“In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.” — Peter F. Drucker
Introduction:
Our mission is to create an entrepreneurial environment at DME, wherein students as well as faculties can convert their ideas into successful business ventures. We wish to bring together students from different study domains with common aim of starting a business. This Cell bridges the gap between academia and real business implementation. It provides a platform for likeminded students not only to discuss & pitch their business ideas but also get mentorship as well as venture funding.
Objectives:
- Building entrepreneur awareness amongst students
- Imparting skills imperative for new – venture creation
- Strategic Tie – ups with TiE, NEN, NIESBUD etc.
- Conducting entrepreneurship development events from time to time
Activities:
SPARK Series [Awareness Drive]
- Screening of video success stories of famous entrepreneurs across world
- Interactive case discussions on entrepreneurial movies
- Circulation of inspiring stories via email to create interest
- Discussion on busting the myths of entrepreneurship
SKILL Series [Learning Drive]
- Idea generation techniques and Idea presentation process
- Beginners guide to making a website for business
- Understanding basic finance for business
- Basics of writing a business plan for funding
SWIFT Series [Strategic Organisational Tie – ups]
- Collaborations with TiE, NEN, NISBUD etc
SYNERGY Series [Competitions]
- Business Idea Competition
- Business Plan Competition
Events
The DME Entrepreneurship Cell conducted a start-up meet for the students and alumni of DME to showcase their Business Start-ups and Ventures on 10 March 2021 in DME. The meeting was attended by Prof. (Dr.) Ravi Kant Swami, Director, DME, Prof. (Dr.) Poorva Ranjan, Head, Management School, Ms. Roli Wadhwa, Convener, Entrepreneurship Cell and Ms. Sreedurga, Co-Convener, Entrepreneurship Cell, along with student entrepreneurs. The invited student entrepreneurs gave their presentations on their proposed or working Business Venture, highlighting the business model and the vision for their start-up and also the future collaboration with DME and the support that they are expecting from DME Entrepreneurship cell.
