To promote budding entrepreneurs of the DAV School of Business Management (DSBM) here, a Start-Up lab workshop was held at its premises on Monday.
The event was attended by Eleanor Browne and Judith Reynolds from the Plymouth University, UK, representing the British Council. They had an interactive session with students regarding the challenges and opportunities of Start-Ups.
The DSBM is the first UG College in the State to initiate a Start-Up Business lab recently. Prof DV Ramana from the XIMB highlighted the importance of entrepreneurial activities along with issues of feasibility, bankability and sustainability. Entrepreneurs Debasish Mahapatra and Chandra Sekhar Mishra also shared with students their insightful experiences as entrepreneurs.
DSBM president MM Panda said, “There is a need to explore the sprouting entrepreneurial talents and groom them with consciously planned efforts so that they can leverage the strength of their business ideas.”
DSBM Principal Dr DN Mishra said, “We would take all possible measures in context of Start-Up initiatives of ideation, incubation and infrastructural assistance for potential entrepreneurs of the DSBM to support the Start-Up drives of Government of India and the State Government.