MentorEdge, the initiative of Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad) will be organizing a Mentor Rendezvous in the city of Bangalore on the 12th of May, 2012 and in Chennai on the 19th of May. Mentor Rendezvous is meant to be first hand interactions where we introduce the Mentor and the Mentee [...]
MentorEdge is a nationwide mentoring program to provide hand-holding, mentoring and networking support to aspiring entrepreneurs and startups. MentorEdge was born out of the need to cater to the needs of a larger ecosystem, and to create a support structure for enterprises which were not being incubated at CIIE. The network is spread across 8 [...]
What: Stanford-India Biodesign (SIB Fellowship) Where: New Delhi and Palo Alto, CA Application Deadline & Link: May 18th, 2012; submit application Length of Fellowship: 1-year (a second year may be granted depending on project scope) The goal of this programme, which launched in 2007, is to train the next generation of biomedical technology innovators in India. This [...]
The Journeys for Change / Sankalp Journey is a unique 3-day immersive journey, from 8-11 April 2012, to visit some of Mumbai’s most exciting social enterprises, designed to help participants create greater profit and impact in their work. The journey will incorporate site visits to meet a variety of Mumbai-based social enterprises – businesses whose [...]
Last date of application for the much-coveted NSEF Authors of Change 2012 program is 20th March 2012. The program provides students a hands-on experience to work with social enterprises for a time period of 2-3 months in their summers where they utilize their skills working on real time projects. Additionally, through the Program students get to become a [...]
iWeekend Impact is a 50-hour intensive and innovative experience that aims to bring together social entrepreneurs and professionals to present ideas with social impact and develop socially responsible business plans. The event is targeted towards social entrepreneurs, NGOs, technologists, designers, marketers, content writers, business students, finance & legal professionals who are looking to start their [...]
Outside of the nonprofit world, finding women-owned businesses online is not very common – but are a small and growing circle. Google recently launched a program aimed at giving these women entrepreneurs the tools to increase their online presence, called Women Entrepreneurs on the Web. The program will allow participants to “learn to build their online [...]
Ankur Capital helps nurture emerging businesses that target under-served communities in India. Ankur Capital supports inclusive business models with a unique combination of capital investment and hands-on management support. T teahem’s deep operational experience allows them to partner with enterprises to evolve, refine and grow their businesses. Ankur bridges the gap, both financial and operational, [...]
Ashoka Green Plan-It Unconference, aimed at mobilizing the youth towards environment-friendly initiative and lifestyle in their campuses and outside was held at the beautiful campus of SAP Labs India campus. ThinkChange India covered the two-day event live attended by between 300 to 400 people from different background – students as young as 12 and teachers [...]
Hand in Hand is holding a Social Entrepreneurship Programme from August 22-26 in Chennai, India. This five-day residential programme will provide a crash course in leading a successful social enterprise. It will focus on how microfinance and social entrepreneurship can empower people and enhance livelihoods, resulting in social and economic mobility The course has been [...]
