Chapter spotlight: VUV Kuvempu chapter, Yeshwanthpura

Welcome to the first of our chapter spotlights, where we introduce one Vishwakannada Udyami Vedike (VUV) chapter at a time. We start with the Kuvempu chapter in Yeshwanthpura, Bengaluru.

Kuvempu at a glance

• Chapter type: Regular chapter
• Area: Yeshwanthpura, Bengaluru
• Meets: Every Monday
• Chapter page: Kuvempu chapter

The chapter shares its name with Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, one of Kannada's greatest poets, a fitting name for a chapter of a network whose mission is to build Kannada entrepreneurship and take it to the world.

What "regular chapter" means

VUV has two kinds of chapter. A coffee table chapter is a new chapter that is still forming. A regular chapter is a chartered chapter: a group that has grown past its forming stage. Kuvempu is a regular chapter.

How the chapter works

Kuvempu works the way every VUV chapter does:

• One seat per business category. Each business category has one seat in the chapter, so members refer work to each other instead of competing.
• A weekly meeting. Every Monday, members introduce their business, pass referrals to each other and record the business that comes from them.
• One to ones between meetings. Members meet one to one to understand each other's business properly.
• An elected Governance Team. The chapter is run by members elected to run meetings, approve applications and uphold the membership rules.
• Everything in the VUV app. Referrals, thank-yous for business received, one to ones and attendance are tracked in the app.

Because all chapters are connected by one app, a Kuvempu member can also pass a referral to a member in another chapter when a client needs a service elsewhere.

Is your business category open?

The Kuvempu chapter page lists every business category that is still open. If yours is on the list, the seat could be yours. If it is taken, you can choose another chapter where that seat is open. See all chapters on the chapters page.

Visit Kuvempu as a guest

You do not need to be a member to attend. Open the Kuvempu chapter page, choose a meeting date and register as a guest. No sign-in is needed, and the chapter will call you before the day. Or ask any VUV member to invite you.

When you are ready, apply to join VUV and choose Kuvempu as your chapter. The chapter's Governance Team reviews every application.

Doing business around Yeshwanthpura? Visit the Kuvempu chapter on a Monday, or join VUV.