Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 for Indian 10K Startups

To further strengthen the start-up ecosystem across the country, NASSCOM 10K Start-up program has started off with the opening ceremony of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The aim of the event is to draw the lens of the world towards Indian entrepreneurs and the emerging vibrant ecosystem. It will support the development of local entrepreneurs and will ensure they have access to the resources necessary to help them launch startups. The event witnessed a keynote by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Honorable Minister of Skill and Entrepreneurship and the welcome note by R Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM. During the course of the event, NASSCOM also presented findings of the NASSCOM 10,000 startups report.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the world’s largest celebration of technology innovators and startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and impact human lives. There are over 160 countries celebrating the spirit of Entrepreneurship throughout the week starting Nov 16 each year. The week is more than just an awareness campaign - it is a platform for connection and collaboration; engaging with stakeholders along the entrepreneurship spectrum for strengthening ecosystems globally.

A slew of events will take place from the 16^th to the 22^nd of November 2015. This will include hackathons, startup meets, award distributions, informative training sessions, connect programs, and policy discussions. The opening ceremony highlighted the role that early-stage investors play in developing robust entrepreneurial ecosystems that enhance the connections between business angels, venture capitalists and individual investors with entrepreneurs and policymakers.

On this occasion, R Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM said, “Global Entrepreneurship Week is one such global platform for everyone who is a part of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, which will help accelerate growth of start-ups across verticals. NASSCOM has always been a promoter of new ideas and this event provides the perfect platform, be it from large-scale competitions and events to connecting participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors. We believe that platform like this is the sign of what will motivate entrepreneurs to give their dreams a chance”.

Rajat Tandon, Vice President, NASSCOM 10 K start-up program, said “The boot camps will provide perfect opportunities for youngsters to understand the ecosystem even more which will eventually help them sustain their business better. This will be a strong step forward to nurture the country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, which will continue to grow stronger with support of partner organizations in coming years”.

Global Entrepreneurship Week inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. The opening ceremony included company executives, successful entrepreneurs, government officials, and representatives of both international and local organizations. The rest of the week will be packed with competition finals and workshops for startups, as well as activities dedicated to women entrepreneurs. The closing ceremony of the week will take place on 22^nd November, 2015.