If you are a new media start-up entrepreneur in the sub-continent, then you should read this: The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is offering an opportunity for two women entrepreneurs in the new media sector to join an upcoming class of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in India. The selected participants will be awarded full scholarships [...]

Goldman Sachs will be training 29 Indian women under it’s 10,000 Women program, an intiative to provide business and management education to under served female entrepreneurs. As reported by the Business Standard, Goldman is partnering with the National Entrepreneurship Network, London Business School and the Indian School of Business to provide 150-hours of classroom instruction and [...]

For your reading pleasure: Government and Inflation: After meeting with the Cabinet Committee on Prices, PM Manmohan Singh announced a multitude of measures to rein in inflation. In related news, rising prices could deal a significant blow to the US-India nuclear agreement due to the potential for political fallout. Microfinance: VC Circle reports that Lok [...]

Editors Note: Guest Blogger Keyzom Ngodup works with Intellecap, a pioneering social venture capital firm focused on making double bottom-line investments in India. In addition to capital and investment support, Intellecap is unque that they also provide a range of support services that enable social ventures to move from start-up stage into growth mode. The [...]

While the work of microfinance institutions such as Grameen Bank and Unitus have done wonders to empower women in developing countries, these budding entrepreneurs continue to lack any formal business training. To address this dearth in education, Goldman Sachs announced last week that it will invest $100 million over the next five years to provide [...]