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E-CELL – INITITUM – REPORT
The Entrepreneurial Cell - Initium was inaugurated in 2007 with the objective promoting Entrepreneurial
mindset on campus. The E-Cell networks with National Entrepreneurship Network – NEN, initiatives of
Wadhwani Foundation, USA. The E-cell is presently co-ordinated by Prof. Sumita Kumar, Senior Faculty,
Dept of Business Studies.
OBJECTIVES:
Break the myth that entrepreneurship is what others do.
Inculcate in students, the spirit and culture of entrepreneurship.
Enable students start and manage their own small business units.
To create an environment providing diverse opportunities for growth and
development as entrepreneurs and as competent professionals.
To pioneer the culture of Entrepreneurship on campus.
Structure
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
NEN - Entrepreneurship Week – India 2012 - 2013 – Championship Runner-up
NEN - Entrepreneurship Week – India 2013-14 – Championship Runner-up
NEN - Entrepreneurship Week – India 2015-16 – Championship Award
NEN - Entrepreneurship Week – India 2015-16 - Best Campus Company Award
Ms. Sumita Kumar, Co-ordinator, E-Cell has been awarded Best Emerging
Entrepreneur Educator of India, 2014-15 by Ministry of Skill Development,
Government Of India & Entrepreneurship Development Institute Of India , British
Council & Intel.
Myriad – The Campus Company of MCC
The campus company operates through the issue of shares of Rs.20 each to students .
1. No. of students in the program: There are around 50 students involved in the campus
company.
2. Investment: The company, Myriad was started in the year 2008 with an initial investment of
Rs. 40,000. Rs. 30,000 was raised by the issue of shares. An Angel investor provided Rs.
10,000.
3. Business types: Since the main intention was to apply theoretical knowledge to this practical
venture , it was decided to apply the basics of Company Law and run Myriad as a Joint Stock
Company . The share Capital of Rs. 30,000 was divided into Shares of Rs. 20 each . The
maximum number of shares to be held by any individual has been restricted to 5.
4. No. of companies: There are 5 companies under Myriad company.
a. Mritika
b. Candles
c. Event Management- Workshops
d. Resume writing
e. Paper Bags
5. Incentives for participants: Mount Carmel College runs over 90 credit certificate courses.
Myriad provides credits to the campus company participants. An E-cell or company member
is required to work for 30 hours in order to get an exemption of 1credit. This is an incentive
because not only does a student earn the exemption but also is not required to pay any fees
when compared to the other credit courses offered by the college.
6. Duration of the program: It is an on-going year long program.
7. Succession plan: Yes; juniors are inducted and formal handover of charge is done.
8. Involves all E-cell Members: Every Company member is an E-Cell member. However every
E-Cell member need not be a part of the company.
Composition of Board of Directors:
9. Led by: The company is led by the coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Cell.
Various E-Talks ,Panel Discussions , Workshops
Conducted
2013-14
MD
Finance Head
Production Head
Production Head
HR Head
Production Head
Production Head
Alternate Career Choices
Jennifer Pinto, Co-Partner , Open spaces, 3rd of March ,2014
Open Spaces is an activity center for children, parents and families. The idea of Open Spaces is to
create a space for children, parents and families to come and learn, explore & grow to become whole
people. In today's scenario, there is a lot of stress for parents which gets passed on to the children. In
addition to that, the children have a lot of stress from studies and school and we see a lot of performance
related issues and emotional imbalances in them.
The aim of Open Spaces is to give the children a chance and place to do art, dance, theater & other
recreational activities to encourage their creativity and make them happy! Similarly, for parents there
is a place where they can relax and enjoy the company of other parents via the Parent's Club. There
are also Parenting Workshops from time to time. She did a session for 300 students.
Enlightening Student Entrepreneurs- 31st August,2013
31st August was quite an energetic morning with young budding entrepreneurs from all over Bangalore
gathered at Mount Carmel College for some great learning and sharing experience. ‘Enlightening
student entrepreneurs’ – a workshop conducted By E-cell, Initium, in association with NEN kick
started at 9:00 with an Invocation song by Our Carmelites. Then we had Pooja Kamal Sheth, Secretary
of E-Cell, INITIUM who addressed the gathering and handed over the Podium to Ms. Shanthi, E-cell
Chief Co-Ordinator to welcome our chief guest for the day Mr Darshan, a NITT Graduate, the creative
head behind Hungry Hogs, A strong believer of entrepreneurship.
The colleges which participated were Cmr, Ramaiya Institute Of Technology , Bishop Cotton College
, Mla Academy , Cims.
E-Talk Darshan- Founder – Hungry Hogs
Darshan who himself was a budding young entrepreneur during his college days spoke about his brain
child Hungry Hogs, the idea that went into it, the collaborations, the long our discussion and
brainstorming that went into along with his partners.
He even expressed his idea and notion about entrepreneurship being “A Way of life”. He also spoke
about his experiences with e-cell during his college days how that made him know the pro and cons of
being an entrepreneur.
He then put forth an open forum to the participants to shoot out their doubts, ideas and various question
pertaining to entrepreneur and his venture. Thus, concluded his little talk about his journey of life,
which he described as a wonderful learning experience.
We had Meghasri, E-Cell secretary who proposed the vote of thanks and declared the commencement
of the first session of the work shop.
Idea Generation by Ms Geetha Suresh
Ms Geetha commenced this session by a little activity- asking the participants to segregate themselves
into groups according to the months they were born in. Then she instructed them to have an interaction
among their team mates and later present about the strength and weaknesses of their teams to the other
teams. This created quite a buzz among the participants and they all seemed to be quite excited know
about their team members. Later a representative from each team gave brief description about their
groups and concluded this Ice Breaker round.
Idea within Opportunity outside
Ms Geetha spoke about Brain storming, she stressed on various questions like “What is an Idea?”,
“How is an idea generated?”, “How can an idea be materialised?” and so on…
She also spoke about India in the new millennium- the imbalance in the development and this to be
analysed by the present and the future entrepreneurs of the country.
She brought forth another Idea generation activity in which she handed out a plain sheet of paper to
every team and asked them to create something productive and useful out of it and answer the questions
with regard to opportunity evaluation for their product they had created.
Ms Geetha ended her effective session with a video regarding innovation, creativity and various other
elements of entrepreneurship and with regard to idea stimualation.
Preparing a Business Plan - Ms Shanthi.
“Live your dreams and write them in your mission statement” Ms. Shanthi gave a detailed description
on the different aspects to be kept in mind while preparing a business plan such as risk assessments,
financial prjections, description on the management team etc.
She gave out a basic formula of a successful business plan- 30-20-10 (30 mins-20 font size-10 slides).
She evaluated different terms that might arise in the business plan such as target market, solution,
value proposition, the secret sauce, marketing and sales and many more she spoke about creativity and
no following the usual trends what others do in their marketing, essentiality to come out with new
innovative idea to sell it out.
And she set out the young budding entrepreneurs on a new challenge to prepare a business plan for the
product they created in the previous session which included important areas such as idea, customers,
competitors, function or operational aspects, production and HR and our participants got indulged in
preparing an efficient business plan for their product.
From Idea to Marketing by Ms. Sumita Kumar
Ms.Sumita discussed a case study about Mr Prakash Mundhra, an MBA graduate who entered a
national level business plan contest and won implemented the award winning idea which was
successful initially but later failed… she discussed the seven domains of attractive opportunities and
gave various personal experiences with regard to each domain. She also spoke about the various
marketing mediums of the present world such as Facebook, viral videos etc. and finally revealed how
Mr.Mundhra learnt from his experiences and implemented the same business idea into his family
business which in turn today is the most successful running business.
How to Raise Funds by Mr. Rajveer
Mr.Rajveer discussed a case study regarding Laxmi travels. He covered every detailed financial aspect
of the case be it buying or leasing it showed a practical aspect of every element and even created a
financial statement regarding it. He even stressed on the two important sectors that we should ace
ourselves in i.e. Networking and Excel.
2014-15
Entrepreneurship Day – 18/09/2014
Entrepreneurship is a key driver of our economy.Wealth and a high majority of jobs are created by
small businesses started by entrepreneurially minded individuals, many of whom go on to create big
businesses. People exposed to entrepreneurship frequently express that they have more opportunity to
exercise creative freedom, higher self esteem, and an overall greater sense of control over their own
lives. As a result, many experienced business people political leaders, economists, and educators
believe that fostering a robust entrepreneurial culture will maximize individual and collective
economic and social success on a local, national, and global scale. It is with this in mind that we
decided to inspire our students to succeed in an entrepreneurial economy.
Our Speakers are from varied fields and it is a daylong event -
Madan Padaki
Co-founder, CEO & Managing Director, Head Held High Services
Madan Padaki is the Co-founder, CEO & Managing Director of Head Held High Services, a rural access
accelerator that unleashes the power of the Ruban (a term for the neo rural-urbans) by providing career
access to youth, business access to entrepreneurs and market access to corporates. Started as a foundation
in 2008, Head Held High trains rural youth, transforming them to be knowledge workers in record times and
enabling careers in the rural areas itself. This has won several awards, including the CNN IBN Real Heroes
Award, 2011, Global Sourcing Council Award 2011, Finalist at Mahindra Rise 2012, etc.
An engineer from NIE Mysore and an MBA from SPJIMR, Mumbai, Madan had worked with Wipro, Infosys
and Mphasis (Japan) – before being bitten by the entrepreneurial bug in 2000 when he co-founded MeritTrac –
as a pioneering idea in skills assessments. Currently, MeritTrac is India’s Largest Skills Assessment company.
He is also on the Governing Council of TiE Bangalore, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Karnataka and
is a founding Partner of Social Venture Partners, Bangalore.
Shailaja D Sharma, Director , Entrepreneur Support , NEN
Shailaja D Sharma is a Ph.D. in Mathematics from IIT Bombay. She studied Statistics and Operations Research
at the Masters' level, also from the same institution.
Shailaja started her career in the social sector, with the World Bank, in 1991, as a statistician, on the national-
scale District Primary Education Programme. After ten years in the social sector, she moved into the corporate
sector, and spent over 12 years at Royal Dutch Shell, where she looked after alternative energy initiatives,
sustainable development and corporate affairs. Since 2013, Shailaja has been with NEN.
In her current role, Shailaja seeks to scale up entrepreneurship, via mentoring, connects and policy initiatives.
Mala Mary Martina a.k.a Mcube
Serial Entrepreneur | Designer | Education Architect | Trainer | Coach
Kavya Gowda
"Kavya Gowda works as the Program Manager for Social Business Strategy at IBM';s Global Marketing
Center. She has been a passionate public speaker since the age of 9. She is a Toastmaster since 2004. She is the
District Public Relations officer for Karnataka and Kerala and is also the Toastmasters International
Ambassador. She believes that the world revolves around the simple power of words. And that is her
indispensable weapon".
Pankaj Khabiya- Social Entrepreneur
Qualification: B.Com April 2008
From June 2008 he worked in the Family business of textiles to understand all the aspects of running a business -
sales, marketing, finance etc.
Discontinued the family business in June 2010 to pursue my passion of giving Leather-free products to the world
and went on to do R&D from July 2010 to October 2012.
Started the first store in Bangalore on November 11 2012 which gives leather free shoes, belts and wallets, and
the brand launch for the same was done on 15th August 2013, When ETHIK was announced to the world.
Anita Khabiya, Eka,
Montessori House of Children.
Qualification: B.E (Chemical) June 2005. Worked as Process Engineer at M J Associates Feb 2006
to Feb 2008. Resigned to join NNE Pharmaplan. Worked as Design Engineer at NNE Pharmaplan
Feb 2008 to June 2009 . Was involved in various projects for many Pharmaceutical companies such
as M/s Cipla Pvt. Ltd., M/s Nicholas Piramal India Ltd., Mumbai.
Resigned to pursueher dreams. Did a 1 yr Diploma Montessori course from Indian Montessori
Centre June 2009 to April 2010 . Worked at Growing Wonders Montessori House of Children June
2010 to Dec 2012. Started her First Montessori House of Children EKA – on 11th May 2014
Nakul Patel – Founder , Motor Chronicles
Motor Chronicles is an automotive travel, media & services company based out of Bangalore, who believe
in traversing the path less travelled. The company offers customized unique adventure tours for the
automobile enthusiast irrespective of the kind & class of vehicle. They also offer media services to
automobile companies, that range from conceptualization to execution of televised shows, launches, events
& customer engagement programs. Along side travel and media, the company also offers concept designing
& customization services.
Swetha Kurada- Founder , Desserted
Swetha Kurada is a PGDM graduate from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. With an
undergraduate degree in Finance, she was an Investment banking analyst for 6 years before she went to train
for Pastisserie from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She now runs a bakery/restaurant opposite Mount Carmel
college called Desserted.
Jennifer Pinto, Co-Partner , Open spaces
Open Spaces is an activity center for children, parents and families. The idea of Open Spaces is to create a
space for children, parents and families to come and learn, explore & grow to become whole people. In
today's scenario, there is a lot of stress for parents which gets passed on to the children. In addition to that, the
children have a lot of stress from studies and school and we see a lot of performance related issues and
emotional imbalances in them.
The aim of Open Spaces is to give the children a chance and place to do art, dance, theater & other
recreational activities to encourage their creativity and make them happy! Similarly, for parents there is a
place where they can relax and enjoy the company of other parents via the Parent's Club. There are also
Parenting Workshops from time to time.
Rashi &Ritu Aggarwal – Founders ,pSi Personality Assessments
The idea of their business is to provide psychometric assessment services in the corporate arena which serve a
gamut of human resource management issues. The assessment interventions have widespread applications
including employee development, training needs analysis, leadership development, succession planning,
placement, mental health and interpersonal issues.
Danish Sait –
In 2009 Danish started his career as a Radio Jockey. Today he works with Fever 104 FM Bangalore, and popular
for his Radio Prank Show. Danish graduated with a degree in visual communication from Coimbatore. Later he
had worked with an event management firm. He got a VISA and a ticket for an interview from a Radio station.
Danish got the basics of Jockeying while hosting a "breakfast show" in Bahrain. He learned the international
accents of the medium by listening to the internet radio stations from all over the world.
2015-16
Entrepreneurship Cell
18th Feb,2016
Topic : Alternate Career Choices
Resource Person : Ms. Sumukhi Suresh
Industry : Entertainment
Raised in Nagpur, Sumukhi calls herself a confused Tamalayali who was the bullied fat child in school. Into
theatre since 2006, she first started experimenting during her graduation days in Chennai. Her journey with
comedy began as an improv performer, then sketch comedy and finally into standup comedy.
From a five minute monologue as Shrek for a college event to her first commercial play ‘Retell’ to a
compilation of six short stories by Satyajit Ray and Ismat Chughtai, where she played the role of an 80-year
old quirky Afghani traveller, all these exdperiences made her realise that she was not awkward playing any
role, and could work as a comedian.
Her advice to those who want to do things but have stage fright, she says - “Take the step; make a fool out
of yourself, do it for yourself, it is liberating after that! Do it now!” “Stage fright is the best thing for any
performer.. Start believing that you might just have it in you to be the funny one!”
Entrepreneurship Cell
Date :
Resource Person : Mr. Aswin Dange ,CEO, Sweet N Swirl
Topic : Startup Day 2016
Industry : Food
ASHWIN DANGE: Ashwin Dange is a computer science engineer from NIE, Mysore.
Away from the social web, he is an entrepreneur eking his way out in the murky yet exciting world of
business. He owns a chain of six ice-cream stores called Sweet 'n' Swirl Ice-creams. A brand
envisioned from the ground up to be able to be the most innovate ice-cream brand in theworld.
Extremely passionate about innovation and leadership, he is also the chief evangelist of a Continuous
Customer Satisfaction Improvement Tech-Startup called digiPulse.in. With a rock-star team of
developers, designers and innovators on board, digiPulse.in intends to change the way traditional
businesses listen to their customers. The team at digiPulse.in is truly out to change the world of
business as we know it.
He is also the chief ideator of a tech startup yet in stealth mode called ColHabit a Collaborative Habit
Formation Startup. This he believes will be the solution that will change people's lives for the better.
"We are a result of our habits and not of our goals." is at the crux of ColHabit.
Away from entrepreneurship and innovation, Ashwin is a voracious reader and a social entrepreneur
at heart. He is the founder of an NGO named Calendars for a Cause! that has helped crowd source
funding towards the alleviation of problems at schools in Mysore. He is also one of the proud founders
of an entrepreneurship organization named Onyx that promotes entrepreneurship among young college
students. Onyx has gone on to launch over a dozen startups and has also won umpteen national awards.
Ashwin acknowledged the crowd by going through his entrepreneurial experience of highs and lows.
He presented a motivated talk about how to face the various problems one faces in his journey.
2016-17 Design Thinking Workshop-How to inspire Creativity & be a D-Thinker
- Date : 19th of July 2016 Resource Person : Mr. Saveen Hegde
Design Thinking is revolutionizing the worlds of business and governance and is now considered the gold
standard for providing truly user-centered outcomes.
Whether you own an organisation or are a part of it, you constantly need to generate, embrace, and execute new
ideas. That takes creativity and a creatively capable workforce. It’s the secret sauce that makes you competent.
Without it, no matter how big or efficient your organization or work maybe, it simply fades into insignificance.
The principles and processes of Design Thinking help create holistic, sustainable solutions with a focus that’s
customer centric. A Design Thinker approaches problem solving from the point of view of the end user &
develops a deep understanding of unmet needs of the end user.
The first session of the Design Thinking Workshop was conducted by Mr.Saveen Hegde, Director of UNBOX
on the 19th of July 2016. The aim was to enable a perfect balance between art and business, chaos and structure,
work and play in future endeavors. The workshop also placed an emphasis on teamwork and all activities were
conducted in groups. The thinking process was divided into four stages: the What Is stage, the What If stage,
the What WOWs stage, and the What Works stage.
The What Is stage involved understanding the customer’s mindset through milestones and journey maps.
Journey mapping is like a chronological representation of all the major events or milestones that take place in
the process of an activity. For example, a customer's act of buying a product online might involve milestones
like the customer turning on the wifi, followed by turning on their laptop or mobile phone, searching for the
website, setting filters to show the products the customer is interested in, adding products to the shopping cart
so on and so forth until the purchase is complete. After this, the milestones that cause happiness and anxiety
can be identified as well as the degree of happiness or anxiety caused at each one.
At the What If stage, the objective was to minimise the level of anxiety and increase the happiness caused by
each milestone. Each group brainstormed for ideas, even making mind maps. Using the previous example, some
of the most anxious moments of purchasing online could be while searching for a particular product. The
possibility of the product being out of stock or outside the customer’s price range could cause displeasure.
Brainstorming would generate ideas to improve the online shopping experience. At the What If stage there
should be no restrictions when coming up with ideas, anything that comes to mind should be written down.
The third stage is the What WOWs stage. In this stage, assumptions are broken and prototypes based on
promising ideas are developed. These prototypes can be taken to customers to test their response. This will help
understand or improve the ideas further.
Finally, the fourth stage is What Works, where all the ideas are sifted through and the idea that is most practical
and achievable based on resources available, time and money/capital available. The ideas left at the end are
viable options for the organization. Additionally, they are highly likely to succeed as the primary focus of this
thinking process is the end customer.
Entrepreneurship Cell
Date : 12th August , 2016
Resource Person : Mr. Saveen Hegde, Unbox2learn
Topic : International Youth Day
Industry : Corporate Training / Consulting
International Youth Day 2016 Programme
Mount Carmel College, Autonomous 58, Palace Road, Palace Road, Bangalore – 560052 played host
to the International Youth day festival which was jointly organized by –RAJIV GANDHI
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT(Institution of National Importance by the
Act of Parliament No. 35/2012), Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India,
Sriperumbudur – 602 105, Tamil Nadu.
Objectives of the Activity
Recent decades have witnessed significant advances in terms of human development, but deep challenges
remain. Progress has been uneven, with many young people across the country still experiencing interlocked
forms of discrimination, high levels of poverty, and limited access to health systems, educational opportunities,
and decent jobs. Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activities and the numerous start-ups that have emerged
in India during recent times have immensely helped in generation of employment opportunities, improvement
in the standard of living and a balanced regional growth.
Proceedings of the Activity
This being said, the Chief guest for this celebration of the International youth day, was none other than Mr.
Saveen Hegde, Creative Leadership Specialist and Director of UNBOX ,who spoke about the importance, of
giving ideas a chance to develop into great ventures, and to jump at every opportunity being thrown at you, by
becoming the player and not the spectator.
The day’s events flagged off with a marathon, after which a panel discussion, titled and themed “ The Road
less travelled” was conducted, with panelists of entrepreneurs from varied fields. We had the honor to
have four dynamic people, Dr. Aaron Punnen, an actor and a medical professional. Ms. Mala Mary
Martina, CEO of I love Mondays & Co-founder of IQstudios. Dr. Naveen Thomas, currently leading
Headstreams, an organization that works on promoting human development through play. And, Mr.
Sudarshan Metla, founder of Placeoforigin.in- a one stop store for specialty food from across India. All
of them have ventured into unchartered paths in their own little ways, stepping out to create a big difference in
making a difference in generating employment thus eradicating significant levels of poverty in India. They
shared their stories as to the challenges they faced, experiences gained, lives touched on the road they have so
boldly embraced where many have feared to tread.
The day ended with a competition called ‘Minute to Win it’ on how you would eradicate poverty .It truly was
an eventful day.
Since the college in question is a women’s college. Number of students participated were 400
female students.
There were a total Number of 6 resource persons who have already been mentioned before
Highlights of the students’ participation -
At the end of the day the students were an extremely motivated group as the Chief guest Mr. Saveen Hegde,
Creative Leadership Specialist and Director of UNBOX ,had made a huge impact about the importance, of
giving ideas a chance to develop into great ventures, and to jump at every opportunity being thrown at you, by
becoming the player and not the mere spectators.
Learning outcomes of the Activity
An insight into the role of entrepreneurship in job creation, income generation and empowerment, and
poverty reduction in low-income economies. Having provided a conceptual framework and the
theoretical underpinnings of the linkages of entrepreneurship to job creation, income empowerment
and poverty reduction from an economic perspective, the paper develops an entrepreneurial policy-
relevant model for breaking the vicious cycle of poverty which has predominantly characterised low-
income economies.
“SPURTHI”
A ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON “EMPOWERING EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP”
ORGANIZED BY MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE, AUTONOMOUS AND SPONSORED BY NATIONAL
ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL [NAAC] , 24.01.2017
A Report
“SPURTHI”- A one day workshop on “empowering employability through entrepreneurship” was Organized
by Mount Carmel College, autonomous on 24th January 2017, and sponsored by National Assessment and
Accreditation Council [NAAC].
The aim of the workshop was to enrich the students’ knowledge and awareness on entrepreneurship, there by
empowering the employability through entrepreneurship. The specific objectives of the workshop were---
To induce the concept of entrepreneurship and its opportunities in India.
To acquaint the students with the need and latest trends of entrepreneurship.
To equip the students to take interest in entrepreneurship by developing/inculcating skills, viz.,
conceptual, Technical & Analytical, Human Relations, Managerial, Project management, Risk taking
etc.
To demonstrate the journey of entrepreneurs through examples/ventures undertaken by startup
entrepreneurs.
To give an opportunity for the students to explore the world of entrepreneurship through active
participation and interaction with the panel members.
The participants for the workshop included faculty/deans of different departments of MCC and 200 Students
(boys and girls) /faculty members from both rural as well as urban Colleges (13 Nos) viz., Govt. College for
Women, Old M C Road, Maddur, Dist.: Mandya; Sri Kongadiyappa College, Dodballapur; Govt. First Grade
College, Ramanagara; Govt.First Grade College, Anekal; Kuvempu First Grade College Kengal-Channaptna,
Ramangar; Govt.FirstGradeCollege, Hoskote, Bangalore Rural; Govt. College for Women, Kolar; AES
National College, Gauribidanur; RBANMS College, Bengaluru; Mount Carmel College, Autonomous,
Bengaluru; Government Arts College, Bengaluru; Government First Grade College, KR Puram, Bengaluru;
MLA First Grade College for Women, Bengaluru.
The workshop began with the welcome speech by Dr. Suma Singh, HoD of dept. of Economics, MCC. It was
followed by the opening remarks by Principal of MCC Dr. Sr. Arpana. She emphasized on the goal of the
workshop , that is , to create job creators and not job seekers. A true entrepreneur is a doer and not just a dreamer
and she illustrated this with a story by concluding that the moral of the story is to be an entrepreneur, who is
creative and innovative.
The Keynote speech was delivered by Mr.Asgar Ahmed, Director, National Entrepreneurship Network,
who spoke about entrepreneurship in great detail. He said that the entrepreneurs and leaders are made. People's
life experience help others to create change in the world, try to look at problems as opportunities. We must
always be self-motivated. Bangalore is considered as the start-up capital of the world. Every year Bangalore has
2000 start-ups. Every month India injects one million of its population into the work force that makes twelve
million every year, so its important for India to have that much jobs to employ her people. Skills that are required
to be an entrepreneur are, firstly Good communication and secondly soft skills thirdly entrepreneurial skills that
is to think creatively, lastly one has to get out of the comfort zone of oneself. Mr. AgsarAhmed informed the
gathering regarding NEN. Wadhwani Foundation established the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN)in
2003. The highlights of the talk included NEN's activities such as Access to Mentors, Access to Funds, Tools
for Growth, Student Entrepreneurship Development, Access to learning resources and workshops on
various aspects of entrepreneurship. He remarked that anyone can be an entrepreneur, irrespective of his/her
background as today’s world is full of opportunities and urged students to go ahead and seize it. He concluded
his speech by urging students to have a path breaking idea and work on it which benefits the society at large
and also maximize wealth.
The next speaker for the session was Dr. B.S.Madhukar , Adviser NAAC. He emphasized that Risk taking is
one of the important aspects of entrepreneurship. Today’s world is a globalized world and entrepreneurs have
to embrace relevant technology to have innovative ideas and In the next couple of years India will need 70-80
percent of jobs. In this context it is imperative for Indians to provide jobs than to seek jobs.
Session 2 started with the talk by Mr. R. Suresh, MD, Talentine Consulting on “Importance of
entrepreneurship”. He enthralled the audience by citing examples on --the Seven steps to entrepreneurship,
Magic of business, How countries flourish, Business ethics, Entrepreneurship - Global Scenario; Indian
Scenario; Innovative trends in Entrepreneurship and about Sustainable development. He concluded that the
secrets to be successful in any business is that business should be valuable to the customer, hard to imitate,
rare, and should be non-substitutable.
The next speaker in the series was Ms. Mala Mary Martina, founder of “I love Mondays”. She spoke on the
importance of entrepreneurship . Since the times are changing fast, every year out of 15,00000 job seekers ,
only 2,00000 people get jobs and in a few years about 50 crore jobs must be created. Entrepreneurship is risky
but if one wants to bring change in peoples life, identifying opportunities and providing employment to others,
one can add value to people’s lives.
The third speaker of the session was Mr. Saveen S. Hegde,Director,” Unbox To Learn”. He highlighted the
importance of latest trends of startup companies in India. With approximately 3,100 startups, India has become
the 3rd fastest growing startup environment in the world, trailing only behind the U.S. and U.K. A spurt in the
number of Startups in our country is resultant of the fact that Indians have now gained the confidence to chase
their own dreams and work on them becoming a reality as opposed to being appointed to make someone else’s.
He addressed the gathering of how we should look at problems. He asked the audience to think that all problems
are opportunities, have a vision, add value to your product or service this will help business to grow.
Session 3 of the workshop comprised of a Panel Discussion on “Entrepreneur Opportunities Across Various
Sectors” where in each speaker was allowed to speak about his/her own venture and later answered the
questions posed by the audience. The speakers were Mr. Mahantesh, Founder of “Keenkite IT solutions pvt
ltd.,” Ms. Swati Bondia, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of “Enrich Solutions” and Michelle
Vaz, co-founder of “Harbor the Human Connect.” The session was moderated by Prof. Sumita Kumar,
Co-ordinator, Entrepreneurship Cell, MCC. The discussion was on topics like wonders of leadership,
purpose of life, living the passion and personal achievements. The session was a huge success with the active
participation of students. The out come of the panel discussion was “Inspire and get inspired. Change and lead
change in others. Learn and share your life's lessons. Build and help build India through Enterprise .Discover
India and a new Indian inside you .All outside the comfort of your homes, in a moving train across India ” as
highlighted by Jagriti Yatra- a journey before the Journey.
The fourth and final session of the workshop was moderated by Ms. Bhoomika, Sr.Consultant, National –
Entrepreneurship Network, by conducting an activity on “ ideation” wherein about 150 students actively
participated. Ten groups (15 students in each group) were asked to generate ideas based on Times of India
News within a time frame of 15 mins and the highest ideas generating group was awarded a prize. The workshop
concluded with the valedictory session and was attended by Mr. Subarao, Academic Consultant, NAAC ,
Dr. Madhukar, ------- Mr. Lakshman, Public Relations Officer,NAAC , Mr. Asgar Ahmed,- Director,
National Entrepreneurship Network, and Dr. S. Ramesh, Dean, PG Dept of Commerce and Management.
The speakers- Mr. Subarao thanked Mount Carmel College for its support and coordination, Mr. Madukar
motivated students not to give up on their dreams. Dean Dr. S. Ramesh said that the workshop has converted
Carmelites to focus on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, and finished his speech with a motivating story; the
take away from the story was to look at problems as opportunities.
Participation Certificates were distributed to the students from various colleges. Students were invited to speak
about what they learnt from the workshop and also feedback has been collected from each student. The
workshop concluded with the Vote of thanks by Mr. Anil Kumar.
The overall takeaway message from the workshop for the audience was that when people want to develop new
ideas, they most often think out of the box in the brainstorming or divergent phase. However, when it comes to
convergence, people often end up picking ideas that are most familiar to them. This is called a ‘creative paradox’
or a ‘creadox’. Ideation is the creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas, where
an idea is understood as a basic element of thought that can be visual, concrete, or abstract. Ideation comprises
all stages of a thought cycle, from innovation, to development, to actualization. The students’ active
participation in the Brainstorming session could induce the Ideation in an efficient and effective way. Further
Ideation sessions can indeed be conducted in a multitude of ways that best suit the facilitator and the receiving
teams. Finally success resides in the essentials covered in the workshop by the eminent speakers and their
skillful application.
Entrepreneurship Cell
Date : 16th – 18th February, 2017
Resource Person : Mr. Saveen Hegde & Mr. Pramod G.C
Topic : Life Skills
Industry : Corporate Trainers /Consulting
Enhancing Life Skills- 16-18 February 2017
Jointly organized by RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (Institution
of National Importance by the Act of Parliament No. 35/2012), Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government
of India, Sriperumbudur – 602 105, Tamil Nadu.
This three day workshop had 100 participants from 5 colleges and APD (Association for Physically Disabled).
The program went as follows -
Enhancing Life Skills
16th-18th February 2017
Session Plan
Day 1 - 16th February 2017 Trainer: Pramod G. C.
Time Session
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 11:00 Getting to know each other
11:00 – 11:15 Tea Break
11:15 – 13:00 Objectives of the workshop
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:30 Life skills- Concepts
15:30 Tea & Biscuits
Day 2 – 17th February 2017 Trainer: Pramod G. C.
Time Session
9:30 – 11:00 Self-awareness and empathy
11:00 – 11:15 Tea Break
11:15 – 13:00 Effective communication & Interpersonal Relationships
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:30 Coping with emotions and stress
15:30 Tea & Biscuits
Day 3 – 18th February 2017 Trainer: Pramod G. C.
Time Session
9:30 – 11:00 Problem solving
11:00 – 11:15 Tea Break
11:15 – 13:00 Decision making
13:00 – 13:45 LUNCH BREAK
Trainer: Saveen S. Hegde
Time Session
13:45 – 15:30 Creative thinking and Critical Thinking
15:30 – 16:00 Certificate Distribution
16:00 – 16:30 Tea & Cup cakes
2017-18 Workshop Topic : EXTROVERSION AND INTROVERSION - For a Better Tomorrow-
Resource Person : Mr. Mohsin Khan-30th November, 2017
The workshop started at 1.50pm, it was a workshop conducted by Skills co. the facilitator/ founder
Mr.Mohsin Khan. He began with explaining the personality types of people: extroverts and
introverts, and moved onto the behavior patterns of extroverts and introverts.
He concluded with combining the two personality types and stated that people actually balance
between being introverts and extroverts. He stated that everyone are ambiverts and simply react to
situation that each individual faces. 50 people attended the workshop, it was a free workshop
conducted by Skills Co.
Date : 18th December,2017 Resource Person : Mr. Mohsin Khan Workshop : How to Start a Startup
Took place on 18th December 2017 , 30 people attended the workshops.
Workshop started at 1.20pm, the facilitator started with examples of startups. And started a
discussion on startups. Next he began to go through a list of “the best startups” that currently exist
in India. And went onto differentiate between a businessman and entrepreneur. Businessmen are
interested in profits and finance while entrepreneurs innovate and aim to change the world.
Talked a lot about how entrepreneurs identify problems and solve them.
The steps to start a Start-up- begins with Idea Generation, finding a co-founder, starting the
company, forming a team, understanding the legalities, gathering finance, undertaking marketing,
and following through operations.
CEO has 5 jobs, setting the vision, raising money,planning, hire and manage, make sure the entire
company executes.
Ended with some funny facts about entrepreneurship, and time for participants to make their own
business plan. Ended at 4.00 pm.
Date : 12th February,2018 Workshop : Emotional Intelligence Resource Person : Potters Wheel
Your subconscious mind is subjective. It does not think or reason independently; it merely obeys
the commands it receives from your conscious mind. Just as your conscious mind can be thought
of as the gardener, planting seeds, your subconscious mind can be thought of as the garden, or
fertile soil, in which the seeds germinate and grow. Below are a few quotes highlighting the power
of the subconscious mind. Use these quotes to elevate your thinking and your life to a new level.
In the words of Napoleon Hill - “The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is
because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind.”
With this in mind this workshop was organised.
The workshop started precisely at 1:10PM in VC room, as students eagerly waited for the suspense
to be lifted. Mr. Suhas Kumar the CEO and founder of Potter’s Wheel gave sincere and warm
introduction about the speaker Mr. Srinivasachar Mulugund.
The workshop started with a question “What is the meaning of subconscious?” leaving students
to ponder the answer in stunned silence. The facilitator Mr Srinivas wasted no time in enlightening
students about the benefit of the workshop.
He stated the differences between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind, mentioning
that the conscious mind is the master of subconscious mind. Moving on to teach participants the
5 methods to enhance the power of subconscious mind.
The first one-
Visualisationwas followed by an activity - to divide a piece of paper into two vertical columns,
label the left column Self Image and label the right column visualisation, then list three traits in
the left column what they would want to become. In the right column list scenarios of what they
would be doing providedthey had that type of personality. This session lasted longer than the
others since students began interacting more and more. He instructed that visualisation helps give
goals to the subconscious mind thereby helping toachieve these goalswith ease.
The second step –
Goal Setting and making a blueprint ofgoals.
The Third step-
Affirmationwhere students listened to an audio of positive affirmations, with explanations
regarding how it affects life. To which everyone nodded their heads in understanding.
The fourth step-
Mindful Living and how it is important to achieve anything they desire.
Last step was positive self-talk and its effectiveness in re programing the sub conscious mind. The
workshop ended with feedback from students. Each stating that the workshop gave them more
than they would have expected and took away more value than they thought possible. Each of
them promising to themselves to incorporate these lessons in their lives.
Date : 12th February,2018 Topic : Tap the power of Subconscious Mind
Resource Person : Potters Wheel
Emotional intelligence can be the most potent weapon in our armoury. It helps boost our self-
awareness, self-control, motivation, empathy, and social skills, all of which help us become much
better leaders.
Mr Suhas Kumar Co-Founder of Potter’s Wheel Began the session by ceremoniously introducing
the two trainers for that day – Mr. Srinivasachar Mulugund and Mr. Moses.
The session began with Mr. Moses introducing himself and encouraging students to do the same
but also enact any type of emotion. Mr. Moses Then went on to explain the differences between EQ
and IQ followed by the objectives of the workshop.
The session commenced with an introductory Ice Breaker video on Emotional Quotient.
Each participant was then given time to speak about a situation during which they were emotionally
hijacked.
Each participant was asked to fill out a questionnaire to test their emotional intelligence covering
the parameters of –
Self-awareness – Is the ability to recognise what you are feeling, to understand your habitual
emotional responses to events and to recognise how your emotions affect your behaviour and
performance. When you are self-aware, you see yourself as others see you, and have a good sense
of your own abilities and current limitations
Managing Emotions- The ability to stay focused and think clearly even when experiencing
powerful emotion. Being able to manage your own emotional state is essential for taking
responsibility for your actions, and can save you from hasty decisions that you later regret.
Motivating oneself- The ability to use your deepest emotions to move and guide you towards your
goals. This ability enables you to take the initiative and to persevere in the face of obstacles and
setbacks
Empathy- The ability to sense, understand and respond to what other people are feeling, Self-
awareness is essential to having empathy with others. If you are not aware of your own emotions,
you will not be able to read the emotions of others.
Social Skill- The ability to manage, influence and inspire emotions in others. Being able to handle
emotions in relationships and being able to influence and inspire others are essential foundation
skills for successful team work and leadership.
Based on the test scores with half the participants requiring to give a little attention to some
parameters, the facilitator Mr. Srinivas explained what emotional intelligence is and how important
it is in the workplace. Since it is a part of how people interact with each other – the most important
part of any relationship is Accepting, Adjusting and Appreciating the qualities of other people.
These three things are the key to the success of any relationship. It is possible to build a relationship
with anyone no matter the differences between them.
A second activity to test the level of assertiveness and responsiveness that each participant has to
understand the kind of style their social interaction has. They could be any of the four – Analytical,
Driver, Expressive or Amiable. Mr Srinivas moved onto explain how these social styles could be
used for self-awareness in sales management and in interpersonal relationships
The workshop was very interactive; people explained how emotions have played a negative role in
their life but with this workshop they find it very useful for to understand why people feel certain
type of emotions. This workshop helped everyone learn more about themselves. The workshop
helped people understand what makes a relationship strong and last long for years. The session
closed with a video of Stephen R Covey 90 by 10 principle, that explained the importance of
responding to a situation instead of reacting to it. The difference being in understanding the
consequences of your actions.
Entrepreneurship Cell
Date : 12th February,2018
Mr Romil Turakhia, Speaker, Panelist and Published Author as well as one of the world’s
leading experts in Business Process Management and Enterprise Content Management. His
current venture is Candela Labs
Mr Pranab Singh, the CEO of Thought Mill Works Communication Pvt Ltd
Mr Shahan Sud, a social entrepreneur who founded “The Lakshya Programme”
Alumni of Mount Carmel College and Co-Founders of Plush Bengaluru, Nydile Ranganath
and Anmol Bajaj
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion – Live your entrepreneurial dream
No one ever said it was easy being an entrepreneur. Whether you're in the early stages of your
statrup, just secured funding for your startup or you are ready for product launch, there will always
be those three components when you ask yourself if this whole entrepreneur thing is worth it. Instead
of giving up and throwing-in the proverbial white towel, keep your head up and look up to stories
of inspiration to motivate you during those tough patches.
With this in mind , The second event that took place on Monday during MCC’s E-Week was a Panel
Discussion called “Live Your Entrepreneurial Dream”. It was held in the Mount Carmel Institute of
Management and started at 11:30 AM. There were five distinguished panelists for the day. Ms
Sumita Kumar, the Coordinator of the MCC E-Cell and an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Business Administration, was the moderator for the discussion. The panel began with the – My
Story Session where each panelist shared their entrepreneurial journey.
The first panelist to take the stage was –
Mr Pranab Singh, the CEO of Thought Mill Works Communication Pvt Ltd - a digital
marketing and advertising agency and the President of Daffodils Toastmasters Club in Bangalore.
Using experiences from his own life as examples, he showed the audience the importance of
consistent hard work when on the journey to success. As someone who started working at the age
of 10 and who had a business by the age of 17, he was able to show all the students how to chase
experiences while searching for goals. He reminded everyone that even though luck is a factor in
becoming successful, luck is the intersection of opportunity and preparedness, and that no amount
of luck will help if people are not prepared to seize the opportunities that they are given.
The second panelist to take the stage was-
Mr Shahan Sud, a social entrepreneur who founded “The Lakshya Programme”, a leadership
and job training initiative. As a young entrepreneur, he successfully connected with the audience of
college students. He explained how his experience of rejection early in his college days fuelled his
desire to change the existing systems of education. He told the audience that college will not prepare
people to everything, and that budding entrepreneurs must be willing to take risks in a changing job
space in order to stand out.
In the third slot were two panelists-
Alumni of Mount Carmel College and Co-Founders of Plush Bengaluru, Nydile Ranganath
and Anmol Bajaj. Just two years ago, both were familiar faces on campus, taking opportunities
that gave them valuable skills that helped them succeed in their venture. They reminded all the
students in the audience of the need to do something, because every business starts with people
taking initiative. They showed the audience how failures can be learning experiences, but inaction
does not benefit anyone. While plans can change and things can go wrong, they demonstrated the
need to try new things despite the challenges.
Mr Romil Turakhia was the final panelist. He is a Speaker, Panelist and Published Author as
well as one of the world’s leading experts in Business Process Management and Enterprise Content
Management. His current venture is Candela Labs, a highly successful producer of global enterprise
software products that has been operating for 20 years with customers in 15 countries. As an
experienced ‘serial entrepreneur’ who started four ventures, he generously shared his experiences
of both failure and success and how they helped him find his path to entrepreneurship. He told the
audience to use college years wisely, as they are a formative experience. He then showed everyone
how to find passion, create a vision from that passion and then create a business with that vision.
After this, Ms Sumita Kumar asked each of the panelists questions about the trials associated with
entrepreneurship. As the audience mainly comprised new business owners and aspiring future
entrepreneurs, the purpose of this question and answer session was to help prepare them to face the
challenges of taking risks. Some of the topics that came about through this session were the role of
parental supportand encouragement in success, whether colleges are able to prepare students
for competitive job environments, how to screen partners and how to proceed when a
partnership is not functioning correctly and the various ways in which entrepreneurship may
affect social relationships.
While some of the serious topics brought up during the discussion might have previously scared the
audience, all the students were motivated by how the panelists were able to face challenges and
succeed despite the odds. Therefore, rather than fear, the audience left the room with an enriched
understanding of life as an entrepreneur and felt prepared to take steps towards it.
Entrepreneurship Cell
Resource Person : Mr. Saveen Hegde , Design Thinking Specialist -14th February , 2018
Topic : Talk - UNBOX UR POTENTIAL
At 9 AM, the DJB auditorium was packed once again as MCC students gathered enthusiastically to
listen to a talk by Mr Saveen Hegde. He is a prominent creative leadership and design thinking
specialist, and all the students were waiting with bated breath to listen to him deliver words of
knowledge in his unmistakable, humorous fashion.
Natasha, a student of MCC took the stage as the emcee for the second time during MCC’s E-Week.
In the spirit of entrepreneurship, she reminded everyone that it is okay to fail and to take risks,
because every risk is a learning experience that can be used to reach success in the future. She then
introduced the speakers and the chief guests for the day.
Ms Sumita Kumar was next to address the audience. As the Coordinator for the MCC E-Cell, an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration and the supervisors of the
Incubation Centre, she is actively involved in all the campus activities related to business and
entrepreneurship. She inspires all the students, keeping everyone informed about events related to
entrepreneurship that are hosted by MCC and encouraging them to take leadership roles during
these events. For the benefit of new students and guests, she explained some of the entrepreneurship-
related activities that take place on campus including the Incubator, the campus company, Myriad,
and the sanitary pad unit. She spoke to the students the importance of becoming job providers rather
than just job seekers.
Next, another student, Sandra, introduced Mr Saveen Hegde and he took the stage. He walked the
audience through his early working life in an entertaining and engaging manner, showing them how
and why he felt trapped by the routine of a more conventional job. He also showed the audience the
importance of dedication and hard work, by telling the story of a worker at a factory. In his
inimitable way, he told us how important it was to be excited to learn.
As this talk was an interactive session, he asked the audience to come up with 6-word stories and
got them to utilize their powers of innovation. Then, he stunned the crowd with an escape act, during
which he was tied to a chair, but broke free of the knot in a matter of seconds. He reminded the
students that no matter how daunting a problem may seem, there is always a way out.
After that, he led the audience through another interactive exercise, asking them to identify
problems that were close to their hearts and suggest ways to solve them on a large scale. The whole
audience was in peals of laughter as he gave them advice in a witty, but supportive way. Finally, he
asked the students to stand up and laugh at each other. He used this as a metaphor for how there
will always be someone who ridicules any idea. He showed them how to not be discouraged by this,
and how to prevent themselves from discouraging other aspiring entrepreneurs. He ended the talk
by communicating the importance of finding the right channel for ideas.
As the talk came to an end, all the students left the audience feeling enriched by the experience. Mr
Saveen Hegde embodied his philosophy of “live, laugh, learn” perfectly as he was able to connect
with the students and draw out some viable business ideas from them, helping them on their way to
reach their full potential.
Resource Person : Mr. Deepak Justin , CEO. Deejays Inner Circle
Topic : Entrepreneurship, 12th February ,2018
At 9 AM, eager students poured the DJB auditorium to attend the Inaugural Address of MCC’s E-
Week. The speaker for the day was Mr Deepak Justin, a celebrated and highly sought after CEO,
Corporate Trainer, Film Maker and Motivational Speaker. All the students were eager to learn more
about entrepreneurship through the experiences of a speaker with such a varied and inspirational
portfolio.
After all the chief guests lit the lamp, Natasha introduced the speaker for the day, Mr Deepak Justin.
By leading us through several scenarios with both humor and a critical eye, he helped us understand
several aspects of being an entrepreneur that are not commonly discussed. He demonstrated how
the foundation of entrepreneurship should be solutions rather than just ideas and advocated organic
curiosity with respect to the ventures we take on. Most of all, he reminded us to always ask what
we can do for the world rather than solely focusing on what the world can do for us. As we saw
first-hand the struggles and accomplishments of several strong people with entrepreneurial mindsets
that were used as anecdotes in his speech, we were all truly inspired.
Annual Events
Start –Up Day @ Mount Carmel College - An Annual Event since 2009
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex
overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”- Mark Twain
The term “startup” has been bandied around with increasing frequency over the past few years to describe
scrappy young ventures, hip San Francisco apps and huge tech companies. But what is a startup, really?
A startup is a company working to solve a problem where the solution is not obvious and success is not
guaranteed.
Startup is a state of mind, It’s when people get into a highly paid job and are still making the explicit decision
to forgo stability in exchange for the promise of tremendous growth and the excitement of making immediate
impact.
Startup cultures are one of a kind, and they make great, immersive learning environments for students and
recent graduates. When it comes to internship programs, startups offer the chance to become a much-needed,
valuable addition to a team of go-getters.
Internships in a Start-up
Meaningful internships will help students gain confidence and make India's youth employable.
Practical experience is considered more important than theory in higher education. According to most
surveys, German graduates score the highest in employability skills in the world. We hope Indian surveys
will also throw up similar statistics within a decade or so.
Mount Carmel College & Its support to Start Up Companies
Mount Carmel College (MCC) in association with National Entrepreneurship Network has been organizing
Startup Day since the last four years and it has become a signature event for the college under the banner of
the Entrepreneurship cell.
This is a platform that brings together and facilitates interaction between start-ups looking to recruit fresh
talent, and fresh graduates who are looking forward to working with Start-ups. The students can get a real
time experience of working in Startup companies as this opportunity will provide them with great exposure
which will be highly beneficial for them in becoming future entrepreneurs.
A Start up is a Company which works towards solving a problem where the neither the solution nor the
success is guaranteed . The term start up goes beyond a company. The term is basically associated with a
business that is typically technology oriented and does have high growth potential .
Start ups have unique struggles especially in regard to financing mainly because investors are looking for
the highest potential return on Investment while balancing the associated risks. These Start ups are often
initially bank rolled by their entrepreneurial founders as they work towards developing a product or service
for which they believe there is a demand. However due to limited revenue and/ or high costs most of them
are not sustainable in the long term without additional funding from Venture Capitalists.
The Startup Day is an annual event which is regularly held for the last 8 years.
MEDC & The MCC Santhe Concept( Engaging the community since 2012)
The Entrepreneurship cell is committed to engaging with the community. This is done through the MEDC
and the MCC Santh .
The main aim of MEDC (Mentoring & Entrepreneurship Development Centre )
Vision of MEDC-
Aim to focus its attention on students entrepreneurial skills
To give holistic and professional approach to entrepreneurship
To mentor the start up entrepreneurs and provide a platform for their sustainability
Mission of MEDC-
• Initium aims to build a network of entrepreneurs
• With the developed networks- help to extend the support system toward economic and social
priorities
• Be instrumental in offering community entrepreneurs and student entreprneurs with business
consultancy and mentoring services and providing expertise to small and medium sized business
enterprises( MSMES)
Approach…….
• To set up the incubation and development centre for the outgoing students and startup companies
• To create awareness of entrepreneurship
• Conduct seminars and workshops in consultation with experts in related fields
• To provides the full-range of mentoring services like working on Business Plan & Business Models,
marketing Strategies and Financial planning and execution
Every year during E-Week the MEDC engages with community entrepreneurs in a different manner -
instead of having a workshop , there was a One-On –One Mentoring session .
However, connecting with community entrepreneurs is a Real big challenge we arranged for what we called
the MCC- Santhe .
What Is a SANTHE-
Santhe is perhaps the oldest congregation. It evolved in the early times when trade and transport had not
developed to a considerable extent.
The people of villages who had more than what was needed had to go in search of those who are willing and
having the things they want, in exchange for their wares.
Instead of going in search of those who would get their goods exchanged they began to assemble at a place
easily reachable by the people of the surrounding villages. The earliest santhe was thus born.
MCC Sante
The MCC Santhe saw the culmination of around 30 community entrepreneurs. Each entrepreneur deals with
exclusive and unique wares but having issues when trying to reach out to their customers.
Around 30 stalls were put up on the basketball court of MCC. The event was open to the public. We had a
potter, a jeweler, garments, accessories, tattoos , food , books , bags and what not. The campus never looked
so colorful before.
One-On –One Session
The campus boasts of two mentors trained by NEN and we conducted the One –on-One Mentoring session
with them.
The session proved ideal as none of them were deprived of their selling activity plus they were able to relate
to the questionnaire we provided them.
Nearly all of them confessed that these were questions they had never asked themselves.
On the whole the entire process proved extremely fruitful.
Walk the Talk – Initiated from year 2013
Every year students spend around 10 days with an Entrepreneur to learn about the Type of work that
is happening. On an average 100 Entrepreneurs are interviewed every year. This practice has enabled the
institution to maintain a database of entrepreneurs.
The following is a sample filled in questionnaire –
START UP- Walk The Talk
Name of the Start-up:
DIRA Tuitions
Domain:
.tbi
Location:
BANGALORE
Team:
Geetha Rai( Engineer)
Srinivas Charan (Engineer)
Ramesh Acharya (Engineer)
My Story:
1. How did the company start?
We 3 worked in various start-ups from Tiny Owl to flip kart to Craftsvilla to Walmart labs before coming
together and shared same ideas to start own start up.
2. What was the Idea behind the company?
We knew English but were not comfortable speaking it we all come from tier11 and 111 cities and found
that there were many like us who were not confident about carrying on a conversation in English.
3. What kind of support did they get?
We got the financial support by a loan from Karnataka bank and from our parents and relatives who trusted
in our in our start up.
4. Was their entry into the market at the correct time?
The entry into this field was difficult, we started with IA institute of technology and needed more
technical teachers and computers and other requirements which faced a great downfall when we started,
but we took it up as a challenge and converted it into a successful tuition and coaching classes.
5. Stage at which the company is at present?
At present, we have started 2 branches in Bangalore. We are having Trained teachers and required learning
instruments. There is an overall growth.
Value Proposition of the service/product: The unique value proposition is that we concentrate on various
teaching projects of poor people
Business Model : The Business plan is to expand the teaching by tying up with the government and
developing and improving the knowledge of poor people and expanding the teaching in all south states.
How was the capital raised :
Own capital: converted a part of a rental room into office.
Loan capital: loan from Karnataka bank
Product/service Problems:
Nature of the problem: The problem was to provide the best Quality of teaching and no proper technical
support.
How was the problem solved: I have learntthat no amount of technology innovation will work unless you
are able to solve the basic problem.
Questions you need to observe and answer:
1. Does the entrepreneur show the extraordinary drive, energy, passion, and
commitment to take on the tough task of starting a company? And do they appear
to have the ability to attract a first class team?
Yes, the entrepreneur is a go getter, His main motivation in his vision to create a
teaching platform to the poor people. He personally inspects all the aspects of his
project to ensure 100% quality.
2. Does the idea that he/she is working on come from an area that they know
extremely well and where they have a unique insight?
Yes, the entrepreneurs are having bachelor’s degree. They are also born and bought up
in Bangalore this gives them an edge over the competitors.
3. Is there strong enough motivation for the consumer to really want to use your
product/service?
Yes, there is strong motivation for the consumers who can use their services as they
provide the best teaching with cheap price and personal attention to everyone and more
advanced compared to their competitors.
4. Does this product/service adequately address the need (without introducing new
problems in the process of adoption)?
Yes, it adequately addresses the need as the requirement of various students is met and they are
provided with proper knowledge.
5. Is there long-term sustainable differentiation and barriers to entry?
No, there are no barriers to the enter into this field any person with the adequate knowledge in
this field can enter and start a business. Yes, there is sustainable long-term differentiation
because they provide development projects at the best price possible giving the best quality
which none of their competitors can achieve.
6. Specifically, most startups fail because it costs more to sell their product than
they are able to make from the sale. Comment on your observation.
Yes, at the beginning, the company faced a great downfall but now they are earning
normal profits. I do not think that this startup would fail, because they are providing
the service at the best price possible and giving the best quality.
It would also not affect their profits at large because they are keeping away the
competitors by rendering the service at reasonable prices
7. Lessons learnt & applied.
I learnt that, we can achieve any target just by accepting it as a challenge and by giving our best. It is also
possible by excellent teamwork and expertise knowledge.
Incubator (Functional since 1.5 years)
Incubator with state of the Art facilities for Start-up Companies
a) Kind of Incubation /Entrepreneur Support Centre
Physical Incubator
b) Domain of the Incubator
Business Incubator
c) Aim of setting up the Incubator
Provide an Entrepreneur Support System
d) Target Group :
Start-ups in the Tech and non-technical category
e) Objective : What do Entrepreneurs really want from an Incubator?
This is what we are providing to the incubatees-
Access to economical office space
Spirit to work along with other Entrepreneurs
Opportunity to meet investors
Get access to quality manpower
Access to experienced advisors
a. Incubatees :
Selection Procedure :
Set criteria / policy for selecting incubatees& application for pre-
incubatees (questionnaire)
Support two (2) alumni entrepreneur with Infrastructure, facilities on
campus (including providing students as interns) , enroll three (2) as
formal incubatees from the community
Support campus ventures
Conduct regular course and workshops by the trained faculties on various
topics.
b. Kind of Support provided to Incubatees
Infrastructure
Finance
Mentoring
Networking
c. Team & Service Providers – The incubator connects Entrepreneurs ,
Investors , Mentors , Trainers , Students & Faculty . The team has :
Industry Experts
Faculty
Investors
d. Resources – Incubation centre has the following set up and operation –
Space
Connectivity – Internet/Telephone /Electricity
Data Centre
Services – Maintenance , Security
Furnishings – Chair , Table, Cubicles , Storage Units
IT Infrastructure & Support – Software , LAN , Leased lines , Wi-Fi ,
Printer , Scanner , Copier etc
Startup Student Alumni Data 2013-2018
Name of the start up Nature of start up Year of commencement
Contact information of the promoters
Upcakes.in Patisserie 2015 [email protected]
Buttercup Cakes Patisserie 2015 [email protected]
Enigmatic Corner Gifiting solutions 2017 [email protected]
GITSU Photography Professional Photography 2018 [email protected]
i-Grow Home Decor Plants 2018 [email protected]
Stampit
Unique and personalized card maker 2018 [email protected]
Plush Florist 2016 [email protected]
LIL HAPPINESS Pastisserie 2015 [email protected]
Hospital For Souls E-commerce counseling platform 2015 [email protected]
Mediatrix Communications pvt ltd
Publishing ,content,editing and design services 2013 [email protected]
Radhika Chhabria Counselling/Life Skills / Art Therapist 2017 [email protected]
The Happy Calf Diary food 2017 [email protected]
Miracle Enterprises Microfinance 2016 [email protected]
Unclehelp Helping hand app 2018 [email protected]
Earthy Drops
Chemical free , natural & pure skincare products 2017 [email protected]
Celesty Art Work Art Work 2016 [email protected]
Jess Bakes Patisserie 2015 [email protected]
6YARDSILKS E-COMMERCE 2016 [email protected]
Dessert Station Baked Goods 2015 [email protected]
Glitter Hands Customized Handmade items 2018 [email protected]
Myriad (Campus Company) Campus Company 2013 [email protected]
Nature's Nest Punjabis Sweets and Savories 2012 [email protected]
metcraf Art & Decor 2016 [email protected]
FLAVOURBOX FOOD INDUSTRY 2016 [email protected]
BodyCafé organic products 2016 [email protected]
POOJA DANGARLE MAKEUP AND HAIR MAKEUP 2016 [email protected]
Jingle Bakes Patisserie 2018 [email protected]
sowmya_yogalaya Yoga Centre 2018 [email protected]
Mritika Ornanics & Millet 2016 [email protected]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL
MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE
BANGALORE
Campus Company – Care Plus +( 2010 -2015)
With women empowerment being one of the primary objectives of Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, the
Entrepreneurship Cell of M.C.C aims to set up a small manufacturing unit of sanitary napkins. It was
proposed that the sanitary pad manufacturing unit will be managed by the faculty and students of the college
and provide employment opportunities to economically backward women and students after providing them
with quality training.
Objectives:
The unhygienic methods used by several low income group women may lead to fungal infection and may
sometime worsen to uterus cancer. Even if they are aware of use sanitary napkin the cost of the napkins
manufactured by multinationals are affordable. In this situation with this mini sanitary napkin unit, napkins
can be manufactured at low costs (50%less) without compromising the quality of the napkin. Thus napkins
manufactured on this low cost unit are easily saleable in rural areas also. Thisis a boon for women self help
groups and women entrepreneurs in rural and urban areas.
Hence the objective of pursuing this project is to
To Provide low cost sanitary napkins for women and to improve their hygiene levels
To provide employment opportunity for economically backward women and students after
providing them with quality training.
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER:
The machines will be provided by Jayashree Industries, Coimbatore. We will have the added advantage of
the supplying company installing the machines and providing the raw materials
PRODUCTION PLAN
The low cost mini sanitary napkin manufacturing machine, a revolutionary concept among the high
cost complicated machines now in use, will be of immense benefit to ladies SHGs and aspiring
women entrepreneurs. In this machine, wood fiber (raw material) is defibrated, core formed and
sealed with soft touch sensitive heat control, giving the final shape of the napkins. The machine
requires single phase electricity for 1HP drive, can be accommodated in a space of 3.5 meters X 3.5
meters and will produce 2 napkins per minute. The sanitary napkins made out of this machine were
distributed on trial basis among women who are used to other expensive napkins available in the
market. The feedback from them has been extremely satisfactory, many of them expressing the
opinion that they did not find any difference.
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