Karghewale

As an incubator for artisan-promoted micro-enterprises, Karghewale seeks to enable aspiring young weaver-entrepreneurs to participate in and engage with markets directly through a bouquet of services that address critical roadblocks artisan-entrepreneurs face while growing their businesses. Through this, Karghewale hopes not only enhance their ability to exert their agency in the value chain, but also make to the vocation much more remunerative for them as they make their transition from wage-weavers, earning $100 a month, to weaver-entrepreneurs earning upwards of $225 a month. Karghewale’s service bouquet consists of the following. a. Market Linkages: Arguably the biggest pain area artisan-entrepreneurs have in growing their businesses. Karghewale provides its artisan-partners with access to markets by making their products available to the international B2B sustainable fashion buyers on their behalf. b. Yarns & Raw Materials: Karghewale ensures adequate supply of good quality yarns outside of traditional locally used fibres at reasonable prices by leveraging a network of suppliers and fellow artisans. c. Technology for Business: Karghewale enables artisans to leverage technology by managing social media accounts, websites, promotions & brand building, and providing photography & videography services. d. Accounts, MIS & Control Systems: Karghewale provides complete book-keeping services to artisan entrepreneurs, and on-boarding them on Karghewale’s custom Artisan MIS portal for effective management of processes. e. Legal Services & Tax Compliance: Karghewale assists artisan-entrepreneurs with GST and tax filling, export order fulfilment, and other legal compliances f. Dyeing Services: Karghewale provides artisans with yarn & textiles dyeing services to fulfil orders involving custom colours. g. Trend & Design Forecasts: Karghewale organises workshops, exposure visits & artisan-designer interactions to help artisans stay on top of trends.