The Consulting and Entrepreneurship Club (CEC) of Indian Institute of Management Raipurconducted the first meeting of its startup community ‘Aakash’ on Sunday.
This community provides a common platform for current and future entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors across India to network with each other, share each others’ experiences and forge new partnerships, stated the official communiqué released by IIM Raipur.
Prof. Rajeev Roy, Chairman, Placement and Career Development Cell, IIM Raipur gave an energising start to the meet with his inspirational words to the entrepreneurs and gathered students. He stressed that free flow of ideas under one roof can create wonders for budding and potential entrepreneurs.
The meeting saw twelve entrepreneurs from various sectors such as education, ecommerce, handicrafts, agri-business food and beverage and hospitality. There was an uninhibited flow of entrepreneurial ideas and experiences of the entrepreneurs.
They highlighted the basic ideas behind their ventures, the relentlessness to pursue their goal and the learning from the obstacles faced by them.
CEC Club of IIM Raipur plans to make Aakash, a key tool to encourage entrepreneurship across central India. This community will help in building an entrepreneurship eco system where existing and potential entrepreneurs get the advantage of networking, problem solving, resource, sharing and new business opportunities at a common forum. CEC can be reached at cec@iimraipur.ac.in