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Bouncing back from setbacks!

Benjamin, 40 an enthusiastic entrepreneur of BYST, has leaped at the chance of modifying his business from manufacturing cloth bags to manufacturing masks, thus turning the situation to his advantage. Ever since the lockdown Benjamin’s cloth manufacturing has seen a…

The heart that gives, gathers!

From Contributing to the PM’s relief fund to taking care of his employees during the lockdown, Mr Ragu has clearly raised the bar for all business owners and redefined a citizen’s duty to the country. Since the lockdown, with…

Challenges & Resilience

Shamitha is a new generation entrepreneur who opened a Clothing Boutique, with BYST’s support, just about a year and a half ago. While her foray into entrepreneurship has been recent, when it came to business sense and empathy for…

Webinar by BYST Mentor- “From Mind Full to Mindfulness”

Webinar Addressed by Mrs. Ranjini Manian Before this global pandemic, we were all living a very fast-paced life, and now due to lockdown and work from home, all our schedules have taken a hit. To effectively use the digital…

Mentoring Helpline – A Lifeline for BYST Entrepreneurs During Covid-19

If a call could change a life, then the call that Manjula received, 10 days into the lockdown, from her BYST Mentor, would qualify as one! The lockdown imposed…

BYST’s Grampreneur Swapnil Kudale shares his joy on being one of the top three finalists, ‘Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2019’ held in Cartagena, Colombia recently

BYST’s Grampreneur Swapnil Kudale shares his joy on being one of the top three finalists, ‘Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2019’ held in Cartagena, Colombia recently I began my entrepreneurial journey of manufacturing pressed steel radiators with Bharatiya Yuva Shakti…

Role Models Among Us- When the Common Man takes charge

COVID-19 has become the cause of all kinds of difficulties that people and governments are facing all over the world. Almost every country is under full or partial lockdown and businesses and economies have collapsed. In a situation like…

Tales of Sustainability — How a small-time tailor from Aurangabad increased his turnover 15 times in 4 years!

Rohidas Barsawne was a small-time tailor when he started his business of manufacturing uniforms, for companies, hospitals and schools, in 2015. He borrowed Rs 20,000 from friends and relatives to purchase sewing machineries and hire staff for his new enterprise Tej…

Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust joins Youth Business International’s Rapid Response Programme, funded by Google.org, to support struggling small businesses during the Covid-19 crisis

The programme, led by Youth Business International (YBI) and funded by Google.org, will support underserved micro, small and medium businesses to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. New Delhi: The global economy is suffering from an unprecedented shock as a result of COVID-19. With…

BYST Mentor Blog: Subhash Shejwal, Owner, Malini Chain of Restaurants, Pune

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher Namaste friends!I launched my first restaurant, Malini, in 1986 when I came to Pune as a young man. Today, my family and I…