Entrepreneur of the Month – Swayamsiddha Foundation https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org Sun, 26 Jan 2025 11:28:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-cropped-EmbeddedImage-1-32x32.png Entrepreneur of the Month – Swayamsiddha Foundation https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org 32 32 Vandana Bhalekar https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/vandana-bhalekar/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 11:25:40 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=5424

Age as we always say is just a number. It needs just a dream, a vision and will power to win. Meet our Entrepreneur for the month of January, 2025. Mrs.Vandana Bhalekar from Mumbai.

As she recollects her journey, Mrs. Bhalekar says that it all started with an idea -to bring joy and experiences to the women in her family. For the first time, she gathered her senior family members, including Kaki and Mami, and planned a small trip to Nagpur. With a tight budget, they booked a three-day journey by plane. The joy and appreciation they expressed during that trip filled her with overwhelming happiness and motivated me to dream bigger.

Building a Vision
Seeing the energy and enthusiasm travel brought to her family, Mrs.Bhalekar decided to turn this passion into a business. That’s how Bhalekar Tours was born. In the beginning, Mrs.Bhalekar organized trips for a group of twenty people. Over the years, this initiative grew, and since 2016, they’ve been traveling to new destinations, from Haridwar and Nainital to Kashmir and beyond.

Each journey brought new experiences and memories. Organizing these trips became more than just a business – a source of immense mental satisfaction and joy for her, knowing that she is creating lasting moments for others.

Facing Challenges with Resilience
Of course, no journey is without its challenges. The pandemic in 2020 brought unexpected hardships. Trips had to be canceled, dreams were put on hold, and Mrs.Bhalekar suffered significant losses. One of the most heartbreaking moments was canceling a trip to Goa, a dream destination for many of their members.

However, this phase taught her resilience. Despite the setbacks, Mrs.Bhalekar stayed committed to rebuilding and moving forward.

Empowering Women Through Travel
One of the greatest joys of this travel business has been seeing the transformation in the women who join these trips. Travel ignites a spark of curiosity, confidence, and joy. Mrs. Bhalekar hopes that more women embrace opportunities like this, stepping out of their comfort zones to explore the world and discover their potential.

A Heartfelt Dedication
Mrs. Bhalekar feels that her success is just a reflection of the hard work, trust, and support of her team and all the members who have been part of the journey. Together, she feels they’ve created something truly special – a community fueled by self-esteem, learning, and exploration.

Thanking Swayamsiddha Foundation for the motivation, training and guidance Mrs. Bhalekar calls it her own organization and thanks everyone in the organization.

]]> Dr. Meena Unadkat https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/dr-meena-unadkat/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:11:08 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=3404 Introducing our Women Entrepreneur of the Month September 2022, Dr.Meena Unadkat. Story of Dr.Meena Unadkat is inspiring for those who limit themselves, and limit their dreams citing several reasons for their failures. Dr.Meena Unadkat a practicing Homoeopath did her formal medical education and always bore a dream of starting her own clinic, where she can treat her patients using holistic practices, rather than superficial means.

Dr.Meena had to face many problems and challenges, she with her grit and determination overcame those and finally started her own clinic Maitri Homoeopathy Cure at Kandivli. She today lives her dreams and brings smiles on the faces of her patients whom she cures from their chronic ailments.

For records, Dr.Meena is the winner of Swayamsiddha Puraskar 2021-22 too. We wish Dr.Meena Unadkat all the very best for her future entrepreneurial journey.

Do not forget to watch the entire Interview of Dr.Meena Unadkat on Youtube
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]]> Vrushali Gadre https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/vrushali-gadre/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:16:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=929

Introducing Vrushali Gadre, owner of M/s.Shreeji Oils a company manufacturing Oils. According to Vrushali the company is engaged in cold pressed oils which are traditionally made, natural & chemical free.

Vrushuli has today, by her sheer efforts, hard work and persistence expanded her vistas and increased number of outlets.

She has also diversified her product range and is now entering in agro and organice products. She is implementing newer and innovative ideas in her business.

We wish Vrushali all the Best for her endavors.

]]> Prachi Pandit https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/prachi-pandit/ Sun, 09 Jan 2022 20:15:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=923

Prachi Pandit is an astute example of how one can convert passion into profession. Originally from Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra she moved to Pune. A banker by profession, Prachi had to quit her job owing to familial responsibilities after birth of her child, a caring mother that she is, she always wanted to feed her child home made nutritious food. She soon gauged the feeling of a mother and necessity to provide nutritious homemade food. Amogh Food a company dealing in homemade food products soon came into existence. Today, Prachi Pandit is ensuring that tasty nutritious homemade food items reach to her customer.

We wish Prachi Pandit all the best in her future endavors.

]]> Kalpana Wagh https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/kalpana-wagh/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 20:13:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=917

Making transition from a job to taking risk of starting your own venture is a difficult choice which very few dare to make. One such story is of our Kalpana Balasaheb Wagh. Meet an entrepreneur with indomitable spirits that keeps her going through thick and thin.

Kalpana Wagh started her career with a job in private sector where she worked for 13 long years. Finally, she decided to start her own venture by chasing her dreams.

She started her business in food sector where she specialized in baking, her cuisines soon found acceptance from her ever growing customers, later she diversified into various food items.

Today, Kalpana Wagh has a well established business which she runs from the comforts of her home while taking equal care of her family.

We congratulate and wish all the best to Kalpana Wagh for her future business endavors.

]]> Uma Desai https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/uma-desai/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:11:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=913 Introducing our Entrepreneur for the Month of Nov.,2021. A fighter by spirit coupled with positive approach makes you Uma Desai.

A late entrant into Entrepreneurship, she spent major part of her life in government service. Venturing into entrepreneurship after spending your life in relatively comfortable government job is not an easy task. But, our Uma madam did the switchover very calmly. She started her own food eatery in Konkan and now caters to the tourists authentic kokani dishes, she offers the recipes to the tourists by making the masalas learnt from various courses organized by Swayamsiddha.

Way to go ahead. We congratulate and wish all the best to Uma Desai for her future endavors.

]]> Janhavi Pawar https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/janhavi-pawar/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 20:10:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=907

Meet a lady full of grit and determination. Meet our Janvi Pawar. With humble beginning, she galloped her way to establish herself as a successful entrepreneur.

Owing to personal issues Janvi took a big break from her school, only to continue her fifth division when her compatriots were way ahead of her. She, with grit and determination completed her graduation, completed fashion designing and learnt many other traits.

She kept on trying, kept on learning from her failures, everything kept failing for her, apart from her determination. She switched her sides, and started her own cooking kitchen named Wow Kitchen, cooking after all was her passion. Today, Janvis Wow kitchen is helping her realize her true potentials as a successful independent entrepreneur.

We wish all the best to Janvi Pawar for her future endavors.

]]> Shonam Ghare https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/shonam-ghare/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:07:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=901

Meet our Entrepreneur of the Month, Shonam Ghare a multi talented, multi faceted personality. She is a Naturopath by profession, who has practiced naturopathy for more than a decade and earn gratitude and accolades from her patients for curing their illness.

Apart from Naturopathy, Shonam Ghare is a curious learner and has learnt other skill sets such as organic soap making, creative art of artificial jewellery making. By these special skill sets she has provided employment opportunities to other needy women as well. Shonam Ghare is an avid traveller and has explored many parts of our country.

We wish all the best to Shonam Ghare for her future endavors.

]]> Vaishali Naik https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/vaishali-naik/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:06:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=895

What do you get when your passion turns into your business activity? You ride on a delightful journey. Meet Vaishali Naik, a self-made entrepreneur who started her business activity in the manufacture and sale of traditional Maharashtrian nine-yard sarees. By doing so, she not only has contributed her bit in popularizing the fashion of traditional Maharashtrian wear but thereby also contributing to conserving the rich Marathi culture.

Vaishali Naik’s brand Char Choughi needs no introduction, she has won accolades for her brand and has even won the award from Mumbai Municipal Corporation for her entrepreneurial efforts on International Day for Women.

By following her passion, Vaishali Naik not only has fulfilled her dreams but has also rendered helping hands to others by providing them gainful employment opportunities in these troubled times. She is amongst the oldest members of the Swayamsiddha Family and we wish her all the best for her future endeavors.

]]> Darpana Bhatte https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/darpana-bhatte/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 20:04:00 +0000 https://swayamsiddhafoundation.org/?p=888

The story of August 2020’s Women Entrepreneur of the month is an inspiring story of a women with never die spirit. The story reflects how patience and grit helps you achieve your desired goals.

Meet Darpana Bhatte of Virar. After her marriage she decided to take upon herself the responsibility of assisting her family financially. She started small businesses like making soft toys, artifical jewellery making etc.

Soon she realized her USP. She was a good cook, learning the traits from her mother right in her childhood days. She tried her hand in cooking. And she found her business goal. She excelled in it, and it was business cum pleasure for her as cooking was her passion.

Darpana madam, as we all fondly call her, started making Masala and Diwali sweets. Initially her relatives and friends supported her in her business by ordering items from her. Soon the lingering taste of her products spread all over.

Today, her customers have to pre-order products to get the orders realized. Her products have crossed our country’s borders and have reached foreign lands too. Even during this pandemic times due to COVID-19 situation, her loyal customers ensured steady supply of masalas and other items from her.

Mrs.Darpana Bhatte is our Women Entrepreneur for August, 2020. We wish her all the very best for her future endavors.

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