25 aspiring women entrepreneurs selected

Tie Global, which recently launched a project All India Road Show on Women's Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship, today selected 25 aspiring women entrepreneurs to become Mentees from Tamil Nadu.
The selected ones, from 150 aspiring participants, was from very diverse socio-economic backgrounds and look forward to their entrepreneurial success, US Based senior mentor and chairman of AIRSWEE, Seema Chaturvedi, told reporters here.
The selection was held after a three-day workshop, with the objective of empowering aspiring young women in Tier-II and Tier-III cities of india, since empowering potential women enterpreneurs was a great way to boost economic growth of the country, she said.

Stating that selection was done through a rigorous screening process, she said that five participants will receive intensive mentoring for an additional six months to develop some of their ideas into sustainable business.
Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, Embassy of United States of America, Delhi, Craig L Dicker, who was also present, said ensuring that women play a central role in the entrepreneurial sector was critical to evolving a vibrant, dynamic start-up ecosystem.
Stating that such a workshop was held at Warangal in Telangana, before Coimbatore, Seema said similar workshops would be held at Jaipur, Nagpur and Durgapur, during this month.

Tie Global is a not-for-profit organisation with the mission of fostering entrepreneurship globally, she said.