A. P. Patel & Company

A. P. Patel & Company sits right in the middle of Subhash Ward. If you are looking for us, we are quite close to the New Bus Stand, which makes things a bit loud during the day with all the engines and people moving about. We are located right opposite the LIC Office, so that’s usually the easiest landmark to tell people when they are trying to find our door. It is a plain place, nothing really special to look at from the outside, but it works for what we need. We spend most of our time inside handling the day-to-day stuff that comes with running a business like this. The front door sticks a little when it rains, and the floor has some scuffs from years of boots walking over it. We don't have a big corporate office or a lobby with fancy chairs. It’s just us and the work we have to do. Most of the people who come by have been coming for years, and they know where everything is kept. We keep a small kettle in the back for tea when things slow down in the afternoon. Sometimes it gets dusty because of the road traffic, but we try to keep it decent. We don’t have a big marketing plan or anything. We just show up, open the shutters, and get to it. Being near the bus stand means there is always something happening outside, which keeps the day interesting and the hours go by fast.