Vinaya – Forming The Mind (SIP)
Time has changed
Women entrepreneurs are those who organize and manage an enterprise. Globally, almost every women has took steps forward to break stereotypes and lead her life as any other person. They overcame criticisms, still do even today, and proved themselves. That shows their bravery. Along with managing capabilities for being successful managers of their households for so long, they can prove to be great entrepreneurs too.
As the world is progressing, even with some places being restrictive to women education, other places have successfully got their female members education. The women of their family were capable and with proper support, they completed their education and achieved their right of freedom as well. The percentage of women entrepreneurs in the world is increased by 114% in the last 20 years; Around 252 Million women are entrepreneurs, around the world.
Now, let us see some of the women entrepreneurs of the world who faced many hindrances and ultimately saw success.
- In 1739, Eliza Lucas Pinckey took over her family's plantations, when 16.
- In 17th century, Margaret Hardenbrook Philipse, a merchant, a ship owner was involved in the trading of good, in that period.
- In 1825, despite disapproval of society, Luken Rebecca took over family business and turned it to a profit generating steel business.
Women entrepreneurs of India
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon Ltd.
- Millika Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director of Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd.
- Bala Deshpande, MD, New Enterprise Associates, India
- Chiki Sarkar, publisher, Penguin Books, India.
There were some of the women entrepreneurs from India who made it despite societal pressure.
We aim to develop and cover a Spiritual, Intellectual and physical aspects.
Women entrepreneurs - Development of the Society
That is why we have designed Vinaya – forming the mind, a 3 months skill development program where we cover aspects of life along with educational lectures.
- ABCD for life
- Learnings by games.
- Educational programs ( ex. Technolgy, health, Vedic mathematics, science, ancient history etc.)
- Shoonya magazine
- Detailed documentation we will update soon…
Farmers as entrepreneurs and the advantages of their experience.
Working under certain circumstances makes them more knowledgeable in their field and increase their experience, there is a lot more advantage on this factor as well. Along with fieldwork making farmers more informative and responsive to hindrances and clearing or solving them well, they also have the opportunity to learn more; Because the more time they spend in their profession, the more they get to learn.
A farmer entrepreneur solve a hindrance during work :
When a crisis or any hindrance arises, due to a lot of experience and being knowledgeable in the field of their work, they think about ways of minimizing the damages for example, if the crops got caught by fire, how can they make a way to stop it from spreading to the other parts of the field or what kind of crop they need to cut as per the need of the time. Experience is needed in these kind of situations, which a farmer, after gaining work knowledge, can perform.
