Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Sana Afouaiz, founder of Womenpreneur, a company formed to support women entrepreneurs, toured three countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) – to scan…
BRICS CCI announces launch of BRICS CCI Women’s Wing to support women entrepreneurs
The BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) announced the launch of the BRICS CCI Women’s Wing with focus on women empowerment initiatives and policies across geographies. The objective…
Consortium of IITs and IIMs launched to promote entrepreneurship and innovation
A consortium of the best IITs and IIMs in the country has been formed to augment the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem. Named ‘Innovation-Venturing and Entrepreneurship in India Network (iVEIN)’, the association…
Delhi Government announces 17,000 entrepreneurs will interact with students in government schools
Deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, recently announced that as many as 17,000 entrepreneurs would be appointed to interact with students in government schools. The move is aimed at…
Trade apprenticeship cum recruitment fairs to be organised in Tamil Nadu for state’s youth
The Regional Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDE) has joined hands with the Commissionerate of Employment to introduce trade apprentice engagement and recruitment fairs, to be held in seven…
GGSC institute in Nashik organises Udaan: a startup mentoring programme
The Guru Gobind Singh College of Engineering (GGSC) on Tuesday hosted Udaan, a mentoring programme that educates students about startups and encourages them to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. Parminder Singh, the…
Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation presents the Hindustan Times Fellowship
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation has entered into a partnership with Stanford Seed to launch a fellowship programme for entrepreneurs. Stanford Seed is an…
Study by Google states women entrepreneurship can create 150-170 million jobs in India by 2030
A new report by Bain & Company and Google, published on February 18th, states that women entrepreneurship can create an extremely transformational impact on employment in India. According to it,…
Microsoft reveals plans to launch innovation center in NCR for employees
Microsoft recently announced the launch of its India Development Center (IDC) at the National Capital Region (NCR), with the aim of bolstering its presence in the engineering talent segment. The…
Centre of Excellence set up to promote gaming entrepreneurship in India
India’s very first Centre of Excellence(CoE) dedicated to gaming, VFX, computer vision, and artificial intelligence (AI), was launched in Hyderabad on Monday, February 17th. Known as IMAGE, it is also…