THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CELL, XLRI
ABOUT E-CELL @ XLRI
"The Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) is dedicated to the promotion of an entrepreneurial spirit amongst the students of XLRI. It aims to incubate business ideas by linking the right investors and mentors with the budding Entrepreneurs of tomorrow."
It was formed in 2012 and in the early phase of its growth. Some of the key members of our Executive and Mentor boards are:-
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Pankaj Bansal (CEO, PeopleStrong),
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Subash Rao (Ex Director and CEO, Cummins and HR Head, Cisco),
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Praveen R Sinha (MD and Co-Founder, Jabong.com),
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Pearl Uppal Kachru (Founder, 5ideas.in, Fashion and You),
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Keerthana Mohan (APAC Head, Diversity & Inclusion, Google) and
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Stuart Edward Crighton (CEO, Cleartrip).
Vision and Mission
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To establish and sustain an ecosystem for Entrepreneurship at XLRI
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To establish necessary support systems for aspiring Entrepreneurs at XLRI
Establishment of an Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship at XLRI
This objective will be achieved through a number of activities such as Speaker Series, B-Plan competitions, Discussion Forums, and opportunities for Summer Internships in the relevant domains of business. It will have following advantages:
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It will help students understand the relevance of Entrepreneurship
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It will provide the tools and techniques to create an implementable plan from an idea
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It helps motivate students to pursue Entrepreneurship as a long term goal
Establishment of necessary support systems
This objective will be achieved through activities that are required to support aspiring Entrepreneurs at various stages of starting a firm such as:
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Idea Validation
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Idea Refinement
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Mentoring
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Creating awareness about various funding/Investing sources
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