ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL The Entrepreneurship Development Cell has been actively involved in inculcating and nurturing the Entrepreneurial spirit amongst students of our institutions as well as participants from outside. We have been tirelessly engaged in coordinating and executing specialized and tailor-made programmes based upon the area of interest of the participants. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL The Vibrant EDC Team L-R Top: Dr.Rohini Sharma, Mr.Sujay Karthick S, Dr.Mathiyalagan N, Dr.Victor Arokia Doss D L-R Bottom: Mrs.Rekha Priyadharshini S, Mr. Krishnakumar M, Mrs. Sowmeya ML, Mrs.Swaranalatha R, Mrs.Krishnaveni N (EDC Coordinator) and Dr. Mythili E. Missing in the Picture: Prof. R.Krishnakumar (Former EDC Coordinator, Dr. Mathi Purani, Dr. Sudha R
INTERNAL MENTORS OF EDC Prof. R. Krishnakumar, Former Dean (Unaided) & Coordinator EDC Dr. Victor Arokia Doss D Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry Mrs. N. Krishnaveni Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology Dr. Rohini Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Food Processing Tech Mrs. R Swaranalatha, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Mgt Mrs.S. Rekha Priyadarshini, Assistant Professor Department of Corporate Secretaryship
B Dr. R. Sudha Assistant Professor Department of Commerce Dr. S. Malathy Assistant Professor Department of E- Commerce Mr.S. Sujay Karthick Assistant Professor Department of Business Management Mr. Muguntharajan NS Assistant Professor Department of English Dr. P. Ilamaran Dr. Mythili E, Head & Associate Professor Assistant Professor Department of English Department of Commerce
PROGRAMS ORGANIZED UNDER NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT BOARD (NSTEDB), DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DST), GOVT. OF INDIA In the current Academic year 2016-17 the EDC has organized a total of 14 Programs that were sanctioned as funded programs by Sponsored by DST, with EDI, Ahmedabad as nodal agency under the aegis of National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Government of India These Programs can be broadly classified under the following Categories: 1. Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EAC) - (3 days) For Students 2. Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) - (25 Days) Aspiring Entrepreneurs 3. Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP) - (25 Days) - Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs 4. Technology Based Entrepreneurship Development Program (TEDP) - (36 Days) Aspiring Entrepreneurs from a specific field
PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-17 S.No Program Started Completed Focus Area Participants 1. EAC I 30. 7.16 02.07.16 Electronics 108 2. EAC II 14.07.16 16. 07.16 Biotechnology & 108 Biochemistry 3. EAC III 28. 07.16 30. 07.16 Catering Science 79 4. EAC IV 04. 08.16 06. 08.16 Microbiology 81 5. EAC V 11. 08.16 13. 08.16 Computer Science 82 6. EAC VI 15. 09.16 19. 09.16 Biochemistry 85 7. EAC VII 05.01.17 07.01.17 Young Indians (CII) 77 8. EAC VIII 22.2.17 24.2.17 Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition & Food 114 Processing 9. EAC IX 01.3.17 03.3.17 Psychology 87 10. EAC X 08.3.17 10.3.17 Maths & Maths with 75 Computer Applications 11. TEDP 17. 8.16 03. 10.16 Costume Design & 35 Fashion 12. EDP - 1 07.11.16 05.12.16 General 25 13. EDP - 2 16.2.17 16.3.17 General 25 14. WEDP 03.1.17 08.2.17 General - for Women 27 Total 1008
AWARDS & ACCOLADES A. YUVA AWARDS: A. The EDC of PSGCAS Coimbatore was awarded the Best Entrepreneurship Event in YUVA (for successfully conducting two Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps for YI) by the YUVA wing of the Young Indians, a part of CII on the event of the Launch of the Coimbatore chapter of YUVA on 12 th August 2016 at GRD Auditorium. B. Dr. E.Mythily, Coordinator Young Indians, PSG CAS bagged the Best YUVA Coordinator Award at the same event.
B. YuStart Challenge won by EDP Participant & PSGCAS Student YuStart is a National Startup Competition, conducted as part of the Entrepreneurship Summit organized by Young Indians, (Bangalore Chapter) along with CII. The event provides a platform for students to pitch in their business startup ideas. Mr. Vijay Raj was among the top five finalists and won the Runner Up prize and also received a cash award of Rs. 5000 along with an opportunity for incubation in NSRCEL, IIM - Bangalore.
SUCCESS STORIES: Mr. Selvakumar, EDC Participant Proud owner of Mechos Tasty Bites Chain of Outlets Wide Array of Delicious Food Offerings available at the FIVE outlets:
Mrs. Prema G, EDC Participant SPS Food Products - Uthra Masalas & Masala Mixes
Mr.Vijay Raj H EDC Trainee & Founder, Foodly Nutrilive India Pvt Ltd. www.thefoodly.com Foodly - Make a habit, is started by a group of experts and passionate youngsters with a vision to create healthy food consuming habits among kids by partnering with school. Foodly is first of its kind to provide tasty nutritional products combined with an interesting continuous nutritional guidance to parents. This kind of unique offering is done to ensure that our customer gets benefitted largely by developing good knowledge on his/her nutritional requirements and also enjoys our tasty products.
Mr. Sudhish More than 15,000 students directly benefitted through numerous Educational Institutions, including Summer Camps Finalist & Winner of Several Prestigious Awards:
ARCHANA CHAUHAN: H A U Z Designing and Interiors Architectural Services Project Management & Turnkey Interior Projects Flooring, False ceiling, Painting, Electricals, Plumbing & Furnishing
GOKUL AND KURAL Happiness Escape A Personalized Event Management Company Student Entrepreneurs Mr. R. Gokul Kumar & Mr. S. Kural Amudan happiness e s c a p e Escape Event Planners 75985 98145 / 99445 35569 escapeeventplanners@gmail.com fb.com/escapers100 Turning events into lasting memories Customized events Birthday cakes
Party Hall Decoration DJ, Magicians on demand LAKSHMI TERRARIUMS Ms. Lakshmi Pillai Student Entrepreneur A small indoor gardening company - Terrariums, potted plants, fairy pots, bulk orders, custom orders and corporate gifts, etc Started with the help and guidance of PSG college of Arts & Science, two years ago Conducted two workshops on terrarium in PSGCAS Provided PSG college various terrariums and potted plants as gifts and mementos. Annual income of Rs. 3,60,000. Future plans of venturing into landscaping large outdoor spaces, creating more green spaces Ms. Lakshmi Pillai with her creations Showcasing her products Terrarium Workshop at PSGCAS For students, staff and members of the public
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARENESS CAMPS (EAC) These are three day training programs aimed at creating awareness about the Entrepreneurial options available to students with special focus on their area of interest/ study. We conducted a total of 10 such EACs in our campus this academic year. Focus Area Biotechnology & Biochemistry Chief Guest: Mr. Mani, MD Microbiological Laboratory, Coimbatore Industry Visit: Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd. Coimbatore Valediction Program
Focus Area Catering Science and Hotel Management Chief Guest: Mr.Anbuchelvan, Proprietor, Chocko Choza,Coimbatore Students attending Inauguration Hands on Skill Training on Fruit and Vegetable Carving Valediction Program
EAC-VI: Focus Area Biochemistry Chief Gues: Mrs.Chitraa Durairaj MD, Asiann Coir Products Inaugural Function Industry Visit- Asiann Coir Products Valediction Program
EAC for Young Indians (Yi) A three day Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp was conducted for the YI students from the YUVA wing of CII from 5 th to 7 th Jan 2017. A total of 77 Students from various institutions such as PSG College of Arts & Science, Avinashilingam University, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, KV Institute of Management and Sri Guru Institute of Technology attended this program. Chief Guest: Mr. Anand Purushothaman, CEO, Payoda,Digital Transformations Industry Visit: Ranba Castings Pvt Ltd
Technology Based Entrepreneurship Development Program: Costume Design and Fashion (36 days) The 36 days Technology Based Entrepreneurship Development Programme (TEDP) involves 21 days of training on the various aspects of starting one s own business and 15 days of Hands on training on the area of the participants interest. It was attended by 35 participants and involved industrial visits and trainings. Ms.Shri Vyshnavi Annush, MD MD, Pookari Prof. R.Krishnakumar Coordinator, EDC, PSGCAS Industry Visit to SITRA Visit to ILF&S Center, PSGCAS Valediction Program
Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (25 days) The Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP) of 25 days was conducted from 3 rd January to 8 th February 2017. The program was conducted in Association with FICCI Flo (FICCI Ladies Organization), Coimbatore Chapter. The training was open to the women members of the public interested in starting their own business. Candidates (27 nos.) attended the extensively planned program that catered to all aspects of a new start up, including funding opportunities from Government and banks sponsored Schemes. Chief Guest: Mr. Mohamed Nassar Z Founder Director E2E Excite Marketing Industry Visit to Sri Renga Apparels Pvt. Ltd.
Industry Visit to Organic Dairy Farm M licious Valediction Program
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: 2 Nos. (25 Days) Chief Guest: Mrs. Ranjana Singhal Partner That s Y and On the Go Chain of Restaurants, Industry Visit to Sri Vignesh Food Products Valediction Program
Innopreneurs Club A. Decoupage Workshop: Innopreneurs Club organized Decoupage workshop by Mrs. Revathi Kannan, Proprietor, Vama- House of Crafts, Coimbatore on 9.9.2016 for the students of our institution. Decoupage is the art of decorating objects imprinted with decorative tissue papers
B. Terrarium Workshop: A workshop was organized on Terrarium, handled by Ms. Lakshmi Pillai, Student Entrepreneur and final Year student from the Department of Commerce. Terrarium is an art of growing plants inside glass containers. 43 students from various department of our institution learnt the art of making terrariums.
C. Coffee Painting Workshop: A workshop was organized on Coffee Painting with the support of Ms. Eshita Jain, Final year BBA student on 21-3-2017 for the students of our institution. Students made a variety of beautiful paintings from Coffee and learnt the skill involved in it.
D. i - Week Celebration: Innopreneurs Club celebrated i-week-2017 from 20 th to 24 th of March 2017, conducting events, workshops and i-bazaar for the students to promote innovative attitude in their mind and develop innovative skills in them. This inter-collegiate event was inaugurated by Dr V Vimal, Founder and Joint Director, Innovspace, Coimbatore. Ideathon, Hundred Rupee Venture and Idea-box were the events organized to bring out the innovative minds of the students in business ideas and the winners in each of the event were given attractive prizes. I-Bazaar is an exclusive two-day shopping fest, where Food stalls and Commercial stalls were set up for the students to display their products and market them. It was inaugurated by Dr. Mahendran, HOD, Dept. of Psychology on 23 rd of March 2017. Innovative food and commercial stall were judged by the experts and the Best stall award was given to them by the Faculty-in-charge (UA) Dr M Devarajan in the Valediction of i-week on 24-3-2017.
Students Visiting the Stalls at I - Bazaar Stalls Handled by Students at I - Bazaar
Guests and faculty members visiting the stalls Valediction and Prize Distribution
I. Activities of YUVA, (Yi), CII A. Young Indians (Yi) in association with CII organized a "Smart City Hackathon" on 19 th & 20 th August 2016 at Coimbatore. Around 50 Students from PSG CAS participated in the event. Mr.Achyutan M G, Barath R, Vijay Baskaran A.T of M.Sc. software systems, PSG CAS received the first prize in the competition, a cash award of Rs. 25,000/- was received by the winners. B. The inauguration of HORN NOT OK PLEASE (HNOP) project took place on 28th September 2016 at Sangamam hall between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Mr.Vikranth and Mr.Pradeep kumar, members from YUVA, Coimbatore chapter addressed the Yi members on the ill effects of noise pollution in the city due to unnecessary honking. Tentative action plan was prepared to conduct various events on HNOP. All the Yi members participated in the programme. C. On 3 rd October 2016, a sticker campaign for HNOP was conducted at students parking and staff parking. Around 400 stickers were stuck in the vehicles, Yi members insisted with motorists and drivers not to honk unnecessarily. D. The Flagship event Coffee with CEO was conducted at Sangamam Hall on 3 rd October 2016 for the Y members. Mr. Senthil P Muruganantham, CEO, ANT International interacted with the members about his entrepreneurial journey. Students enthusiastically posed questions to the CEO. Mr. SivaKumar palianiappan, Founder & Chief Mentor, Mastering Mind Academy also joined the occasion and shared his views on entrepreneurship.
E. The Yi members of PSG College of Arts and Science conducted an awareness programme on the title Horn Not OK Please (HNOP) to the TNSTC drivers at TNSTC Training Institute, Pollachi on 6 th January between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm. They insisted on sensible usage of honking and along with the Drama Club of PSG CAS, the ill effects of noise pollution was insisted through skits. An interesting interaction with the drivers brought into light the difficulties faced by the drivers while driving. Around 200 TNSTC drivers participated in the programme. Mr. Bala Dhandapani, Principal, TNSTC Training Institute and his team joined in organizing the programme successfully.
II. Activities of National Entrepreneurial Network A. NEN Orientation Programme A MOU is signed between PSG CAS and NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network), Wadhwani Foundation, in May 2016. The first orientation programme was organized for the students on 3rd August, 2016 in Sangamam Hall. Ms. Vishnu Priya, Regional Head (Tamil Nadu & Telangana), NEN, addressed the students. She motivated the students in taking up Entrepreneurship by discussing stories of successful entrepreneurs and also gave an outlook about the role of students in E-cells in campus and about campus companies. B. NEN Course WF100 An MOU is signed between PSGCAS and NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network), Wadhwani Foundation to promote and educate Entrepreneurship among students. In this regard, the Orientation programme on Entrepreneurship (WF 100) was conducted for students on Saturdays 9am to 1pm from 3.9.16 to 1.10.16. The course material is provided by NEN. MS. Rekhapriyadharshini, Asst prof, Dept of Corporate Secretaryship and Ms. Sowmeya, Asst prof, Dept of Catering Science & Hotel Management were the facilitators.
C. Entrepreneurship Educator Programme : WF 101 Entrepreneurship Educator Program is an intensive three-day faculty development program organized by NEN in KCT Business School, Coimbatore from 28th to 30th December, 2016. Ms. Swarnalatha, Assistant Professor, Dept of Management Sciences, Ms. Rekhapriyadharshini, Assistant Professor, Dept of Corporate Secretaryship and Ms. Sowmeya, Assistant Professor, Dept of Catering Science & Hotel Management participated in the FDP. The objective of the programme is to help provide a space and platform for discovery, both self-discovery and opportunity discovery, to students. To make teachers guide students to discover their strengths in terms of an entrepreneurial founding team and learn basics such as opportunity discovery, prototyping, competition analysis, and early customer insights. D. NEN Course WF101 The Basic programme on Entrepreneurship (WF 101) was conducted for students on Saturdays 9am to 1pm from 25.2.17 to 1.4.17.Ms. Swarnalatha, Assistant Professor, Dept of Management Sciences, Ms.Rekhapriyadharshini, Assistant Professor were the facilitators. It helped the students to develop a deep understanding of Entrepreneurship concepts such as idea generation, Opportunity Evaluation, Customer Discovery, Value Proposition Design and Prototyping
III. Other Activities A. Gandhi Fellowship Lecture on Social Entrepreneurship EDC organized a lecture on 22 nd March, on the topic of Social Entrepreneurship in association with The Gandhi Fellowship, a social Entrepreneurial endeavour of the Piramal Foundation. Mrs. Krithika Reddy from Gandhi Fellowship addressed the gathering of Final Year UG and PG students (class reps) from all the streams in the college. She informed the students about the Gandhi Fellowship program that is a 2 year residential program that trains students to become active catalysts for change in the rural and urban education improvement for the underprivileged. Mr. Prabhu Loganathan from the Isha Foundation s Educational Fund Raising initiative was also invited as a speaker and he enlightened the students about the efforts undertaken by the Isha foundation in making education available to students from the poorest section of the society.
B. Millennium Alliance Roadshow The FICCI Millennium Alliance Workshop- Round 5 was held on 3rd February 2017 at Library conference Hall, PSG College of Arts and Science from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Ms. Rekhapriyadharshini, Assistant Professor welcomed the gathering. The programme was presided by Dr. M. Veerabatheran, Principal-in-charge. Mr. Kailash Hariharan, Joint Director, Center for Innovation & Technology Commercialization, FICCI was the chief guest for the day. He delivered the key facts about the Millennium Alliance and answered to the audience s queries followed by networking lunch. Social Enterprises, Startup, Grass root Innovators; NGOs working in Innovation space, Investors and students participated in the event. Prof. R. Krishnakumar (Former EDC Coordinator) explaining the business Model for Student Entrepreneurs
Terrariums made by students Students Paintings for Sale
Amoeba A Student Entrepreneurial Venture C. Coffee with Entrepreneurs: The members of the Innopreneurs club attended Coffee with entrepreneurs, organised by CII, Coimbatore on 7-3-2017 and interacted with successful start-up women entrepreneurs, who have excelled in different business domains today.
D. Jump Start The Members of the Innopreneurs Club also attended the event Jump Start organised by TiE, Coimbatore chapter during the month of March 2017 and interacted with several successful start-up entrepreneurs to know about their entrepreneurial journey in their innovative business ventures.