Calendar, Finance, Networking, News

Conference on role of Venture Capital in Financial Inclusion

APEX’10 Summit to Discuss Role of Venture Capital in Financial Inclusion

The Venture Intelligence APEX ’10 Private Equity & Venture Capital Summit, scheduled for February 3-4 at Mumbai, is to feature a high power panel discussion on the role of Private Equity and Venture Capital in Financial Inclusion.

Industry speakers on the panel include:

• Padmaja Gangireddy, MD, Spandana
• V.P Nandakumar, Chairman, Manappuram General Finance
• Madhusudan Menon, Chairman, Micro Housing Finance Corp.

Benefits of Participating at APEX:
• Face-to-face interaction with leading Private Equity / Venture Capital investors.
• Learn from leading PE/VC backed entrepreneurs on their experience with raising funding.
• Networking with other entrepreneurs and leading intermediaries who assist in fund raising.
• Opportunity to be part of the ‘Company Showcase’ manual which will be mailed/distributed to leading PE/VC firms, Consultants & Investment Banks.

For participation details, email info@ventureintelligence.in or +91-44-45534303

More information about APEX ’10 is available at http://ventureintelligence.in/ev040210.htm

Motivations, Networking, News

NASSCOM India Leadership Forum

Conference

The conference would offer a bouquet of tracks to choose from. There would be sessions dedicated to leadership and vision; emerging economies and segments; smart use of technology to further growth; aligning strategies to match customer expectations; importance of marketing and its role in tough times. You wouldn’t want to miss on the chance to be in the company of luminaries who would act as catalysts of change. Register now!

Finance, Motivations, Networking, News

Goldman Sachs pledges $500m. to develop entrepreneurs

THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTROPHY

By Ian Wilhelm 17 November 2009 – The investment bank Goldman Sachs has pledged $500-million to help develop small businesses and train entrepreneurs across the country. In addition, the New York company has recruited a high-profile team of advisers, including financier Warren Buffett, to guide the philanthropic effort. …….. the company says the small-business program has been in development for almost a year and is modeled after its 10,000 Women Initiative, which helps educate female entrepreneurs in 18 countries.   As part of the new effort, Goldman will provide $300-million in grants and loans to nonprofit groups, known as community-development financial institutions, that provide capital and noncash-assistance to businesses in neighborhoods often not served by banks. (…)   The rest of the massive commitment will support scholarships for small-business owners to attend classes at community colleges, universities, and other educational institutions.   http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=10199

For more details on the program – Click Here

Motivations, Networking, News

World SME Conference

MENTORING WORKSHOPS:

“Grassroots to Global – Resurgence and the Growth Story”
“Preparedness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to face the Challenges in the Globalized World”
“East or West, Growth for SMEs is the Real Test”
“Initiatives of Ministry of MSME in 2009-10 in Relation to 11th Five Year Plan”
“The Vision of the Ministry of MSME and the Challenges in the Near Term”
“Technology as a Big Leveler” – How technology can help beat Giant Corporations, Lessons from USA
“Happier Employees, Happiest Company”
“How the Hidden Jewels of India Became the Visible Powerhouse of the Indian Economy during the Slowdown”
“Creating an Industry – My Secret”
“From Brands to Super Brands”
“Mobile as a Magic Lamp for Your Employees and Clients”
“Effective Media Buying for SMEs”

PANEL DISCUSSIONS:

Workshop on “IT solutions for MSMEs: Lip Service or Real Solutions”
“Role of Management and Technical Institutions in Developing the Entrepreneurial Eco-System”
“Marketing on a Shoestring”
“Collaborating with MSMEs from Developed Countries to enhance the Competitiveness of MSMEs in Developing Countries”
Workshop on “Alternative Sources of Funding for MSMEs”
“Organizations Which Used the Slowdown as an Opportunity to Create Fresh Success”

SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS:

“20 tips to build high performance teams in small businesses”
“Out of the Box – A look into New and Innovative Ways to Reach your Target Audience”

Click Here for More Information

Networking, News

Be the difference on 090909 – Connect the world.

WEBATHON – CELEBRATING THE WORLD DAY OF INTERCONNECTED ON 090909 THROUGH LEADERSHIP

On 9th September 2009 Leaders Cafe Foundation group and differencemakers community will celebrate World Day of Interconnectedness with a 24 hour webathon (all free). There will be a leadership webinar starting every hour with a great line up of presenters from 6 countries.

The probable program is listed below. Final program will be updated at

http://leaderscafefoundation.webs.com/wdi090909.htm

Fellow LCF member, Ian Berry have the honour of kicking off the webathon at 8 am London time 090909 (07:00 GMT)

All times listed are GMT.

07:00 Ian Berry from Australia What Real Leaders Do and fake ones don’t
08:00 Heather Davis from Australia “Taking it personally: Small ‘l’ leadership”
09:00 Krishna Kumar from Australia You’ve planned your holiday but have you planned your life?
10:00 Sangeeth Varghese from India Defining moments that can change your life
11:00 Krishna Kumar Growing Roses and Chrysanthemums
12:00 Don Dunoon from Australia Leadership mode: Leadership as grounded in learning and relational work
13:00 Gino Federici Harmonious Oneness
14:00 Rhea D’Souza from India Leadership through storytelling
15:00 Rhea D’Souza At the edge of innovation
16:00 Kwai Yu from United Kingdom Why Should Anyone Be Led By You
17:00 Kwai Yu Finding Purpose
18:00 Kellie Frazier from USA Speak and Write With Intention
19:00 Joel Graham-Blake United Kingdom To Be Announced
20:00 Richard Norris from Scotland 7 Steps To Success
21:00 Ian Berry Standing out from the crowd – how to do today what others will be thinking about tomorrow
22:00 Ian Berry Differencemakers – how doing good is great for your life and work
23:00 Remi Cote from Canada 3 complimentary models of a team
00:00 Remi Cote Symptoms a leader cannot overlook
01:00 Jane Chin from Los Angeles Leaders Cafe Foundation launch in LA
02:00 Jane Chin Personal Branding including the launch of the ebook Who am I? the power of a personal brand by Ian Berry, Jane Chin, Remi Cote, Shelley Dunstone, Joel Graham-Blake, Pat Nautin, Leo Sonneveld, and Kwai Yu.
All participants in these webinars receive a copy of this ebook.
03:00 Jane Chin Personal Branding

You can participate in any of these free webinars by clicking on the following URL at the appropriate time

http://webmeeting.dimdim.com/portal/JoinForm.action?meetingRoomName=leaderscafe

For more on the World Day of Interconnectedness visit http://www.interconnectedness090909.org/

Business Ideas, Business Plans, Networking, News, Startups

TATA NEN – Hottest Startups Awards

TATA NEN Hottest Startups — India’s first ever people’s choice awards. Hottest Startups will identify, showcase and support the highest-potential young companies in India.

» Why These Awards?
» Who’s Involved?
» What are the Eligibility Criteria for Startups?
» How does Hottest Startups Work?
» How Are the Winners Chosen?
» What do the Winners Get?
» How Can I Engage?
» Competition Audit
» Terms and Conditions
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Networking, News, Startups

Meet the Startups that could become tomorrow’s industry leaders

SiliconIndia


Hello,

After the phenomenal success of two-editions of siliconindia Startup City in Bangalore, wherein there were 4000 attendees and 150 Startups, siliconindia is organizing Startupcity on Saturday September 12, 2009 at Hotel Rangsharda, Bandra (West), Mumbai. It’s by far the largest and most exciting event of its kind in Mumbai.

To attend this event, register FREE at http://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php

It is your chance to know the building of cool startups as their founders come and share their journey with us.

Watch live product demonstrations
Get a peek into cutting edge technologies
Lay hands on the best-of-breed solutions
Meet young, energetic, passionate geeks
Experience the culture of innovation in small companies
Visionary Keynotes
In-depth Panel Discussion

TIME: 8.45 AM to 4.30 PM
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WHERE: Hotel Rangsharda, Bandra (West), Mumbai

CONFIRMED STARTUPS: Adoroi, Aegis, Ashvatec, Auxano Technologies, Bolohealth.com, Content Syndicate, Colayer, Crederity, Indictrans Technologies, Iken, Jiobindaas, Mapmy India, Mind Technologies, Mobien Technologies, Mobiwik, Naaptol, Nitman Software, Neev Technologies, plugHR, Prescient Technologies, Quantum Pages, Rudraksha Technology, Sampada Software Solutions, Signure Technologies, Soft Script Solutions (Find Guru), Web Bazaar, Virtual Rack, Viral Technologies, VelaiSMS, YoKnowledge.com (Hayagriva Software), YoPedia

Founders of these Startups will pitch their business plans to the investors panel.

Some of the Investors who will be present: Accel Partners, Artiman Ventures, Axon Ventures, Battery Ventures, Bluerun Ventures, Canaan Partners, DFJ, Epiphany Ventures, Greylock, Helion Ventures, IDG, Indian Angel Network, Inventus Capital, Jafco Asia Ventures, Lightspeed, Mercatus Capital, Mumbai Angels, NEA-Indo US Ventures, Nexus India Capital, Ojas Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Reliance Capital, Seeed Fund, Sequioa Capital, Singularity Ventures, UTI Ventures, Venture East, Walden International.

A close-door CEO Conclave will bring CEOs, presidents and company owners together for an invigorating exchange of information, ideas and insights. Leaders of over 300 technology companies (startups, domestic IT companies and multinational companies) will attend this event. The roundtable will facilitate an informal discussion amongst the senior management about the best practices of building technology companies, what works, what doesn?t work, potential pitfalls and other challenges. They delve into candid, solution- seeking discussions focused on CEO-level issues – the challenges and pressures unique to top-level management.

Sponsors include IDG Ventures and (!) Zimblee.

To attend this event, register FREE at
http://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php

Please note, we have very limited seats. As an exclusive member of siliconindia network, we would like to give you the preference.To attend this event, register FREE at http://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_09/index.php

There is no limit for number of nominations from a particular organization. We encourage you to pass on this note to all the professionals you may know of because siliconindia Startup City is specially designed to help them in their professional life. Also kindly send it to your managers, HR and CEOs so that your organization also benefits.

This is undoubtedly the biggest event for startups. There’s no better way to get a good sense of the product ecosystem!

Thanks
siliconindia Team

Motivations, Networking, News

Culture of Innovation

EMPI Group of Institutions along with The Indian Express Group invites Organisations operating in India to participate in an exciting Awards Programme aimed at promoting a ‘culture of innovation’ in India by showcasing their innovative actions.

Registration now open for the 4th EMPI-Indian Express Indian Innovation Awards

Last date of submission of Participation Form: September 30, 2009

Click here for more

Motivations, Networking, News, People / Stories

Venture Doctors

Milagrow Small and Medium Enterprise Association, a division of Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions launches Venture Doctors, Mentoring Clinics for Small and Medium Enterprises.

Through “Venture Doctors”, SMEs will be able to brainstorm their organizational needs, issues and new ideas with some of the best experts in the industry. Our  experts are some of the most experienced and successful professionals with significant track record in their domain of expertise.

As a social good initiative for SMEs, Venture Doctors is being subsidized by Milagrow Small Medium Enterprises Association (mSME). Clinics will be offered “Free of Cost” to all selected participants.

Click Here for More…….