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Two friends from Odisha turned their experience distributing rations during the COVID-19 pandemic into a thriving sweets business. They identified a demand for high-quality, traditional Odia sweets and founded 'Mo Pitha', providing employment to 40 women and earning an annual income of Rs 45 lakh.

Nidhi Yadav's story of taking risks and building her own brand from a Rs 3.50 lakh investment is an inspiration to all budding entrepreneurs in the country. 

While working at a bank, Debashish Majumder launched his first business, an ice cream shop, which ended up failing. Later, he quit his job and started Momomia, with just Rs 3.5 lakh investment.

Saket Dandotia pursued engineering in Indore and began working, but eventually chose to quit his job to start his own business. Starting with just six employees, his company now has offices in several countries and a net worth of Rs 600 crore.

Here are the top 5 books you must read to understand entrepreneurship and finance. 

When the CEO Gaurav Munjal broke the news of no appraisal for the employees on the company's virtual town hall, the people noticed his designer T-shirt by the brand Burberry worth $400, or Rs 33,563.

Kanika Tekriwal, also known as 'The Sky Queen' has a whopping net worth of Rs 420 crore and is a proud owner of 10 private jets. She is a cancer survivor and a smart entrepreneur who has solidified her name as a successful businesswoman in India. 

Despite enduring numerous challenges and setbacks, Amardeep Kumar established a business that propelled him to the heights of success.

In the year 2016, Naaz Anjum started ‘Anjum Kitchen’ from her home, with just Rs 80 as an initial investment. With a passion for making biryani, she took her business to immense success.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹1,000 crore fund in Budget 2024 to boost India’s space technology post-Chandrayaan-3. This aims to support startups and expand satellite capabilities nationwide.
 

Union Budget 2024: The upper limit for MUDRA loans doubled from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. SIDBI aims to open 24 new branches across the nation to boost MSME sector growth. 

Aashka Garodia, renowned for her Bigg Boss Season 6 role, transitioned from acting to entrepreneurship by co-founding Renee Cosmetics, which has achieved an ₹820 crore valuation and global expansion success.

Many celebrities, including Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni, have invested in startups like Spinny and CARS24, now thriving as billion-dollar enterprises.

Aadithyan Rajesh developed his first app when he was just 9 years old and started his own software development company at the age of 13. He is currently an intern at Secure My Scholarship and helps transform startups into enterprises. 

While teaching design programmes to her fellows, Melanie noticed the challenges students faced with available design tools. This inspired her to conceive the idea for Canva, a user-friendly design tool that simplifies creativity.