Faculty Member, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Institute of Management, Kadamwadi, Kolhapur
India being on the verge of becoming the super power of the world in terms of growth, development and talent has a lot to prove to the world to attain that status. The way to achieve that status is promotion of “Entrepreneurship”. There is seeming consensus on the importance of entrepreneurship in ameliorating some socio economic problems especially poverty, unemployment and all sorts of social vices in the society. More and more business students view the possibility of starting and operating their own business as a viable alternative to being employed by an established company. In the quest to enhance students’ learning and cope with the ‘knowledge’ economy challenges, higher education institutions are embedding entrepreneurship education programs in their curricula. Linking entrepreneurship to education would mean re-orienting present education to a specific result oriented objective wherein the students will be linked to various functions and responsibilities expected to be carried out by an entrepreneur, whether technical or managerial. The case mentioned below is of a student entrepreneur from Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Institute of Management. Kolhapur, (BVDUIMK) Maharashtra. The case highlights the journey and characteristics of the student entrepreneur and the barriers faced while charting his path. The study aims to inspire other students to take up entrepreneurship. It will also prove to the nation that supporting students’ entrepreneurship will help in turning the raw energy and talent of students into some great startups
Entrepreneurship, Student entrepreneurs, Hands-on experience
