Why Capital Alone Doesn't Build an Enterprise
Two decades of fieldwork with self-help groups in rural West Bengal point to an uncomfortable finding: microfinance without skills training and mentoring often keeps businesses small rather than helping them scale.
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What a Decade of Empowering Women Globally India Has Taught Us
Since 2015, Empowering Women Globally's India chapter has mentored more than 200 women-led businesses in the Kolkata region. Here is what changed — and what still needs to.
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Teaching Entrepreneurship Versus Practising It
Notes from co-designing Caterfly's small-enterprise training curriculum with the Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta.
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Scholarly Essays & Field Diaries
Reflections from 35+ years of research, policy formulation, and grassroots entrepreneurship mentorship across Bengal.