Education, Motivations

Research Fellowships and Young Investigator Awards

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Regional Centre for Biotechnology
an institution of education, training & research (Established by the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, under the auspices of UNESCO)

Research Fellowships and Young Investigator Awards

Research Fellowships: Applications in prescribed format are invited from post-graduate candidates who have obtained M Sc in any discipline of the sciences/ MBBS / M Pharma / M Tech / MVSc, as Junior Research Fellows
(JRFs) leading to a PhD degree.

RCB-Young Investigator Awards: Young scientists  (below age of 35) having Ph 0 degree (or likely to complete in next 3 months) in any discipline of science are invited to send their application in the prescribed format to work under the mentorship of senior faculty as ReS-Young Investigator.

Interested candidates should see full advertisements on website (www.rcb.res.in). Last date for receipt of completed applications is 31 st December, 2010.

Finance, Startups

Startup Loans

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Startuploans.org was created for the sole reason of helping people find the funding they desire. They understand that there are many companies trying desperately for your business, and feel as though proper education is the best chance of you obtaining a loan.

They supply you with all of the facts as you attempt to obtain a small business loan, a working capital financing loan, or anything else that will help make your business a success.

Started in 2008, Start Up Loans, is continuing to provide the best information as it related to small business loans.

Business Ideas, Motivations, News, Startups

India’s first ever student startup showcase

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We are delighted to write to you about an exciting, new initiative at NEN: The NEN First Dot 2010-2011, India’s first ever student startup showcase!

An initiative of the NEN Entrepreneurship Cells in Chennai and the NEN Trust, the First Dot brings together student start-ups from across the country, providing them an opportunity to showcase their products and services to a panel of successful entrepreneurs, expert mentors, national print and electronic media, as well as a large number of peers.

The showcase will take place at the SSN College of Engineering in Chennai on January 10th and 11th, 2011.

NEN First Dot is currently inviting nominations from student startups across the country. If you are one, or if you know any one, we’d love to hear from you!

 

NEN First Dot 2010-2011 – Invitation to Apply

 

Who can apply:

Any student in India who is a founder/co-founder of a startup can apply to participate.

Note: All student startups that submit nominations to participate in NEN First Dot will be given a stall at the event for marketing and networking purposes. However, of all the nominations that are received, only 30 startups will get the opportunity to present to the panel of entrepreneurs and investors.

Benefits:

Exclusive national media coverage: Mint, Businessworld and ET Now (Starting Up)
 Access to expert mentorship for the 30 selected student startups
Opportunity to pitch to angel investors for the 30 selected student startups
Opportunity to network with other student entrepreneurs and peers

How to apply:

To participate in NEN First Dot, please apply here : http://nenfirstdot.in/founder-registration/

Applications open: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Applications close: Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Not participating, but want to attend the NEN First Dot event in Chennai?

If you are a student, faculty member, entrepreneur or professional, wanting to attend the event, pleaseregister here: http://nenfirstdot.in/attendee-registration .We have limited seats available. The last day for registering to attend the event is December 15, 2010.

We look forward to your participation and support in making NEN First Dot a success in the new year!

Warm regards,


Vijay Sharma
NEN First Dot Team
www.nenfirstdot.in
+91 9535509762

 

Business Ideas, Motivations, News

SME Innovation Awards

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The Indian entrepreneurs are very creative and innovate new products and processes as well as provide innovative services to remain competitive in domestic and global markets.

Small & Medium Business Development Chamber of India (SME Chamber of India) recognises these entrepreneurs for their outstanding innovations in product, process and services and by conferring awards to encourage them.

We are confident that this will motivate other existing and emerging entrepreneurs to succeed in their chosen fields and the award winners will act as role models for others to excel in entrepreneurship.

Click Here for the link

Business Ideas, Education, Networking

Young Entrepreneurs’ International Summit

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The Summit will provide a platform for networking, contact building and understanding new opportunities and challenges for young entrepreneurs in National and International markets.

Eminent speakers from Corporate, MNCs, Banks, Industry, Technology, International Trade, Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms, Consulting Agencies, Marketing, Government, Entertainment, Arts and the Ministers and prominent personalities from different fields will interact, guide and create awareness amongst the entrepreneurs.

This will also elaborate on enhancement of business activities, capacity building, export promotion, acquiring latest technology, equity funding, banking finance, strategies to enter into new markets, business collaborations and alliances, skill development, set up new enterprises and expansion, changing mindset of the family run business, quality management, productivity improvement and other business opportunities. The Summit will also discuss on various issues and problems of the young entrepreneurs to survive in the competitive market.

It will concentrate on grooming and incubation process to provide useful information to guide them in different aspects of business development and management.

The Forum will provide information and guidance on the process of setting up an enterprise, making a business plan, market study, feasibility reports, project reports, approaching a bank or a financial institution for obtaining term loans and working capital, development of skills pertaining to manufacturing, quality, marketing and human relations, effective communication, exports, foreign exchange rules and regulations, international payment settlements, risk management and other related topics.

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Motivations, News, Startups

Suhas Gopinath – World’s Youngest Entrepreneur

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Mr. Suhas Gopinath, now aged 24, a resident of Bangalore and hails from a middle class family, where his father was a defense scientist. At the age of 14 he was recognized as the worlds youngest certified Professional Web-developer through his project coolhindustan.com. Mr. Gopinath was very assertive to be an entrepreneur and wanted to encourage the youth, he setup Globals Inc, in the year 2000 at San Jose, California as the laws in India did not allow him to setup a company in the country as he was still minor. From then Globals has drastically grown as a Multi-national IT consulting company focussed on Web, e-Commerce and Mobile Solutions.

Click Here for the amazing story………..

Motivations, News, Technology

The Infosys Science Prize

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The Infosys Prize – Securing India’s scientific future

The Infosys Prize endeavors to elevate the prestige of scientific research in India and inspire young Indians to choose a vocation in scientific research.

The Infosys Science Foundation, a not-for-profit trust, was set up in February 2009 by the management of Infosys. The Foundation instituted the Infosys Prize, an annual award, to honor outstanding achievements of researchers and scientists across five categories : Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering and Computer Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Life Sciences, each carrying a prize of rupees 50 Lakh. The award intends to celebrate success in scientific research and stand as a marker of excellence in these fields.

A jury, comprising eminent leaders in each of these fields, evaluates the achievements of the nominees against the standards of international research, placing the winners on par with the finest researchers in the world.

Categories

The award will be presented annually in five categories:

Physical Sciences – Physics, Chemistry and Earth Science
Mathematical Sciences – Mathematics and Statistics
Engineering and Computer Science – All branches of Engineering
Life Sciences – Biology, Biotechnology, Medicine and Agriculture
Social Sciences* – Economics, History, Sociology, Anthropology and
Political Science

*Under the Social Science category, 2 subjects will be considered per Prize year. In 2010, work in the areas of Sociology and Anthropology will be considered.

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Uncategorized

Getting more for less

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Engineer RA Mashelkar shares three stories of ultra-low-cost design from India that use bottom-up rethinking, and some clever engineering, to bring expensive products (cars, prosthetics) into the realm of the possible for everyone. His take on the Nano, Gandhian Engineering and getting more for less are indeed thought provoking.

Finance, News

SBI Capital set to launch Rs 100 crore SME fund

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SBI Capital Markets Ltd, the investment advisory arm of State Bank of India, is planning to float a dedicated small and medium enterprises (SME) fund with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore in the next one and half years.

“The SME fund will be used to rope in private equity investment in SME, which otherwise is facing dearth of capital for furthering its business growth,” Rajeev Krishnan, executive vice president, SBI Capital Markets said on the sidelines of a seminar on SME here.

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News, Social Entrepreneurship

ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth

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ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth was founded by ICICI Group to empower low-income Indians to participate in and benefit from India’s growth. Our focus on inclusive growth is grounded in the philosophy of ICICI Group and its history of partnering in the nation’s economic growth and development.

Since its inception in 2008, ICICI Foundation has taken forward
ICICI Group’s existing initiatives in the areas of primary health,
elementary education, access to finance, civil society and
environmental sustainability. In addition, ICICI Foundation works
with ICICI Group companies in the formulation and execution of
their social responsibility activities.

We would like to share with you, the various activities being carried out by the ICICI Group in the chosen fields through a periodic newsletter. To access the newsletter, click here.