XSeed, the idea and initiative cell of XIMB organized "Kickstart- Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive 2015" on July 12, 2015. The aim of the drive was to raise awareness about entrepreneurship amongst the students so as to ignite in their minds the spark of entrepreneurship and encourage them to turn their dreams into reality. The speakers for the occasion were Mr. Chandrashekhar Mishra, Founder, Canyon Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. and Crux Power; Mr. Anshu Gupta, Founder, Goonj and Mr. Subasish Mishra, MD, Techno5 Ltd. and Joint Secretary, TiE Bhubaneswar.
Mr. Chandrashekhar Mishra, discussed about entrepreneurship in India and the importance of partnerships. He also gave his valuable advice and insights on life saying "We have to go back to our state and do our best". Sharing the success story of his company, Crux power, he encouraged people to try new ideas, be honest with themselves and to network more.
Mr. Anshu Gupta, the recipient of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award by Schwab foundation, sister concern of the world economic forum, jolted the conscience of the audience with his presentation, which also included "Sochta hoon", a collection of pictures he has taken from across India coupled with powerful slogans. He said there's no point of criticizing if one can't be a part of the process and also that it's important to push and not accept the status quo.
Mr. Subasish Mishra spoke on the business side of entrepreneurship. He pointed out that earlier, people wouldn't have the courage to easily leave the job route and start their own venture, but nowadays the youth are a lot more enthusiastic about start ups. He spoke about his passion for entrepreneurship and his involvement in helping upcoming entrepreneurs with their start ups.
This was followed by an open house discussion where the speakers addressed the queries from the audience. Mr. Abid Hussain, the coordinator of Xseed, presented the vote of thanks. It was an extremely enriching and inspiring session.
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) was established 28 years ago. XIMB is now Flagship School of Xavier University Bhubaneshwar (XUB). XUB was established in accordance with the Xavier University Act 2013 and was inaugurated on the 7th of July 2014. The University is India’s first digital University and an institution of higher learning for imparting professional and technical education. Counted among the leading management institutions in the country. XIMB has been awarded A*** grading by CRISIL. The B school offers 2 years full time Post graduate programme in Management and Post graduate Programme in Human Resource Management.
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