This initiative was launched with an aim to promote last-mile digital payment solutions for underserved communities of merchants and consumers in India. Housed at LEAD, it was supported through USAID’s Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR) program with FHI360. … Read More
Small, Growing Businesses and Employment
Impact of COVID-19 on Microenterprises in India
This study, conducted in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, captures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on microenterprises in India through a multi-dimensional study. … Read More
Swashakt: Empowering Women through Collective-based Approaches
Under the Swashakt evidence programme, 3ie is funding the implementation of nine pilot and at-scale projects that support collectives and group-based models for women-led businesses. LEAD is the grants management partner for the programme. … Read More
Impact Evaluation of Tamil Nadu’s COVID-19 Assistance Package (CAP)
This evaluation assesses the impact of Government of Tamil Nadu’s COVID Assistance Package (CAP) on intended beneficiaries. … Read More
Microbusiness Employment Trends: A Case During Crisis
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 key … Read More
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
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
Women-led Digital Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship
Kanika Joshi, Shruti Sheopurkar
This learning note explores the role of digital and financial inclusion in the economic empowerment of women and female entrepreneurship.
Business Readiness Scorecard for Women
Rigzom Wangchuk, Ria Dutta, M P Karthick, Kanika Joshi
The Business Readiness Scorecard for Women-Handloom and Handicrafts Sector (WBRS-HHS) is a data-driven diagnostic tool, which attempts to identify key constraints and high-performance areas for home-based enterprises in the handloom and handicrafts sectors of India. The WBRS tool was developed … Read More
Study on Prevalence of Bonded Labour in Tamil Nadu
This study involved developing and testing a robust and comprehensive tool to estimate the prevalence of bonded labour in the state of Tamil Nadu. … Read More
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