World Entrepreneurship Day
Contact for E-Cell
- Email: timsr.tcci@thakureducation.org
- Faculty-In-Charge: Mr. Gunwant Awasthi
Initiative was taken to invite and felicitate Alum entrepreneurs of all the Institutes. The Alums also shared their journey with the audience. The guest for the event Mr. Nilesh Lele, President at Chamber for Advancement of Small & Medium Businesses discussed on the topic “Building Blocks of Entrepreneurial Venture”. The speaker spoke about taping and doing due diligence in viewing opportunities. The event concluded with awarding the winners of “Business Venture Vault” organized by the group on 27th July, 2024. Overall, the event was a huge success and has created learning opportunities for future entrepreneurs.
IIC Innovator Summit on IPR, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
TIMSR’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell (TCEI), in association with TEG, organized an Innovator Summit for internal faculty members and external IIC members from colleges across the Western region. The event was held on August 09, 2024, at the TCET Seminar Hall.
The chief resource person for the session was Mr. Umesh Rathod, IIC WRO Zonal Coordinator. Other distinguished dignitaries included Mr. Mayur Sejpal, Managing Partner at S.M. Mehta Capital Advisors; Mr. Dyneshwar Kamble, Business Cluster – Gen AI Governance and IP Lead at Tata Consultancy Services; and Mr. Nilesh Vohra, Head IT/CTO, Enterprise Leader & Consulting Partner (CIO Advisory & Transformation) at Infollion Research Services.
The session featured interactive discussions and presentations led by the Chief Coordinator and the guest speakers. This was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Umesh Rathod.
The session was highly insightful and well-received by all participants, both internal and external. It concluded with a formal vote of thanks.
A post-event open forum provided an opportunity for one-on-one interactions between the guests and the audience, fostering further engagement and dialogue. The event officially ended with a final vote of thanks.
Business Plan Competition- Business Venture Vault
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research (TIMSR) under the banner of TEG- Thakur Education Group, co-partnered with TCET, TSAP, TGBS& TIMSCDR organised a National level Business Plan Competition- Business Venture Vault, for young entrepreneurs, wherein the students of MMS, Semester-II (Batch 2023-2025) participated along with their groups.
The competition was organised in 2 Levels.
Round 1- Screening – 18th July 2024 – Online Mode
Round 2- Studio – 26th July 2024- Offline Mode
For Round 1, we received registration from 43 teams across India and their Business Ideas were presented on 18th July 2024. Evaluation and screening were done based on: Uniqueness Innovativeness and Feasibility, by Alumni in online mode.
The Alumni were-
1. Mr. Jatin Rai – TCET
2. Mr. Siddharth Jain – TGBS
3. Ms. Poonam Natu – TIMSR
4. Mr. Mehboob Patel – TIMSCDR
5. Mr. Rishabh Jain – TSAP
Out of 43 teams, 16 teams were shortlisted for Round 2 – Studio Round.
On 26th July, 2024, the selected teams for Round 2 presented their ideas before the Jury members within the TEG Campus. The evaluation was done on the basis of Problem statement • Solution to the problem • Market Analysis and Strategies • Cost and Benefit Analysis • Scalability and Growth Potential.
The Jury Members for the Round 2- Studio Round, were
1) Mr. Dishen Shah-Angel Investor
2) Mr. SiddharthSirigeri. Angel Investor in 150 startups
3) Ms. Neeta Jajoo – Co-Founder at Expressions Desiger Interior Design Studio-Online Interior Products Store
4) Mr.Gaurang Kapoor – Angel Investor
Three winning teams of the Business Venture Vault were invited to the Campus on 21st August 2024 and were given the prize money.
The winners were
1st prize – TSAP Team “Van Cart”- Rs.25,000
2nd prize – Vidyalankar Team “ Saaj Handicraft”- Rs.15,000
3rd prize – D.J. Sanghvi Team “Make Plast”- Rs.7500.
The event was successfully conducted and student’s ideas were well appreciated by the Jury Members.