women entrepreneurs

Tvaran — a joint initiative by Cisco (India Cash Grant Program) and Villgro — is a unique programme empowering women entrepreneurs who are driving innovative solutions in the climate action sector by providing them access to markets and finance. Here are seven such startups.

Gujarat-based Induben runs Chilli and Cheese, a homemade food venture that sells delicious vada pav. The venture began when she met with a serious accident that changed her life forever.

Taking India's food and beverage industry by storm, these women entrepreneurs are making waves with their delicious food and business acumen.

Watch this video to see how UP resident Sana Khan turned her fascination with earthworms into S J Organics, a vermicomposting venture that sees an annual turnover of Rs 1 crore.

A search for nutritious food for their children pushed mothers Dibyajyoti Borgohain and Madhavi Pomar to set up Rigdam Foods, a ready-to-eat millet snacks venture that has earned a turnover of Rs 24 lakh.

Renjini Thampi turned her love for art into the sustainable venture Vapasee, wherein she upcycles discarded glass bottles into stunning home decor items, preventing thousands of pieces from entering landfills.

Meerut-based engineer Jyoti Srivastava quit her job after having her first child to start Little Cherry Mom, a millet-based snacks business that aims to offer healthier food options for babies.

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.

Odisha entrepreneur and single mother Lalita Debi Singh shares her story of how she went from daily wage work to establishing a paper plate making unit that today earns lakhs and employs local youth and widows.

Bengaluru-based Srutiza Mohanty narrates what prompted her to quit her engineering job and launch Risham Jewellery, a venture that aims to revive the ancient art of bead making, and empower women with jobs and education in the process.