OVER 400 STUDENTS & BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS PARTICIPATES AT EMPRESARIO 2017
Ahmedabad, March 9, 2017:
EMPRESARIO,
the annual flagship event at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of
India (EDII) kicked off on March 9 at EDII Ahmedabad campus. The event
is organised by the EDII every year, and is an exclusive, one-stop
platform for start-ups, new-age entrepreneurs, industry mentors,
investors and students to dish out their entrepreneurial endeavours and
experiences, gain new insights and pledge to become an invaluable part
of the ever-flourishing start-up ecosystem in India. Over 400 students
and budding entrepreneurs will participate over two days in brain
storming sessions on entrepreneurs. About 150 start-ups will share their
business ideas, which will be evaluated by experts, entrepreneurs,
angel investors and faculty of EDII. The two-day event was inaugurated
amid fervour and enthusiasm by Mr. Dinesh Yadav, CEO, Arvind Accel Limited.
EMPRESARIO
was first launched in 2012 and has since then went on to emerge as one
of the largest entrepreneurship fests celebrated in India. Held over two
days every February, the fest witnesses thousands of participants from
every part of the country. The focus this year is on fostering the
start-up ecosystem of Gujarat as well as India. This will be brought
into action by supporting and collaborating with ideas and start-ups of
high-performing businesses, foundations, investors and individuals who
are delivering solutions with market-oriented approaches for global
development. The event will help start-ups turn their ideas into viable
businesses.
The
theme of this year is Escalating Growth of Start-up Ecosystem while the
sectors in focus are healthcare, artificial intelligence, IoT,
augmented reality, virtual reality, food & water, education, MSMEs,
fintech, manufacturing, e-commerce, travel & tourism, on-demand
services, agribusiness, waste-tech & renewable energy, analytics
& big data, Software as a Service (SaaS) and security marketplace.
Mr Bipin Shah, Senior Faculty, EDII
welcomed the guests and gave a brief introduction of the fest. He said,
“EMPRASARIO is in its sixth edition this year. Akin to previous
editions, this year too, the line-up of events is well suited to lay
more emphasis on start-ups. The interactions with various speakers and
mentoring sessions will give the necessary fillip to the start-up
environment.”
Mr. Dinesh Yadav,
chief guest for the occasion, remarked, “In this age of new
technologies, youth entrepreneurship can lead to global progress. With
start-up ecosystem in focus, young entrepreneurs are dominating the
landscape everywhere. Youths must reach their full potential and that is
where being in Gujarat, the land of entrepreneurship, and EDII, a place
where start-ups mushroom, helps.”
Mr. Yadav
added that more start-ups should focus on healthcare, food, solid waste
management and environment. Encouraging more youngsters to take up
entrepreneurship, he added that an entrepreneur has access to a vast set
of resources, has network and can be a job creator. All of this helps
one to not only achieve own objectives but also meet the needs of the
society.
Mr. Mayank Patel, Faculty, EDII
while proposing a vote of thanks said, “Youths are well versed with
technologies. And, a start-up is a place which brings together the
technology and youths. Hence, the sector rightly deserves attention and
EMPRASARIO attempts the same.”
EMPRESARIO
will create value among all those who are associated with the start-up
ecosystem directly or indirectly. This time the focus will be to provide
‘Prototype Funding’ to 25+ start-ups through EDII’s partnership and to
make funds available to these early and growth-stage start-ups through
the institute’s network of venture capitalists.
Entrepreneurship
Development Institute of India (EDII) is an acclaimed International
Resource Centre facilitating all facets of Entrepreneurship Development.
EDII’s mission is to be a catalyst in facilitating emergence of
competent first generation entrepreneurs and transition of existing SMEs
into growth-oriented enterprises through entrepreneurship education,
training, research & institution building.
EDI’s
mission has led to the emergence of several programmes under
strategically planned centres to generate awareness, sensitise
environment, strengthen institutional linkages and networking and impart
training in specialised areas. EDII’s focus areas are: 1)
Entrepreneurship Education & Research; 2) Micro Enterprises, Micro
Finance and Sustainable Livelihood; 3) SMEs & Business Development
Services; 4) Cluster Competitiveness, Growth & Technology; 5) Social
Entrepreneurship & CSR; 6) Women Entrepreneurship & Gender
Studies.
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