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Impact of Covid on Microbusinesses: A Gender Perspective

Kanika Joshi

LEAD at Krea University in partnership with the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship is conducting a national level COVID-19 impact study that aims to capture the status of micro-enterprises in India during the current crisis. This case study captures the … Read More

Reimagining Social Welfare Targeting through Data, Technology and Partnerships

LEAD organised a design sprint at SEEP Network’s annual conference “SEEP 2020 – Disruptive Collaboration.” … Read More

Understanding the Market Landscape and Enterprise Readiness for Women-led Home-based Businesses in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan

This report explores the market landscape and enterprise readiness of home-based handicrafts and handloom businesses led by women in rural India. The first part of a two-part study, it was undertaken by LEAD at Krea University, through its Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE). … Read More

COVID-19 and Migrant Remittances: Emerging Trends and Strategies to Build Resilience

LEAD hosted a webinar to discuss strategies to help migrants amidst the COVID-19 crisis in partnership with Access-Assist and Inclusive Finance India at CFO-Accion’s Financial Inclusion Week. … Read More

Landscape of Climate Finance in India: Issues with Access and Utilisation

LEAD partnered with the Shakti Foundation to host a webinar focusing on strengthening access to climate finance in India. … Read More

Bridging the Gap between Women Entrepreneurs and Formal Finance

LEAD hosted a webinar, moderated by Executive Director Sharon Buteau, on strengthening access to formal finance for India’s women entrepreneurs at GAME India’s MSME Finance Week 2020. … Read More

Where Do We Go with Health Policy and Research in a Post-COVID World?

Principal Economist Dr. Shailender Swaminathan discussed the future of health policy at a webinar hosted by The Banyan Academy of Leadership and Mental Health’s. … Read More

Integrating Women-led Rural Enterprises into India’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

LEAD concluded their three-part webinar series with the World Bank and the Ministry of Rural Development with the final part exploring strategies to strengthen and secure the position of women entrepreneurship in the larger entrepreneurial ecosystem. … Read More

Path to Recovery and Rehabilitation for Women-led Rural Microenterprises

Experts explored the path to recovery post COVID at the second chapter of a webinar series on supporting women-led rural microenterprises amid COVID-19 and beyond hosted by LEAD in collaboration with the World Bank and the Ministry of Rural Development. … Read More

MSME Week: Stories of Resilience in Adversity

LEAD Research Team

From local kirana stores to home-based food businesses, handicraft clusters to small manufacturers, MSMEs are a cornerstone of India’s growth story. MSMEs create employment at scale and are an integral pillar of their local communities. COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown … Read More