The era of start-ups is in its golden period, in spite of the slow down, crashing unicorns & unprofitable businesses. Why? Because the ecosystem of start-ups has now matured. The number of patents has tripled in the last 5 years; however, women hold only 22.9% of patents internationally. In India, the percentage is much less. But are we ready for women-led […]
New Cherie Blair Foundation for Women strategy to tackle gender gap in entrepreneurship and revolutionise business opportunities for over one million women entrepreneurs
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has launched a new landmark organisational strategy. ‘Ready for Business’ will see the NGO significantly scale up its work to revolutionise business opportunities for one million more women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries by 2030—the end point of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals—and rapidly accelerate progress […]
6 Entrepreneurship and Management Lessons to utilize in Pedaling
“Cycling is the new golf” is being used as a global corporate lingo. The United Nations advocates cyclingas a climate smart means of transport to align with the Sustainable Development Goals. World HealthOrganization backs cycling of it being accessible, affordable and socially equitable in nature andcommunicates to the member nations to adopt this sustainable mode […]
Woman with a Vision : Chayaa Nanjappa
Chayaa Nanjappa, Founder & Managing Partner, Nectar Fresh, is an award-winning, first-generation rural woman entrepreneur and Country President – India and State President of Karnataka, ABWCI (Association of Business-Women in Commerce & Industry). While her company, Nectar Fresh, is a Khadi & Village Board-backed rural social enterprise, she continues to empower the rural and tribal […]
Achievers
Purvi Bhavsar She is the Co-founder of Pahal Financial Services Private Limited, AHMEDABAD, a first-generation entrepreneur, a mentor to many startups is from Ahmedabad, is working in the area of microfinance and enterprise lending. purvi purvi She has a prolific experience of over 27 years in the areas of BFSI-(Banking and Financial Services Industry ) […]
Women Entrepreneurial Success through Feedback
Women Entrepreneurs in India are a significant stakeholder for prosperity and to create a more inclusive and sustainable society. Earlier, women entrepreneurs in India were limited to a small tribe. And slowly with growth and education, women deliberately started coming out of their comfort zones. It is giving wings to many entrepreneurial ambitions and prospects. […]
Meenakshi Walke
“Women shine from within like they have an inner light in them when given an opportunity” Meenakshi says Meenakshi Walke. One such woman who shined like a star when she got a chance to showcase her work is Meenakshi. She was born near a brick kiln, a small village of Savargaon in Nagbhir tahsil. She […]
Power to strive more
Aparna Mishra is one of the eminent entrepreneur & a philanthropist, provided the foundation and inspiration for the emergence of the Aparna Consumer Services Pvt. Ltd. (ACSPL) & Sadbhawna Samiti (NGO) as trusted symbols of quality and excellence in the country’s welfare programs. Journey She was born and raised in Barabanki, U.P. into a middle-class […]
Sparkling Priyanka Singh
Q. Tell us about yourself, what inspired you to become an entrepreneur. I hail from a Feudal Rajput family located in a small town Shukulbazar, where girls are empowered but the avenues to explore their potential are limited. My Amma (grandmother), the pristine lady of her times was the best example for this, who attended […]