Entrepreneurs

Jithu Thomas and his mother Leena transformed a corner-of-the-house hobby into a thriving 5,000 sq ft mushroom farm near Ernakulam.

From tech professionals to traditional farmers, meet five individuals who turned their passion for flowers into thriving floriculture businesses, earning profits and transforming lives.

Chokhone Krichena from Mao, Manipur, is leading Dianthe to bridge the gap between rural floriculture farmers and urban markets. By guaranteeing the farmers marketability and fair prices, Chokhone is helping them boost their incomes, and ensuring that the beauty of Mao’s flowers reaches cities across India.

Arunabh and Gunjan launched UClean in 2017 to introduce laundromat services in India. UClean operates over 350 outlets across 100+ cities nationwide.

Prabu, Shashidhar, Arun, and Bhargav left their comfortable careers to introduce a healthy, vegan ice cream alternative made using millets.

From finding your target customers to unlocking the power of family recipes -- these food entrepreneurs have a few secrets to share!

There is potential brimming in the Entrepreneurial Households across India, making them significant players in driving economic growth. Join us on a drive through the villages of Karnataka to explore these hubs of vibrancy.

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched the I-Venture Immersive (ivi) six-month programme to support aspiring entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, including recent graduates, tech professionals, and women entrepreneurs. Applications for the founding cohort, starting in October, are now open.

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.

Shilpi Bhargava and Pavan Jambagi, the couple behind Delhi’s Carnatic Cafe, are combining fruity and spicy flavours to make all-natural ice creams under their brand Jaatre, which they sell in eco-friendly containers like coconut shells and terracotta tubs.