• Gajjar Harshil Rajeshkumar
• Ankitkumar Somabhai Patel

The construction industry is one of the main contributors to GDP and a source of jobs. Unfortunately, it is also one of the least organized and technologically advanced sectors. Any startup in this industry can face slow growth and difficult customer acquisition. The construction industry in India is booming as a result of ongoing urbanization, upcoming infrastructure projects, and a rising population base. It is the third largest contributor to economic development, with several ongoing project opportunities. Ample opportunities for personnel being as civil engineer to be an entrepreneur. India is developing country and scope of advancement in technology used in construction industry. Startups can provide the unique marketable solution which sensitize & address the industry problems. There are quite more challenges to the civil industry startups compared to other industry viz IT, Computer, etc. Startups in civil industry may face challenges related to finance, Marketing, Human Resource & Operational challenges. This research identified the personal ability and skills as the driving internal factors, and also identified the challenges related to initial funds and its management, which are identification of fund source and managing losses and risks. Further, study identified the Managing the time, cost and resources and Lack of experience as the major operational challenges while recruiting the right people identified as the human resource related challenge. So, this research is to about identifying various challenges faced by construction industry startups.

Startup, Civil, Entrepreneurship, Challenges, Construction

"Identifying and Analyzing Challenges Faced by Start-Ups in Civil Industry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.b136-b147, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107146.pdf

"Identifying and Analyzing Challenges Faced by Start-Ups in Civil Industry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppb136-b147, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107146.pdf