The Women’s Cell in association with the Goa State Commission for Women(GSCW) organized a National Webinar on the topic ‘Women Entrepreneurs: Untapped Reservoirs of Talent’ on 17th April 2021 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The objective of the Webinar was to inspire young girls who may have the potential, creativity, and talent to undertake a venture, but may not have the courage to face challenges and the ability to grab opportunities. It was targeted at undergraduate and postgraduate faculty members and students across the nation. The Webinar was screened live through Google Meet and the College YouTube channel.
The webinar began with the welcome address and the opening remarks by the Principal of the College, Prof. Prita D. Mallya. She spoke on the relevance of this topic in the current scenario. Dr. Vidhya Gaude, Chairperson of Goa State Commission for Women (GSCW) also expressed her views on the need for organizing such webinars and encouraging young ladies to take up their own ventures. The two invited speakers for the event were Ms. Mahalakshmi Saravanan and Ms. Gautami Raiker.
Ms. Mahalakshmi Saravanan is an internationally recognized social entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and the founder of Women Entrepreneurs India. She enlightened the audience with her tips on taking up a venture with new ideas. She stressed on market research as an important part of business at all stages, briefed about the new products and opportunities that have emerged as a result of COVID, and urged the upcoming entrepreneurs to offer quality products and services.
Ms. Gautami Raiker, a budding entrepreneur in the State of Goa, spoke about her initial years of struggle and the hardships she faced during her venture, and how she could overcome the same. Her strong determination, perseverance and never-give-up attitude has kept her going. She also mentioned that her mentors played a big role that kept her motivated. She also informed the audience about the different entrepreneurship schemes available for women.
Vice-Principal, Dr. Rodney D’Silva proposed the Vote of Thanks. The webinar was attended by 100 viewers on the Google Meet platform and 24 on the YouTube platform. Ms. Senalda Lopes, student member of the Women’s Cell, compered the event. Ms. Meher Rodrigues, Ms. Trisha Vadil and Ms. Megha Mohan were the teachers in charge of the Webinar, which was coordinated by the Convenor of the Women’s Cell, Dr. Sheetal D. Arondekar.
