{"id":4623,"date":"2022-12-05T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T10:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orchid-starling-653667.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=4623"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:04:47","slug":"women-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/?page_id=4623","title":{"rendered":"Women Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4623\" class=\"elementor elementor-4623\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38195ce e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38195ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f0f47 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19f0f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women Entrepreneurship<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa63f4f e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa63f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccdf19 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ccdf19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838c8f6 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"838c8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite India\u2019s economic growth and rising educational attainment, women\u2019s economic participation remains critically low. According to the sixth economic census report, by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), it was observed that the female participation in the Indian entrepreneurship scenario is at a measly 13.76%, with women owning 8.05 million out of the total 58.5 million establishments, operating in our country.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the number of women-owned enterprises has increased over the past decade\u2014particularly with more than 22 million women-led MSMEs registered in the last four years\u2014most remain single-person ventures. A more realistic estimate is that only 5% of enterprises employing more than five people are women-owned.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased economic participation by women is not an inherent outcome of development. Policy-driven, targeted interventions are necessary to ensure that women constitute a minimum of one-quarter of new entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3a24ed elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"b3a24ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89b56a8 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"89b56a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc5816 elementor-widget__width-inherit jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bc5816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/women-entrepreneurship-banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12258\" alt=\"Female Entrepreneurs program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/women-entrepreneurship-banner.png 1920w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/women-entrepreneurship-banner-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/women-entrepreneurship-banner-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/women-entrepreneurship-banner-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/women-entrepreneurship-banner-1536x577.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c1c1a jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"d7c1c1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cecc3 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1cecc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GAME\u2019s Approach to Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship\u200b\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf3ba4 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf3ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women Entrepreneurship (WE) at GAME is committed to creating the enabling conditions, shaping a shared narrative, and driving innovation so that women-led enterprises can unlock their full potential. Today, women-run businesses account for just 14 percent of India\u2019s enterprises despite employing 30 percent of its female workforce &#8211; and yet, with the right support, they could generate 150\u2013170 million jobs by 2030. Barriers like fragmented infrastructure, weak ecosystems, and persistent gender biases still hold many back.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our approach is rooted in a participatory and empowering alliance among key stakeholders \u2014 including women entrepreneurs, practitioners, and others, &#8211; and centers on three pillars:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63df76e e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63df76e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c7f33 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1c7f33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5c883 eael-dt-th-align-center eael-table-align-center jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"3c5c883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t@media (max-width: 767px) {\n\t\t\t   #eael-data-table-wrapper-3c5c883.custom-responsive-option-enable .eael-data-table thead {\n                    display: none;\n               }\n               #eael-data-table-wrapper-3c5c883.custom-responsive-option-enable .eael-data-table tbody tr td {\n                    float: none;\n                    clear: left;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    text-align: left;\n                    display: flex;\n                    align-items: center;\n                }\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap custom-responsive-option-enable\" data-table_id=\"3c5c883\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-3c5c883\" data-custom_responsive=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-3c5c883\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Access to Market<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Technology &amp; Digital Enablement<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Research, Policy &amp; Advocacy<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"td-top\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAME empowers women producers\u2014who are often not recognized as entrepreneurs\u2014by facilitating their journey from informality to formality through targeted capacity building and market linkages. Rather than simply \u201cbuilding market-ready collectives,\u201d we strengthen skills, systems, and networks so that collectives\u2014which represent the largest number of women producers\u2014can effectively access and navigate markets. By fostering gender-responsive partnerships, leveraging digital platforms and clean energy solutions, and integrating climate resilience with data-driven advocacy, we amplify market access, enhance value chains, and drive inclusive, sustainable growth that truly amplifies women\u2019s entrepreneurship.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"td-top\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We view technology as a catalyst for economic participation, especially by integrating women producers into the platform economy. Through tailored content and capacity-building programs, we build a digital presence that drives formalization and recognition\u2014helping women move from informal status to visible, credible market actors. By equipping them with the digital skills to leverage e-commerce and service platforms, we open new market pathways and reinforce their economic agency. AI and advanced technologies play a critical role: from market analytics and demand forecasting to personalized outreach and efficiency gains. We also foster knowledge partnerships across the ecosystem and integrate a suite of digital tools\u2014ensuring every woman has access to platforms, insights, and networks required to compete and succeed in today\u2019s economy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"td-top\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrating women\u2019s collectives through state-level gatherings that build into a national summit, we spark collaboration and shared learning. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f4189 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26f4189\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4280d29 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4280d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women Economic <br \/>Empowerment (WEE) Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e39b5 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81e39b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>Unlocking women\u2019s potential through the digital platform economy<\/b><\/h1><p>India\u2019s gig economy presents immense opportunities, with 15 million freelance professionals and a 24% share of the global online labor market. However, gendered divisions persist, limiting women to low-paying, unskilled sectors. To address this, Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) launched the Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) program.<\/p><h1><b>Focused Platforms:<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca188cb e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca188cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658d977 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"658d977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd5fff jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abd5fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Diverse Opportunities<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Project WEE aims to empower women, particularly in the age group 18 years and above from low-income households in metros, semi-urban, and smaller cities by enhancing their livelihood opportunities and connecting them with diverse platforms and economic partners including digital jobs, job techs, rural e-commerce, gig economy, and social commerce.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28a92d e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c28a92d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c5762 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40c5762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Impact and Potential<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">With a target to reach women from low-income households, the program seeks to unlock their potential for active participation in the platform economy. GAME\u2019s team of experts will develop a playbook, comprising strategies and models, to dismantle systemic barriers and empower women in the platform economy, showcasing the paramount importance of a comprehensive and actionable guide to drive meaningful change.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b50a6d e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b50a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce3d31 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce3d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Goals and Vision<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">GAME\u2019s ultimate goal is to empower women to start, scale, and sustain their entrepreneurial journey by 2030. To achieve this, GAME will identify policy solutions, co-create public goods, amplify messaging around women\u2019s entrepreneurship, and build a robust ecosystem through strategic collaborations.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26272cd jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26272cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>Learn More<\/b><\/h1><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the WEE Program&#8217;s microsite for more information on the initiative, focus areas and team.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1c2ce jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b1c2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wee.massentrepreneurship.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WEE Program Microsite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f3e91 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43f3e91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6486cf9 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6486cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67415c jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c67415c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Programs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00131f4 eael-dt-th-align-center eael-table-align-center jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"00131f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t@media (max-width: 767px) {\n\t\t\t   #eael-data-table-wrapper-00131f4.custom-responsive-option-enable .eael-data-table thead {\n                    display: none;\n               }\n               #eael-data-table-wrapper-00131f4.custom-responsive-option-enable .eael-data-table tbody tr td {\n                    float: none;\n                    clear: left;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    text-align: left;\n                    display: flex;\n                    align-items: center;\n                }\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap custom-responsive-option-enable\" data-table_id=\"00131f4\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-00131f4\" data-custom_responsive=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-00131f4\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Women Entrepreneurs Financial Empowerment Program (WEFEP)<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) <\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"td-top\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In partnership with the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), WEFEP strengthens the financial capacity of women entrepreneurs by improving access to formal credit and business support.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The initiative supports 186,000 women entrepreneurs through NRLM\u2019s Startup Village Entrepreneurship Program and enhances the infrastructure of State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/massentrepreneurship.org\/women-entrepreneur-financial-empowerment-program\/\">Learn More<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"td-top\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEP provides women entrepreneurs with access to community networks, funding opportunities, incubation programs, compliance assistance, skilling, and marketing support. GAME served as Program Manager from 2022 to 2023, overseeing mentorship, finance access, incubation, and policy initiatives.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By leveraging technology and partnerships, WEP empowers women across urban and rural India to launch and scale their businesses.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/massentrepreneurship.org\/women-entrepreneurship\/wep-initiative\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn More<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-453b1d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"453b1d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0489ca jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"d0489ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e1988 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-anova_elementor_ova_heading\" data-id=\"40e1988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"anova_elementor_ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">Research Reports<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36fe035 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"36fe035\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78d7170 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"78d7170\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a25b8 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7a25b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Landscape-report-Unlocking-Opportunites-for-women.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Report_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4724\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Report_1.png 428w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Report_1-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Unlocking Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Women in Urban India<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d06f5e5 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"d06f5e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4522a55 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4522a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Women-AE-Study-Final-Draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Report_2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4725\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Report_2.png 427w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Report_2-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gender Inclusion in Agri Entrepreneurship: A Study on Women Agri Entrepreneurs<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20f1229 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"20f1229\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60c1f3 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b60c1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Case-study-Compendium_GAME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Compendium-banner-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Compendium-banner-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Compendium-banner-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Compendium-banner-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Compendium-banner-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Compendium-banner-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Successful Market Access Strategies From Women Collectives<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-baf536b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"baf536b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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According to the sixth economic census report, by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), it was observed that the female participation in the Indian entrepreneurship scenario is at a measly 13.76%, with women owning 8.05 million out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12258,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4623","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4623"}],"version-history":[{"count":312,"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18250,"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4623\/revisions\/18250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shandilyafamilyoffice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}