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With business networks dominated by men, India's women entrepreneurs find themselves isolated


Mentorship, mutual support groups and training in managerial and technical skills can help women run businesses.
Mar 05, 2021 · 09:30 pm
Shabnam Batra (left) runs an organic food franchise and Sanam Devi runs a small general store.
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When Mumbai fashion designer Ashwini Mhetre, 31, approached banks for loans to set up a business last February, the responses were riddled with gender clichés: “You are 30, what if you decide to give it up and get married?” and “If you get married, will you put the same effort as you would as a single person?”
Kavneet Sahni, 40, faced similar scepticism when she was setting up her food consultancy in Gurugram eight years ago. She was faced with questions such as “Why not have more men in her team?” Or “How would you handle business if you have children?” ....

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