Sustenance

Marketing:

Marketing center organises periodical exhibitions and sale of its member’s products either sector wise or at products show, at a subsidized cost for its members. Often organized at attractive and accessible locations, especially on the eve of the main local festivals.

  • AWAKE facilitates joint participation in important National and International trade fairs and buyer-seller meets
  • AWAKE organizes exhibitions, AWAKE Bazaar, buyer-seller meets, products courts, export orientation in order to create linkages with prospective buyers
  • AWAKE plans to establish market outlets for products manufactured by women entrepreneurs
  • AWAKE facilitates ‘Match Making Process’ through the concept of virtual trade missions
  • Enterprise Learning Network: initiative (ELN) focusing on the Garment sector aimed at providing “Best Practice Learning” and “Commercial Linkages” to all enterprises at all levels including skill training and export facilitation. AWAKE has developed a model and has the tools to take up similar projects in other sectors
  • Buyer seller Meets at regional, national and international platforms
Management Development Program:

Is an integral part of AWAKE’s activities.

The objective of the MDP is to enhance entrepreneur’s skills and technology upgradation, in order to support growth of their enterprise.

  • Management programs on various topics such as Finance, Tax planning, Computer skills, IT, packaging and marketing for women entrepreneurs
  • Business Savvy series and Growth program for entrepreneurs, motivating them to grow further in their business

MDP’s now are being conducted in rural areas on specific sectors like food, handicrafts garments etc. where experts deal in new product development, product display, and marketing etc.