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Qualcomm Ventures QPrize Competition
June 14, 2009The Qualcomm Venture QPrize Competition is open to Entrepreneurs in India, North America, Europe and China and will provide US$550,000 in total seed funding to help entrepreneurs transform their innovative business plan to reality. www.qprize2009.com
Private Equity Investing In Gujarat
July 29, 2009- Rush Your Registrations
Celebrating Art as a form of Entrepreneurship
September 07, 2009Launching Exhibition Gallery at CIIE-IIMA “Life and times in IIM-Ahmedabad” by Lira Priyadarsani (PGP 1991-93) // 25th - 27th September 2009
CIIE launches Mentor Edge
December 15, 2009Mentoring Clinic - 19th December.. Please register on http://mentoredge.com or mail us your executive summaries on mentoredge@ciieindia.org
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to forecast economic scenario
dna, January 02, 2010What will be the scenario in various sectors when the economic recession recedes is a question that evokes widespread interest? And the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) will try to find the answer as it will make an attempt to evaluate the 'new normal' in the wake the recession. The initiative will be taken up in an event called 'IIMA finance conclave 2010.'
CIIE develops social enterprise fund for entrepreneurs
iexpress, January 02, 2010The IIM-Ahmedabad’s incubation wing is in the early stages of putting together a seed fund to develop social enterprises – roughly defined as a business whose main purpose is social good.
IIMA to find mentors for budding businessmen
dna, January 02, 2010'Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher', this is exactly what the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), an incubation centre at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) will offer to start-ups across the country.
Start-ups turn global warming challenge into thriving biz opportunity
dna, January 02, 2010A clutch of small companies is turning the brouhaha over global warming into a hot business proposition.
Sell your idea, make it big on a weekend
times, February 18, 2010If you have an idea and don't know how to turn it into a business, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM-A has the solution.
IIM students find life's calling on campus
et, February 15, 2010At the IIM-A, around eight to ten students have decided not to wait for campus placements this year. They plan to strike it out on their own with help from the incubation facility at their in
IIMA ties up with tech incubators
iexpress, April 15, 2010The incubation wing of the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has tied up with a number of technology incubators across the country to make it easy for its ne
IIM-A to host meet of entrepreneurs, computer experts in March
iexpress, February 19, 2010For the first time in India, a number of incubation centres running under premier business schools will host the iWeekend — an event where groups of interested entrepreneurs and computer experts collaborate to bear an idea for an internet application and develop a prototype.
When IIM-A grads said 'bus' to jobs
times, January 26, 2010They are making it easy to book bus tickets. Instead of rushing to the booking office for private bus operators or haggling with agents on pricing, they came up with a plan which enables users to book the best possible seats real time.
Start-ups lure premium talent with Esop lucre
et, April 14, 2010The IIM graduates who will join the start-up later this month will receive salaries of Rs 14 lakh per annum and Rs 12 lakh per annum respectively in addition to stock options. “Since a start-up cannot afford an industry-standard salary, the trend of offering equity stake to key people in the company is increasing,” says Kunal Upadhyay, CEO at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM-Ahmedabad.
Vmukti Growing by Leaps & Bounds
June 18, 2010
Renewable energy: CIIE takes 6 incubatees
October 11, 2009CIIE, under it endeavour of renewable energy search that was launched with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), decided to take up six incubatees selected out of 500 applications. The programme aims at identifying, encouraging and incubating entrepreneurial ideas aimed at solving energy crisis with the use of existing clean energy-related research.
Renewable energy ministry to promote entrepreneurship, research
October 11, 2009The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will embrace entrepreneurship, research and development of innovative technology and business models through its various policies, top officials of the ministry said on Saturday.
Clean energy to flow through CIIE?
dna, October 11, 2009India's ambition of producing 20 GW of clean energy by 2020 will find support from the 'Renewable energy search' of the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).
CIIE accelerates startup process
times, August 12, 2009Be it intelligent computer games or analyzing what people talk on social networking sites, iAccelerator '09 has this and much more. It's a camp for startups working on internet and mobile-based technologies.
IIM-A alumni give a few lessons on entrepreneurship
June 30, 2008Prof. Sunil Maheshwari said the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM-A has so far churned out about 800 to 1000 entrepreneurs who are now successfully settled across the globe.
Incubated at IIM-A, put on show in Bangalore
iexpress, August 28, 2009As many as 10 Internet and mobile-based technology business ventures will move to Bangalore for a roadshow on Saturday to display their business ideas as their four-month incubation period at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad winds up.
Hottest start-ups winners announced
February 03, 2009IIM-A's Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE): 1:1 consultation with leading faculty member associated with CIIE; identification of and input on support areas and introductions to various experts in the IIM-A network across industry and academia.
Brining alive campus memories on canvas
times, September 26, 2009Lira Priyadarsini is the first artist to put up her creations at the Exhibition Gallery, launched by the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
IIM-A to launch exhibition gallery today
times, September 25, 2009In an initiative to support entrepreneurial ventures in the area of art and culture, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is launching an exhibition gallery on September 25. The exhibition gallery will be a part of Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the new campus of IIM-A.
IIM Ahmedabad to Host Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference, "Leverage 2009"
February 06, 2009The conference is a student initiative of 'Leverage' - the Venture Capital & Private Equity Club of IIM-A in association with the Center for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM-A. CIIE was set-up at IIM-A in 2001 with the support of the Government of Gujarat and aims to foster innovation driven entrepreneurship through incubation, research and dissemination of knowledge.
Ahmedabad robotics company looks for innovation-driven investor for its robots
iexpress, August 25, 2009It was this business vision that prompted the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM-Ahmedabad to “incubate” the venture, according to Pranay Gupta, the joint CEO of CIIE.
IIM-A shows interest in incubating ideas
et, March 31, 2009Incubators and investors in India and abroad have written in asking if they could also get associated or contribute to the programme. The Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the India’s top B-school, IIM-Ahmedabad, has evinced interest in incubating some of the 1,000 ideas that have been shortlisted.
IIM-A plans multi-crore tie-up to develop clean energy
iexpress, December 16, 2009While the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) already has a mentor network functioning in Bangalore, setting up another network in Ahmedabad will “hopefully” lead to the setting up of such networks across the country, said coordinator Aditi Gupta
IIM-A incubatees nominated for WEF
times, June 07, 2009Two young innovators based in Ahmedabad have caused a great deal of excitement with this gadget that made them nominees at the World Economic Forum. Hardik and Kushal Sanghvi run VMukti Solutions and are incubatees of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entreprenuership (CIIE) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
The Economic Times launches 'The Power of Ideas 2010'
et, June 21, 2010The Economic Times launches ‘The Power of Ideas 2010’, India’s largest entrepreneurial platform that encourages, nurtures and grooms business ideas by connecting them with relevant mentors, incubators and investors, is being launched by The Economic Times on June 22
The Power of Ideas 2010: Fostering a Culture of Innovation
June 21, 2010The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India is offering guaranteed funds worth Rs 5 crore for the ‘Power of Ideas’ initiative. The Power of Ideas initiative, being launched on June 22, 2010 is India’s largest entrepreneurial platform that encourages, nurtures and grooms business ideas by connecting them with relevant mentors, incubators and investors. This unique public-private-academia partnership means there is real money and real expertise powering The Power of Ideas 2010
Power of Ideas: We're now bigger, better & have more power
et, June 22, 2010Working alongside will be the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). Started as an incubating lab of IIM Ahmedabad, CIIE is today a domain expert, with experience in mentoring, hand-holding and making entrepreneurs investor-ready.
Govt. to launch 'Power of Ideas' to back innovative business
June 22, 2010The Indian government will Tuesday launch an initiative to support innovative business ideas from people by helping them to connect with mentors and investors.
Economic Times partners IIMA, GOI to create entrepreneurs
June 23, 2010Economic Times is launching The Power of Ideas 2010 in association with IIM Ahmedabad on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. This initiative was first launched by Economic Times in 2009. According to IIM Ahmedabad, it is an initiative taken in order to create an Entrepreneurial ecosystem in India
The Power of Ideas 2010: Fostering a Culture of Innovation
June 22, 2010Working alongside will be the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. Started as an incubating lab of IIM Ahmedabad, CIIE is today a domain expert, with experience in mentoring, hand-holding and making entrepreneurs investor-ready. In the last few months, CIIE has been sewing together a system comprising of mentors and investors who will evaluate every single business summary that comes to The Power of Ideas 2010.
CIIE (IIM-A) to set up Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Labs in India with UNIKEN
June 02, 2010Uniken, a leading technology innovation company and Center for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), an initiative of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad - one of the top ranking b-schools globally, have joined hands to create the first technology innovation and entrepreneurship program of its kind in India.
ET Power of Ideas - Start Up Session [in Association with RTBI - IIT Madras]
July 05, 2010The Power of Ideas is aimed at being the largest entrepreneurial initiative anywhere in the world - providing a launch pad for entrepreneurs to convert their brainwave, idea and start-up into a real, viable business through mentoring, guidance and seed funding over the next few months.
Power of Ideas: Spirits high in Ahmedabad
et, July 06, 2010The excitement was palpable—Gujaratis, afterall, are known for their entrepreneurial spirit. Much in keeping with that attitude, a huge number of aspiring entrepreneurs turned up on the IIM-A campus, hours before the first of the citywise Start-up Sessions of ET-The Power of Ideas got underway at the institute’s Ravi Mathai hall.
IITBAA-Pune Chapter ties up with CIIE for Innovations 2011
times, July 29, 2010Innovations' is the annual event organised by the IITBAA-Pune Chapter, a platform for innovators to showcase their talent. A formal Memorandum of Understanding has also been signed to this effect between the IITBAA-Pune Chapter and the CIIE. Read more: IITBAA-Pune Chapter ties up with CIIE for Innovations 2011 - Pune - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/IITBAA-Pune-Chapter-ties-up-with-CIIE-for-Innovations-2011-/articleshow/6229877.cms#ixzz0wlSZ17MW
CIIE incubatee to help manage power
dna, August 06, 2010Ecolibrium Energy, which is a company incubating in the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), is gearing up to kick off its pilot project of providing scalable smart grid infrastructure to the electricity utility companies. The pilot project will take off in Gandhinagar in the city area.
Smart grid technology can help monitor power consumption
times, August 07, 2010Chintan Soni, 36, and Harit Soni,27, the brother duo heading Ecolibrium Energy at CIIE, are in the process of implementing the first smart grid pilot project in Gandhinagar. Both of them left corporate jobs to don the mantle of entrepreneurs. Read more: Smart grid technology can help monitor power consumption - Ahmedabad - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Smart-grid-technology-can-help-monitor-power-consumption/articleshow/6272383.cms#ixzz0wlTBWviR
Young & raring executives ready to kick jobs
et, July 23, 2010The Power of Ideas 2010, which was launched last month, has received as many as 16,242 business ideas, almost a third more than last year. Half these ideas came from people aged 30 or less, having less than five years of industry experience.
Monarch ties up with Ceon for better services to edu industry
July 27, 2010Ceon Solutions, the brainchild of three students from Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, was incubated at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A)'s Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Education (CIIE).
GridBots to open 85 retail franchise stores by this fiscal-end
July 24, 2010"The concept of Robot retail stores is new in India and is fast drawing attention from people, as we are ushering into a technology driven era," Gaur said, who founded the company in 2007, with the assistance of Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad(IIM-A) here
Innovations: IIT Bombay Alumni Assn ties up with IIM Ahmedabad wing
iexpress, August 06, 2010In a first of its kind attempt, the IIT Bombay Alumni Association (IITBAA) – Pune chapter has tied up with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, to provide a platform to creative minds and technocrats who qualify for 'Innovations', the annual event organised by the IITBAA – Pune Chapter.
Power of ideas: 850 ideas make it to first cut-off list
et, September 03, 2010The 850 ideas, which made it to the first cut-off of The Power of Ideas 2010, will now progress to the second phase of the initiative. After sifting through a record 16,242 business ideas, our evaluating panel has arrived at a mix of pure dreamers as well as budding start-up entrepreneurs.