showcased aalim hakim added the specialty about south is that the women here are very smart in selling their stuff a few of the contestants here were very focussed in terms of marketing and how to build the brand and how to sell the brand in the market and their ecommerce strategy was so strong it was an incredible experience for dorris as well it was a fabulous experience judging the contenstants here in bengaluru for contestant neeta adappa of prakriti herbals being an entrepreneur was not easy it was not easy to start a business as getting a loan was extremely tough for me but one has to just go for it another contestant zorain khaleeli who runs a makeup hair and nail training institute said you can never be too big for a platform like this and as entrepreneurs we are always on a learning curve a story needs to be told and shared this is definitely a place where one can learn from each other get inspired take tips and grow speaking about the contestants manjul said never thought that there is so much talent in bengaluru ambika who was also impressed by the contestants added every city that i have judged at has had a different way of presenting what they do i found that the overall demure and the style of presentation here was remarkable i had a fabulous time witnessing all the outofthebox ideas they were not your regular runofthemill business ideas and that is what differentiated them from the other city contestants creativity at its best in the fashion spacemeet the judges fashion designers shantanu mehra and nikhil mehra first image jury members l to r shantanu mehra and nikhil mehrasecond image fashion entrepreneurs at the jury meetmany contestants focussed on sustainable fashion and how to make products that are not hurting the environment take for instance deepa thomas who has 11 years of experience in the corporate fashion industry but decided to break the chain and start off on her own with a fashion brand that is all about sustainable denim talking about the difficulties women face in this business she said it is not easy and i am learning every day but this is what i love doing and this is what i will do prachi garg believes in bridging the gap between street finds and designer jewellery my collection is upcycled jewellery made out of factory waste or street waste and the beach its just about trying to do your bit for the environment and also following your passion she said chinu kala another fashion entrepreneur was also excited to be a part of such a platform it is a great platform for budding and established entrepreneurs and theres so much to learn from each other she added talking about the talent in the city shantanu said not only do women entrepreneurs bring historical intelligence to the table they are also taking it into the future it is great to