ISB Hyderabad is organizing an Entrepreneurship workshop and as you know, ISB gets the best brains in the world, so I thought it would be good option for people wanting to startup or already started up. The actual mail is given below and I am also marking Sukhmeet in the mail who is co-ordinating the event. Also as you might remember, ISB had graciously helped in the venue for SW HYD last time.   Dear All, Greeting from Indian School Of Business!! The Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (WCED) is conducting a workshop at ISB on March 17th 2012 The workshop is intended for...

Do you have some idea about a mobile phone application? Or pershaps something in the cloud computing space. Then perhaps you should consider taking part in this competition. Who Can participate? Startups that are using MS Technologies for mobile or for cloud computing. So in  case of mobile, you should be developing shit on Windows Mobile. For details, click here.      

Webinstitute.in is conducting a 15 day crash course in web development in Kalkaji, New Delhi. This crash course will be especially helpful for bootstrapping entrepreneurs who do not wish to spend too much on website development for their startup. All participants will be given detailed video tutorials on web development apart from the classes. The participants need not have any prior background in technology and they will be able to grasp the concepts well enough.If you can use facebook, you are eligible. Extremely practical knowledge will be given. You will be taught how to make a simple beautiful...

In India, there is an incredible number of entrepreneurs about whom we never really hear and when we do, it is mostly to make fun of them or their brands or their companies. I will admit I am a bit disappointed with the IIM people. They are India’s best brains and make no mistake I have tremendous respect for them and yet, if I were to ask you to name one guy who owns a “manufacturing unit”, who is from IIM, you may not be able to come up with an answer. (Of course, if you are from IIM, you might know someone). My dad’s job is such that he gets to meet these factory owners who...

India is a land of Gods and since eons, there have been people in India who claim to be “blessed” or “enlightened” and what not. While the veracity of their claims has always been a subject of much speculation, a lot of good is done by these “babas”. While these guys are ridiculed by one section of the society Take the “Sathya Sai Baba” for example. This “holy” man’s net worth exceeded more than $1 billion. And what business was he in? The business of spirituality and charity. No. My article and this blog post is not about spewing...

Starting a business can consume both your time and your financial resources. Thankfully, there is a wealth of resources now readily available to small business owners for free or very little cost. The following are some favorite free tools and resources that can help your small start-up grow into a booming business. SCORE SCORE is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to assisting small business owners. Through the organization, start-ups like you can be matched to retired professionals who serve as your mentor. You are able to ask them questions and get advice about the best practices for your...