The objective of the IIT Madras initiative was to pioneer a social concept to enhance the creditworthiness of micro, marginal women entrepreneurs through training and development.
Indian Institute of Technology Madras faculty have authored a book to help grassroots entrepreneurs enhance the success and sustainability of their businesses.
Prof. A. Thillai Rajan, Prof. G. Arun Kumar and Prof. Saji Mathew from Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, undertook a pioneering program in 2016 to train micro and grassroots entrepreneurs as a part of socially-relevant projects of the institute. It was implemented in partnership with ‘Hand in Hand India,’ a non-profit organization, with around 400 entrepreneurs in and around Kanchipuram district near Chennai having benefited.
Releasing the book at a function held today (3rd December…