A land of entrepreneurs with their heads held high

A land of entrepreneurs with their heads held high

Yesterday at National Startup Day, I wrote about the many facets of entrepreneurship beyond unicorn dreams (https://yourstory.com/2023/01/beyond-unicorn-dreams)

Such dreams require co-believers who bring the right support and network.

Meet Head Held High, one such ecosystem enabler.

The Head Held High Foundation is a collective of people working to help marginalized communities reach their full potential.

It was founded with an inspiring vision that everyone deserves a chance to live life with dignity. keep your head up high And entrepreneurship plays a key role in making it possible.

The team has set a goal of working with 1 million vulnerable households across India over the next five years.

This includes ensuring that all required Social Security benefits are in effect.

More importantly, create at least one entrepreneur (young and/or female in your household) who can double or triple your household income!

At YourStory, fully committed to this vision of developing entrepreneurs in every home, we launched YourStory University to provide entrepreneurs with the practical skills and achievements they need to ensure they meet their passion and readiness. match.

These households across the country will represent an emerging Bharat that is full of resilience, entrepreneurship and self-confidence.

They will be role models for millions of young people and women!

Over the past three years, the team has reached over 25,000 households and generated social benefits of over Rs 50 crore.

They have also trained over 5,000 micro-entrepreneurs, both young and women, in the country’s small villages, towns and cities.

A vision this big requires the right partner. His three talented entrepreneurs Ashwin Damera and Chaitanya Kalipatnapu from Eruditus Executive Education and Shradha Sharma from YourStory Media joined as patrons.