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IIT Kharagpur’s Annual Global Business Model Competition, Empresario Launched.

This year, Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur are proud to present Empresario 2019 in association with the prestigious International Business Model Competition (IBMC) which is co-hosted by Stanford, Harvard and Brigham University.Empresario is the official qualifier to IBMC from India. The best entries in all categories will get a sponsored trip &direct entry in the quarter-finals of IBMC 2019, which will be conducted abroad. ((Visit www.ecell-iitkgp.org/empresariofor more details).

The shortlisted entries are provided immense help in terms of mentorship and the winners also get a much sought after chance to pitch their ideas in front of some of India's biggest VCs and investors. Empresario participants are mentored and supported by organisations like TiE,NEN(National Entrepreneurship Network) etc. Startup Services like legal advice, taxation, financial, technical aspects of running a startup, co-working space, HR needs, incubation opportunities, etc. are provided.Empresario accepts business ideas in all fields which include Product and Service, Product Design and Social categories. Each of the entries get equal opportunity to win the prize of INR 25 Lakhs and incubation money to the tune of INR 2.5 crore. Previously, Empresario has been launched in association with Calcutta Angels, Villgro, Indian angel Network and many more.
Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur is a student organisation established with the aim of fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship among college students in India. We are one of the most successful entrepreneurial organisations in the country with over 60 start-ups incubated within 10 years of our inception.

For the first round of Empresario, we will require participants to fill up a questionnaire asking in brief about their Business idea and submit it. This questionnaire can be found on our website www.ecell-iitkgp.org/empresario . If participants register now, they can avail the Early Bird privileges, which include extended mentoring and offline mentoring session during Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive ( EAD ) 2018

Some of the past student startups who were winners of Empresario are:-
• Swagene – Swagene is transforming healthcare by pioneering personalized medicine. If you're a doctor or patient, you stand to benefit enormously in terms of time, money and precious health!
• JANCH Healthcare – Janch is a mission to provide personalized, high-quality diagnosis solution on an as-needed or preventative basis
• Gamezop – It let’s you play more than 100 games by installing just one app. It also uses HTML5 to allow users play offline. It recently raised a seed funding of $350,000.

We conduct our flagship event - Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), the largest collegiate entrepreneurial summit in India every year in January. The final rounds of Empresario 2018-2019 will be held during GES’19.

A playback singer who rose to fame in Bollywood, she is a role model for several young women who wish to establish themselves in the music industry. This Festember, she is all set to mesmerize everyone with her melodious voice as she gives a splendid ending to the fest with her performance at the Popular Night. Groove till dawn with Sunidhi Chauhan!

We thank Enchanted Valley Carnival - EVC and BTOS Productions for being our artist partner.

As the Arabian Odyssey is all set to begin, Festember takes pleasure in announcing the artists headlining the EDM Night! The star-studded lineup consists of the international star, Sabrina Terence who will be opened by RavatorMusic. We're gearing up to make this an unforgettable night... Are you?

Tracing the infinite boundaries of elegance, fun and perfection, capturing moments of friendship, laughter and nostalgia, NIT Trichy's Festember invites you to a 4-day indulgence like no other! Ranging from exhilarating pro-shows and sublime celebrity speeches to fantastic opportunities to participate in a multitude of events, this edition of Festember is shaping up to be the best yet! Mark your calendars from 13th to 16th September for an indelible experience.

Visit- https://festember.com/18/home/ for more information.