Financial aid for 20 teens to grow biz

Twenty teenage entrepreneurs were awarded financial support worth Rs8 lakh at the third Dolphin Tanki edition by Salaam Bombay Foundation. The foundation empowers underprivileged teenage entrepreneurs to drive change and innovation in their communities.

Modelled after the business reality show Shark Tank, Dolphin Tanki provides market linkages and capital access to resourcechallenged adolescent entrepreneurs This initiative is part of the non-government organisation’s Education Incubator in collaboration with the School of Business Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.

The edition was held for 28 underprivileged entrepreneurs from Mumbai, Pune, and Kolkata, engaged in event management, dance choreography, dubbing, mobile repairing, and makeup vice president Salaam Bombay Foundation businesses. Among them, 12 ventures received financial support of up to Rs50,000 each, with an additional 8 entrepreneurs granted Rs25,000 each, recognising their determination and grit.

Gaurav Arora, vice president of Salaam Bombay Foundation, said, “Education Incubator and Dolphin Tanki cultivate an entrepreneurial ecosystem among resourcechallenged adolescents, transforming them into job creators. They evolve into self-reliant, financially independent risk-takers, establishing scalable businesses and providing employment within their communities.”

Dr Meena Galliara, Director of Jasani Center for Social Entrepreneurship &

Sustainability Management, SBM, NMIMS, said, “Dolphin Tanki empowers entrepreneurial adolescents from challenging backgrounds. With a great idea, passion, and guidance from NMIMS, We Care interns and judges, these young entrepreneurs can turn their dreams into reality and become future leaders of our economy.”

Salaam Bombay Foundation’s programmes have been recognised as youth-centric solutions by ‘Yuwaah India’ at UNICEF and 10 to 19 Dasra Adolescents Collaborative as part of their ‘Joint Call For Solutions’ initiative. To date, over 150 adolescent entrepreneurs have been nurtured via the Entrepreneurship Incubator since its launch in July 2021.

Education Incubator and Dolphin Tanki cultivate an entrepreneurial ecosystem among resource-challenged adolescents, transforming them into job creators. They evolve into self-reliant, financially independent risk-takers, establishing scalable businesses and providing employment within their communities. Gaurav Arora,