Chitra Jagannath handing over the the Pilot Progam Report

(2016-2019) to Shri DH Jagadeesh, Development Officer, DTE.

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I Create Newsletter: August 2019

I Create India acknowledges with thanks – Shri Talwar,

Director, DTE, Shri Manjunath, Joint Director, Shri DH

Jagadeesh, Development Oficer, DTE and Dr. Prakash for

having given I Create an opportunity to work with

Governement Polytechnics in setting up E Cells and

Business Incubation Centers.

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A three year Pilot Program for establishing

Entrepreneurship Cells and Business Incubation

Centers was undertaken by I Create India at three

government Polytechnics under the terms of an

MoU executed Between Directorate of Technical

Education (DTE) And I Create India.

The Program was a great success and the students

were highly appreciative of the program and some

have already become entrepreneurs.

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Programs conducted this month at MEG & Center for retiring army

jawans.

Business Ideas ranged from Dairy, Bakery, Poultry, Pickle making, Garment shop,

Catering,Furniture shop, Fabrication etc.

Glimpses from the Program

Feedback from the Workshop

“I have already acquired two shops on rent to do business. If I had not attended this workshop, I would

have incurred loss. Here I have learnt how to calculate profit, how to do market survey, how to treat the

customers and many more things. I have really benefited from this workshop”

Subedar Irappa N Wali, participant from the Army Workshop

“Many aspects taught by the Trainers were very useful to me. They even told us to be cautious with our

funds. Through the Trade Game we could learn that one can start a small business first and expand it

gradually and also that one can specialize in one type of business and expand it”

Mallikarjun, participant from the Army Workshop

S.No Date Program Participants

1. 17th Aug Entrepreneurship Awareness Program (EAP)

112

2. 19th – 23rd Aug Aspiring Entrepreneurs Workshop (AEW) 26

3. 28th Aug Mentoring Session 18

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I Create India has begun operations this month at Bajaj I Create Business Incubation Center

at ACC&S, Ahmednagar for retiring army jawans. The BIC is sponsored and funded by

Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha.

Business Ideas ranged from Dairy Unit, Catering, Poultry Farming, General Stores, Coaching

class, Marble Trading, Bricks supplier ,pig farming, Trading in Readymade Garments, Stone

Crusher machine etc.,

Glimpses from the Program

Feedback from the Workshop

“In civil life, nobody teaches / shares business intricacies. My own brother, who has been successfully running his

business since many years, had never shared with me the secret of his success. I Create India has taught us, how

to build networking, aspects to be observed in Homework, planning, how to decide the quantum of loan required

to start our business in a layman’s language.” – M.Nageshwara Reddy, participant from army workshop

S.No Date Program Participants

1. 17th August Entrepreneurship Awareness Program (EAP)

154

2. 19th – 23rd August Aspiring Entrepreneurs Workshop (AEW)

30

3. Ongoing Mentoring Session 21

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Entrepreneurship Awareness Program (EAP)

Participants during the awareness sessions conducted by I Create Snehdeep.

I Create Snehdeep conducted three awareness sessions at Chhani, Navayard and I Create Snehdeep office for 15 participants. The sessions were conducted by Joseph and Jitendra.

EAP at Vidhya Prabhodini Higher Secondary, Goa

I Create Goa conducted an awareness program at Vidhya Prabhodini Higher Secondary School, Porvorim on 5th August for 110 students from Commerce and Vocational stream. The session was conducted by Mayur Arsekar.

Aspiring Entrepreneurs Workshop (AEW)

Participants during the workshop conducted at Jhinjha Bassi, Rajasthan.

I Create Rajasthan partnering with Bosch India Foundation conducted a workshop from 6th to 8th August for 55 participants from Jhinjha, Bassi. The workshop was facilitated by Ranju Mehta, Hema Chawla, Sarvesh Sharma and Neha Khatri.

Participants during the workshop conducted at Sawai Jaisinghpura, Rajasthan.

I Create Rajasthan partnering with Bosch India Foundation conducted a Workshop for 48 women from Sawai Jaisinghpura, Rajasthan. The workshop was facilitated by Ranju Mehta, Hema Chawla and Sarvesh Sharma from 20th to 22nd August.

Feedback from the Workshop Participants were well informed and motivated by the Bosch coordinator; they were not happy with the money that they are earning from the job work; participants took lot of interest in the training and found all the sessions very useful, they are now keen to start their business with the help of ICR team.

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Handholding

Nagendra Babu from I Create Academy visited and handheld six SKF MAGIC Fund beneficiaries on 16th & 17th August. The beneficiaries had undergone training at the YES program of SKF. On completion of the training, their business plan was mentored by I Create Mentors followed by funding assistance from SKF MAGIC Fund.

Facilitators Corner

Highlights

Chitra Jagannath and Sharmila Chari were part of the panel

discussion and networking afternoon around the theme of

Accelerating the Future of Women Entrepreneurship on August

21st, 2019 in Bangalore, India. The convening brought together

partners from policy makers & senior civil society/ foundations,

corporations, entrepreneurs and the media. The program was

organized by GAME (Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship)

Hema Chawla was the chief guest at a event organised by

Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology Management

and Gramothan, Jaipur for their students on empowering

good managers.

Four out of 10 youth who received vocational training are out of the labour force, and a significant chunk of

those in the workforce remain unemployed. About 42% of the youth (15-29 years) who received formal

technical training were not part of the labour force at all according to reports. Among youth who did not receive

such training, 62.3% were out of the labour force. Across age groups, substantial shares of the women who

received such training were out of the labour force.

" If there was ever any urgency for providing entrepreneurship training to the skilled youth, it is now. Skilling

alone will not resolve the issue. Some of the skilled youth need to be job-creators for other skilled youth"

click on the link to read more. https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/a-third-of-skilled-youth-in-india-

jobless-official-survey-1565161972818.html

Shared by Ulhas Kamat

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Success Story for the month

Renuka a widow at 38, with I Create training and MAGIC Fund gets back on her feet!

Renuka Belagavi is 43 and lost her husband in 2011. Since her husband was working for

the Irrigation Department and died of heart attack during the service, the job was given to

Renuka had worked in a textile shop and with that experience decided to start her own

business. Knowing the pulse of the customer, she stocks according to the demand of her

customers.

Her sister has a cloth shop and Renuka stocks some sarees in the shop to pique the interest

of the customers who come to her sister’s shop thus enabling her to reach out to more

customers.She had attended the I Create training in the month of April 2016. Looking at her

confidence and interest in doing the business I Create India has helped her with Rs. 30,000

from MAGIC Fund. The Master Facilitator of I Create Hubli also helped her to get a Cheque

Book from her local bank to do banking transactions.

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Program Summary in Numbers- August 2019

For the Month YTD 2019

1 Entrepreneurs Created

8 113

2 Entrepreneurs Mentored

39 238

3 Entrepreneurs Handheld

5 26

Seed Capital Assistance

Number Assisted

Amount in Lakhs of INR

Number Assisted

Amount in Lakhs of INR

For the Month YTD 2019

4 MAGIC FUND (Bangalore)

- - 25 7.10

5 Amrit Fund (Jaipur) 6 1.25 27 3.30

For the Month YTD 2019

Programs Programs Participants Programs Participants

7 AEWs 4 159 31 892

7 EAPs 6 392 65 3064

8 TOTs 0 0 3 57

Since inception, MAGIC has assisted 254 beneficiaries by providing

INR 78 Lakhs as Seed Capital Assistance.

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