An entrepreneur is someone, who has fire in the belly, courage and patience. He should have self-belief, independent , hard-working , flexibility and the ability to keep ego aside for the sake of their business, said Odisha Skill Development Authority Chairman Subroto Baghchi at a seminar on “Mission 1,000 Startups” organised on the sidelines of MSME Trade Fair-2017 and Entrepreneurship Week here on Sunday.
There are six factors that should be taken into consideration before building a startup such as defining the business domain, right utilisation of tools, adapting the right methodology, maintaining quality, product, process innovation and brand development, said Bagchi.
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), New Delhi Director General Omkkar Rai said there are currently four centres of STPI operational in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Rourkela and Baleswar. The Central and the Government of Odisha together have decided to open another four centres in Jajpur, Angul, Sambalpur and Koraput.
MSME Department Secretary l N Gupta gave an update of the implementation of the Startup Policy. He outlined the measures and events planned to encourage more and more startups and foster a culture of entrepreneurship in the state. He stated that we are working on sustained basis to achieve the “Mission 1,000 startups” by 2020.
Business leaders of venture capital funding companies like founder of Intellecap Vikash Bali, Founder of Intellecap and founder of Headstart Amit Singh focused more on core objective and entrepreneurial attitude. While Bali welcomed the steps taken by the young entrepreneurs for choosing a career as a job creator and not just as a job seeker, Singh said funding is not an issue when the endeavour is targeted at making valuable business.