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Punjab Farmer Goes from $3,600 Debt to $300K Business
SolutionsApr 12

Punjab Farmer Goes from $3,600 Debt to $300K Business

A 30-year-old food tech graduate transformed his family's four-acre farm into a thriving oil business earning $300,000 annually. In just three years, Manmeet Singh turned traditional wood-pressed oil extraction into a transparent, premium enterprise that's changing how customers think about purity.

Indian Express3 min read
Bicycle Butter Seller Builds $170M Ghee Empire, Zero Debt
Community HeroesMar 30

Bicycle Butter Seller Builds $170M Ghee Empire, Zero Debt

A 13-year-old school dropout sold butter on a bicycle for 14 years, got quietly pushed out, then started over with $36 in a tiny shop. Today his company does $170 million in annual sales across 40 countries without a single outside investor.

YourStory India2 min read
Self-Made Women Billionaires Hit Record High in 2026
SolutionsMar 24

Self-Made Women Billionaires Hit Record High in 2026

The number of self-made women billionaires worldwide has doubled in the past decade, reaching 150 leaders with a combined wealth of $470 billion. Three Indian women entrepreneurs rank among the global top 50, showcasing the growing power of women-led innovation.

Indian Express3 min read
Zerodha Invests $2M to Make Retirement Savings Easier
SolutionsFeb 11

Zerodha Invests $2M to Make Retirement Savings Easier

India's largest stock brokerage is partnering with a fintech startup to help more working professionals save for retirement. The move could make pension planning as common as health insurance.

YourStory India2 min read
Cashfree Payments Shares $80B Success with 400 Workers
Acts of KindnessJan 20

Cashfree Payments Shares $80B Success with 400 Workers

A decade-old fintech company just turned paper promises into real money for over 400 employees who helped build it. Even workers who left years ago are getting their share of the success.

YourStory India2 min read
Punjab Couple Turns 2.5 Acres Into $250K Food Empire
Acts of KindnessJan 18

Punjab Couple Turns 2.5 Acres Into $250K Food Empire

A farming family in India went from surviving day to day on vegetable sales to processing 200 tonnes of produce annually and employing dozens. Their secret? Turning pandemic losses into a homemade pickle business that now supplies multiple states.

Indian Express3 min read