FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Coimbatore Chapter, supported by Women Business Entrepreneurs Development Association (WOBEDA) conducted a 15-day course for women wanting to start a business. From identifying a viable project, to executing it and sustaining it, 18 women were introduced to the nuts and bolts of start ups. “It is an attempt to empower women, especially those from middle and lower income groups, and help them turn entrepreneurs,” said President FLO, Lakshmi Ramachandran. She said that this was the first time in 20 years of FLO in Coimbatore that they had conducted such a course. They plan to make it a yearly affair.   Article