Women Entrepreneurs Showcase Products and Ideas at Visakhapatnam Meet

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. VMRDA Commissioner N. Tej Bharath visits the handcrafted ceramic stall by Arra Pottery at the Women Entrepreneurs Expo in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Women entrepreneurs showcased their products, shared their business journeys and deliberated on market access, finance and digital opportunities at a conference held in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The event, Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: Urban Ecosystem and Grassroots Leadership, brought together entrepreneurs, industry representatives, ecosystem enablers and community organisations to discuss ways of strengthening women-led enterprises. The event was organised by the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and Aspire For Her (AFH), with the Women’s Wing of the Visakhapatnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) serving as a partner. Member of Parliament M. Sribharat along with VMRDA Commissioner N. Tej Bharath attend the event and joined discussions on strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for women in the region. During the panel discussions and spotlight sessions women entrepreneurs shared their experiences. The deliberations examined challenges faced by women in business and explored pathways for scaling enterprises through stronger market connections and institutional support. The exhibition zone was an attraction at the conference, with entrepreneurs showcasing products ranging from handicrafts to food-based enterprises. Among the participants were Arra Pottery, which displayed ceramic ware, Sankalpa Art Village and the Visakhapatnam Town Fisherwomen Dry Fish Cooperative Society, one of the oldest Fishermen Farmer Producer Organisations (FFPOs) in the region. Registered in 1987, the cooperative has 164 women members engaged in processing and marketing dry fish. Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of the event, GAME programme director Subhash Kiran said that entrepreneurship flourishes when local ecosystems work together. “Through collaborations with community organisations, i