For the last 6 years, Kaleeswari from Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu has been running a small shop near her home for internet browsing, photostat, printing and with sales of office stationaries, but only with a nominal income for the first 3 years. However, her association with Muthoot Microfin a subsidiaries of Muthoot FinCorp three years ago changed things for good for the housewife turned micro entrepreneur with Muthoot FinCorp micro financing. She availed her first microfinance loan of ₹ 10,000 from Muthoot Microfin and invested in her store.