Category: Motivations

Business Ideas, Mentoring, Motivations

Spark the Rise

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Spart the Rise is a platform to propel innovation, entrepreneurship, and positive change in India. You know what needs to be done. Now you can take action. Share your ideas, seek help, win grants, and vote for your favourites!

Spark the Rise is a platform whose core purpose is to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world—to enable them to Rise. Spark the Rise enables lots of people to drive positive change by bringing them together behind innovative ideas and awarding the grant money needed to put them into action. Spark a fire—start a movement.

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Business Plans, Motivations

Business Gaurav SME Awards 2011

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Dun & Bradstreet & Axis Bank present Business Gaurav SME Awards 2011

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have emerged as the backbone of the Indian economy. As a tribute to their achievements, Dun & Bradstreet and Axis Bank propose to felicitate leading SMEs of India for their invaluable contribution to our economy.

Business Gaurav SME Awards 2011 attempts to showcase the achievements of successful micro, small and medium enterprises from 12 SME-oriented sectors across the country. These are:

  • Auto Components
  • Chemicals and Petrochemicals
  • Food and Agro Products
  • Hospitality
  • Metals and Metal Products
  • Logistics
  • Textiles (including readymade garments)
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Engineering Goods (including machinery and instruments)
  • Plastic, Plastic Goods and Plastic Processing
  • Electronic Goods and Components
  • IT & ITES

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Last Date for receipt of Questionnaire is 7 October 2011

Motivations, News

So you wanna be an Entrepreneur ?

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Have you ever zoomed down a steep mountain road on your bicycle, with both your feet in the air ?  It’s thrilling and terrifying at the same time. You react to circumstances as quickly as you can, but still wonder if your last decision will throw you off the mountain, or cause you to run headlong into some obstacle or, better still, will allow you to gain even more speed and momentum ! It can be a truly exhilarating, hair-raising ride. But like a roller coaster, every peak is followed by a valley. These peaks and valleys represent the joys and frustrations of entrepreneurship. And, if you have had that cycle ride, like most Parsis have had, you are already an Entrepreneur !

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Mentoring, Motivations, Networking, News

Entrepreneur Summit Invitation

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“The Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is conducting an Entrepreneurship Summit (E-Summit) on 3rd September and 4th September, 2011. E-Summit 2011 is a unique and novel idea which seeks to bring business leaders to IIMK campus and facilitate interaction between Venture Capitalists, seasoned & upcoming entrepreneurs, academia and students.

The summit is the first of its kind in Kerala and will include gamut of activities like:

Entrepreneurial Lecture Series – Knowledge sharing and mentoring sessions by esteemed leaders, entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists
Entrepreneurial workshop

Panel Discussion on “Raising Investments for a Startup Business”
Entrepreneurial train journey for entrepreneurs, startups and participants from Bangalore to Kozhikode : सहकारिता (collaboration) Express

Investment Fair – Venture Capitalists selecting startups for funding in the range of $2million to $5million
Startup Fair – Summer Internship recruitment by Startups

For more information on E-Summit 2011, kindly visit http://esummit.iimk.ac.in/

E-Cell at IIMK solicits your assistance in making E-Summit 2011 a success by participating or partnering in the event. The diverse entrepreneurial events conducted during E-Summit 2011 would provide you with an immense learning opportunity to expand your thought horizon. With over 1000 participants from across the country, the summit would also be a huge platform for prospective sponsors.

For any queries contact Mr. Amarendra Kumar Gorai (+91 8086881369) or send an email to ecell@iimk.ac.in

Business Ideas, Motivations

3D Printing – Amazing !

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3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes.

Business Plans, Motivations, News, Resources

Hatchlings 2011 – Entrepreneurship Competition

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There are those who sit comfortable on their laurels. Then there are those who get uncomfortable the moment they achieve a milestone. Because, for them standing on achievements is like looking at nowhere. For them, every milestone, is simply Work-in-Progress. To move beyond. To do more. And better. Again and Again…

HATCHLINGS 2011 is an Entrepreneurship Competition amongst the Management students in your city aimed to promote new and innovative ideas of the youth so as to give them ground on how they want to contribute to the economy and/or the society at large.

There are 2 tracks from which the students can choose to register:
Social Venture         or        Commercial Venture

HATCHLINGS 2011 involves 3 rounds to select the Best HATCHLINGS, one from each of the tracks, which will be selected by an eminent panel of jury members from the Venture Capital industry.
The Best HATCHLING from each of the tracks will be awarded Rs. 1 Lac to help them get their ideas off the ground. Mentoring support to each the winning ventures will be given by DeConseil, Singapore

The Award money of Rs. 1Lac for the Best HATCHLINGS is sponsored by IndiaSocial Fund.

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