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From knowledge platforms, universities and reputed institutions striving to create a startup culture, this time it was the turn of Indian Bank, Chennai that had organized this fabulous outreach program for #startups to fuel their growth.
Welcome address was given by Mr Narendra Kumar Sharma – GM MSME, Indian Bank, followed by an opening address by Mr S L Jain – MD & CEO of Indian Bank. This startup outreach program had other eminent personalities, speakers on the stage – Dr. (Smt.) B Maheswari IAS, Special Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu, MSME Department, Mr Sivarajah Ramanathan – Mission Director & CEO, Tamil Nadu Start-up and Innovation mission, Mr Shyam Sekar S – Founder & Chief Mentor at Startup Xperts Business Consulting, Mr Ramaswamy Sankar – CEO, Chennai Angels, and Mr Rajeswara Reddy, Field GM Indian Bank.
Our founder and Startup Expert Mr Shyam Sekar highlighted the importance of Startups and MSMEs contribution to nation development, economy and job creation. He also provided some tips and insights as to what startups and MSMEs need to focus on to build their growth and scale their businesses that includes, product/service innovation, innovative models, positioning, branding and using digital media expand their business.

IIT Madras’ Entrepreneurship Cell had organized a grand finale for startup pitches that have been shortlisted across qualification rounds.

Shyam Sekar S, CEO of Startup Xperts was part of the Jury panel to judge the startup pitch finals at IIT Madras on xxx. There were a total of 16 startups that pitched in the grand finale, Interestingly the pitches were right across various sectors right from health tech to space, solar, language learning, process automation, interior design, education, etc.

Startup Xperts is continuing its support to build a robust entrepreneurship ecosystem!

Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) had organized a training cum orientation program for the Chairs and Vice Chairs for their Mentor Advisory Panel, across India. Shyam Sekar S, Founder and Chief Mentor of Startup Xperts, had conducted this training program online which was attended by numerous Chairman and Vice Chairman of the MAP team from various regions.

The objective is to train them on their roles, responsibilities, and processes, for this leadership position. This session is significant as each of the Chairs and Vice Chairs will be responsible for identifying, on-boarding, and ensuring that the mentor-mentee relationships are managed well. MAP team plays a crucial role in the functioning of BYST, as mentoring is an essential component in building a robust entrepreneurship system.

Tech CxO Meet was organized by the talk and Tata Tele Business Services to share the challenges, knowledge and insights in today’s technology evolution. The panelists were Technology Heads from various companies and the panel was moderated and chaired by our Founder and Startup Expert Shyam Sekar S.

Many interesting and exciting information were shared and there were about 100 technology management professionals who witnessed the session. The event was held at The Accord Metropolitan Hotel, Chennai.

VELS University’s School of Management Studies and Commerce had organized an entrepreneurship program, a talk on the topic ‘Set your sail with Entrepreneurship’ at their college recently. Our founder and Startup Expert Mr Shyam Sekar S had delivered the session to bring out awareness to the students to pursue as another career alternative. He also had highlighted the importance and benefits of entrepreneurship, how they can pursue even later in life even if they join a corporate after graduation.

Students had a nice interaction with many interesting questions that raised their awareness and having received insights that can help build a better startup ecosystem.