Katra, Jan 27: A one-day workshop on ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity’ under the aegis of National Innovation and Startup Policy (NISP) 2019 was organized by School of Business, SMVD University in which around 70 students from different UG and PG programs participated.
Dr. Suparn K. Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Management and Chairman of the workshop, discussed the steps to prepare the business plan under the current changing business scenario. Dr. Deepak Jain, Coordinator Workshop, presented the future directions and opportunities in different industrial sectors for start-ups. He discussed the start-up ecosystems and the importance to analyse it.
Various sessions were conducted which were followed by a panel discussion on entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging Indian Economy.
Dr. Sharma discussed initiatives of the startup India scheme. Dr. Ashutosh Vashishtha, CEO, SMVDU-TBIC, emphasized the role of incubation centres in fostering innovation and entrepreneurial development.
Dr. RashiTaggar discussed the role of the industry-academia interface in promoting entrepreneurship. The budding entrepreneur – Aditya Kanoria from SMVDU, Founder-Befikra community, enlightened the participants about the platform developed by him to empower the young generation.
The entrepreneur Amit Pandotra inspired participants by sharing his start-up story of Shri Mahadev Food & Beverages and his brands- TankFull and LeharUp of enhancing the valuation from Rs 2.5 lakhs to Rs 30 crores.
Research scholar Shahbaz Indu moderated the workshop and presented a vote of thanks. The workshop was conducted in collaboration and sponsorship by Institution Innovation Cell (IIC), SMVDU.
