Top 5 Women Entrepreneurs in Microenterprises

Sunita Devi Sunita started a dairy business in Bihar using one cow, and she now mentors dozens of women and runs a local milk cooperative

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Laxmi Sharma Laxmi, from Uttarakhand, began making candles out of her home. Her brand now supplies local shops, brightens rooms, and more

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Ayesha Khan Ayesha runs a tailoring unit in Bhopal that now trains young women in her neighborhood

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Meena Kumari Meena, a farmer in Rajasthan, switched to organic farming and sells directly to customers via WhatsApp groups, tripling her annual income

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Rekha Rani Rekha is a tribal artisan from Odisha who makes and sells handmade jewelry on e-commerce platforms throughout India

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