Consulting and Entrepreneurship Club of IIM
Raipur acted as the host partner for ‘TATA First Dot Powered by NEN’ held on 24 November 2012. The
one-day workshop focused on the successful progression of idea into a business
model which can evolve into a fruitful venture. It was open to student
entrepreneurs and was targeted to be beneficial to those who have already developed
an idea. This workshop also served as a precursor
to the participants for entry into the Pan-India Competition held by TATA First
Dot. The top 30 entrepreneurs from the competition would be mentored by NEN.
The workshop was held
by Dr. Radhika Meenakshi Shankar, Founder, Wise Owl Consultancy and Kalpana
Sinha, Senior Consultant, NEN. Dr. Shankar guided the participants regarding
how to develop their ideas by using different frameworks, business models and
writing an effective business plan for successful pitching to the various
stakeholders in the project.
Dr. Sanjeev Prashar, Professor,
IIM Raipur, said “IIM Raipur with NEN will continuously work towards guiding
students in preparing the B-Plans for their start-ups and providing them the necessary
mentoring.”
Students from IIM Raipur, IIT BHU, NIT Raipur,
Disha College of Management, Future Institute of Engineering Technology,
CAHCET, Centre for Modelling and Simulation and DIMAT participated in this
event.
