At 17, when most girls of her age were set to go to college for higher studies, she got married.
NIIR Project Consultancy Services
NIIR (National Institute of Industrial Research) PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES (NPCS) is a reliable name in the industrial world for offering integrated technical consultancy services. Its various services are: Pre-feasibility study, New Project Identification, Project Feasibility and Market Study, Identification of Profitable Industrial Project Opportunities, Preparation of Project Profiles / Pre-Investment and Pre-Feasibility Studies, Market Surveys / Studies, Preparation of Techno-Economic Feasibility Reports, Identification and Section of Plant /Process / Equipment, General Guidance, Technical and Commercial Counseling for setting up new industrial projects.
NPCS also publishes varies books, directories, databases, detailed project reports, market survey reports on various industries and profit making business. Besides being used by manufacturers, industrialists and entrepreneurs, our publications are also used by professionals including project engineers, information services bureau, consultants and consultancy firms as one of the input in their research.
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9 Free Advertising Solutions
When the going gets tough, the tough advertise.
When sales slump due to a slow economy, a business owner’s first inclination is often to cut the marketing budget. After all, one has fixed costs and cash flow can be irregular. But marketing should be the last activity you eliminate or you risk an even faster downward spiral. Advertising your business and attracting new customers should be an ongoing process, and there are many things you can do that cost absolutely nothing. In these times money might be tight but the need for revenue is continuous, here are just a few suggestions….. Click Here for more
Courtesy : Entrepreneur.com
TED call for Entries – Short Films
TED Call for Entries: We’re looking for short films (30 seconds to 3 minutes) to be shown at TEDIndia in November. Deadline 10/2/09. For more details, and to submit your film: http://on.ted.com/3K
Source: http://www.ted.com
The TED Conference is announcing a Call for Entries for its short film program, with selected films to be shown at the TEDIndia conference, Nov. 4-7, 2009, in Mysore. Sprinkled between the speakers, TEDIndia will showcase short films, music videos and commercials, lasting about 30 seconds to 3 minutes – Click here for more
Create Impact Through Human-Centered Design
Founded in 1991, IDEO* is an innovation and design
firm that uses a human-centered, design-based approach
to help organizations in the business, government,
education, and social sectors innovate and
grow in three ways:
Identify new ways to serve and support people by
uncovering their latent needs, behaviors, and desires.
Visualize new directions for companies and brands and
design the offerings – products, services, spaces, media,
and software – that bring innovation strategy to life.
Enable organizations to change their cultures and build the
capabilities required to sustain innovation.
*Pronounced “eye-dee-oh”
HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOLADES
Ranked #10 on Fast Company’s list of the Top 25 Most
Innovative Companies (2009)
Ranked as one of the most innovative companies in the world
by Boston Consulting Group (2005 – 2007, Business Week)
Ranked #15 on Fortune’s list of 100 most-favored employers by
MBA students (2009, compiled by research firm Universum)
Awarded the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum’s National Design Award for Product Design (2001)
Winner of more IDEA awards than any other design firm
20 Red Dot awards; 19 iF Hanover awards
Featured in a 1999 episode of ABC’s Nightline, which followed
an IDEO team as they redesigned the shopping cart in four days.
10 Tips for the First-Time Business Owner
Advice from a young entrepreneur in the trenches :
- Focus. Focus. Focus.
- Know what you do. Do what you know.
- Say it in 30 seconds or don’t say it at all.
- Know what you know, what you don’t know and who knows what you don’t.
- Act like a startup.
- Learn under fire.
- No one will give you money.
- Be healthy.
- Don’t fall victim to your own B.S.
- Know when to call it quits.
Click here for the full article on entrepreneur.com
Biz plans-waste of time ?
Writing a Business Plan: waste of time?
Given the emphasis on writing business plans – the competitions, the guide books and internet sites, the classroom exercises – NEN decided to ask its VC Experts: how important do you regard business plans?
How Much should you ask a VC for ?
How much should you ask a VC for?
You have heard a lot about venture capital (VC) and are tempted to approach a potential funder. The question is, how much do you ask for? Is a million dollars too small or is it too much?
Pitching for Investments
Entrepreneurs pitch for investment from some of Britain’s top business brains
In addition to the five Dragons from the TV Den, Online Dragons Shaf Rasul and Julie Meyer listen to pitches in the Online Den, where the entrepreneurs upload raw video pitches for you to watch, rate and discuss…. before the Dragons get their chance.
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