ABOUT NERES
NERES 1.0 is an entrepreneurship summit aimed at offering a platform to promising start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs across NER. Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship under the sponsorship of North Eastern Council organized “NERES 1.0” in March 2020 in Guwahati, Assam in collaboration with FINER as the industry partner. Watch this space for announcement on NERES 2.0 and join us to celebrate the entrepreneurship journey of NERES 1.0 Women Entrepreneurs, Ishita Das, Lozano Nungshiba and Sister Duo Manisha & Bhawna Sharma.
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING PROGRAM FOR PRACTICING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
The US Consulate Kolkata and the Global Innovation Lab of the University of Texas at Austin had launched a unique program from 2019 to 2021 to promote technology adoption among women entrepreneurs in the North East and Eastern states of India. The program is providing three integrated experiences to help women entrepreneurs understand the potential of their specific business ideas and work on their challenges of scaling up:
Online training: Following an orientation session, Women Entrepreneurs selected for the program took a six-week online course, “Innovation Readiness Series®”.
Bootcamp: Following completion of the online course, selected 30 women entrepreneurs progressed to phase 2 of the program and before the in-person bootcamp was conducted, the Covid-19 pandemic caused a nation-wide lockdown. However, the women entrepreneurs underwent a series of webinars and online mentoring sessions; some of them collaborated to create stronger businesses while others pivoted their business models. All these women entrepreneurs will meet for an intense weekend Bootcamp at the American Center, Kolkata as soon as business will return to normal.
Pitch your enterprise: Further selection of 15 participants to present their innovations at a “Shark-Tank” Pitch Session to a panel of Indian strategic investors at the American Center, Kolkata.
Watch out for the entrepreneurial journey of our women entrepreneurs NandinI, Sahida, Sharda and Sujata.
COMING UP…
Unlock the North East: Inviting applications to the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2020-21
We are excited to announce that the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata in partnership with Asian Confluence think tank is launching the first Women’s Global Development Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative “Academy for Women Entrepreneurs” (AWE) in Northeast India. AWE is a White House-led project that will support a selected cohort of 75-100 prospective women entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners from Nagaland, Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh by providing U.S-style online education with guided facilitation from U.S. State Department alumni, local women business leaders, and other partners. The selected women entrepreneurs will join an AWE network that will support participants’ access to peer-to-peer mentorship, business partners, and scaling opportunities with businesses in the region and in the United States. AWE is designed to empower women worldwide to fulfill their economic potential and create conditions for increased stability, security, and prosperity for all.
For more information and registration please access this form: https://forms.gle/m6qZJnUSLXnhuJ8Z6
In case of queries please reach out to Prithviraj Nath : prithviraj.nath@asianconfluence.org
