Expert Talk on Entrepreneurship: An Avenue to Scale New Heights

On 30.12.2022 an expert talk on “Entrepreneurship: An Avenue to Scale New Heights” was organized by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and IIC in association with the Department of IT. The session was handled by Dr. L.Gandhimathi, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, Francis Xavier Engineering College from 1.30 PM - 4.00 PM.. The students from first year IT department participated in the program. 50 students and 1 staff participated in the session.

The resource person explained the meaning of entrepreneur, entrepreneurship and the importance of entrepreneurship for the country. She said it is the process of setting up one’s own business as distinct from pursuing any other economic activity. India’s current entrepreneurial ecosystem is a result of three waves of entrepreneurial activity with distinct focus areas – information technology (IT), consumerism and innovation. Over the last two decades, India evolved from being an IT services and business process outsourcing hub to becoming a significant R&D Centre for multinationals, with new business models being created almost daily. Entrepreneurship as a systematic, purposeful and creative activity of identifying a need, mobilizing resources and organizing production with a view to delivering value to the customers, returns for the investors and profits for the self in accordance with the risks and uncertainties associated with business. She also inspired the students with Motivating Stories. The session was an interactive one where the students were very participative in order to innovate the talents and clarify their doubts. There are students with motivation who become successful student entrepreneurs after a hard road of work and practice. The session came to an end by the feedback session of students.