Inaugural day of the Entrepreneurship Week 2011 conducted by the Eastern Institute of Management

New Delhi: The inaugural day of the Entrepreneurship Week 2011 conducted by the Eastern Institute of Management in association with NEN India dealt with a couple of enriching panel discussions.

The topics focused on are integral to the health of entrepreneurship in Bengal and India - changing the mind of Bengal from working in offices to creating businesses in an entrepreneurial way and dealing with the financial obstacles.

The panelists at the opening discussion of the Entrepreneurship Week were some of the well known industry figures as well as successful entrepreneurs based in Kolkata.

At the top of the discussion speaker Avi Das made a rather valid point in saying that entrepreneurs produce value for the society. He also emphasised on a hands on role stating that a person who has conceptualised a particular business is best placed to work on it.

Arijit Bhattacharya, one of the speakers at the event highlighted the necessity of finding people who have the same wavelength and passion in order to make an entrepreneurship successful.

He stated that one of the first steps in entrepreneurship was market study. Confidence in one's own product was of paramount importance according to him. He further elucidated on the necessity of involving one's family in such efforts, highlighting their importance over angel investors and venture capital firms.

The panelists for the second half of the discussion were Sanjib Chakravorty and Md. Arshad Shamim.

Md. Arshad Shamim started off the phase by opining that the thought process needed to be uncluttered for the business to be a successful one. He stressed on a winning mentality in order to counter various problems that crop up at different stages in a business.

Md. Arshad Shamim stated that when he had started his business he had planned on earning money and not losing out on capital. He also stressed on the importance of staying true to one's roots for achieving success in business.

The second speaker in this segment, Sanjib Chakravorty stressed on the need for radical ideas in entrepreneurship. He stated that he had built his success on his unconventional thinking. He was supported by Md. Arshad Shamim who mentioned that he had taken calculated risks in his business.

He also urged the present day entrepreneurs to be passionate and knowledgeable about the business they were about to set up. He also stressed that in such situations support was not an issue.

At this juncture panelist Arijit Bhattacharya asked a very pertinent question when he enquired about the differences between entrepreneurs in Kolkata and other cities in India.

Sanjib Chakravorty lamented the fact that nowadays people, in spite of their obvious talent were not willing to take the risks needed to be successful. He said that this was especially the case in Kolkata.

In all, the panel discussions at Entrepreneurship Week 2011, organised by NEN India and Eastern Management Institute, saw a heady mix of personal experiences and professional knowledge shared by the renowned panelists.

The first day concluded with a tremendous play that dealt with entrepreneurship at grass roots. Aptly titled "From pavement to the sky" the act was presented by students of the 2nd semester. The event promises much more with attractive and exciting inter-college events in the offing such as business quiz, debates, E-mela, Ad Games, musical show, Business Bollywood, Business Idea Generation.

During the second day of the event the students of Eastern Institute of Management visited the Kolkata Book Fair 2011. The students executed a public campaign on entrepreneurship awareness and asked visitors to sign on the Entrepreneurship Week 2011 pledge.

Waste management is going to be a major theme at the E-Week event in the days to come. During the entire program the students would take part in art work competitions and awareness campaigns on waste management.

At E-mela students would exhibit their exclusive business ideas and put their art work on sale. The celebration would be capped off by cultural shows where the students would perform.

The entrepreneurship cell of Eastern Management Institute, named Cyan, is being operated by 4th semester management students Mohul Mukherjee and Mukto Ghosh.
source:agency
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