Topic: Female entrepreneurs

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw named as EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019

The 21st edition of the Ernst and Young (EY) awards for the year 2019 was presented recently. The Founder and CMD of India’s leading Biopharmaceutical firm-Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw...

February 21, 2020

Women entrepreneurs in India may generate 150-170 million jobs by 2030

Tech Giant Google along with consultancy firm Bain and Co. released a report titled ‘Women Entrepreneurship in India—Powering the economy with her’. As per the report, women entrepreneurs...

February 19, 2020

NITI Aayog partners with WhatsApp to promote women entrepreneurs

Under the aegis of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), the NITI Aayog and has partnered with Facebook-owned WhatsApp to support and promote women entrepreneurs in India. Both will...

July 30, 2019

The 5th edition of Women of India Organic Festival to be held in New Delhi

The 5th edition of the Women of India Organic Festival will be held from October 26 to November 4 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts...

October 19, 2018

Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)

The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is an initiative launched by the Government of India to promote and support women entrepreneurs across the country. It serves as a unified...

April 24, 2018

Mahila E-haat

In a path-breaking initiative, the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched “Mahila e-Haat”, an online marketing platform for women. Mahila e-Haat is a...

April 24, 2018

New Delhi to host first-ever International SME Convention-2018

The first-ever International SME Convention-2018 will be held in New Delhi from 22ndto 24th April. The Ministry of MSME has engaged with over 35 International Trade Development organisations...

April 20, 2018

Telangana government launches India’s first state-led incubator for women entrepreneurs “WE-Hub”

The Telangana government has launched India’s first state-led incubator for women entrepreneurs, called as Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE-Hub), in Hyderabad on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD-2018)....

March 11, 2018

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launches Udyam Sakhi Portal for women entrepreneurs of India

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched a Udyam Sakhi portal for women entrepreneurs of India on the occasion of 2018 International Women’s Day: The...

March 8, 2018

Women Entrepreneurship Platform launched by Union Government

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on the occasion of 2018 International Women’s Day (IWD). The platform aspires to substantially increase the...

March 8, 2018

8th edition of Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)

The 8th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 will be held at Hyderabad from November 28th. The summit is being co-hosted by India and the USA and for...

November 21, 2017

Nepal to host Across Barriers-International Business Women’s Summit (ABIBWS)

The Across Barriers-International Business Women’s Summit (ABIBWS) will be organized by the South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF) at Kathmandu in Nepal from September 11. The basic objective...

September 8, 2017