About Entrepreneurship Cell- MERI
Across India today,top companies recruit for talent, rather than knowledge; young people demand the opportunity to “make it big”; the govt of India increasingly emphasizes the need for an entrepreneurial generation, naming this the “ decade of innovation’. E-Cell at Management Education & Research Institute, Delhi is the forefront of this entrepreneurial change .
The E- Cell at MERI is managed and driven by students under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. Samarth Singh. The e-cell organizes a variety of activities centered on promoting entrepreneurship among students:
Glimpse of activities by Tarkash – 2019
1.Session on – Motivation for Entrepreneurship
Tarkashorganized an “Orientation session” along with a Session on “ Motivation for Entrepreneurship ’ on Friday, 23rd Aug, 2019.
Session Expert -Sh. Sandip Das ( Alumnus Harvard Business School),
Ex- CEO & Board Director Vodafone ;Group CEO & Board Director , Maxis Berhad Malaysia ; MD & CEO Reliance JioInfocommshared his successful journey of heading various organisations; the challenges as a leader and how to overcome them and remain motivated .
2. E-Talk and Workshop
Tarkash organized an E- Talk and Workshop on Tuesday, 27th Aug, 2019
Expert- Sh. Ansh Gupta ( Alumnus IIM , Lucknow)CEO ,Magestic Foods- A young Entrepreneur with diversified portfolio including chocolate brand “Bogatchi” discussed the challenges he faced as a startup, arranging finance and how to build brand using E –Commerce .
3. E- Talk & Workshop on – Setting Startup in Ed-Tech
Tarkah organized an E Talk and Workshop on “ Setting Startup in Ed-Tech ’ on Saturday, 31st Aug, 2019 . The invited Expert is Mr. I .Manchanda , Founder Growth Spree shared his journey as startup . He shared the challenges faced by Ed Tech and how to overcome them .
4. E-Talk and Workshop
Tarkash organized E- Talk and Workshop on “ Starting Startup in Tourism” on Mon, 9th Sept , 2019.Sh. A. Bhardwaj , Founder Eduvision shared his journey from a corporate professional to an entrepreneur .He motivated and discussed – How to start Business in tourism industry; Challenges and how to overcome them.
5. E-Talk and Workshop
Tarkash organized an E- Talk and Workshop on “ Opportunities in Health and Wellness” on Wed, 11th Sept , 2019 Sh. Gaurav Sharma, Herbal life Nutrition shared his journey as an entrepreneur . He motivated and discussed – How to set up health and wellness business ;Challenges and how to overcome them.
6. Workshop on “ Idea Generation”
Tarkash organized Workshop on “ Idea Generation” on Saturday ,7th Sept , 2019 .During the workshop the participants shared various ideas ; market trends ; potential opportunities in various segment and various sources to study to get an understanding of the ecosystem and ideas .
E -Talk and Workshop
Tarkash organized E- Talk and Workshop on “Ideas and Making a beginning in Export” on Saturday, 21Sept , 2019 . MrVipulJain discussed with students – How to begin Exporting and challenges and requirements .
8.Mentoring Session “Hangout with Successful Start-ups”
Tarkahorganized a Mentoring Session “Hangout with Successful Start-ups” on Saturday , 18 Jan ,2020 . AmanUpadhyay -, founder Costumes 360 discussed how students can start their entrepreneurial venture and remain motivated
9. Workshop on “How to plan for Start-up and legal and Ethical Steps
Tarkashorganised a Workshop on “How to plan for Start-up and legal and Ethical Steps” on Friday, 31 Jan , 2020. The workshop focused on understanding of regulatory and legal compliances for startups along with ethics for long term sustainability
10. Workshop on Business Model Canvas (BMC)
Tarkashorganized a workshop on “Business Model Canvas (BMC)’ on Saturday 25 Jan , 2020 . The workshop focused on understanding the segments which form the building blocks for the business model and how to visualize it in most useful way .
11. Workhop on National innovation and Startup Policy NSP
Tarkash organized a Workhop on National innovation and Startup Policy NSP on Saturday ,1 Feb ,2020
12. Session on Product Development Phases
Tarkash organized a Session on Product Development phases on Wednesday, 13th Nov, 2019 . The session focused on understanding various phases of product right from idea generation till its commercialization .
13. Workshop- Social Innovations and Social Entrepreneurship
Tarkashorganized a Workshop- Social Innovations and Social Entrepreneurship on , 16th Nov, 2019 . The workshop focused on understanding startup ecosystem creating creating social impact in Agritech, healthcare, financial inclusion and education and solving Indias social problems with sustainable growth
14. Mentorship Session
Tarkash organized Mentorship Session on 11 th Nov, 2019 During the mentorship session students discussed their ideas , the problems they are facing in product validation , Business Model Development . Financing , team building and launch and sought advise .
15 . Workshop – How to develop business plan for entrepreneurial finance
Tarkashorganized Workshop on ‘ How to develop Business plan for Entrepreneurial Finance’ on 27 Oct, 2019 . The workshop focused on development of Business Plan in which a sample plan was provided to students followed by discussion on key inputs to the plan
Recent Startups @ MERI
| Pen Pencil.com | Kitabi Keera | Indian Nova | Sudha Occasions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arya Exports | Ablaze | Handies | Global Alliance |
| Cuddle creativity | Treveni | Paathshaala | Dhan Creators |
| Hanger onn | Choco holics | Nature Spices | Chilli Hot |
| The Indian Basket House | Power hashing solutions | Red print services | BooksYaari. |
| Kirpa Washing plant | Keventers | YY Enterprise | VICTO- handbags |
| Maya mixx | nsurance Kendra | Fashion Lemour | Eduvision world voyages pvt ltd |
| Brain Hub | Yoyo restaurant | Digiomate | 360 digital idea |
| softapp technologies | 4 hands decor | Kipling | Om Trader |
| Incred Finance | Bend the trend | Body nutrition | Raahat , NGO |
| Creation mob | 1st Cry | Tour planner | Organiser Buddy |
| myntax.com |
E Cell “ TARKASH” congratulates all the fresh lot of entrepreneurs and wish them a successful venture. We also thank all our alumni entrepreneurs for their support .