2. What is UnLtd Tamil Nadu?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOqBBhyv-lY
3. The Problem
➔ 430 million youth ages 15-34 in India
➔ 9.9% of young men in India are unemployed
➔ 11.3% of young women in India are
unemployed
➔ 60% of India’s employed population is “self-
employed”
➔ gaps in the venture development process from
concept stage to venture stage
➔ persistent issues in areas such as health,
education, food, and finance
4. (A) Solution
➔ Start at the beginning!
◆ Educate young people on the issues
◆ Present options for addressing those issues
◆ Connect emerging innovators with each other
◆ Connect them with government, industry, and
civil society
➔ Confident/secure entrepreneurs → the best
ideas → the most innovative ventures
5. Why Tamil Nadu?
➔ 6th largest state in India
◆ larger than France
➔ > 50% of the youth live in rural areas
➔ Chennai is known as the “Detroit of India”
➔ Ford India and ThoughtWorks have offices
here
➔ Large expatriate population
6. Idea → Reality: The Plan
➔ Research on particular needs of marginalized
entrepreneurs: youth, women, rural residents
➔ Staff to develop education materials, build
relationships with stakeholders, advise on venture
ideas
➔ Frequent travel needed for staff-fellow meetings,
fellow-mentor meetings, fellow-fellow meetings
7. The Timeline
● March 2015: recruitment and program
development
● April 2015: start of pilot
● July 2015
o fellow “Demo Day” and feedback
o counseling on next steps
● August - November 2015
o write case study, present findings, edit program
materials
8. How can I help?
➔ Ask questions and share insights @UnLtdTamilNadu
➔ Tell us about funders and “capacity partners”
◆ Areas of interest: social enterprise, youth entrepreneurs, women
entrepreneurs, rural entrepreneurs, collaboration, research, pilot
programs, capacity building, technical assistance, poverty
alleviation, community development, economic development
➔ Support the next investee cycle at GlobalGiving.org
➔ Volunteer professional services
➔ Offer in-kind support - computers, notebooks,
subscriptions, leads on opportunities for fellows to
pursue
