entrepreneurship

The economic slump from the lockdown threw many businesses into a tizz. But a few enterprising women in Ahmedabad decided to convert the lemons life threw at them into not just lemonade, but also profit from it.   “For me it was a golden opportunity,” said Beenoo Mukhi, Corporate Trainer, Founder of Eternal Quest, a company that specializes in sales and corporate training. “Lockdown meant meetings and sales were happening online. There was a felt need for trainers like me. Moreover, sitting in Ahmedabad, I could train people anywhere. The good thing was internet connectivity and infrastructure for online training was…

As the central and state governments seek to boost startups and create a startup culture, there has been a spurt in young entrepreneurs experimenting with innovative ideas that will become the next unicorn. In 2019 alone, over 1300 startups were registered in the country. India currently has around 8900 startups in the technology domain alone. While a good number of new ventures are centred around technologies like artificial intelligence, other fields too are seeing a host of startups, some examples being YourStory, a startup about startups, legal-tech startups such as Leegality and startups focusing on social issues like Think Niti,…

Isana Nambiar has always been a great fan of female entrepreneurs, following the stories of many. Her favourite TED talk, “Programming your Mind for Success” by Carrie Green, has been big inspiration for her. With someone as passionate about entrepreneurship as she is, it is no surprise that at age 16, Isana has already started her own initiative and is currently in the process of building HelpEd, an online tool that will connect government schools lacking resources to donors willing to provide for their needs. Isana first came up with the idea in the beginning of summer; “I had a…