Entrepreneur cell of Praxis Business School celebrated its annual mega event, E- Week, from 6th to 13th February. E-Week celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit in an individual and encourages him/her to think like an entrepreneur. The theme for this year’s E-Week celebration was “Opportunities within India”.
The main event during this E-Week celebration was an inter-college business quiz competition Business Incubaitor. Master quizzer and Associate Dean of Praxis, Prof. Charanpreet Singh was the quiz master. Many well-known colleges from within and around Kolkata participated in the quiz. The team from Asansol Engineering College emerged as the winner, leaving behind other teams from eminent institutes like IIMC, IIFT, Presidency College, and AIM. Prizes worth Rs.30,000 were distributed to the top three teams.

The 100 Rupees Business Plan Competition added fun to the whole event celebration. In this event, the students formed small groups and each group started a business venture, within the campus for a week. Throughout the week, Praxis had the privilege of having CEO’s of various companies in Kolkata coming to its campus to deliver talks, speeches, and participate in panel discussions. CEO talk started with Mr. Hari, the Managing Director, Ontrack Systems Limited. Venture capitalist Mr. Rajeev Mantri, a graduate of Northwestern University and Executive Director of Navam Capital, addressed the students about Start up Financing. Mr. Arvind Saraogi, Managing Director, Apollo Clinic discussed the franchisee business model. Mr. Saraogi stressed the need for mental tenacity and the never give up attitude, to be a successful entrepreneur.

Mr. Amitava Bhattacharya, Director, i-Land Information Limited delivered an enriching on Social Entrepreneurship. Mr. Bhattacharya shared his experiences of initiatives taken up in rural India thus, driving the point that foundation of a successful venture is not huge capital but simple, feasible ideas.
The week-long celebrations ended with prize distribution and a Panel discussion on the topic Challenges faced by Women Entrepreneurs. The panel comprised Ms. Salmoni Mukherji, and Ms. Gunjan Poddar. Ms. Mukherjee is the Director of Applecart, and CEO of Salmoni Mukerji Associates and CEO of FICCI-FLO, 09-10. Ms. Poddar is the Chairperson of YFLO (Young Ficci Ladies Organization), Kolkata and Director of Jorehaut Tea Limited.