Ramke Impex

Down at 2/45 South Street in Rengappanaickerpatti, you’ll find Ramke Impex. It’s a small operation we run out of a building that’s been in the family for a while. The street is narrow, so big trucks have a hard time getting through, but we make it work. Most of our neighbors are doing their own small businesses too. We deal with various goods coming in and out. The workspace is simple with a few wooden tables and some old chairs we’ve had forever. We don’t really go for the modern look. It’s more about having a place to sit and get the invoices sorted. My wife handles the accounts in the evenings after she finishes her other work. We try to keep the paperwork organized, but sometimes the piles get a bit high. It’s a quiet life here in Rengappanaickerpatti compared to the big cities. We know everyone on South Street by name. If we run out of something, someone usually helps us out. We don’t spend money on advertising or fancy signs. Most people find us through word of mouth or by just walking past. The roof leaks a little during the heavy monsoon rains, so we have to move the boxes around. It’s just one of those things you deal with. We take pride in the fact that we’ve kept this going for as long as we have without any big troubles.