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All Field Stories Struggle & Success Explainers Team Updates Kaushambi Ayodhya Agra

Rebuilding a family trade into a registered enterprise

What formalisation actually looks like for a household that's never filled out a form for its own business before.

When the first pitch doesn't land

An honest account of a founder's first rejection, and the mentorship that turned it into a second, stronger attempt.

Loans, subsidies, and the paperwork nobody explains first

A plain-language walkthrough of what to prepare before you ever walk into a bank.

Micro-vendors and a modernising city

What's at stake for street-level entrepreneurs as Ayodhya grows — and what protecting their place actually requires.

Registering a business: the beginner's checklist

The legal-registration basics, translated out of official language and into plain steps.

Building the first comic book manuscripts

A behind-the-scenes look at how the Creative Team is turning real founder stories into illustrated books for children.

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