From Side Hustle to Full-Time Business

Location: Online.

This session is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of turning their part-time passion into a thriving full-time business. The session led by Marlina Ramchandran – Special Projects Manager, YSpace will explore practical tips and strategies for making the leap, including assessing readiness, building a sustainable business model, and creating a financial plan to support the transition. The session will also include success stories from entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated this journey, providing inspiration and actionable insights to guide attendees in taking their side hustle to the next level.

Speaker Profile:

Marlina Ramchandran is a Special Projects Manager at YSpace York University. She is responsible for planning and implementation of corporate partnership projects including the highly prestigious VISA’s She’s Next $10K grant for women entrepreneurs and has led the national expansion for YSpace’s women entrepreneur focussed program (ELLA).

With over 20 years of experience spread over startup consulting, hospitality, education and media, Marlina has significant expertise in leading high-performance teams to accelerate the growth journey for startups. Marlina has served on the advisory board of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’s initiative to build sustainable entrepreneurial campus ecosystem across 500 universities and academic institutes pan India. She is a mentor to early-stage startups and advises on business models, value proposition and GTM strategies. As a lead player in the pioneering team that launched entrepreneurship across major cities in India, she has built large scale city-based startup ecosystems, increased capacities of mentor and investor pool, and trained 200+ university faculty to teach outcome-based entrepreneurship.

Marlina holds a Master’s in Business Administration, with a specialization in marketing and has completed her Bachelor’s in Arts from St. Xavier’s college, Ahmedabad in India.