Hyderabad, India, May 11, 2020: The FICCI Ladies Organisation’s outgoing National President, Ms. Harjinder Kaur conferred honor and award to FLO Hyderabad Chapter and its Chairperson Ms. Sona Chatwani for an initiative “Interface with Government best policy intervention for women”.
The award was conferred during a Virtual Change of Guard at the National Level, where a new National President took over from the current President Harjinder Kaur.
The Award was bestowed upon the Chapter for its maiden edition of “RTAE—Round Table Ask for Entrepreneurs,” FLO members, mentors connect program. During the program which was held in January this year, FLO signed MoU with We Hub to provide incubation support to the existing women entrepreneurs of FLO.
The laudable initiative was not just aimed at connecting with mentors, but also nurture them to be successful women entrepreneurs and become employment generators, shares Sona Chatwani, Chairperson of FLO Hyderabad Chapter.
At the 36th FICCI FLO Annual General virtual Session held on Sunday, FLO Hyderabad’s Chairperson Sona Chatwani while receiving the award said “ I’m humbled for choosing me and Hyderabad Chapter for the Award. Through FLO RTAE Initiative we were able to take a step forward in forging collaborations with WE Hub, Telangana state’s incubation ecosystem for women entrepreneurs. These government interfaces brought in advanced learnings that enabled our members to confidently navigate further in their business ventures.
RTAE was knowledge enrichment activity connecting FLO Entrepreneurs(Women MSMEs, SMEs, Startups, and others) with mentors in some chosen areas such as Branding, Market Research, Mentorship and handholding, Investment/Angel brokers, Incubation and Business Networking to support its members in their entrepreneurial journey, development, and growth.
The Panel of mentors, experts, consultants interacted with 70 plus FLO members include Ms. Deepti Ravula, CEO of We Hub- for startup and acceleration for existing business and many others. As the first incubator for Women Entrepreneurs in India, WE HUB has been working with FLO entrepreneurs to enable them to work on their Marketing, Pitching, etc.
The program that was held in January received an overwhelming response from members. And had created a great impact subsequently. The initiative captured the attention of FLO Chapters across India and thus qualified for a national recognition share Sona Chatwani.
