{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000187-1479-d342-a1ef-557fd5750001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/operations/im-a-i-have-space-partner-this-is-how-i-earn-additional-income","headline":"I'm a ‘I Have Space’ partner. This is how I earn additional income","description":"Learn how I have Space Program was Swetha’s life’s biggest transformation. Read this story on how individuals like Swetha unlock their entrepreneurial potential through the ‘I Have Space’ program. Click to know more.","datePublished":"2023-03-27T13:58:56.580Z","dateModified":"2023-03-27T13:58:56.580Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7c326ea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1080x720+100+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fba%2F2d%2F8abfb9614ddca7972d3fc87d1167%2Fswetha-nr-pic-10.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Swetha NR - Amazon I Have Space Partner](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7c326ea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1080x720+100+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fba%2F2d%2F8abfb9614ddca7972d3fc87d1167%2Fswetha-nr-pic-10.jpg)\n\n# I'm a ‘I Have Space’ partner. This is how I earn additional income\n\n*Swetha NR talks about juggling two roles but still finding enough time for her sons.*\n\nI don multiple hats every day—homemaker, mother, tailor and a delivery partner. I have two young sons and we live in Bangalore. I manage Ujjni Tailors, which was started by my husband. But my life’s biggest transformation happened when I signed up with I Have Space, an Amazon program, in July 2022.\n\n![Ujjni Tailor – Swetha NR](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/caac2fc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff2%2Fce%2F3c2ae8cb4d18833b1d4820b71d45%2F3blog-1280x7201.jpg)\n\nUnder the IHS program, Amazon India partners with local entrepreneurs and business owners to deliver products to customers within a distance of 2 to 4 kilometers of their store. Here’s my story.  \n\n![Swetha NR – IHS Program](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c861b2d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fea%2F56%2F0b37ecf44d4ea873b93f2febe25d%2Fswetha-nr-pic-2.jpg)\n\n### Learning to stitch and sew\n\nAfter tying the knot in 2012, I was keen to step beyond my homemaker responsibilities and financially support the family. My husband, who had started Ujjni Tailors in 2000, taught me basic tailoring skills. Hence, just a year after marriage I started stitching and sewing ladieswear at Ujjni Tailors.\n\n![Learning Stitch and Sew – Swetha NR](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/280426a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2d%2Fd6%2F88e83aa346269136bf9a49b223cb%2Fswetha-nr-pic-3.jpg)\n\nWith time, I mastered the trade. I started overseeing other tailors and began managing the store independently. During this period, my husband joined his brother’s grocery store.\n\n![Growing Aspirations – IHS, Swetha NR](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/93553a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F57%2F85%2Fa98465f5440db8af4dd563719653%2Fswetha-nr-pic-4.jpg)\n\n### Growing aspirations\n\nWith rising costs and limited earnings from the store, it became difficult for our family to meet our aspirations. I was determined to improve our standard of living and hence went scouting for an additional source of income. I first heard about Amazon’s ‘I Have Space’ program from my cousin brother. Intrigued by the benefits of the program, I enrolled in July 2022. \n\n![A Day in Life of Swetha – I Have Space Partner](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ab4509e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6e%2F67%2F2ce5bc47436d89683df765ec5adc%2Fswetha-nr-pic-6.jpg)\n\n### A day in my life\n\nMy day typically begins early in the morning. After finishing my morning chores and sending the kids to school, I get ready to reach my tailoring store.\n\n![A Day in Life of Swetha – IHS Program](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b53f1e4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd9%2F90%2F4ebd204f4b40baff51e11c20b73f%2Fswetha-nr-pic-7.jpg)\n\nI oversee other tailors’ work and even gets down to stitching myself.\n\n![Earning Additional Income – IHS Partner](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/6ae5a79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F48%2F0b%2F3e2fe332497a9735cfe74944ddce%2Fswetha-nr-pic-8.jpg)\n\nOnce the bullk of the day’s work is through and there’s time on hand, I hit the road. I step out to deliver packages to Amazon customers within 2-4 km of Ujjni Tailors’ location. The limited radius helps me balance my day job and delivery work seamlessly, besides helping me earn additional income at my pace.\n\n![Delivering Packages – IHS Program](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/43a9c0a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0e%2F4e%2Fc47891ae423dad93dcf0737a4e49%2Fswetha-nr-pic-9.jpg)\n\nThe program enables me to deliver packages in my non-peak hours which is very refreshing. This also allows me to manage family responsibilities and spend time with my sons without disruption.\n\n![Swetha NR - Amazon I Have Space Partner](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ade8820/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fba%2F2d%2F8abfb9614ddca7972d3fc87d1167%2Fswetha-nr-pic-10.jpg)\n\nI look forward to continue growing my store and delivering smiles to Amazon customers every day. \n\n![Swetha - Balancing Home and Earning with Amazon IHS Program](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/91d99a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F81%2Fa5%2F9f9db702405ca265bcb95ea632ea%2F2blog-1280x720.jpg)\n\nAs Amazon scales and expands its delivery network across Karnataka, it enables individuals like Swetha to unlock their entrepreneurial potential through the ‘I Have Space’ program. \n\n![IHS Program- Delivering Smiles](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f2c2529/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fe3%2Fa6%2F805fa65a4c88b67ad93fddd72314%2Fswetha-nr-pic-13.jpg)\n\nLaunched in 2015, the program has more than 28,000 neighbourhood and *kirana* partners in about 420 towns and cities across India, including hundreds of stores in Bangalore.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}