Artisans

News and Trends

Government Launches E-Commerce Portal For Artisans

According to the textile ministry statement, the portal reportedly doesn't charge any commission from sellers and provides free shipping with a return option to customers along with multiple payment gateways to pay online

News and Trends

These Startups Are Preventing India's Rich Handicraft Culture From Fading Away

Startup community realised artisans typically are unaware of market places and heavily rely on middle men

Thought Leaders

Why Artisans Will Be Powerful in the New Economy

Shared values and storytelling ensure a stronger bond and more transparency than most big-box retailers can muster.

Thought Leaders

After a Chance Meeting on the Beach These Entrepreneurs Built a Company Based on Respect for Global Artisans

Working with artisans around the world has taught these two Americans to embrace different cultures and celebrate the differences.

Thought Leaders

From $150,000 in Debt to $4 Million in Revenue: How One Man Built a Wildly Successful Globe-Making Business

Finding a unique gift for his father's 80th birthday was this entrepreneur's first foray into creating artisan globes

Growth Strategies

A Social Engine That is Handcrafting Artisans' Livelihoods

Technology has pivotal role to play in bridging this gap between grass roots artisans and global buyers

Entrepreneurs

This Kashmiri Entrepreneur Wants the World To Remember his State for its Art

"The ambiguity in someone's mind about the genuineness of a product has cost artisans a lot of buyers."

Growing a Business

CES 2017: 'Parks and Recreation' Actor Nick Offerman on His Toughest Business Challenge

Besides playing Dick McDonald in the upcoming Ray Kroc biopic, the actor also runs a woodshop.

Entrepreneurs

India's Famous Hand-woven Cloth is on the Global Map Courtesy These 5 Women Entrepreneurs

Are we doing enough to make this world better, the question that led this entrepreneur to start her own brand of Khadi.

Growth Strategies

Making India's craft industry stay alive

Indian Artizans is retelling the incredible story behind the Indian craft across the globe.