Business Plans, Motivations, Networking, News

Eureka! 2011

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Hello !

The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay in Association with Entrepreneur presents Eureka! 2011. Eureka! is the Asia’s largest business plan competition with total prizes worth USD 52,000. Top 50 teams get intensive mentoring by leading corporates, legal & financial consultancy and an online platform to get solutions to their queries.

Eureka! Social:
This year we are launching Eureka! Social, a new initiative to support Social Ventures. It’s a separate platform for social ventures with the same timeline, but judges, mentors and other resources will be dedicated to specially to Social Ventures. Top 3 winners will get direct entry  to semi-final round of Dell Social Innovation Competition organized jointly
by University of Texas and Dell, Incubation Opportunity at Villigro, UnLtd India and funding Opportunity at Grameen Creative Lab.

To register, visit: www.ecell.in/eureka
“You can submit any query regarding your b-plan just by tweeting to @ecell_iitb. Your query will then get answered by our expert panel of experienced entrepreneurs and VCs through our ‘Tweet-your-doubt’ campaign within a span of few days.
The Last Date for submission of Plans is 4th October, 2010.”

Motivations, News

India’s Changing Business Landscape

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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Succession: India’s Changing Business Landscape

Published: September 16, 2011 in India Knowledge@Wharton

Over the past 20 years, India’s information technology and outsourcing companies have grown at an extraordinary pace, with many reaching revenue numbers in the billions of U.S. dollars and seeing staff sizes grow exponentially. But this is almost entirely in the services arena; in product space, Indian companies have been singularly unsuccessful. Services may well have been the path of least resistance, said panelists during a discussion at the 15th Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia.

“Whether you use Accenture, IBM or Wipro, India is literally the back office for global information technology,” according to Vish Tadimety, chairman and CEO of CyberTech Systems and Software, a leading provider of geo-solutions in India and the U.S. But thus far, Indian companies have not proved as successful in the product and shrink-wrapped software realm. With so many Indian multinationals increasing operations outside the country, many in the Indian business community are asking if India is preparing to remain competitive in the changing economic ecosystem. Does India have the resources, structures and innovation it needs to meet the challenges of the coming decade? What are the opportunities for first-time entrepreneurs in India?

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Business Ideas, Social Entrepreneurship

Plastic soda bottles become light source

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Courtesy : Khushnood Viccaji
Education

Workshops for Entrepreneurs

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NSDL Database Management Ltd. has announced public programs which can be availed of by entrepreneurs, executives and investors. The following is the schedule for workshops during September-October 2011

Program Name Date Location Fees* Rs.
Equity Investing for Small Investors 10/09/2011 Thane 1,700
Understanding Financial Statements 12/09/2011 Central Mumbai 3,500
Finance Essentials for Business Managers 15/09/2011 Central Mumbai 3,500
Managing Costs 21/09/2011 Central Mumbai 3,500
Financial Planning and Wealth Accretion 22/09/2011 Central Mumbai 1,700
Communication Skills 23/09/2011 Central Mumbai 2,200
Equity Investing for Small Investors 01/10/2011 Western Suburb 1,700
Financial Planning and Wealth Accretion 08/10/2011 Central Mumbai 1,700
Finance Essentials for Business Managers 12/10/2011 Western Suburb 3,500
Understanding Financial Statements 13/10/2011 Western Suburb   3,500
Communication Skills 15/10/2011 Central Mumbai 2,200
Managing Costs 19/10/2011 Central Mumbai 3,500
Income tax for entrepreneurs

 

 20/10/2011 Central Mumbai 2,200

* including taxes, lunch, course material

 

Registration details : Registration & payment closes 3 working days prior to the respective program. Cheques may be drawn in favour of ‘NSDL Database Management Ltd.’. For program details and registration contact Shubhada on 022 40904450/Charuta 022 40904720 or email us on shubhadak@nsdl.co.in or charutab@nsdl.co.in. Please visit our website www.ndml.in

Click Here to download the registration form

 

Motivations, News

TATA TiE Stree Shakti Awards

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The TiE Stree Shakti (TSS) Workshop and Awards is a forum for women entrepreneurs to create trust-based partnerships through active networking. The objective of TSS is to create a platform of belonging for women entrepreneurs.

TSS is spearheaded by a power panel of accomplished and successful women – Anita Ramchandran, Cerebrus; Bharti Jacob, Seed Fund; Chanda Kocchar, ICICI Bank; Farzana Haque, TCS; Gita Dang, Talent Advisory Services; Ireena Vittal, McKinsey; Rama Bijapurkar, Market Strategist and Author and Shikha Sharma, Axis Bank. Also on the panel are TIE members and successful entrepreneurs in their own right, including Shilpi Kapoor, Purvi Sheth and Sridar Iyengar, President, TiE Mumbai

As part of its efforts to enable women entrepreneurs, the initiative includes:

• On-ground focused activities for Women Entrepreneurs across various TiE Chapters, leveraging the existing TiE charter of activities.

• An annual conference for women entrepreneurs that aims to recognize, reward, educate, mentor and enable.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWCC) has signed up as Process Partners for the awards definition and selection process.

TATA Group, one of India’s largest and most respected business conglomerates has signed on as partner for the initiative.

Applications are open for TSS Awards 2011 Click Here for more information 

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

Click Here for more details
Last Date for receipt of Questionnaire is 7 October 2011