KOCHI:
The Women Studies Centre of Cochin University of Science and Technology together with ‘Catalyst’ the Entrepreneurship Club of School of Management Studies, CUSAT has initiated a discussion on the topic ‘Entrepreneurial Pursuits in the She Domain’ through a national webinar to discuss the success stories of women entrepreneurs and the challenges faced by them in their career path.
The webinar was inaugurated by Dr. V Meera, Registrar, CUSAT on 27 th September. Dr. T. N Seema, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Haritha Keralam Mission in her key note address stressed that entrepreneurship has boosted the women empowerment at the bottom of the pyramid quoting her experiences working at the grassroots. She stressed that Universities should extend their arms to the society by helping and hand holding these micro enterprises to success. Dr Sunoj S.M, Syndicate member,
Dr. K. Ajitha, Director, Women Studies Centre, Dr D Mavooth, Director, SMS, Dr. Sangeetha K Prathap and Dr. Devi Soumyaja, faculty members spoke.
Successful women entrepreneurs including Ms. Sarika Aggarwal, Managing Director, Food Safety Works, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Dr. Suja Karthika, Founder and Chief Trainer at Exceller Training, Kochi and Smt. Roopa George, Director, Asian Kitchen at Tokyobay, Cochin are joining to share their experiences in the entrepreneurial journey.
