In Sanskrit, ‘antha’ means intrinsic and ‘prerna’ means motivation.
Intrinsic motivation is the lifeblood of entrepreneurship, and what drives entrepreneurs to dream and achieve the impossible. Antha Prerna is also the phonetic origin of the word entrepreneur.
The Antha Prerna Foundation, APF, is a US-based 501 c(3) non-profit that is helping immigrant and marginalized entrepreneurs with access, research, resources, and visibility. Join us in empowering diverse entrepreneurs and making our communities stronger.
What we do
The INDUStry Show
One Line Life Lessons
Research
American South Asian Network
The INDUStry Show is a widely distributed global publication that shares global entrepreneurial and executive journeys. We are positively biased towards immigrants, people of color, and women because that’s who we are!
Now in Season 9, these amazing journeys of success and lessons learned have resonated across the globe. Our content has more than 10 million impressions, and more than a million audience engagements.
Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. However, entrepreneurship is a lonely journey riddled with hurdles and failures.
Entrepreneurs thrive on a unique combination of wisdom and hustle. We have captured those in one line life lessons. These lessons are simple yet profound, and often life-changing. Check out our ever-growing collection of more than 1,000 one line life lessons.
Research
We are constantly highlighting the challenges and successes of our community. We believe in sharing facts. Data tells a true story and paints a picture worth looking at.
Our research includes our founders’ doctoral thesis on immigrant entrepreneurs, an article on Indian Americans that was published by Fortune, and more recently a series of firsts – lists showcasing publicly listed companies on NASDAQ and NYSE and led by a person of Indian origin, ethnicity. These detailed lists are a testament to the challenges immigrants have overcome.
Purpose of APF
youth unemployed
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net new jobs created by new businesses
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youth entrepreneurs are in a decline
employers seeks entrepreneurial experience
Entrepreneurship makes people better versions of themselves, creates new opportunities in cities that need them, and stimulates job growth. Entrepreneurs are creating economic opportunity across the world by mobilizing the next generation of talent. However, there is no clear path to entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial journey is fun, albeit challenging and even lonely. Even more so for immigrants, minorities, and women.
Antha Prerna Foundation is a proud recepient of the Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency with Candid