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Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) and Higher Education Department (HED) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, an official spokesman said. Separately, JKEDI also signed an MoU with 'WE HUB', India's first and only state-led incubator of the government of Telangana to promote women entrepreneurship and startup culture here, the spokesman said. He said the MoU between JKEDI and HED was signed in presence of Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Commissioner Secretary, HED, Talat Parvez Rohella to lend expertise and evolve the ecosystem of entrepreneurship and startup environment in the colleges of the Union Territory. This MoU will boost the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem here as this will help us to establish entrepreneurship development cells, innovation and incubation centers in colleges besides a module of entrepreneurship ...
Famous director, writer and entrepreneur Viral Shah's advent to the entertainment industry occurred way before netizens realized.
The only disruption for thousands of start-ups in the country till now was limited to to pay cuts, salary freeze and layoffs, but the scene will be different in six months
Entrepreneurs from traditional business communities in the country are using their time in lockdown to embrace change ahead of an imminent recession
The statement assumes significance as the government is working on support measures for startups that are raising concerns over angel tax issues
Mapping the Business Serengeti
TiE Chennai, the Chennai Chapter of the network of entrepreneurs, has mooted a suggestion to incorporate mediation into all contracts across small and large enterprises, in order to make the conducting business easier. It has also conducted a session for aspiring entrepreneurs on legal aspects of conducting business, where the do's and don'ts for start ups with examples from the "Stayzilla affair" were deliberated, said the organisation.R. Narayanan, President, TiE Chennai, said, "Entrepreneurs tend to get things done and when the judicial system fails them they find ways and means, not all of which is fair and easy. One self- help and movement at a citizen level could be to incorporate "mediation" into all contracts across small and large enterprises." He said that it could become a movement eventually. "It is difficult enough to run a startup. Behind the glamour, are a range of diverse issues and founders have to deal with red tapis, and corruption. Meanwhile every day brings new ...
Start-up investors increasingly find a sweet spot in entrepreneurs below 30 yrs