The Lady Entrepreneurs Wing of Vidarbha Industries Association conducted a panel discussion on “Deal Pakki” – Women who tamed the Sharks today, 27th Feb 2024 at VIA, Nagpur.
Nagpur’s three dynamic women entrepreneurs whose ventures got funded in Sony TV’s ‘Shark Tank’, they shared their experiences and values such as hard work and determination in her businesses.
While sharing their entrepreneurial journey, Kanika Dewani, Founder of Mintree Cosmetics Pvt Ltd said 24 women entrepreneurs, who were listed in the NSC and successfully running her beauty industry, inspired her to start her beauty venture. Her father encouraged her to take a risk and I could take a risk on you which began her business journey.
Chahat Pahuja, Co-founder & Creative Director of Farda Clothing Pvt Ltd said personal belief in herself encourages her to become an entrepreneur.
Dhivya Subburaju, Director of Xpand Life Pvt Ltd said her husband brought this idea because he loved to eat ice creams of different flavors. She also highlighted the significance of intuition in decision making.
They advised, lady entrepreneurs should build a strong network, establish clear goals in your life for growth of your venture. They shared the secret of perfect pitching for attracting investments. They advised the participants to focus on building a strong brand and practicing soft skills with energy and honesty. They also recommended not relying solely on the platform for business growth. They stressed upon mentorship and supporting women in the workplace plays an important role.
They emphasized that your brand name should be simple and easy-to-pronounce and that it should resonate with the product and be marketable. The session was appreciated by all.
Panelists also shared their wonderful experiences with Sharks, they said the show was very transparent and clean. Sharks were excellent and shared their ideas to develop products as per market demand with proper marketing.
Project Director, Dr Anita Rao moderated the session.
Earlier, Rashmi Kulkarni, Chairperson – VIALEW in her welcome address said pitching is crucial to obtain funding and our expert speakers will guide you how to prepare to Pitch Investors and understand the investors need. Today’s session is beneficial for start-ups and women who are planning for expansion in her business.
Rashmi Kulkarni welcomed Kanika Dewani, Yogita Deshmukh welcomed Chahat Pahuja and Sarita Pawar welcomed Dhivya Subburaju with floral bouquets. mementos were presented by Anjali Gupta to Kanika Dewani, Vandana Sharma to Chahat Pahuja and Reeta Lanjewar to Dhivya Subburaju.
Project Directors – Saniya Ramchandani introduced Kanika Dewani; Poonam Gupta introduced Chahat Pahuja and Dr Anita Rao introduced Dhivya Subburaju.
Prominently present were Poonam Lala, Immd Past Chairperson – LEW, Neelam Bowade, LEW members, lady entrepreneurs, startups and ladies and took advantage of the session
Yogita Deshmukh, Secretary – LEW summed up the session and proposed a vote of thanks.