TF Initiatives
TechnoFIRST successfully launches the largest Entrepreneurship promotion campaign
TechnoFIRST magazine, in association with Technopark-TBI, Department of Science and Technology and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, successfully launched the AIRCEL Limited sponsored ‘I am an Entrepreneur’ campaign. The campaign was inaugurated by Hon.Minister Dr.Shashi Tharoor in the presence of Ms.Sheela Thomas IAS (Principal Secretary, Kerala State), Mr. Haroon.S (Circle Business Head, AIRCEL), Mr.Mervin Alexander (CEO, Technopark), Mr.K.C.C.Nair (CFO, Technopark), Prof. Jyothy John (Principal, College of Engineering, Adoor), Mr. Sanjay Vijayakumar (CEO, MobME Wireless Solutions (P) Ltd.), Mr.Arun Balachandran (CEO, mediafirst Publications) and the large gathering, at the Travancore Hall in Technopark (Tvm), on August 21, 2009, Friday. The campaign thus started off great with the inaugural function being a grand success.
The objective of this campaign is to ignite the young minds in the Engineering colleges and Business Schools, changing the Entrepreneurship climate of the state and get more innovators and find out more students start-ups right from college campuses. This campaign is carried in a motivational video which shares the experiences of some of the very successful entrepreneurs and visionaries in our state and which aspires to inspire the students to take up on new projects on their own. It will be an informative and inspiring video on Entrepreneurship and Incubation Awareness. The video contains inspirational talks from various personalities, including Mr.Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO, Infosys), as a successful entrepreneur from Kerala, and Dr.Shashi Tharoor (Hon. Minister), as a well known visionary.
Dr.Shashi Tharoor said, after lighting the lamp, that Keralites spread outside the state has extraordinary success as businessman. He urged more and more Keralites to stand up and say that ‘I am an Entrepreneur’. He pointed out that failure as an entrepreneur is not something unacceptable, but it’s only a learning phase for budding entrepreneurship. He lauded the efforts of Technopark-TBI for creating a fertile eco-system for budding entrepreneurship in the state.
Ms. Sheela Thomas presided over the function and also read the wishes from Chief Minister Sri. V S Achudanandan that Govt is very happy with the ‘I am an Entrepreneur Campaign’ because of the fact that the Campaign is addressing the Arts and Science Colleges and Rural Innovators along with the Engineering Colleges and Polytechniques and she offered to extend all possible support for the success of the campaign.
“To encourage budding entrepreneurship we provide a fantastic system called Technopark-TBI. The Campaign will give the required motivation for the students to take up the entrepreneurial route” says Mr.Mervin Alexander, CEO-Technopark.
www.iamanentrepreneur.in, a website solely dedicated to this campaign will bring the latest updates about the campaign and tips and advices from the market leaders and business gurus and an interaction forums to be aware about what others think.
