Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive 2019 at BBSBEC
Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive (EAD) 2019, by IIT Kharagpur was held in association with Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College on 4th October, 2019. at Mata Gujri College. The EAD also coincides with the launch of International Business Model Competition: Empresario (IBMC). Here business ideas get opportunity to win the prize and incubation opportunities to the tune of INR 2.5 crore. Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur is a non-profit student organization established to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship. With over 50 start-ups incubated within 10 years of inception, IIT Kharagpur is proud to present The EAD, one of the major flagship events. celebrated entrepreneurs and industrialists Mr. Bhavish Sood and Mr. Subinder Khurana were the experts for the day, they impelled the students and made them envision entrepreneurship as a career. The words of celebrated entrepreneurs and industrialists Mr. Bhavish Sood, and Mr. Subinder Khurana, were remarkable. Students participated enthusiastically by asking various questions like how to get funding for the startup?, What problems we face while working on a startup and many more. The speakers responded to their queries in a very remarkable way and inspired them a lot.
The best entries will get an opportunity to participate directly in the quarter-final rounds of IBMC 2019, which will be conducted abroad. 158 colleges participated in EAD 2018, with 24 colleges associating with EAD. Dr. Kashmir Singh, Principal, Mata Gujri College, Dr. Niraj Bala and Mr. Peeyush Gaba also motivated the students to start their own business setups. Major General (Dr.) GS Lamba, VSM, Principal, BBSBEC had put his great efforts to make the event successful.