A dimension within Small Business Startup
Requests for grants and loans to start or support small local businesses like grocery, tea, and poultry shops.
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Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.
Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.
With a modest government loan or assistance, many women establish micro-enterprises like poultry farming and clothing shops to secure their family's future and improve their living standards.
Margareta Pradhan from Kandhamal shares how buying a sewing machine allowed her to earn money and contribute to her family's well-being.
My name is Puspanjali Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop and support my family. From Rayagada.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
I am Uji Pushrita Pradhan from Raykia, Kandhamal. And if the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop, keeping a little rice and a little dal, and I will support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Puspita Pradhan. And I am speaking from Raikia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small tea shop to earn a livelihood for my family's sustenance.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees in assistance, I want to start a small business, specifically a small shop, to support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I am given some money by the government, then I will open a small shop and support my family and earn my livelihood.
— Basanti · Nayagarh, Odisha
My name is Samuk Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then with that 20,000 rupees, I will buy some chickens and, for the sustenance of my family, I will open a small shop and manage my family's livelihood. Rajiv Gandhi.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If you give me 20000 rupees, I will run a small shop and support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I or my women's group is given 20,000 rupees, I will open a shop and support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
My name is Champabati Shabar. If I am given 20,000 rupees, I can open a small hotel and move forward financially, and I can help my family.
— Jadumani Nial · Muktāpur, Nuapada, Odisha
I am Chasha Pradhan from Rayagada, Kandhamal. If the government had given me 50,000 rupees, I would have opened a small tea shop and supported my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, then I will open a ration shop, which will help our family to run.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
It seems Dina Pradhan Amar Kandhamal, if they give me 20000 rupees, I will set up a shop and my family will be happy.
— Chittaranjan Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Suchitra Pradhan. If the government had given me a grant of twenty thousand rupees, then I would have used that money to buy a small tea shop or biscuits, and I would have started a small business there and supported my family. Thank you, Bandana Ma'am.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Mithun Paika, a shopkeeper. Due to lack of money, I am unable to open a big shop. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees as assistance, I will open a big shop, do business, and be able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
If an initial capital of 20000 rupees is provided, I will open a shop and sell Bandhupuri there, and I will support my family.
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
If I am given 20,000 rupees, I will do business and support my family.
— Tumbeswar Suna
My name is Rana Mana Namita Budhaika. Village Brahmanigaon, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Darinagar, District Kandhamal. I belong to a very poor family. If the government had provided 50,000 rupees in assistance, I would have opened a clothes shop and done business from market to market, enabling my family to improve its living standard.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government had provided me with 20,000 assistance, I could have opened a clothes shop and my family would have managed well.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Nurumanayak. And if the government gives me a grant of 20,000 rupees, then I would open a small tea and biscuit shop and invest it in my children's education.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
If we get 20 thousand rupees, then we can open a small grocery shop and support our family.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
My name is Manjuri Behera. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with 50,000 assistance, I can become a leader in my family's livelihood by running a clothing shop or a small market business.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
If I get ₹20000 from support, I want to open a small shop.
— MANNOO LAL BHOI
My name is Prabhasini Basturai. My village is Burapenu. Gram Panchayat Jinshriguda, Block Tarinibadi. The government had given me 20,000 rupees. I would open a cloth shop and support my children.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a big shop with that money. And by doing business, I will make progress. And when I become successful, I will cover my family's expenses.
— Manasourabha Behera
If I get money, I will open a shop and support my family.
— Prabhulal Saraf · Nandupāla, Balangir, Odisha
My name is Mini Ranasingh. From Magaburapinu Panchayat, Jhinjiriguda block, Taringbadi. If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will open a shop and raise my children.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
After I receive 20000 rupees, I will be able to run my family by doing a small business.
— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha
My name is Bijay Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Baunia, Block Dharimadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. With the help of that shop, I am supporting my family. Due to lack of money, I am unable to keep more shop items. If the government gives me 50,000
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
If I receive an aid amount of 20000, I will run my own self-employment shop. And through it, I will earn my livelihood.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
If we get twenty thousand rupees, then we will be able to open a vegetable shop and support our family.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
My name is Tulase Sabar. If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open a vegetable shop at my village square and do buying and selling, and thus solve my financial problems.
— Jadumani Nial · Muktāpur, Nuapada, Odisha
My name is Nimita Pradhan. Ramu Gudagudi Panchayat, Graminigada, Daringbadi Block, Kandhamal District. I am an SHG mother. If the government had given me twenty thousand rupees, I would have done a chicken business and been able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Daringbadi, Kandhamal, Odisha
If you can give me 20,000 as a loan, I want to open a paan stall business, and with that, my family...
— MANNOO LAL BHOI
If I receive an amount of 20000, I will start my own shop business so that I can sustain my life.
— Ranu begam · Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
My name is Chanchala Kahara. Rayagada, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then with that money, I would take care of my family and do a small mushroom cultivation, and for the maintenance of my children, I would adopt that earning method.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Rohit Diga. Village Atinbadi. I have a small hotel. I have opened the shop. And I am in great need of money. If the government had helped me with 50,000, I would have run the hotel well with that 50,000 and supported my family. And it would have also helped other people. This is my request to the government.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Maradipanga, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Ireni Majhi, from Gumandi village. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will open a cloth shop and support my children.
— Tanita · Brahmanigaon, Kandhamal, Odisha
If I receive 20,000 from the government, I have a small shop. I would use that money to stock it with goods so that my shop can become bigger. I am in great need of money right now.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
My name is Mariyam Badamajhi. My village is Badigudi. Gram Panchayat Hinjiriguda, Block Daringbadi. The government had given 20,000 rupees. I would open a clothing shop and support my children.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
Mona is Sanjukta Malik, the village is Lambakupa, and the panchayat is Pikorodi, the block is Tikabali. We have formed this SHG (Self-Help Group). But if our SHG was given 20,000 rupees, then we would open a shop and do business for my family.
— Sunita Pradhan · Tikabali, Kandhamal, Odisha
