Shakti International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2024
The "Shakti International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2024" is an annual conference being organized by the India SME Forum with the support of the Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, in association with the Women Entrepreneurs Forum. Till 2024, there have been six annual editions of Shakti. (2019–2024). The latest edition was held on March 1, 2024, in the presence of Shri Narayan Rane, Hon'ble Minister of MSME, Government of India.
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This is an annual conference being organized by the India SME Forum with the support of the Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, in association with the Women Entrepreneurs Forum. This summit was organized by the India SME Forum with the support of the Ministry of MSME, Government of India. The event was conducted in the presence of Shri Narayan Rane, Hon’ble Minister of MSME, Government of India.
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2022 was organized by the India SME Forum with the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, in the presence of Shri Narayan Rane, Hon'ble Minister of MSME, Government of India. With the purpose of inspiring and promoting the idea of entrepreneurship among women, the conference endeavors to support existing and aspiring Indian women entrepreneurs by providing a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences as well as discussing best practices and innovation in entrepreneurship with international experts.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2021 was organized by the India SME Forum with the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, in the presence of Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. With the purpose of inspiring and promoting the idea of entrepreneurship among women, the conference endeavors to support existing and aspiring Indian women entrepreneurs by providing a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences as well as discussing best practices and innovation in entrepreneurship with international experts.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2020 was organized by the India SME Forum with the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, on March 6, 2020, in New Delhi. in the presence of Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India.
The event was organized by the National SC-ST Hub in association with the Dalit Entrepreneurs Network of the India SME Forum on February 25, 2019, at Rangsharda Auditorium, Bandra West, Mumbai, in the presence of Shri Giriraj Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for MSME (IC), Government of India.
The 6th edition of Shakti Expo 2021 was held on 25th- 30th March 2021, and was aimed at supporting 108 Indian women-owned businesses (WOBs) and showcasing products made best by them on a dedicated virtual platform focused on promoting and creating business opportunities for their enterprises, both in India and internationally, by introducing women—local and international buyers, channel partners, distributors, and traders from India and all over the world.
Program Highlights:Special Focus Webinar on Women in Business 3 episodes from 28th,29th,30th March, 3:30pm onwards.
The International Conference on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs endeavors to support existing and aspiring Indian women entrepreneurs by offering substantial knowledge and national best practices in doing business, access to financing, market linkages, innovation, managing associated risks, and growth mantras that enable them to setup and run a sustainable business, creating a positive direct impact on the economy as well as the entrepreneurial ecosystem for generations to come.
Program Highlights:2 day conferences, parallel sessions including Networking Lunches and offer support to the exhibition of innovative products showcased by Women Entrepreneurs, selected from all over India.
Shakti Women Entrepreneur's National Convention held on March 8, 2017 in the presence of Shri Kalraj Mishra, Hon'ble Minister of MSME, Government of India endeavors to empower Indian women entrepreneurs and enable their growth and success in business by offering substantial knowledge on various business opportunities and national best practices in doing business, access to financing, innovation in projects, assessing risks, and growth mantras, enabling them to setup and run a sustainable business that has a positive direct impact on the economy as well as the entrepreneurial ecosystem for generations to come.
India SME Forum conducted a Shakti Women Entrepreneur Meet 2016–17, aiming to empower women entrepreneurs and facilitate their growth and success in business by providing extensive knowledge on a range of business prospects, brand building, and achieving sustainable growth in business. The event was organized in Indore on 7th October 2016, Vadodara on 3rd December 2016, and Visakhapatnam on 20th January 2017.