The Bengaluru chapter was launched in December, 2008 and was the second batch of the 10,000 Women programme, organised in association with Goldman Sachs. 10,000 Women is a global initiative funded by Goldman Sachs, which aims to provide 10,000 under served women, predominantly in developing and emerging markets, with a business and management education. The ISB is the academic partner associate to implement this global initiative in India.

Details of the Second Batch

The Bengaluru chapter too, saw women entrepreneurs coming from diverse sectors, from, garment manufacturing, to florists, to dermatology and biotechnology, to facilities and property management amongst many others.

The modules covered during the first session of the certificate programme were, the Accounts module, the Entrepreneurship module, the Marketing module, and the Strategy module. There were two other sessions too which were held, during the months of March, 2009 and May, 2009. The participants interacted with our world class faculty and benefitted a lot in their businesses. For more details on the modules click here

The participants here too, as a part of the certificate programme, participated in a business plan competition. Nine entrepreneurs were declared winners in the first round and four in the final round. The winners of the First Round were, Chenddyna Schae, Meeta Gupta, Madhu Chandrika, Mukta Sachdev, Suma Krishnamurty, Hema Subramanyam, Divya Medar, Rajeshwari Urs, Bhuvaneshwari Kilpady and Neelima Hembram. The winners of the Final Round were, Madhu Chandrika, Mukta Sachdev, Suma Krishnamurty and Chenddyna Schae.

Participants List