900+ Women Join WEP Gujarat's Entrepreneurship Awareness Programs

By: WE staff | Tuesday, 7 October 2025

• WEP– Gujarat chapter is being financially aided by the MSME Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat
• The platform is being implemented by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
• Nine Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs) have been organized by the platform since its launch

As of September 3, more than 900 women have taken part in the first nine Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs) of the Women's Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) - Gujarat Chapter, launched by the Government of Gujarat's MSME Commissionerate, and facilitated by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII).

The project was created to help prepare participants to become entrepreneurs from all areas of Gujarat, and has given the participants the knowledge, skills and confidence to talk about ideation, business models, and financial literacy.

The workshops and trainings were held in Bharuch, Nadiad, Modasa, Surat, Navsari, Vadodara, Rajpipla, Anand and Bhavnagar since last month.

Seen as a one-stop-shop for the platform, WEP will provide funding, policy support, incubation, training, mentoring, and market access to women entrepreneurs. The program will be scaled up to all 33 districts of Gujarat with EDII spearheading subsequent programs.

As per EDII, WEP–Gujarat Chapter will touch thousands of additional women over the coming months, and produce a new generation of entrepreneurs who will drive business growth, community advancement, and state economic expansion.