Funding & Credit
Mudra, CGTMSE, bank project reports and how the options compare.
Sakhi Sangini
Her Building Her.
Capital, markets & compliance, sorted.
Sakhi Sangini is the Fidus platform for women who build businesses in India. It turns funding, government schemes, compliance, selling and export into plain-language, dated guides that cite official sources, tells the stories of women founders, and gives women makers a store of their own.
Women-led enterprise28 guidesFounders Market
Built for women who build
From first rupee to first export, every guide is dated, India-specific and sourced.
28 guides
7 tracks
Founder Journeys
WhatsApp help
Seven tracks, from first rupee to first export
Each track is a set of plain-language guides written for Indian women founders and kept current.
Grants & Schemes
PMEGP, PM Vishwakarma, NITI Aayog WEP and state schemes.
Import & Export
IEC, RCMC, APEDA and getting paid from abroad.
Distribution & Access
Marketplaces, ONDC, WhatsApp, GeM and exhibitions.
Compliance & Registration
Udyam, GST, FSSAI, trademarks and business structure.
Exemptions & Incentives
Presumptive tax, GST composition and DPIIT recognition.
Issues & Redressal
Delayed payments, copied designs, scams and consumer complaints, with the right forum for each.
Browse all guides →Stories, and a store of her own
Sakhi Sangini tells founders' stories and then gives women makers somewhere to sell.
Founder Journeys
Long-form stories of Indian women founders, from Ritu Kumar's four printers and two tables to Vandana Luthra's ₹3 lakh parlour that became VLCC. Founders featured by Sakhi Sangini also get a store on the platform.
Read Founder Journeys →The Founders Market
Women who make their own products can open a store on Sakhi Sangini. Payments run through Razorpay and the customer gets WhatsApp updates at every step: confirmed, packed, shipped with tracking, delivered. The founder makes the product and ships it.
Apply to open your store →The Founder Collection
Sakhi Sangini's own range for women who build: fitted and oversized tees, hoodies, mugs and totes carrying lines like “Founder. Maker. Builder.”, “It's Not a Hobby. It's a Business.” and “GST Filed. Orders Packed. Chai Cold.”
Shop the Founder Collection →How Fidus supports Sakhi Sangini
Fidus Synergies runs the platform end to end: research and editorial standards for every guide, the store and payment stack, WhatsApp order automation through FLO, and growth across the Fidus network.
Back to ecosystem →Building something of your own?
Find the guide you need, or open a store and start selling to women across India.