It is hard to bind a curious young mind to a 9-5 job. Taking that idea forward, E-Cell organized a workshop for Student Entrepreneurship Development on 8th Sept.
The session commenced as Mr. Gaurav Mishra welcomed everyone and gave a brief introduction about himself. “Where does India rank in start-ups?” was his opening question to the students. After quite a few guesses made by them made he revealed the position to be “Second”. Throughout the workshop, he gave facts about entrepreneurship while also delving into his personal experience of how he, himself began his career as a young entrepreneur.
He discussed the startup policies which were put into action in 21 states in India. As the talk went on there remained a constant dialogue between him and the students.
After explaining what being an entrepreneur is, he took a poll asking how many of the students were interested in setting up their own start-ups, the poll ended with a vast majority leaning towards becoming an entrepreneur. A few chosen students were called upon the stage and asked why they wished to be an entrepreneur. Their answers were inspiring for the rest of the audience too.
“You don’t need a fancy office to begin, a start-up an idea is enough to get you started.” said Mr. Gaurav Mishra.
As the workshop approached its end, he also dipped into the other end of the start-up business, a side overlooked by many. He told the students and explained to them why startups failed or could fail. At the end of the seminar, Mr. Gaurav was felicitated with a sapling as a memento by Mr. Kaiser Katchi, E-Cell faculty Coordinator.
“It was an essential seminar to introduce the students to the world of startups. Their response was encouraging and we look forward to organizing more talks.” said Anish Dixit, Head of operations- E-Cell.
It was a short workshop attended by the ones who were keen to pursue their career as a self-employed person in this vast society. It became certain from the response of the inspired audience that the next generation will bring greater innovations.
Report by:
Garima Kaushik, Sahil Sawant