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Kerala-Based Startup Inks Pact With UN Women’s Empowerment Principles to Train, Promote and Empower Women

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Thiruvananthapuram, December 21: With an aim to empower women, a Kerala-based startup has inked an agreement with the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles. This is for the first time that a woman majority startup named Vydyuthi Energy Services (VES) has signed an agreement with the United Nations body. With the signing of the agreement, the VES will establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality, promote education, training and professional development for women. It will also implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that has the capability to empower women, promote equality through community initiatives and publicly report on progress to achieve gender equality.

In India, Kerala is already in the top list of the Niti Aayog for implementing the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles. According to a report by IANS, of the 170 companies from India which had signed for the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles, 64 companies are from the private sector. The Vydyuthi Energy Services is the 65th company from India and the first from Kerala to have signed the pact.

As per details available, at Vydyuthi Energy Services (VES), the woman help businesses and organizations across sectors to identify energy efficiency drivers and enable them to adopt viable action plans. The start-up firm was established by an NRI, Anoop Babu from Thiruvananthapuram. Meanwhile, Kerala State Electricity Board Energy Efficiency Department is the patron head of VES. The founder, i.e. Babu has a vast experience in the renewable energy sector and is involved in multinational projects in various countries, including the Middle East.

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Who Run The World – Women: 5 Home-Based Business Ideas For You

Running a business requires passion, motivation, and lots of initial funds for building your brand and running your company. But, the lack of money can be a reason to stop passionate entrepreneurs. Every business begins on a small scale, and your effort can build a company into a big empire.

Women play many roles in one life and always dream of achieving big. If she dreams of an entrepreneur, then nobody can stop you. In today’s environment, starting a new business can be a little easy with easy access to the internet, technology can help you establish her business quicker and easier than before.

Let’s discuss the popular business idea with women

Open a Popular Thrift store

Yes, you may call it a western culture of thrift store but, this culture is making strong grounds in our country too. Few brands like ‘The Salvage Story, Collections Reloved owned by women who are running successfully. Fast-changing fashion letting the consumer be more excited which make them turn to thrift stores for their requirement.

Social Media can play a significant role in building the brand, and a huge customer list, with this circle of friends and family, can help you certainly in growth.

Turn Newspapers into Bags

When the whole world is working hard towards the use of single-use plastic, therefore many brands and stores are moving towards more use eco- friendly bags like cloth and paper bags.

This brings the increasing demand for such options; one can always start a small-scale venture by converting your newspaper into bags and start selling them to a different store.

Start Online Tutoring

We know the internet has changed our lifestyle to the core now learning online is also a thing, then why you don’t use your talent to educate people. Video calls and online classes have an equal impact, like face-to-face classes.

This business idea only involves investment in IT infrastructure and great knowledge of classes you plan to teach.

Start a Day Care Centre

Another option for women who wish to business women, for then we have a business idea for you in which you just need to be responsible and caring towards children. We have a lot of couples who work and demand quality and good day-care service.

This idea will involve basic investment in setting up a day-care and hiring help. The Flexi loan is enough to meet the requirement for running, such as the facility.

Go Organic with Urban Farming

You have a big house or flat and have extra space in your house then you can step into urban farming which can turn out to be a profitable business idea. Herb farming is a new trend like organic farming both are witnessing a surge in demand. This farming is not limited to fruits, herbs you can start with the flowers also.

This idea can be run staying home and market with the help of social media, friends, and family. But like we said before you should have a keen interest and passion for it for making successful.

We have mentioned just a few business ideas for you, which you can run being home as well. But as we say, women can be great business leaders and innovators because they know how to manage each responsibility with great skill.

 

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You Can, You Will – 4 Solutions For Women Entrepreneurs to Ensure Business Growth

Once you believe in yourself to make sure you can lead your team on the road to success, with your leadership, then you can take your venture to the heights. In the past few years, women entrepreneurship has experienced significant growth. Women make up nearly half the population in our country, still only 14 percent of businesses run by women.

By the efforts done by the government focusing on women entrepreneurship, there is a huge path forward for women entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Let’s have a look at some of the steps for women entrepreneurs to kick start their business.

Assuring your Finance Access

A major setback for women who run a business is access to finance. Generally, women face difficulty in finding to come up with guarantors for the loans as the most assets are under their name. As we know, both banks provide collateral-free loans to women entrepreneurs.

But information regarding this tough to access and make it a huge challenge to secure these loans. Here when technology solutions should be provided and given complete knowledge about it.

Ensuring Constant Skill Development

Skill development is important for everyone as it enhances your productivity and gives you the right direction. Being an entrepreneur skill is a significant factor, therefore ensuring to provide knowledge and skills for yourself is important for running a successful business.

We need to provide a digital solution through online courses centric solution for women entrepreneurs. In the times where formal education can be a challenge to balance in day to day life, but technology solution provides an opportunity and make learning easy.

Bring Women Entrepreneur Online

As per the few studies, only 30 percent of female entrepreneurs use the internet, and less than one-third of Indian MSMEs are online. Bringing them online will provide immense opportunities for them to reach out to their target audience. This solution allows women, entrepreneur to access to online learning, bring their business on the social media platform, and access to government e-services.

Therefore, one step can bring so many solutions to benefit women entrepreneurs.

Catering Specific Requirements Of Indian Women Entrepreneurs

Today in our society where women entrepreneurs face not one but many hurdles and challenges which is not yet addressed. Providing solutions to these problems can help them in their growth as well as business.
Currently, available technology solutions can provide adapted to address their needs and problems which they face every day.

Helping women entrepreneurs will not help in their venture growth, but also their personal growth too. By leveraging, technology and connectivity will help them to work from home and cancels long travelling issues. These are a few solutions that can help women entrepreneurs grow in our country and give a platform to show their great leadership skills.