Time is changing. From running finance firms to logistics, construction, and security companies, women are dabbling in fields that have always been bastions of male dominance. However, a lot still needs to be done to encourage more women to become financially independent. Many women are coming to the forefront to motivate women. Sucharita Eashwar is one such woman who has been selflessly promoting and mentoring women entrepreneurs since 2011. She is on a mission to create and uplift 50,000 women in India so they can start their own businesses and grow successfully.
Let’s hear the journey of Sucharita and her venture that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in her own words.
1. Give us a glimpse of yourself and walk us through your journey of becoming an entrepreneur.
While working with women at different levels, I realized that the fundamental gap in women’s empowerment is financial independence. There are millions of skilled educated women in cities across India who wish to start their own businesses. What they need is the flexibility to look after their families and earn an income, without going out for a fixed-hours job. Unfortunately, they don’t know how to start a business and take it to heights.
I started talking to entrepreneurs and business leaders and found that they, too, agreed that there was a need to fill this gap. With them, I developed a strong mission and plan to make women successful entrepreneurs and bring them into the mainstream business industry.
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