Walmart supports women entrepreneurship

Walmart India, the wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Stores Inc., today announced the launch of the Second Edition of the Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme (WEDP) at Guntur recently. The program aims to enhance the participants’ skills and capability to be able to build robust and sustainable businesses.

The program will be implemented by WEConnect International in partnership with TTC Global and Amity University with funding from Walmart. During the programme, the WOBs will undergo capacity building training, mentoring and technical support customized to the needs of their businesses.

These training modules will cover all key areas for better understanding of and running a business – marketing, finance, business strategy, operations, legal and compliance, social networking, among others. The WOBswould be in different product categories located in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi NCR, Mahashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

Announcing the launch, Krish Iyer, president and CEO, Walmart India, said, "I am extremely delighted to announce the second edition of the Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme soon after the successful graduation of the participants of the first edition.

We have ramped up the program and doubled the number. The programme is designed to help women entrepreneurs achieve higher levels of business growth and help make them more competitive and resilient in today’s dynamic business environment.