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Name: Monika Gupta Business Name: Shri Kamakhya Fashion Works Location: Navi Mumbai, India Establishment (Year): 2019 Category/ Industry: Manufacturing and Retail Profession/ Specialty: Manufacturing Website: https://www.menjewellperfume.com/ Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: MenJewell Perfumes is a luxury fragrance brand founded by Monika Gupta. The brand offers a wide range of premium perfumes for men and women, with unique and captivating scents. MenJewell Perfumes prides itself on using high-quality ingredients sourced from around the world, including rare and exotic ingredients. Each fragrance is carefully crafted to create a unique and alluring scent that lasts for hours. In addition to their premium fragrances, MenJewell Perfumes also offers a range of personal care products such as body lotions, shower gels, and deodorants. The brand has gained popularity among fragrance enthusiasts and has a strong presence in the Indian market. MenJewell Perfumes has also been recognized for their quality and innovation, receiving awards such as the "Best Perfume Brand" award at the India Business Awards. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: Use of high-quality and rare ingredients to create captivating and long-lasting fragrances for both men and women. The brand's commitment to innovation and quality has earned them recognition and awards, making them a trusted and attractive choice for fragrance enthusiasts. Challenges Faced During The Journey: Starting a luxury fragrance brand in a competitive market required significant investments in research, product development, and marketing. She also faced challenges in building a reliable supply chain and distribution network. However, with her determination, passion, and commitment to quality, Monika overcame these challenges and established MenJewell Perfumes as a successful and trusted brand in the Indian market. Advice For Women Entrepreneurs: One should always be very focused and stick to their dreams to achieve them, despite many hurdles and setbacks. Additionally, being tech-savvy is crucial as the world has gone digital, and staying up to date with technology can help in various aspects of business.

Name: Anita Ravishankar Business Name: Aanet Talent Global Solutions Location: Bangalore, India Establishment (Year): 2021 Category/ Industry: Human Resources and Consulting Profession/ Specialty: Recruitment and HR Consulting Website: http://www.atgs.co.in Social Media: Linkedin Company Detail: ATGS is a results-driven executive search and HR consulting organization. They are trusted recruiting partners for discovering the right personnel and advisors for establishing the right recruitment process and hiring criteria. They are also the organization's end-to-end HR service provider, setting up general HR functions, payroll, performance management, HR automation, HR metrics, budgeting, and so on. ATGS's Influtech is an influencer marketing division that bridges the gap between brands and influencers by understanding and innovating campaigns. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: The organization handles full-cycle recruitment, skill and behavioral prescreening, and collaborates with startups to create strong HR practices and enhance HR KPIs. They also collaborate with brands on their projects, helping them understand the campaign and conceptualize it by delivering a distinct set of ideas. They have completed five turn-key projects. Challenges Faced During the Journey: Building a talent pool with a different recruitment process was challenging, leading to a lot of attrition in the first year of operations. Also, ATGS needed to develop a business functioning and financial forecasting to achieve profits in the first year of its operations. With careful detailing, they achieved profits and opened another division. Advice For Women Entrepreneurs: Finally, Anita would conclude by giving the advice that you should constantly be focused, and if you have a dream, stick to it and see it through despite numerous obstacles and setbacks. Second, because everything is now digital, one must be technically knowledgeable.

Name: Anjali Baidyanath Mahto Business Name: CodiMaths Location: Patna, India Establishment (Year): 2022 Category/ Industry: Education and Learning Profession/ Specialty: Education Services/Tutor Website: www.codimaths.com Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: CodiMaths is an edutech organization promoting speed mathematics, space science, coding and all other skilled education courses for all age group above 5 years. Codimaths is designed to be used by children and adults as a supplement to their regular school curriculum. CodiMaths is committed to making the world's best learning tools available to everyone. They are not just another educational company; they are a social enterprise driven by the mission to improve education for everyone everywhere through their technology-driven approach to teaching math and science. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: CodiMaths is the first educational technology that focuses on vedic math, astronomy, and space science. CodiMaths is also partnered by NASA, IN-SPACE, and ISRO. Challenges Faced During the Journey: CodiMaths is the first educational technology that focuses on vedic math, astronomy, and space science. They are also associated with space firms such as NASA, IN-SPACE, and ISRO, which is when the company became known and popular. Advice For Women Entrepreneurs: The one thing that first hit Anjali’s mind when asked about advice for women entrepreneurs was ‘focus on your aim and never leave that.’

Name: Rachana Pathak Dodeja Business Name: Nudge Passion Location: Mumbai, India Establishment (Year): 2021 Category/ Industry: Education and Learning Profession/ Specialty: E-Hobby Learning and Employee Engagement Platform Website: nudgepassion.com Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: The platform for skill development that has been carefully selected intends to assist users in self-transformation and improved work-life harmony. Nudge Passion serves as a one-stop resource for employee engagement and offers upskilling opportunities, entertainment, and other services. Nudge Passion also collaborates with businesses and institutions to provide tailored solutions for client and employee engagement, including workshops, courses, events, gifting, catering, and more, to support the development of an organizational culture. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: It is unnecessary for customers to visit several vendors because Nudge Passion is a one-stop employee engagement expert that can assist them with all of their needs. The go-to portal for people trying to pick up new skills or hobbies is Nudging Passion, which also functions as an Amazon for e-hobby learning. Challenges Faced During the Journey: Making inroads into corporations and obtaining prospects for partner empanelment have been difficult for Nudge Passion. The pandemic's trend towards online learning has also created issues with regard to how well-liked this method of acquiring new skills is. Advice for Women Entrepreneurs: The time to begin your trip is NOW. If you feel like it's right, just go for it. It's always ok to fail, just fail early so you can learn from it and try again later.

Name: Neha Kunte Business Name: MNK Infotech Inc. Location: Dallas, USA Establishment (Year): 2004 Category/ Industry: Information Technology Profession/ Specialty: Information Technology Website: https://www.mnkinfotech.com/ Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: MNK Infotech is an Award-Winning Women Owned Business Technology firm specializing Training consulting and global IT Management. They help create value for clients by delivering results using experienced professionals and proven methods. MNK Infotech have been associated with the industry in multiple areas. MNK Infotech has a very dynamic and experienced Team comprising or Instructional Designers, Resourceful Trainers, Resourcing specialists, and Project Managers. MNK Infotech offers a wide array of Trainers and can provide expert faculty for almost every subject. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: MNK Infotech provides staffing as well as training. Their, on-time service delivery, trust, and openness have propelled them forward. Challenges Faced During the Journey: The Firm faced some really worse economic downturns in the US in 2008 and 2009. Facing many challenges and seeing many struggles, they kept moving with the help of the team and the clients. Advice For Women Entrepreneurs: If Neha had to give a piece of advice , It wouldn’t be anything except ‘Be optimistic and motivated, and vary your products and clients.’

Name: Anuratti Vidyarrthi Business Name: Witivons Location: Delhi, India Establishment (Year): 2017 Category/ Industry: Advertising & Marketing Profession/ Specialty: Digital Marketing Website: http://witivons.com Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: Witivons is a full-service technology firm that offers clients in a variety of sectors bespoke web development, mobile app development, web application development, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system development services. The firm provides excellent services because they employ cutting-edge technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and Witivons also have a team of skilled developers that can design and create mobile applications and websites that are suited to the specific needs of clients. Furthermore, Witivons assist their clients in expanding their businesses through SEO and social media platforms. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: Witivons' personnel understand the client's whole demand, including budget, which distinguishes them from the competition by providing the finest services while keeping the client's wants and cost in mind. All projects are given particular attention by the team, and extra care is taken from start to finish. Challenges Faced During The Journey: Being an introvert, travelling out to locations with a whole different network and being able to engage with people was a nightmare for Anuratti. Advice For Women Entrepreneurs: The only advice Anuratti Vidyarrthi would like to give anyone is to seize the first opportunity they see since they never know when they may have another. It might appear in any shape, so seize it!

Name: Mahima Tripathi Business Name: Saleint Inc. operating as Saleint Marketing Agency Location: Toronto, Canada Establishment (Year): 2017 Category/ Industry: Advertising & Marketing Profession/ Specialty: Marketing Agency for the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Industries Website: https://saleint.ca/ Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: Saleint offers marketing solutions to each individual or a group, fitting in their needs whether it is business development or graphics or even design. The firm provides full-service solutions to help clients reach their goals. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: Saleint is a company based on tourism industry which differentiates them from the other Marketing agencies who do not at times understand the unique needs of the travel agents and meeting planners. Challenges Faced During The Journey: Being a first-generation immigrant, Mahima, faced many obstacles. From lack of Canadian experience to lack of years, the company went through many phases. But, determination is what has got them through all the years, especially during Covid. Advice For Women Entrepreneurs: Mahima always says ‘have faith that in the end, it will all work out.’ And also ‘Make sure to up-skill and make each day a learning opportunity. Compete with yourself and always look for ways to improve processes.’, which is the ultimate advice she has given.

Name: Mary O’Connor Business Name: Vori Health Location: New York, USA Establishment (Year): 2020 Category/ Industry: Health & Wellness Profession/ Specialty: Virtual Musculoskeletal Medical Practice Website: https://www.vorihealth.com Social Media: LinkedIn Company Detail: With a focus on providing non-surgical therapy in an all-encompassing way, Vori Health is a virtual musculoskeletal medical practice in the United States. Vori Health wants to empower people from all walks of life by offering top-notch medical care and promoting improved clinical outcomes at lower rates. Innovative technology is used by Vori Health to provide patients across the nation with online medical consultations and treatments. Vori Health is dedicated to provide individualized care that is catered to each patient's unique needs in an effort to enhance their general health and wellbeing. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: In order to combat the high clinically inappropriate rates of usage of advanced radiologic imaging and spine/orthopedic operations in the United States, Vori Health adopts a strategy that focuses on offering outstanding non-surgical care first. This strategy aims to produce better clinical results while charging patients less money. Challenges Faced During the Journey: Vori Health is aware that changing the established medical system can be difficult. To better fit with its own strategy, Vori Health has discovered that it can collaborate with value-based payment methods. Advice for Women Entrepreneurs: Mary’s piece of advice for women entrepreneurs states, “identify the principle that motivates you to accomplish this task and maintain it in the forefront of your mind”.

Name: Hetal Kapasi Business Name: DEV HR SOLUTIONS Location: Ahmedabad, India Establishment (Year): 2010 Category/Industry: Human Resources and Consulting Profession/ Specialty: RECRUITMENT Website : www.devhrsolutions.com Social Media : LinkedIn Company Detail: Established in 2006 and based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, DEV HR SOLUTIONS seeks to provide top-notch staffing and consulting solutions that satisfy the sector's changing needs. Connecting amazing businesses with outstanding people is DEV HR SOLUTIONS’s goal, and they make sure that DEV HR SOLUTIONS always fulfil their commitments. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: To help corporate houses and businesses from a variety of industries grow and succeed for both themselves and their organizations, DEV HR SOLUTIONS offers customized human resource services. Challenges Faced During the Journey: Hetal encountered difficulties in her career because Hetal was married to a Gujarati Jain household boy. After having children, Hetal found it challenging to balance job and family life and devote her full attention to her work. Advice for Women Entrepreneurs: Nonetheless, keep your attention on your goals.

Name: Jess Silver Business Name: Argento Ventures Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Establishment (Year): 2021 Category/ Industry: Advertising & Marketing Profession/ Specialty: Marketing Website: www.argentoventures.co.uk Social Media: Linkedin Company details: Argento Ventures is an Affiliate & Partnership Marketing agency that provides services and allows brands to tap into networks packed full of potential customers in the fashion, fitness, health, and e-commerce sectors. The focus of the agency is to build independent revenue growth each month from the partnership channel. With several years of experience, Jess decided to launch an agency to help brands tap this missed opportunity, which grew after 6 months into an agency of 4. Unique selling proposition/ competitive advantage: Argento is a female agency empowering women in a male-dominated industry. Thinking outside the box, focusing solely on partnership growth rather than traditional affiliates, finding opportunities that will create awareness and generate revenue growth for each brand, offering in-house service extension, and hitting the overall KPI goals makes the agency highly competitive. Challenges faced during the journey: Jess refers to starting from scratch, setting out on her own, and building new clients and teams are the key challenges faced. But she mentions that competing against the existing bigger agencies who have more resources and budget to offer the brands was the biggest challenge she faced. Advice for women entrepreneurs: Jess adjures every women entrepreneur out there to take the leap, and trust their gut feeling. Even though it seems to be scary to start a new venture, Jess says that the outcome is worth it. She also shared a few steps to follow to kick-start start a 5-year plan. They are setting the plan with actions, believing in achieving the goal, and sticking to the plan. The process will guide you, and pave way for the growth of your business says Jess. In the end she quoted, “Things will change, so don’t be alarmed but trust the process. You have got this”!

Name: Shruti Bhautik Sheth Business Name: iVIPANAN Digital Marketing Services Location: Surat, India Establishment (Year): 2014 Category/Industry: Advertising & Marketing Profession/ Specialty: Digital Marketing Agency, Consulting, and Training Website: https://ivipanan.co.in/ Social Media: Linkedin Company details: iVIPANAN is the pioneer of digital marketing services and training in Surat, India set by Shruthi Seth and her spouse. To date, Shruthi and her crew have trained more than 60,000 people through various modes of digital marketing and managed to bag 110+ clients globally. The core services like website development, SEO, social media marketing, digital Ads, designing, brand building, and content marketing are offered by iVIPANAN in India and Canada. In association with institutions like the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce, and South Gujarat Productivity Council, and by conducting many workshops, iVIPANAN sensitized local business owners to digital marketing by using Facebook for marketing. The company also started to organize a ‘Social Media Day Event’ in 2016 and Digital Marketing Day every year since 2018. After the nationwide lockdown in 2020, Digital has become the first choice media for many businesses and that made my business a diverse platform for local business says, Shruti. With all the commitment and hard work, the company was recognized and received an Award of “Distinguished Digital Leader” at the Digital Marketing Leadership Summit 2018 organized by XIME, Chennai. The company was selected ‘10 Most Promising Digital Marketing Companies to Watch in 2021’ by The Global Hues Magazine Vol.1, Issue 11, August 21, and as ‘The 20 wonderful workplaces to shape your career’ by The CEO Story magazine, October 21. In addition, the team was invited as Mentor by Techstars in Startup Weekend, Surat held in the year 2018. Unique selling proposition/ competitive advantage: The responsibility Shruti took in the year 2020 during lock down in campaigning for a school to put forward the pain of teachers in online teaching made the company gain popularity in the market. In addition, as a leader, she also introduced a policy to use the word “team member” instead of the term employee, which restored equality and created a strong working unit in the company. Challenges faced during the journey: Nationwide lockdown in the year 2020, managing the home, child, and business simultaneously was mentioned as the major challenge faced by Shruti. After her MBA, she chose to detach the ties with her father’s factory and decided to start her career along with her husband. Overcoming many ups and downs before and after COVID-19, Shruti, and her team are now in the 9th year of successful running. Advice for women entrepreneurs: “I just want to say to young women entrepreneurs that if I could achieve a small milestone then you too can achieve. Keep yourself grounded and you will achieve new heights,” were the exact words of Shruti.

Name: Manjula Rao Business Name: DOQFY Location: Bangalore, India Establishment (Year): 2019 Category/Industry: Information Technology Profession/ Specialty: Information Technology Website : www.doqfy.in Social Media : LinkedIn Company Detail: A platform for contract administration called DOQFY offers a number of solutions that are intended to streamline and automate the contract management process. DOQFY’s features allow users to maintain, electronically stamp, and electronically sign contracts, doing away with the need for conventional paper-based processes. Users may effectively manage their contracts with DOQFY from beginning to end, assuring correctness, compliance, and effective teamwork. Any firm can benefit from the versatile and scalable solution that DOQFY offers, no matter how big or little it is. Unique Selling Proposition / Competitive Advantage: The smooth integration of DOQFY's stamping and designing capabilities into current systems is made possible by the availability of a web application and open APIs, which don't interfere with the users' business models. DOQFY allows for stamping/e-stamping throughout India and provides a variety of e-signatures, including digital signatures, aadhaar signatures, and electronic signatures. By allowing the quick and secure execution of contracts and agreements, DOQFY serves a variety of industries, including BFSI, Edtech, Fintech, Technology, and Manufacturing. Challenges Faced During the Journey: DOQFY founder and co-founders were aware of the difficulty that Indian firms and professionals were experiencing due to the lack of a standard stamping approach. In response, Manjula and her co-founders developed DOQFY to address this urgent issue. DOQFY first struggled to get clients to change their ideas about going digital, but with a few early adopters' help, DOQFY was able to launch the platform. The COVID-19 pandemic hastened the transition to digital operations, and DOQFY today has over 500 customers using its program to conduct more than 2L transactions each month. Advice for Women Entrepreneurs: Have faith in your own ability and self-belief. To get advice and assistance, look for mentors and role models. Establish a network of people who support you, including loved ones, close friends, and coworkers. Continue to grow your skills and expertise while maintaining your passion for your company.