Business Wire India
After completing "pre-incubation" training from the Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship (JSiE), O.P. Jindal Global University, four Tibetan entrepreneurs recently received funding to launch their startup businesses. The entrepreneurs are part of the second batch of Tibetan entrepreneurs supported as part of the Tibetan Entrepreneurship Development initiative (TED) and incubated by JSiE.
TED is an initiative of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) located in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. The development program is part of an effort to reinvigorate and empower the Tibetan community in India and aims to be the change agent in helping potential Tibetan entrepreneurs and businesses towards becoming competitive, sustainable and impact-oriented.
The second batch of entrepreneurs are launching startups across India in various sectors such as fashion, food-delivery and dairy farming. A common thread among all entrepreneurs is their motivation to preserve Tibetan culture and introduce it to other communities.
Jampa Tendar, co-founder of Keraa, said of his startup “our aim is to develop a new global fashion line based in Tibetan culture.” Tenzin Rigdol, co-founder of Breakfastwala, described his motivation to “create employment opportunities for every Tibetan so he could help reduce unemployment in Tibetan settlements across India.”
Startup | Founder | Business |
Keraa | Jampa Tendar | Fashion line and manufacturer of Tibetan traditional dress located in Dehradun |
Tibet Dairy Farm | Tenzin Tselake | Organic Dairy Farm located in Odisha |
Breakfastwala | Tenzin Rigdol | Breakfast food delivery startup operating South Delhi |
Mountain Girl Design | Tenzin Youdon | Fashion design business located in South Delhi |
Photo Caption: Jeremy Wade, Associate Director, Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship with the Tibetan entrepreneurs at Jindal University campus
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