Food and agri-business in India have been among the best performing sectors with respect to value creation and returns generated. The government has implemented several policies to boost business. The impact is visible in the significant improvement in India’s ranking […]
Need for more women as job creators
If India has to grow at a high rate of 9-10% per annum year after year for three decades or more, it cannot happen without women and without women becoming entrepreneurs. In the last decade, India has witnessed a change in outlook towards….
Leadership lessons from Leonardo da Vinci
Internet is flooded with buzzwords like ‘continuous learning’, ‘brainstorming’, ’mindset’ innovation ‘, ‘whole brain thinking’ etc. These might seem to be fresh concepts in the digital era, but their roots trace back five centuries to the insights and practices of […]
Scaling up of women led enterprises in North East
In my career span of 34 years, I have worked with and for entrepreneurs for more than 25 years and have witnessed the change in outlook towards entrepreneurship amongst various stakeholders. Women have come up in large numbers to start […]
Redefining Entrepreneurial Excellence
From Henry Ford to Elon Musk ,the image of a successful entrepreneur has often been intertwined with a set of traditional ideals It is seen that there is a shift in the definition of excellence—benchmarks of success such as wealth, […]
Leveraging through lateral thinking – why entrepreneurs need to be lateral thinkers
Lateral thinking is one of the most critical qualities for a modern leader and entrepreneur.Abandoning rigid structures and having the ability to look at challenges with a new perspective and solving problems by perceiving things that others don’t are all […]
Lessons to be learnt from the Israeli Eco-System
Israel, a young nation founded in 1948, is approximately 20,000 sq km— possibly as big as a district in India. The country with a population of over eight million, has given birth to several unicorns. The small nations adversity driven […]
Support needed for developing start-ups from N.E India
While India is witnessing a start-up revolution, regions like N.E are yet to wake up to fully realise the potential in the start-up space. There is a strong need for an eco-system to boost the development of start-ups in this […]
An entrepreneur vis-à-vis a start-up founder
To be an entrepreneur, you don’t need a fancy degree or huge amount of capital. Rather your passion is enough to help you survive and thrive. Two words which are often used synonymously are ‘entrepreneur’ and ‘start-up’ and a question […]
‘Importance of Incubation Centres in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Campaign’
As a panelist in an interesting discussion on ‘Importance of Incubation Centres in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Campaign’. The discussions revolved around the entrepreneurial eco-system, role of incubation centres in promotion of start-ups and the importance of rural incubators.