons, free tools, BUILD AI, an honest Boardroom, real mentors and fair access to funding, so no owner has to figure it out alone.
01The problem
India has more than six crore micro, small and medium businesses. Most owners learn by trial and error, and many good businesses stall on cash, credit, pricing or people problems that have known fixes.
02The gap
Good advice is expensive, in English, and built for big companies. Networking clubs charge heavy fees for weekly discussion, but give no tools, coaching or support, and turn members into recruiters.
03The BUILD answer
Free premium tools and a 365-day course for everyone. A Boardroom built on your numbers, not referrals. Mentors, spotlights and help to raise funds. All in Hindi, Hinglish, English and more.
The BUILD promiseFree first. Numbers over noise. No politics, no hidden fees, no recruitment economy. Har chhota business, bada banega.
Umrav Singh
Meet the founder
Umrav Singh
Founder, BUILD · TEDx Speaker · Real estate developer and educator
Founder, BUILDTEDx SpeakerFounder, FREE AcademyFounder & Director, Manortha Builders & Developers
“Big companies have consultants, boards and networks. The kirana owner, the salon owner and the first-time founder deserve the same. That is why I'm building BUILD.”
Umrav Singh is a real estate developer, educator and TEDx speaker. He founded and leads Manortha Builders & Developers, a real estate development and consultancy firm working across Gujarat and Rajasthan, after years in real estate consulting. In 2026 he launched FREE Academy, a free 100-day real estate certification programme, to make professional training open to everyone.
BUILD is his biggest mission yet: a national, Hindi-first business-education ecosystem for India's micro and small businesses, with free tools, practical lessons and real support. The goal: har chhota business, bada banega.
1 crorebusiness owners: BUILD's goal
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Work with Umrav
Five ways to work with the founder
Free tools, the 365-day course, BUILD AI, the Boardroom and funding support for India's small businesses.
A free 100-day real estate certification programme with daily lessons, quizzes and certificates. freeacademy.co.in
Real estate development and consultancy across Gujarat and Rajasthan. manortha.com
Speaks on entrepreneurship and building businesses from the ground up.
A note from Umrav
“I have seen good businesses stall, not for lack of effort, but for lack of a system, a mentor or a fair chance at capital. BUILD is my promise that no owner in Bharat has to figure it out alone.”
Umrav Singh
Founder, BUILD
On air
The BUILD Podcastwith Umrav Singh
Podcast with Umrav
Your business story, in conversation with Umrav Singh.
The BUILD Podcast sits down with real owners: the first shop, the bad year, the turnaround, the numbers. Honest conversations that teach other owners what actually works. Your story could be the next episode.
- Owners of every size, from a single shop to a factory
- Recorded on video for YouTube, and as audio for podcast apps
- Your business, logo and contact shared with the episode
- No fee to appear. Guests are selected by the BUILD team
First episodes are being recorded. Episode links will appear here as they are released.
The BUILD shows
Business OPD. A real problem, a real fix.
Like a doctor's OPD, but for your business. An owner brings one problem; we look at the numbers together and leave with two or three fixes to try. Then we come back to see what changed.
- Name the problemSales, margin, stock, staff or credit. One question that matters most.
- Check the numbersSit with the owner, open the hisaab and find where the money leaks.
- Write the prescriptionTwo or three practical fixes the owner can start this week.
- Follow-up visitReturn after 60–90 days and measure what actually changed.
Business OPD
The flagship showDiagnose one real business, live, with the owner and the numbers.
Hisaab Khol
Open the numbersHow a chai stall, salon or kirana actually makes money, rupee by rupee.
Maine Yeh Galti Ki
Learn from mistakesOwners tell the mistake that cost them most, and what they do now.
₹0 Marketing
Grow without spendingTactics you can try today with a phone and a WhatsApp list.
AI Wala Business
Simple AI, real workUse free AI tools for bills, posts and replies, and check what they get wrong.
Dukaan Se Empire
Growth storiesHow small shops grew into brands, and the decisions that got them there.
Watch BUILD on YouTube
Business OPD, Hisaab Khol and every BUILD show, in Hindi and Hinglish. New episodes every week.
Episodes
First episodes are being filmed. Thumbnails below are layout samples.
EP 01Kirana ka hisaab khul gaya
Business OPD: why a busy kirana still runs short of cash
Business OPD Coming soon
EP 02Chai stall ki kamai
Hisaab Khol: how a chai stall really makes money
Hisaab Khol Coming soon
EP 03₹0 marketing
7 WhatsApp habits that bring customers back
₹0 Marketing Coming soon
EP 04Udhaar wapas kaise
Collecting udhaar without losing the customer
Business OPD Coming soon
EP 05AI se business
AI Wala Business: free AI tools for bills and posts
AI Wala Business Coming soon
EP 06Meri sabse badi galti
Maine Yeh Galti Ki: the stock order that cost a year's profit
Maine Yeh Galti Ki Coming soon
