About deAsra
    deAsra Foundation, founded by Dr. Anand Deshpande (Founder & Chairman, Persistent Systems), works to make young people future-ready by building practical life and entrepreneurial skills. Through its INSPIRE program, deAsra helps you develop a growth mindset, manage money smartly, build your personal brand, sharpen problem-solving skills, and explore freelancing, jobs, or your own business idea.
INSPIRE has already reached over 35,000 students across 120+ colleges — equipping them with the confidence and skills to thrive in higher education, employment, or entrepreneurship.
Courses
Inspire-BASIC
Build the right mindset. Learn the fundamentals.
Perfect for students who want to develop essential life skills,
work readiness, and an entrepreneurial mindset in a short,
engaging course.
You’ll learn to:
- Develop an entrepreneurial and growth mindset
- Manage personal money and build healthy financial habits
- Build your personal brand and professional confidence
- Think critically and solve real-world problems
- Improve productivity using AI tools
- Explore freelancing and future career opportunities
- Identify business opportunities
- Understand customers and markets
- Build a simple business model
- Learn the basics of sales, marketing and business finance
Outcome:
Gain the confidence and practical skills to succeed in higher education, employment, freelancing, or entrepreneurship.
Apply For This CourseInspire-ADVANCE
Go beyond learning—build, apply and launch.
A deeper, hands-on program that combines life skills with practical
entrepreneurship through projects, business tools, and real-world
applications.
You’ll learn everything in INSPIRE BASIC, plus:
- Advanced opportunity identification and business validation
- Business planning using Lean Canvas
- Market research and competitive analysis
- Customer segmentation and value proposition design
- Sales, marketing and customer growth strategies
- Business finance, cash flow and fundraising basics
- AI-powered business tools and automation
- Networking, collaboration and business communication
- Practical assignments, business simulations and implementation projects
Outcome:
Graduate with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to transform ideas into sustainable ventures while becoming future-ready for employment or self-employment.
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