<p>The Entrepreneur Week (E-Week) is going on in all colleges of the City. The entrepreneur development cell (EDC) of M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) too organised an E-Week on their campus recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Abuzz with an array of activities, this E-Week provided a great platform to students to showcase their entrepreneurship skills. With a theme of ‘Invent The Future’, the students took part in various events like mad ads, quiz, seminar and even organised bazaars and awareness programmes as part of the E-Week. <br /><br />One of the interesting event was ‘E-Volve’ in which the students were divided into teams and had to invest a small amount and make profit out of that. <br /><br />For instance, a pen worth Rs 20 had to be sold for Rs 50. While another programme called ‘Restoration’ had students going to various houses and teaching them to segregate waste. <br /><br />Over the course of the week, some students even held a ‘No Plastic Day’ at Mantri Mall. Under the guidance of Rekha S K, chief project coordinator, EDC, the students sold paper and cloth bags to the visitors. <br /><br />“The idea was to create awareness about ‘going green’ and it was communicated via stalls. Over 400 bags were sold and we raised Rs 25,000 in four days,” said Manpreet, a student coordinator. <br /><br />The ‘Public Transport Day’ was held as part of the ‘E-Week’ too. “We went to ten different colleges around the campus and spread the message to over 1,500 students to use public transport,” explained Irfan and Aditya, two of the students. <br /><br />There was also an interesting talk on entrepreneurship by Rakesh Godwani, head, IIM-B Alumni Association. Addressing the student, a point that he made was, “An entrepreneur doesn’t need help. If you don’t have the ability to take risks, then don’t become an entrepreneur.” The students, of course, had a number of questions for him to which he gave some insightful and interesting answers. <br /><br />Another creative and fun aspect, which added vibrance to the E-Week, was the ‘MSRIT Bazaar’ in which the students put up a stall and showcased their unique skills. “From portrait-making, photography to even juice and puzzle stalls, the students put up a great show,” informed Nimesh, another student organiser. <br /><br />“The EDC has always mentored us and helped us become great entrepreneurs. Over all, the basic aim of the E-Week was to help us develop our skills and it succeeded in doing so,” noted Ayush, one of the student organisers.<br /></p>
<p>The Entrepreneur Week (E-Week) is going on in all colleges of the City. The entrepreneur development cell (EDC) of M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) too organised an E-Week on their campus recently. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Abuzz with an array of activities, this E-Week provided a great platform to students to showcase their entrepreneurship skills. With a theme of ‘Invent The Future’, the students took part in various events like mad ads, quiz, seminar and even organised bazaars and awareness programmes as part of the E-Week. <br /><br />One of the interesting event was ‘E-Volve’ in which the students were divided into teams and had to invest a small amount and make profit out of that. <br /><br />For instance, a pen worth Rs 20 had to be sold for Rs 50. While another programme called ‘Restoration’ had students going to various houses and teaching them to segregate waste. <br /><br />Over the course of the week, some students even held a ‘No Plastic Day’ at Mantri Mall. Under the guidance of Rekha S K, chief project coordinator, EDC, the students sold paper and cloth bags to the visitors. <br /><br />“The idea was to create awareness about ‘going green’ and it was communicated via stalls. Over 400 bags were sold and we raised Rs 25,000 in four days,” said Manpreet, a student coordinator. <br /><br />The ‘Public Transport Day’ was held as part of the ‘E-Week’ too. “We went to ten different colleges around the campus and spread the message to over 1,500 students to use public transport,” explained Irfan and Aditya, two of the students. <br /><br />There was also an interesting talk on entrepreneurship by Rakesh Godwani, head, IIM-B Alumni Association. Addressing the student, a point that he made was, “An entrepreneur doesn’t need help. If you don’t have the ability to take risks, then don’t become an entrepreneur.” The students, of course, had a number of questions for him to which he gave some insightful and interesting answers. <br /><br />Another creative and fun aspect, which added vibrance to the E-Week, was the ‘MSRIT Bazaar’ in which the students put up a stall and showcased their unique skills. “From portrait-making, photography to even juice and puzzle stalls, the students put up a great show,” informed Nimesh, another student organiser. <br /><br />“The EDC has always mentored us and helped us become great entrepreneurs. Over all, the basic aim of the E-Week was to help us develop our skills and it succeeded in doing so,” noted Ayush, one of the student organisers.<br /></p>