TECHNOPRENEUR 2009

Jan 12, 2009 – Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST)
Tiruvalla

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Technopark is organizing an Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp for ‘Promoting Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship‘ in the campuses of Academic Institutions across Central Kerala at Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST),Tiruvalla on 12^th Jan, 2009. The programme is jointly organized by Technopark. Technopark TBI, Technopark TePP Outreach Centre (TUC), Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST) Tiruvalla, Technofirst , STED ,Amal Jyothi College of Engineering and National Centre for Innovation,Incubation, & Entrepreneurship (NCIIE) . This workshop is the third follow up program of Technopreneur 2008, a groundbreaking workshop series launched on the eve of ISBA2008 Conference, which was successfully conducted by Technopark from Jan 30^th to Feb 2^nd, which was a grand success. ISBA is the Indian STEPs (Science and Technology Entrepreneurs’ Parks) and Business Incubation Association. The Events saw the convergence of a large number of distinguished personalities to Technopark, Trivandrum, from within the country as well as from outside, including delegates from the different arms of the World Bank like infoDev and the Asian Association of Business Incubators (AABI). The target audience includes prospective Innovators, Faculty members and Students of Engineering Colleges in Central Kerala comprising of the Districts Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Idukki.

The major objective is to promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship in campuses of Academic Institutions and Rural Kerala. Another objective is to exploit and effectively convert the skills and expertise within the institutes to create entrepreneurial ventures.

The event is aimed at emphasising the need to support genuine entrepreneurs and Innovators from Rural Kerala to transform their ideas into marketable products and to incubate them in the Technology Business Incubator and thereby drive the economic growth of the country to newer heights.

There will be eminent speakers from both industry and academics who will share their experience on Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship with the participants. The event is programmed to provide awareness to the young innovators on various aspects like preparing Business plans, getting financial support in the form of Grants etc.