i2I 2008 at IIM Calcutta Brings INR 1 Crore Entrepreneurial Opportunity to Aspiring Entrepreneurs

i2I 2008 at IIM Calcutta Brings INR 1 Crore Entrepreneurial Opportunity to Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Deadline for Submission of Executive Summary: December 14, 2007
Grand Finale in Kolkata: February 1, 2008

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According to Ms. Laura Parkin, the Executive Director at NEN/Wadhwani Foundation, "NEN is delighted to partner with IIM Calcutta for i2I, one of the leading business plan competitions in India. This year, there is a new level of excitement to i2I. By offering winners the chance to receive investment funds, IIM Calcutta has taken business plan

competitions out of the classroom and into the real world, thereby creating a valuable platform for new entrepreneurs. NEN is delighted to be supporting this unique initiative alongside TiE and Seedfund."

The finale is situated amidst a two-day Entrepreneurial Conference and TiEger Awards Ceremony held by the TiE Kolkata. "We’re instituting the TiEger Cub Awards for the young aspiring entrepreneurs from the Bengal region towards improving the entrepreneurial culture in Bengal and the selection for that will also happen though the Calcutta zone of the i2I process," says Mr. Shoummo Acharya of TiE, Kolkata.

In another unique dimension to the event, E-cell is working with an online television, thebig.tv to run an online contest. Mr. Alankar Jain,the person behind Business Baazigar, now running thebig.tv plans to create an online reality show where participants can upload self-made videos about their business concepts, and if selected, they would pitch directly to investors at the second round of i2I 2008. At the same time, the site shall also host several videos of judges and mentors.

i2I strives to promote plans backed by serious and dedicated teams, which hold the potential to catapult themselves with financial and intellectual support provided by IIM-C.

Contact Details

For more details, about the competition, log on to: -
URL: http://www.iimcal.ac.in/i2i/home.htm
Or drop in a mail to: -
E-mail: email.ecell@gmail.com
Or contact: -
Ankur Gattani @ +91-9830519811

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