HISTORY

The story of The Entrepreneurs Associates (tEA) is unequivocally unique given its evolution through phases that speak of a much deeper calling; more than just the need to contribute to society or the desire to initiate an activity for want of being engaged. The seed of The Entrepreneurs Associates was sown much before the organisation was formally launched in 2000, a testament of the path breaking powers that lie in the hands of young people convicted and driven by a clear vision and purpose provided through visionary leadership.

In 1992, our CEO Neichute, then a young teenager concerned about the growing aversion to manual work among the youth decided to convince his friends to participate in an initiative to demonstrate dignity of labor by taking up porter’s jobs, loading and unloading of trucks, selling newspapers and other jobs considered menial, on the streets of Kohima. This initiative called the ‘Beacon of Hope, sowed the seeds of tEA, convincing Neichute that change can be ushered in, if one believes in the cause.

Years later, after receiving the Ashoka fellowship, The Entrepreneurs Associates was launched in 2000 along with like-minded friends who constituted the first Core group/members of tEA.

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