Most people will judge you within the first second of meeting you and their opinion will most likely never change. Making a good first impression is incredibly important, because you only get one shot at it.
How can you ensure people are judging you accurately and also seeing your best side? Here are a few ways you can make sure people’s first impression of you is a good one.
Courtesy : Percy Elavia
Your cell phone can take your ECG- Take a look.
TiE’s All Asia Business Plan Competition comes to New Delhi this time!
Get mentored by top investors and global entrepreneurs!
Compete with participants from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Melbourne, Sydney, Dubai, Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.
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The Banks and Financial Institutions are the only sources of funding and financing for the growth of industry, SME Sector and other enterprises for business expansion, diversification and development. Also currently the NBFCs and HNIs are keen to invest and finance in the growth oriented SMEs and industries.
Due to ever increasing cross border business transaction around the world, corporate and SMEs are on the constant look out for profitable investment opportunities. This results in many joint ventures and other forms of collaborations. To meet the fund requirements for expansion and diversification, SMEs should understand and tap the various avenues like venture capital, private equity and SME Stock Exchange.
SMEs deserve encouragement and support from the Banks and Government agencies to adopt and obtain new facilities for their business growth. The SMEs should take advantage of various facilities by understanding and approaching the concerned authorities. The latest technologies, marketing strategies, innovative ideas, IT solutions and financial products are the main areas on which SMEs should focus constant attention for sustained development. Many SMEs are not aware as to how to take advantages of numerous opportunities and various support services available to them for their business and growth.Read More…
Why is a mentor important? A Mentor can give you access to a wide range of resources accessible to him – technical, commercial, financial, marketing. Besides, he has been there, done that. So you get a jump-start your venture and not make the same mistakes, that he made, in the early stages of your career. Also, as mentioned earlier, a mentor is a father figure, with no personal axe to grind. So you benefit from pure unadulterated wisdom to further your own career path.
Finding a mentor
A mentor may be your next door neighbour or a faraway expert. How do you go about finding such a person ? The best way is to connect to Online Groups which have interests which are common to the ones you have. You can find such Groups on LinkedIn or Facebook. Besides, there are a host of specialized Groups online – just do a Google Search. Once you have joined the Group, try and interact online and identify the seniors and the “wise” men in the Group. Correspond with them and if your interests and mindsets gel, you have found one ! It may also help to join organizations like WZCC, NEN and TiE who have a panel of mentors readily available for the area of your choice. The Center for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (http://www.ciieindia.org/) – promoted by IIM Ahmedabad – has a Nationwide Mentoring Program called Mentor Edge, which is extremely useful. www.msmementor.in (promoted by SIDBI and NSE) is another meeting place for mentors and mentees. The general rule being – seek and you shall find !
Working With a Mentor
Choose a mentor whose area of activity is similar to your own.
Find a mentor who has time to give to your relationship.
Take the initial step in establishing contact with a potential mentor since you are the one who will benefit the most from the relationship.
And, of course, be after him and find time to participate in the relationship with your mentor. The more you interact, the more you will gain.
Don’t bother him with day to day petty issues. Use a mentor’s vision to build your own grand dream and make it work.
Good and able mentors have changed the career paths of many an entrepreneur. Their astute knowledge and their widespread contacts could make a phenomenal difference in your career as an entrepreneur. So, go find one, and use his resources to your utmost benefit !
E-Series – Yazdi Tantra
Do I have it in me ?
The first step to entrepreneurship is to answer a very simple question “Do I have it in me ?”. There are many in Silicon World who have been outstanding entrepreneurs – Dan Bricklin (the inventor of the first electronic spreadsheet – Visicalc), Bill Gates and the unforgettable Steve Jobs. What is unique about such people ? What are their personal traits and backgrounds ? And, of course, whether I have those traits or whether I could cultivate them.
Many websites and books ask the following common questions :
If the answer to most of the above is “YES” – you are on ! Yes, ideas are important – but they need to be supported by personal traits which will make the ideas work.
HBS professor Walter Kuemmerle, who has studied more than fifty start-ups in twenty countries, says entrepreneurs today should take a litmus test of five questions.
One could take the following tests online and quickly get a fair indication of one’s mental make-up for becoming an entrepreneur :
Many more such tests are available online.
The next question that arises is – if I don’t have these skills, can I still make it ? The answer is obvious – Entrepreneurs are made, not born ! If you don’t have skills – cultivate them. If you don’t know how to drive, you learn driving ! It’s as simple as that. And no one is born with ALL the skills – if one aspires to become an entrepreneur, he should be willing to work towards it and build his skills and capabilities. Books, websites, programs, organizations – all are available in plenty for the aspiring entrepreneur. Just seek and you shall find !
So what are you waiting for – just go for it !!
E-Series – Yazdi Tantra
Wharton’s Accelerated Development Program (ADP) is a new certificate program for high-potential business leaders in India. It is particularly designed for those rising leaders who wish to refine their business acumen and enhance their professional development.
Wharton’s Accelerated Development Program features the same world-class faculty and content that this internationally-recognized business school already provides companies, organizations, and individuals on its historic campus at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Small Business Congress in its 2nd edition is a two-day conference with AN ENLIGHTENING INSIGHT on the WHAT / HOW / WHO of starting, managing and growing Self-Sustainable & Socially Conscious businesses.
The two-day conference would comprise of keynote sessions, panel discussions, one-to-one networking forums and much more. This platform will unlock greatest opportunities in today’s exciting small business environment as it opens new business avenues in products or services. The congress explores the environment for creating new business ideas, securing funding for growth, building teams.More than 500 business leaders from a huge range of organizations are expected to gather and discover, share and connect.
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Small Business Congress 2011 |
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Small Business Congress 2011 |
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17th – 18th , October , 2011 |
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Novotel Hotel, Mumbai |
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0900 Hrs- 1800 Hrs |
Conference Highlights
Technology 2.0 For Small Business
Some of the confirmed experts include:
| Name | Designation | Company |
| H.P. Kumar | CMD | NSIC |
| Uday Verma | Secretary | Govt. of India – Ministry of MSME |
| Nirmal Jain | CEO | Indiainfoline |
| Pradeep Hirani | Chairman | Kimaya Fashions |
| Venguswamy Ramaswamy | Global Head– iON | Tata Consultancy Services |
| Jagdeep Kapoor | Director | Samsika Consulting |
| Anand Lunia | ED & CFO | SEED Advisors |
| Vivek Joshi | Associate Director | Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd. |
| Nitish Aggarwal | Senior Principal | Milestone Religare Investment Advisors |
| Prashant Bhaskar | MD | Plug HR |
| B V R Mohan Reddy | Chairman | Infotech ,Hyderabad |
| Sanjay Kamlani | Co-CEO | PANGEA3 |
| Sushanto Mitra | CEO | Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, IIT Bombay |
Conference Registration Fee
Past delegates:
Regular price: INR 11030
Premium price: INR 14000
Important Links
This time we are trying to make this platform even bigger which implies bigger opportunities in terms of Learning, Networking, Fund Raising, Channel Development, Branding, Marketing and many more.
Considering the above fact we would like to understand on what capacity your organization could be a part of this platform.
Thanks & Regards
Amio
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Service Sector is one of the fastest growing industries and witnessed the sharpest recorded rise in output during the past few years. SMEs are also the backbone of the service sector industry consisting of more than 62% and contribute about a quarter of total employment, accounting for a high share in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and over one-third of total exports. Currently, the Service Sector SMEs are facing many difficulties because of slow down in manufacturing sector, competition, non-availability of adequate funding, skilled manpower and insufficient support and assistance from the Government agencies.
We request you to register at this important activity.
Regards,
Saakshi Kulkarni
Director
Small & Medium Business Development Chamber of India (SME Chamber of India)
Applications are invited for “Tata Innovation Fellowship”, a highly competitive scheme instituted by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India to recognize and reward scientists with oustanding track record in biological sciences and a deep commitment to find innovative solutions to major problems in health care, agriculture and other areas related to life sciences and biotechnology.
OBJECTIVE
The scheme is aimed at rewarding interdisciplinary work where major emphasis is on innovation and translational research with a potential towards commercialization.
ELIGIBILITY
i) The fellowship is open to Indian Nationals residing in India who are below the age of 55 years as on 21st November, 2011.
ii) The applicant should possess a Ph.D. degree in Life Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary Science or a Master’s degree in Medical Sciences, Engineering or an equivalent degree in Biotechnology/related areas. The applicant must have put in several years of work in the specific area.
iii) The candidate must have a regular position in a University/Institute/Organization and should be engaged in research and development. If he/she is availing any other fellowship, he/she will have to opt for only one of the fellowships.
iv) The applicant should have spent atleast 5 years in India before applying for the fellowship.
NATURE OF SUPPORT
0 The amount of the fellowship is R& 20,000/- per month in addition to regular salary from the host institute (Revision of fellowship to Rs. 25,000/- p.m. is under consideration). If an awardee is receiving salary from international organization, he will be entitled for research grant i.e. contingency only.
i) In addition, each Fellow will receive a contingency grant of Rs. 5.00 lakh per annum for meeting the expenses on consumables, equipment, international and domestic travel, manpower and other contingent expenditure to be incurred in connection with the implementation of ongoing research project under the fellowship.
iii) The Tata Innovation Fellows would be eligible for other regular research grant(s) through extramural and other research schemes of various S&T agencies of the Government of India.
HOST INSTITUTION
i) The candidate will continue to work at the place of his/her employment.
ii) The Institution where the candidate is working would provide the necessary infrastructure and administrative support for pursuing the research under this fellowship.
NUMBER
Number of fellowships is 5 per year. DURATION
The duration of the fellowship will be initially for three years, extendable further by two years on a fresh appraisal.
HOW TO APPLY
Application (one copy) may be sent as per proforma downloadable from OBT website (www.dbtindla.nic.in) and duly forwarded by the competent authority to Dr. A. K. Rawat, Joint Director. Department of Biotechnology, Block-2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110 003, latest by 21″ November, 2011.
Other details regarding the proforma may be seen at www.dbtindia.nic.in
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