Navodyami
winner Hemavati Hiremath , vidyanagar, Hubli, foods products entrepreneur
Before Navodyami:Hemavati Hiremath, completed a B.Sc in Education, has been
running a production line of nutritious food made from millet, ragi, and sugar
substitute since 2005. She received a training about Masala food product
manufacturing and started her own business in Hubli. The business has brought
her an income of 10,500 rupees/month.
After Navodyami: Having been trained in Navodyami, Hermavati understood
the importance of market research, customers' demand and competition
strategy. At the beginning, the
production line was in a rented house; as of now, it has been taken to a bigger
hall to increase output. The Navodyami team from the Deshpande Foundation also
provides operational support in marketing as well as connects her to a
suppliers' network to enhance her business's performance.
In
Navodyami, Hemavati was mentored by different food-production experts who gave
her invaluable feedback and advices on her business, which has enabled her to
increase production output noticeably.
Now she has hired 2 labours and increased the earnings to 60,000
rupees/month.
Hemavati's dream is to
develop her own brand: Anamol Food in Hubli and further expand the business in
Karnataka as well as in all over India.
