NEN BOOT CAMP

“Tata First Dot powered by NEN” organized a two-day intensive experiential Boot Camp at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur from 12th - 13th January 2015 for 20 promising student entrepreneurs from North India. Karan Chawla (14032) from Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Anirban Maitra (15140) & Arun Kumar (15150) from Electronics & Communication Engineering Department and Deepak (14413) from Information Technology Department, Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon attended the Camp. 4 Boot Camps were organized on same day for 80 ventures from all over India.

As part of the 4th edition of Tata First Dot powered by NEN – an initiative organized by the Tata group in collaboration with National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) to promote, mentor, showcase and recognize India’s dynamic young entrepreneurs – these Boot Camps were organized across 4 cities – Jaipur, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata to mentor high-potential student start-ups from the North, South, East, West and Central regions of India.

The two-day saw experts like Raj Bhat, Chief Knowledge Officer, OUREA; Subrata Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor & Head-Corporate Relations, Future Institute Of Engineering and Management, Team Future, Vice Chairman – ISTD Kolkata; C.S. Deepak Kumar Khaitan, F.C.S, Practising Company Secretary; Sudipto Bhattacharya, National Expert on Entrepreneurship at Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo, Associate Professor – International Business, Entrepreneurship & Strategy Area, VIT Business School, VIT University, Vellore; inspiring, supporting and mentoring the promising student entrepreneurs to take their start-up to the next level.

The interactive sessions provided the participating entrepreneurs with tools, strategies, and confidence needed in order to assess, determine feasibility of, and launch new businesses, or grow existing businesses. On second day, 5 shortlisted ventures got an opportunity to pitch their business plan to a panel of experts, entrepreneurs and investors at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore.

Tata First Dot powered by NEN brought current and aspiring student entrepreneurs a powerful mix of business support, industry networking, and national recognition. Through a series of events and activities running over eight months, the platform aimed to inspire and support India’s high-potential student entrepreneurs to become tomorrow’s high-impact innovators and job-creators.

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