Park Street: A Patna boy who was unhappy with his neighbourhood barber has created a salon that goes home to do the job instead of asking clients to seek an appointment and turn up on time.

A Calcuttan who was unhappy with the kind of tiffin he was packing for his daughter has created a facility that curates tiffins and sends them to school.

Young India finds solutions for its own problems.

Tausif Mohi from Patna and Tanumoy Sarkar from Alipore were among the participants at youth entrepreneurship initiative Y4BIZ, organised by the US consulate in collaboration with Contact Base, a social enterprise, to support promising young entrepreneurs and turn their business ideas into sustainable business models.

Mohi explained what drove him to launch Flying Scizzers.

"The service at the local barber shop left me dissatisfied. But I did not have the wherewithal to go to a branded salon for quality service. This triggered the idea of coming up with an on-demand mobile salon - Flying Scizzers -that seeks to provide branded service at an affordable price," Mohi said.

Why Scizzers, instead of Scissors? "When we had applied to the ministry of corporate affairs for approval of the name, we were told that some other organisation had applied for the name Flying Scissors."

If a customer is tight on schedule or can't leave home, he or she can book a service on www.flyingscizzers.com. "Our hairstylist or make-up artist will reach the customer on a scooter or a mobile van. Flying Scizzers goes home to do the job," Mohi said.

The MBA left his job in a logistics company to enter a profession that does not enjoy a high status in Bihar.

"The fact that today I could present my idea to a jury that includes experts from IIM Calcutta speaks volumes about our success," said Mohi, who co-founded the start-up with Saman Rukh.

When the jury asked Calcutta boy Sarkar what was instrumental behind launching Wondabox, he spoke of a challenge that every parent faces.

"Snacks cooked by mothers in the morning rush and eaten stone cold hours later, that sums up the challenge faced by parents of school-going children," Sarkar said.

To overcome the challenge, he came up with WondaBox ( www.wondabox.co.in), which serves fresh food in lunchboxes to students at tiffin time.

WondaBox had launched around 17 months ago at Sri Sri Academy and has since expanded to four other campuses - Calcutta International School, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Mahadevi Birla World Academy and The Newtown School.

A meal prepared by a dietician in accordance with recommended dietary allowance typical of the age group costs between Rs 55 and 75, depending on the portions and the menu.

WondaBox was selected as the most promising venture at the event.

Mohi and Sarkar were among the 15 participants in the final round of Y4BIZ, selected after three-phased workshops, which included ones on online capacity building and mentoring programme.

The jury comprised Eric Azulay, director, Nexus Incubation Centre, US embassy, New Delhi; Subhrangshu Sanyal, CEO of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park; Chandradeep Mitra, visiting faculty at IIM Calcutta; and Kuldeep Maity, CEO of Village Financial Service.

Y4BIZ was launched in four cities in eastern India - Guwahati, Patna, Ranchi, and Calcutta - about a year ago.

US consul-general Patti Hoffman welcomed the participants, saying: "The US government is committed to promoting entrepreneurship internationally as a means to stimulate local economic growth, open new markets for US companies and increase global prosperity."