Archive · 19 Aug 2026
UBUNTU Consortium to Host Fifth Women Entrepreneurs Event
UBUNTU is a group that supports women who run businesses.
It will hold its fifth ‘Together We Grow’ event on September 2 in Bengaluru.
The event is called ‘Business Beyond Borders.’
It will teach entrepreneurs how to use digital tools and online marketplaces.
These tools can help businesses find customers in other parts of India and in other countries.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is expected to open the event.
UBUNTU began in 2019 with 10 associations and now includes more than 70 associations.
The group aims to train 10,000 women by 2027 and one lakh by 2030 in digital transformation.
UBUNTU Consortium will hold the fifth ‘Together We Grow’ programme on September 2 in Bengaluru.
The event’s theme, ‘Business Beyond Borders,’ focuses on digital commerce, market expansion and international opportunities.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is expected to inaugurate the programme at the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
UBUNTU has grown from 10 Karnataka associations in 2019 to more than 70 associations across 12 states.
The consortium has conducted 54 digital marketing programmes reaching about 5,400 women entrepreneurs, with larger training targets set for 2027 and 2030.
- Who
- UBUNTU Consortium, a national platform of women entrepreneurs, is organizing the programme; D K Shivakumar is expected to inaugurate it.
- What
- The fifth ‘Together We Grow’ programme, themed ‘Business Beyond Borders,’ will focus on digital commerce, market access and business expansion.
- When
- September 2; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Bengaluru.
- Why
- To help women entrepreneurs use digital platforms, business networks and market-access channels to expand beyond local and national markets.
- Event
- Fifth edition of UBUNTU’s ‘Together We Grow’ programme
- Theme
- ‘Business Beyond Borders’
- Date
- September 2
- Venue
- Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Bengaluru
- UBUNTU reach
- More than 70 associations across 12 states, representing over 30,000 secondary-member women entrepreneurs
- Programmes delivered
- 54 digital marketing transformation programmes reaching approximately 5,400 women entrepreneurs
- Training targets
- 10,000 women entrepreneurs by 2027 and one lakh by 2030