Entrepreneurs

Through the lens of two women from India and Pakistan, the authors trace just how Instagram, Facebook and others are helping women entrepreneurs in South Asia build successful businesses.

Entrepreneur Arati Hiremath has worked to keep the Kasuti form of embroidery alive for the last 30-odd years, and her venture Artikrafts sells this ancient embroidery across the world, seeing turnovers with lakhs every year.

With Chappers, Pune entrepreneur Harshvardhan Patwardhan is giving new and customisable spins to traditional Kolhapuri chappals, selling across US, UK and more, and earning crores.

Are you an entrepreneur wondering how to prepare a pitch for Shark Tank India? Vineet Saraiwala, founder of Atypical Advantage, shares his tips and lessons from his own pitch on the show.

Ambrosia Organic Farm in Goa started out as a tiny venture. Today it spans 135 acres and has an yearly turnover of Rs 22 crore, all thanks to the efforts of 34-year-old Janardan Khorate, who was given charge of the farm by his adoptive parents from London.

Yushika Jolly’s semi-permanent hair colour brand Paradyes is a first of its kind in India, and receives hundreds of orders from across India every month. She is all set to appear on an upcoming episode of Shark Tank to pitch her business.

Manas Madhu shares how he quit his job to create an empire of banana chips with his venture Beyond Snacks, which earns him revenues worth crores.

STAGE is a first-of-its-kind OTT platform for local dialects and currently employs over 2,000 local artists and creators in Haryana and Rajasthan to champion the regions’ diverse languages and dialects.

Bengaluru sisters Yeshoda and Rhea Karuturi won an investment of Rs 1 crore on season 2 of Shark Tank India. They share what their experience on the show taught them.

Jaya and Parvathy Avanoor from Kerala started a traditionally prepared virgin coconut oil brand — Purvina, with the intent to educate people about its benefits.