SHHASTRA, ANNUAL TECH FEST OF IIT MADRAS

SHAASTRA 2007, IIT MADRAS
www.shaastra.org


BREAKTHROUGH is one of the biggest National Business Plan Competitions
in India. The primary aim of the competition is to encourage budding
entrepreneurs and to provide a platform for original and creative
business ideas. The event is a joint effort by C-TIDES (E-Cell, IIT
Madras India) and ASES India (ASES is a global entrepreneurship
society started by Stanford University, USA).

A brief overview of the event is as follows:

Phase 1: Submission of executive summaries by the participating teams
Phase 2: Evaluation of the summaries by the judges and short listing
of 10 business plans
Phase 3: Electronic mentoring to the selected teams by mentors and
professors
Phase 4: Final presentation of the business plan to the judges

The last date for submission of executive summaries is September 3,
2007.

For more details, visit us at http://www.shaastra.org/n/events/Breakthrough+2007

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THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT at Shaastra aims at giving the
participants hands on experience in the starting and managing of a
business. It is designed to help participants develop and critically
evaluate their business plans for strengths and weaknesses.

The event consists of two parts:

-- The Workshop--Participants shall learn about the different aspects
involved in starting a new venture and also gain hands- on experience
about it.
-- Lecture series--Lectures by eminent entrepreneurs on business
strategies & challenges faced by new business ventures

A set of 20 teams shall be short listed for the Workshop based on the
responses to the questions put up on Shaastra website.
The last date for submission of entries is August 31, 2007.
The Lecture series shall be open to all.

For more details visit us at http://www.shaastra.org/n/events/Entrepreneurship+Workshop

You can also mail us at: e-workshops@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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