Awareness Program for Msme Champion Scheme: Idea Hackathon 2.0

On 04th November, 2022, an awareness program for “MSME Champion Scheme: Idea Hackathon 2.0” was organized by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and IIC in association with the MSME FXEC Business Incubator. The Session was handled by Smt. G. Jerina Bubby, Assistant Director, Branch MSME DFO, Tirunelveli. The students from Incubation centers, MSME Idea Hackathon 2.0 applied students and faculties from FXEC along with Southern Zone faculties (Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Thoothukudi) participated. The program was coordinated by Dr. R PremAnanth, IIC Convener, IIC Innovation Ambassador for "Design thinking & Innovations", AP/FXEC from 9.30AM - 12.30 PM. Dr Lourdes PoobalaRayen, IIC President delivered a welcome address and explained the importance of startup, need for Funding at early stages of startup and gave a brief introduction about MSME. The guest speaker insisted that Entrepreneurs are the basis of social change that India aspires for and explained each theme with an example of the MSME idea Hackathon. The speaker elucidated each instruction and also explained the four stages of evaluation of ideas mentioned in MSME Champion Scheme: Idea Hackathon 2.0. The resource person concluded the session by explaining the Mandate for Ideas. The Session came to an end with a vote of thanks by Dr. R PremAnanth, IIC Convener.