Department of Economics-The University of Burdwan

February 04, 2009

New opportunities in India across all sectors: IT, transport, healthcare, retail, travel, biotech, lifestyle, hospitality

Want to prepare students to capitalize on new opportunities

Provide necessary knowledge, skills and network

Why Entrepreneurship Education?

Why? Inculcate an entrepreneurial mindset

Creative, out of box thinking, not constrained by resources

Knowledge and skills relevant to venture creation

To help:

Launch more entrepreneurs

More people be more successful - sought after entrepreneurial

employees

Entrepreneurship graduates have annual incomes that are 27 percent higher and own 62 percent more assets. (Research from University of Arizona)

Genesis Non-profit program

Founded in 2002, Romesh Wadhwani, Wadhwani Foundation

5 Co-founders selected in 2003: IIT-Bombay IIM-Ahmedabad BITS Pilani SP Jain IBAB, Bangalore

NEN Advisors include entrepreneurs, academics & experts likeKiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon

Naina Lal Kidwai, HSBC

Harsh Mariwala, Marico Industries

Romesh Wadhwani, Symphony Technology Group

Prof. Howard Stevenson, Vice Provost Resources & Planning,

Harvard University

Tina Seelig, Executive Director, Stanford Technology Ventures

Program

Randy Komisar, Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, and

Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford Technology Ventures

Program.

NEN Advisors

What is NEN? Network of academic institutions – management,

engineering, general

Focused on entrepreneurship education –

Academic and experiential learning activities

and programs

Leveraging collective knowledge and resources – network, experiences, courseware, entrepreneurs’ videos,

exercises, games, competitions, speakers’ bureau

Building and expanding networks – students, faculty and

entrepreneurs

BIGGER, BETTER & FASTER

NEN Community Today

National and international community

of new and future entrepreneursand entrepreneurship educators:

Currently operating in 12 cities in India

Over 300 academic institutes

Reaching over 200,000 students

What can you expect? Engage in programs through the E-cell on your

campus – organize programs & learn from entrepreneurs

and academics

Expand your brand beyond the campus – market

your activities to students & e-cells from other campuses

Build Networks across the country – experts, faculty

and entrepreneurs

NEN team members work hand in hand with students &

faculty to launch e-cells, plan and run programs Concept, planning, organizing speakers

Marketing to other campuses

Showcase, market and manage your entrepreneurship

activities, community and resources through NEN Portal

Increase your access to quality entrepreneurship programs

at Other NEN campuses

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)

How NEN works with you?

Summary: NEN Programs

NEN Consulting

NEN Resource Bureau

Services

NEN – Stanford Certificate ProgramNEN Faculty FellowshipsNEN Press

Education

e-Cell Workshops

NEN Online

Community Empowerment

NEN Awards

NEN Awards Gala Celebration

Recognition

PLAY NEN AV

THANK YOU!