This summer, I traveled to Vicenza, Italy, to support a dear friend who had decided to pursue her lifelong passion for opera singing. At 53, she refused to let her dreams quietly fade into retirement. Instead, she boldly embarked on a journey to become a professional opera singer, performing on a stage she had only … Read more
Hyderabad: With a view to encourage women entrepreneurs in the establishment of micro, medium and small enterprises (MSME) in the state, the Telangana government is planning to establish an MSME industrial park exclusively for women-led enterprises between the outer-ring road (ORR) and regional ring road (RRR). Out of 10 industrial parks being setup between ORR … Read more
Kamakshi Agarwala ditched her plans to pursue a master’s degree in finance for a vision: To empower women through fashion and fitness, and launch an inclusive lingerie line. With this dream, Butt-Chique boutique was born. Agarwala founded Butt-Chique in 2020 after she recognised a gap in the activewear market – a lack of options that … Read more
Choosing health is not always easy – sometimes, it means defying expert medical advice for something you know will work for you. This is how Marilee Nelson, one of the proud trios who started Branch Basics, zeroed in on the importance of going natural with the products they use. Nelson used to suffer from a … Read more
Victoria Redbard is a self-described “witch” and “entrepreneur” who has worked as a spiritual entrepreneur for over a decade. Redbard, born in the UK, has been named Australia’s leading sexologist. While her red hair fits the fiery and mystical narrative, Redbard has worked in various roles and is renowned for her skills as a counsellor, … Read more
Emma Grede is haunted by a certain statistic—that women-owned businesses receive less than 2% of the total funding venture capitalists invest in any given year. It’s not something she’s willing to just accept, though. “Women investing in other women is an imperative,” says the CEO of Good American, the denim company she cofounded with Khloe … Read more
A large number of working women are keen to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses, finds a survey. A survey among more than 10,000 working women aged 24-55 across the metros, tier 1 and 2 cities has found that as many as 76 per cent of them expressed a desire to start their own … Read more
Eisenhower Fellowship 2024 The CEO of WE Hub, Deepthi Ravula, has been selected as an Eisenhower Fellow for 2024. Among the 22 eminent leaders from 22 different nations, she is the only one from India. Thrilled & humbled to be selected as an Eisenhower Fellow 2024. The only fellow from #India in a cohort of … Read more
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021, almost 50 million people in the UK left their jobs. The 48 million resignations changed entrepreneurship in a variety of ways as people were compelled to take employment matters into their own hands. The pandemic created an influx of full-time workers who wished to have control over their own … Read more
