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GCCI Women's Wing along with Goa Livelihood Forum organised the Goa Rural Entrepreneurship programme for women entrepreneurs from rural areas. The programme had three sessions: Finance & Statutory compliance by CA Minal Alway, Branding your goods & services by Darpana Athale and Business Planning by Asha Verekar . A grassroot women entrepreneur Chitra Kshirsagar also gave a inspiring talk on her experiences and entrepreneurial journey . The chief guest of the function was Deepali Naik, Women & Child development director, Govt of Goa who encouraged women to follow their dreams and stand on their on feet . GCCI Women's Wing chairperson Pallavi Salgaocar welcomed the gathering and co chairperson Poonam Sirsat proposed the Vote of thanks. Also present at the function was the founder & mentor of Goa Livelihood Forum Charudatta Panigrahi. The function was compered by Sandra Fernandes, a Women's Wing member.
This first Rural Entrepreneurship programme had an overwhelming participation of 100 women participants and it marks the first of the many workshops that the two organisations will hold across the rural areas of Goa in the future as a joint initiative to empower and enlighten small women entrepreneurs across Goa and connect them to entrepreneurship and business.
