Would you like a new heart ?
Or maybe a new kidney or liver ?
Watch this video for some amazing advances which could be commercially available in a few years – buy your lungs off the shelf – maybe !
Young Leaders Are Changing the World by Working for Themselves
The last couple of years have been tough for new college grads in all fields. Job leads are hard to follow and lines are long for new openings. Applicants are settling for lower pay and lower meaning. But do they have to?
Growing numbers of young people are making an about face—turning their backs on working for “the man” and creating their own ventures. This poses some challenges, but it’s working extremely well for many people 30 and younger: more meaning, more creativity, and sometimes close to the same or better money than they were about to settle for.
ENTREPRENEUR INDIA 2011
Entrepreneurship is more than a frame of mind or way of thinking. Entrepreneurship can be a way of doing business – whether it be starting one, sustaining one, or making one grow.
The Holy Grail of Entrepreneurship is building businesses and getting businesses to grow and develop. The fabric of the conference is accordingly woven around 7 I’s which we feel are critical to the lifecycle of Entrepreneurship right from a Startup to becoming a World–Class Organization.
Entrepreneur India Summit is aimed at helping entrepreneurs and owner managers and Professionals in India to harness and develop their entrepreneurial ambitions. If you wish to use more of the entrepreneurial spirit, Be there!
The Conference
Entrepreneur India 2011, is an attempt to advocate key need areas for Entrepreneurship in India. The two day mega event would focus on entrepreneurial new and growth business opportunities in a wide range of domain. This will facilitate to gather and share entrepreneurial endeavors and experiences of different stake holders across the nation with a view to elevate the entrepreneurship spirit to greater heights.
The Awards
Franchise India presents the country’s most prestigious awards in the Entrepreneur sector. The awards aim to recognize and felicitate Achievers, Innovators and Suppliers, who have contributed significantly towards the development of Entrepreneurship in India.
The Exhibition
Showcase your brand to the world of business and resource the new generation entrepreneurs to make their business grow bigger
July 15-16 2011, New Delhi, India
Ten skills every manager should possess
With increasing competitiveness in the corporate sectors, today’s managers need to be continually on the look-out for improving their managerial skills. An effective manager is known to possess a well-balanced set of diverse skills. Although a few soft skills could be inherent and embedded in the persona of an individual, there are many hard skills which proficient managers can gain from training at any of the Business /Management Schools.
The tips embedded in this article are primarily geared to provide the reader with valuable insights on the overall skills which every manager should possess. It could serve as a prelude, but in no way a substitute for the expertise a manager can gain from his/her personal work experience.
Distilling the Wisdom of C.E.O.’s
IMAGINE 100 people working at a large company. They’re all middle managers, around 35 years old. They’re all smart. All collegial. All hard-working. They all have positive attitudes. They’re all good communicators.
So what will determine who gets the next promotion, and the one after that? Which of them, when the time comes, will get that corner office?
Click Here for the full article in the New York Times – The 5 Habits of Highly Effective CEOs
Tata Power from Water
In the first such effort, Tata group chairman Ratan Tata has signed on a leading scientist from the globally renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to commercialize cutting-edge research that promises to produce cheap power from water.
Daniel Nocera, a professor of chemistry and energy, and his group of elite scientists at MIT attracted attention from Tata when he heard they had found a way towards one of science’s holy grails—to imitate photosynthesis, the process by which plants breathe, and produce power while doing so.
Support for SMEs through Incubators
Government of India – Development Commissioner(MSME) – Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Scheme for Providing Support for
“Entrepreneural and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators”
INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
About the Scheme: The scheme provides early stage funding for nurturing innovative business ideas (new/ingenious technology, processes, products. procedures, etc.), which could be commercialized in a year.
Level of Funding: About Rs.66.28 lakh for 10 business idea @ Rs 6.25 lakh per idea and Rs 3.78 lakh for infrastructure support, training etc.
Who can Apply: Any Technical/Management Institutions, Universities etc having established in-house support services and facilities with experienced/devoted faculty who can nurture/mentor innovative business idea
that are at near commercialization stage.
How to Apply: The Organization/institutes should submit the proposal on or before 15-04-2011 in the prescribed application format to the Development Commissioner (MSME), 7th Floor, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110 108. Each
institute is expected to recommend 10 business ideas after they are recognized as one of the host institution of this department to implement the scheme.
For details of the prescribed application formats for institutions, guidelines of the scheme and other details, please visit our web-site at http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/schemes/SUPPORTFOREMDTI.html
For any turther information and clarification please contact Dr. Amarnath. Assistant Director. Office of the DC(MSME) 7th Floor, Nirman Bhawan. New Delhi – 110108. Phone: 011-23063800, 02-06. Extn 2453 . E-mail: atiwari@dcmsme.gov.in
Mathnasium- The Math Learning Center
At Mathnasium of Campbell-Los Gatos, we specialize in teaching kids math the way that makes sense to them. Using the time-tested proprietary Mathnasium Method™ and curriculum that has helped thousands of students in more than 200 Mathnasium centers nationwide, we are committed to helping your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead in math. Our team of highly skilled instructors is passionate about math and helping kids and has been rigorously trained to teach the Mathnasium way.
All Mathnasium students receive one-on-one instruction and a customized learning plan based on the unique needs and goals of each child. We focus on filling in the gaps in your child’s mathematical foundations while providing him or her with the help, guidance, and encouragement necessary to tackle what’s being taught in school. The results are measurable progress, a renewed sense of confidence, and a
positive attitude toward math and learning.
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Characteristics of good business leadership
Good business leadership is the sum total of skills, hard work, determination and a set of individualized leadership qualities. A calculated blend of all these essential characteristics can make it easier for the business leader to attain his company’s goals and achieve business success. Good business leadership is the core element to running any successful business.
Not everybody can have an innate business acumen. But it is possible to acquire and develop the characteristics of good business leadership. God business leadership entails discipline and practice by emulating the characteristics of prominent business leaders, building one’s capacity to influence, inspire and command respect and above all, having the passion, the vision and tenacity to developing one’s latent qualities.
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Courtesy : Gabby Bugwadia
Disappearing Car Door
A new leaf in car door design
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