Events

To promote experiential learning of entrepreneurial concepts, ACED promote various events and activity. These events are organized at University, Institute and individual club level throughout the university.

Activities:

6.1 Lakshya Business plan Competition: Yearly Event
6.2 Conferences
6.3 E Clubs
6.4 Industrial Visits

6.1 Lakshya Business plan Competition: Yearly Event

Lakshya-competition is specially designed for budding entrepreneurship, aspiring Entrepreneurs, and Start-ups who have innovation, creativity and capability to turn the mundane into extraordinary. It is an exclusive platform to connect students and start-ups with mentors, investors and industry stalwarts to fine tune their business ideas in terms of its financial feasibility, market feasibility and technical feasibility.

Objectives of LAKSHYA:

• To encourage participants to create a unique business.
• To learn and improve business communication skills
• To encourage participants to identify, innovate and nurture the skills needed to start new ventures.
• To connect best ideas with investors and bankers

The business plans are invited from students, budding entrepreneurs from Universities, Colleges, Institutions and individuals from across the country. Jury comprises of Ministry officials, Industry Experts, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs etc. In higher education students needs to experience various facets of business ownership and to understand the basics of economy, the career opportunities that result, and the need to master basic skills and competencies to be successful in a free market economy. This Event is a sequel to “Fostering Entrepreneurship”, providing the participants an opportunity to present their business idea.

Innovative business Plans have been invited in the areas of:-

• Agriculture & Food Processing
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Retail & Commodity
• Rural Development
• Technology - all sectors
• Skill Based Business Ventures

Social Entrepreneurship –Health care, hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, Population control, Illiteracy, Poverty, Economic Disparity, Child Labor, etc.

Some Glimpse of the Event:

2017- Edition

6.2 Conferences

ACED is an active participant of various conferences on entrepreneurship being organized in Amity as well as non-Amity institutes. In February 2018 ACED is leading the International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Leadership (ICEL).

6.3 Entrepreneurship Clubs

Entrepreneurship Club (e-club) – E-Club has been mooted for all the Amity Institutions. It comprises of faculty chairperson, faculty mentors and students (e-leader and e- members). It is a student led and faculty mentored structure.

Activities of E-club include:

• Help students generate creative ides
• Work on their creative ideas and present it to the faculty coordinator /faculty mentors
• Help shape their ideas into B-Plan
• Once their B-Plan is concrete it will be taken up by ACED for further guidance
• Looking at the potential ACED will help nurture them.

Interaction of ACED with e-club takes place through:

• Guest Lectures.
• Advisory Level for B-Plan.
• Developing Business Ideas.
• Idea Generation workshop.
• Opportunity Evaluation workshop.
• Conduction of 50 Rs. Game Plan.
• B-Plan Completion at National and International Level.
• National & International Conferences and seminars –organizing & participating.

Some of the Recent Activities done by E Clubs are:

S.no	Date	Activity Detail	Status	Remark
1	9/10/2017	Scavenger Hunt	Done	To create innovative out of waste based on concept of Reuse/Reduce/Recycle
2	10/10/2017	SINEW: The Women Entrepreneurial Talk	Done	To motivate and inspire young talent to recognize the strength of women and empower them.
3	10/11/2017	E-Mela	Done	To showcase their entrepreneurial skills through stalls, selling everything from fashion fabric to tasty treats.
4	12/10/2017	The Bidding Wars	Done	A group of 4 members will take part in a Mock IPL auction, the purpose is to test how participants build a team using limited capital and a stipulated combination of players.
5	12/10/2017	Entrepreneur?? Prove yourself.	Done	Participants will be provided with CRISIS situations an entrepreneur face while running a business. Group which will present the best solution to the situation will wins. Team consists of 2-3 students.
6	13/10/2017	Jugaadu Vyapari	Done	Participants in a limited time and limited resources need to showcase their entrepreneurial skills and generate profits.
7	9/5/2017	Student Workshop “Young Minds – Ignition” : By Ayan Bandyopadhyay. (From Amity Incubation Centre)	Done	27 student participated in the event.
8	8/17/2017	Event: Take Make Bech (A test of cretivity and selling skills of the participants)	Done	10 teams participated
9	10/1/2017	Young mind :First Class - An interactive session with young entrepreneurs.	Done	3 student entrepreneurs shared their journey
10	10/10/2017	2 C Challenge : Create and Commercialize	Done	20 Team participated
11	21-08-2017	Seminar on GST	Done	None
12	Nov-17	Workshop on Funding for Legal Start ups	Done	None

Photographs of the Activities: 6.4 Industry Visits:

ACED is committed to develop students entrepreneurs in all fields, and also to understand the industry needs, and the kind of products and services require. Under this premise ACED regularly arrange industrial visits for students and Faculty.

Some Photographs of Industrial Visit: