Our Pioneering Initiatives

2000
  • August – Ashoka Associate Fellow for Neichute Doulo, Founding CEO for his vision of starting Entrepreneurs Associates
  • September – Formation of Entrepreneurs Associates at Kohima with a meeting of the Founding Core Members at Tourist Lodge
2001
  • May 5 - Elected Lifetime Fellow of the Ashoka Innovators for the Public.
  • August 4 - Inauguration of tEA office by Shri. R.Kevichusa, IAS.
  • December - Citizens Based Initiative Award, Ashoka Innovators for the Public.
2002
  • September - launch of its newsletter, Katalyst.
2003
  • May 30 - NMA (Naga Mothers’ Association) award to Neichute Doulo.
2006
  • October 19 - The Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) awarded Neichute a Lifetime Achievement Award for being a Social Entrepreneur and a youth who has immensely contributed to social change in the state
2010
  • May 9 - Strategizing with Government of Nagaland with its declaration of “Entrepreneurship” as the flagship program for the state.
  • August 20 - Formal launch of the tEA Thrift and Cooperative Limited (EATACOL) at Mokokchung - Mokokchung office is inaugurated on the same day
2011
  • March 1 - Dimapur office becomes operational
2012
  • September 22 – EA sets up office at Pfutsero Town, after a formal meeting at Town Hall.
2013
  • Setting up of its NBFC - GSL Finance
2014
  • GSL becomes functional.
2015
  • November - Launch of SVEP
2016
  • October 7 - ‘The Social Entrepreneur of the Year – India’ award to tEA by the Schwab Foundation and the Jubilant Bhartia Group
2017
  • Neichute Doulo is recognized as a Schwab Fellow (World Economic Forum) at Durban, South Africa
  • tEA launches its Social Ventures – ASPORA & EANFER.
  • August 10 - Phek office is inaugurated
2018
  • April 16 - tEA’s CEO Neichute Doulo became a Standing Committee Member of the NITI Aayog’s, Civil Society Organization (CSO) on Livelihood & Financial Inclusion.
2019
  • Launch of Trees for Wealth & setting up of Peren Working Office.
2020
  • Opened Wokha Office
  • Launch of Company to market farmers products.
  • Launch of Piggery Incubation Centre
2021
  • Opened official headquarters in Manipur state at Senapati district.