Chanu Associates is a Manipur-based start-up firm. A brainchild of a young and talented ecopreneur, Ngangom Monalisa Chanu, Chanu Associates, under the brand name 'Chanu' deals with a plethora of products that range from environment friendly pens with seeds, pencils, direct filling pens, paper bags, non-woven bags etc. Chanu Associates started its operation from 5th June, 2017.

In a land plagued with various issue such as unemployment among the youths, Monalisa, propriertor of Chanu Associates, got her inspiration to become an entrepreneur in the region. Chanu started its venture at a nominal investment of 20 thousand rupees. Chanu envisions scaling new heights and avenues as an entrepreneur by production of environment friendly class 16 items.

An environmentalist to the core, Chanu envisaged a unique vision to manufacture eco-friendly products that will simultaneously generate decent revenue to provide sustainable employment to at least a few unemployed job seekers from the region. Her aspiration as an environmentalist stumbled upon her long-cherished desire to become an entrepreneur from the region, breaking all the odds against the patriarchal norms in the society.