Social Entrepreneurship

Promotion of non-reversible socio-economic development

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International Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (ICECD)

The Mission

“To create a new cadre of Entrepreneurs, Managers and Specialized Professionals to foster the process of non-reversible socio-economic development on the global arena.”

ICECD has been the vanguard of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development amongst varying target groups and has worked extensively around the globe keeping gender issues in sharp focus. It has consistently striven to increase access/control of the poor on productive resources and facilities.

The Centre’s first task was to develop women for economic activities, thus starting the process of empowerment and influencing the national policy for their development. At one time, it was the only organization in India catering to the multi-faceted needs of developing women, enabling them to set up micro – small and medium enterprises.

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Finance, Motivations, News

10,000 Women

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10,000 Women is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education.

10,000 Women operates through a network of more than 70 academic and non-profit partners to develop locally relevant coursework for students and to improve the quality and capacity of business education.

Investing in women is one of the most effective ways to reduce inequality and facilitate inclusive economic growth. Investing in education for women has a significant multiplier effect, leading to more productive workers, healthier and better-educated families, and ultimately to more prosperous communities.

Through our 10,000 Women initiative, women entrepreneurs receive a customized business education from local universities across a range of disciplines, including:
Marketing
Strategic planning
Accounting
Accessing capital
Market research
e-commerce
Business plan writing

These pragmatic, short-term programs help to open doors for women who would not otherwise have access to a business education. Students are offered mentoring and post-graduation support by partner institutions, local businesses and the people of Goldman Sachs.

The initiative is designed to foster greater shared economic growth and is based on research which found that investing in girls and women yields significant economic growth.

The funding for the 10,000 Women initiative is provided through The Goldman Sachs Foundation.

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READ ABOUT THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE STUDY

Business Ideas, Motivations, People / Stories, Social Entrepreneurship

ETASHA – to bridge the gap between ‘what is’ and ‘what can be’.

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Established as a not-for-profit organisation in January 2006, ETASHA (Enabling and Training Adolescents for Successful and Healthy Adulthood) provides market-oriented employability and vocational skills to disadvantaged Indian youth (aged 15-30 years). Our career guidance workshops and short-term training programmes equip them for entry-level jobs in the organised sector, in industries such as retail, accounting, hospitality and business process outsourcing. Unlike many vocational training providers, we aim to get them started into a career and not just a job.

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Motivations, People / Stories

Three Stories for Top “Jobs”

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Text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005

‘You’ve got to find what you love,’ Jobs says

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.
  • The first story is about connecting the dots.
  • My second story is about love and loss.
  • My third story is about death.

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Motivations

5 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs

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Brian is the founder of kiip (pronounced “keep”), a stealth startup focused on mobile in-game advertising, backed by True Ventures. Very recently, Techcrunch and the Wall Street Journal called him the “youngest person to ever receive funding by a venture capital firm”. Last year, at only 18-years-old, he was an early graduate from the University of British Columbia, after skipping four grades in elementary and high school.

Here are his 5 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs :

  1. You are the most powerful force in your life.
  2. Stand up for yourself: trust your gut.
  3. Think big.
  4. Use your youth.
  5. Build relationships, don’t acquire them.

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Motivations

Body Language Secrets of Confident Business Women

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You walk into a room full of people you’ve never met before. Someone hands you a ‘Hello my name is’ badge and away you go. As you walk around the room deciding who to speak to first, you notice people looking at you. What do they think when they see you?

If only you could read minds it would be so much easier! When people meet you for the first time do you make a positive first impression? Do people think, “Wow, that’s a confident woman”?

People are making assumptions about who you are and what you do before you’ve said a single word. Of course they notice your hair, make-up and the way you dress. In addition to that you are sending out, like radar, subtle non-verbal cues through your body language.

Here are five ways to send out the right signals.

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Courtesy : Jehangir Bisney

Business Plans, Networking, News

The Entrepreneur Summit 2011

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The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay, is a conglomerate of individuals with a vision, a dream. It is a place for all those who shirk from taking beaten paths and believe in leaving trails in all walks of life. The Cell aims at manifesting the latent Entrepreneurial spirit of young students. Not only do we show you the doors of opportunity but we also equip you to walk through it.

India as a Nation has traversed a long way to be amongst one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The Entrepreneurs have played a major role in shaping the Indian economy. Today the Indian Entrepreneur is aiming high and big.

The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay presents Entrepreneurship Summit 2011, a conglomerate of eminent Speaker Sessions, highly efficient networking Events and nail biting pitching Competitions and much more.

Endorsing the theme of “Connecting the dots”, the 5th Edition of the E Summit ’11 will be hosting events specifically designed to facilitate efficient networking. It aims to empower you with all the necessary know-how required for you to prosper now and into the future.

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Calendar, Motivations, News

SME India Outlook 2011

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SME India Outlook 2011

Through SME India Outlook 2011-Capitalizing IT & Automation for Manufacturing Excellence, INK Business Media aims to provide the SMEs an opportunity to identify the tailor-made IT & Automation solutions designed specifically to meet the demand from the SME sector, in order to bring accuracy, speed & precision in manufacturing business. Our USP being our speakers, this will be an excellent platform to meet the stalwarts from the IT & Automation industry under a single roof and understand strategies to accommodate modern technologies in available budget.

We do not wish to talk about problems, We aim towards giving you solutions

‘SME India Outlook 2011’ will not talk about the three ‘I’s viz. Issues, Importance and Ignorance. We will talk about three ‘S’s viz. Solutions, Services and Success. We are aware that Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India do understand the importance of IT & Automation in successful manufacturing enterprises and ignorance on their part to adopt this technology can hamper the overall productivity in any business. Thus, we do not aim to recite the same old story.

Take Aways :

Your chance to network with 200 + decision makers in SME sector
Meet the stalwarts from the IT & Automation industry
Get first hand information on customized programmes specifically for the SMEs
Meet funding agencies, banks & venture capital firms on one platform
Maintain a smooth cash flow effectively & learn to put a cap on unnecessary expenditures
Hear the right business mantra from the people who have been there and done that

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Finance, News

Scheme of Building Grants, including Studio Theatres

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SCHEME OF BUILDING GRANTS, INCLUDING STUDIO THEATRES
Applications are invited from voluntary cultural organizations and government-aided cultural organizations for assistance under the modified building grants scheme, reintroduced on 07.01.2011, as the “Scheme of Building Grants, including Studio Theatres”. ‘Studio Theatre’ is a new component that has just been introduced, under which small spaces for theatre and other performing arts could be created, with 60% government assistance (going upto ~ 50 lakhs in Metro Cities and ~ 25 lakhs in others).
Details of the scheme and instructions for applicant organizations can be viewed at the website of the Ministry of Culture: www.indiaculture.nic.in All applications should be addressed to “Section Officer (Performing Arts),
Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Central Secretariat Library (Ground Floor), Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-11 0115”, and should be sent alongwith complete enclosures by Speed Post or Registered Post only. “Application
under the Scheme of Building Grants, including Studio Theatres” should be clearly superscribed on the envelope. For any clarifications, Ms Anita Sinha, Director (P. Arts) may be contacted at Telephone No. 011-23381431, or e-
maillD: anita.sinha@nic.in
There is no last date to apply, this invitation for applications shall remain open throughout the year 2010-11 and also 2011-12 until issue of afresh invitation. Applications, duly filled in and supported by all the required documents, would be taken up in batches for consideration by the Expert Committee periodically, say, once a quarter. Incomplete applications will not be entertained.