Design Your Own SHG Business Plan

Students watch the Amul Parlor video, research women's self-help groups in their region, and map local market needs, available resources, and barriers women entrepreneurs face. They prepare a one-page summary of their community context to share with the partner class.

Students work in teams to design a comprehensive Amul Parlor business plan tailored to their community, including location analysis, startup costs, funding sources, operational roles, and risk mitigation strategies. They create a detailed proposal document and prepare a pitch for peer review.

Students present their business proposals to the partner class via video call, receive real-time feedback on feasibility and social impact, and ask questions about the partner class's context and solutions. Both classes take notes on strengths, gaps, and innovative ideas from each other's plans.

Using feedback from the partner class, students revise their proposal, strengthen weak sections, and document how they adapted their model based on peer input. They create a final, polished version ready for real SHG groups or community stakeholders to review.

Students present their final business plan and reflect on what they learned about entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, and global collaboration. They discuss how their proposal could genuinely support women's self-help groups and what challenges remain.