Volume VII Issue II, November 2017

Editor in Chief : Dr. Kiran Reddy

Editor : Dr. Saurabh Srivastava

Editorial Board : Dr. Chitra Dasgupta

Prof Bindu

Technical Support : Mr. Sajjad Shah

Contents

Message from Director AEEC 1

Student Entrepreneurs From AIMS Previous Batches 2

Student Entrepreneurs at AIMS Campus 3

Students mentored by AEEC in ongoing session 4

'AEEC Family Management Day' 5

ALUMNI Entrepreneurship Day 8

YASHAS Re-launch 10

Message from Director AEEC

Dr. Saurabh Srivastava

We are happy to bring another volume of Yashas in 2017.

Moody’s raised India’s rating from the lowest investment

grade of Baa3 to Baa2. This has changed India's outlook from

stable to positive. It’s the first upgrade of India’s rating in 14 years. This rating is

expected to improve investment sentiment of foreign investors. This may benefit

entrepreneurs who bank upon funding of their projects from investors.

This edition of Yashas highlights AIMS Family Entrepreneurship Day observed in the

campus. Students having entrepreneurs in their families shared their insights and

values that thy have gained from entrepreneurs in their family. AIMS Alumni

Entrepreneurship Day was observed and Alumni entrepreneurs were felicitated and

honoured on their spectacular achievements. This edition brings a report on Yashas

re-launch done in the month of August 2017.

In the coming days we are sure to witness many start-ups from our campus as

awareness of AEEC is spreading across all programmes offered at AIMS. We hope to

bring about more awareness, assistance, networking, mentoring and other possible

support students.

Happy reading!

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Student Entrepreneurs from AIMS Previous Batches

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No. Name Course Organization

1 Sujith Mallya MBA -2008 Netcastle Media Pvt. Ltd

2 Mr. Shankar Gosh PGCIB-2011 Hungry Street

3 Mr. Bholanath BBM-2009 Financial services BPO

4 Ms. Sairani MBA-2009 Education for underprivileged

Children

5 Mr. Priyatam Dewagan MBA-2011 Software

6 Mr. Raghavendra Dewagan MBA-2011 Textiles

7 Ms. Pramila D’ Souza MBA-2012 Throw Pillows

8 Mr. Nitesh Kumar MBA-2011 Textiles

9 Mr. Abhilash Siddapur(

Partner)

PGCIB-2010 Diagnostic Centre

10 Mr. Tariq Ali MBA-2009 Construction

11 Ms. Swathi BBM-2013 Handicrafts

12 Mr. Nikhil Thomas MBA-2012 Online Selling of puppies

13 Mr. Jeevan PGCIB-2011 Property

14 Mr. Govind BBM-2011 Automobile Dealership

15 Mr. Kolla Veerendra Kumar PGCIB-2010 Tyvek Paper- A special paper

16 Mr. Samantha Raju BBM-2013 Restaurant

17 Mr. Miraj Shah BBM-2013 Brochure Design

18 Mr. Amit Kumar( Partner) PGCIB-2011 Energy Saving Products

19 Manpreet Singh MBA 2011 Event management

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Student Entrepreneurs at AIMS Campus

Academic Year : 2017-18

PG & UG Students

S.No. Name Program Concept

1 Srinivasan S.C M.Com-II Sem Tents & Sound System

2 Akash M.Com-II Sem Poultry

3 Kiran M.Com-II Sem Electrical Shop

4 Manjunath M M.Com-II Sem Flower Business

5 Narashimamurthy

M.Com-II Sem Supplies Tent, Loud Speakers to functions in a village close to CHINTAMANI& Local Cable Operator

6 Sachin Kumar M.Com-II Sem Franchisee for Cerberus for share trading AT Mangal

7 Nihal MBA- II Sem. Coffee at Coorg

8 Sanjay Gowda MBA- II Sem. College in Hasan

9 Sagar.R MBA- II Sem. Paint Ball

10 Sachin MBA- II Sem Platform for selling secondhand Books Team Member: A software Engineer

11 Kiran MBA-II Sem Electrical Distribution at Gadag

12 Srinivasan S.C MBA-II sem Supplies Tent, Loud Speakers to function in a village close to Mandya

13 DandalSagar Shetty

MBA-II sem Manufacturing & Distribution of Bedagy Chilly Powder & Distributor for Tea Powder, at: Anegundi

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Surya Prakash Harish Khetrapal Pankaj Kumar

MCA Selling Domain Names Have already registered 3 names

17 Sudip B.Com. Café Kudla at Rajaji Nagar

18 Gagan.R. Arya B.Com Pre-owned Cars

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Students mentored by AEEC in ongoing session

Academic Year : 2017-18

PG & UG Students

S.No. Name Program Concept

1 DixitaKumari B.Com-V Sem

Publishing

2 Vidyashree BBA-V Sem App for connecting Social Sector Business

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Daffiny Sandhya

BCA- V Sem. How to use a dynamic mind

5 NipunArora(VII Sem.)

BHM- VII Sem.

Planning Retro Restaurant In Bangalore/ Mumbai/ Delhi

6 Sujay Sudhir BHM VII Sem Planning cross between QSR & Fine Dining Restaurant In Bangalore/ Hyderabad

7 Sushil Kumar BHM 3 Sem. Briyani Restaurant at Shimla

8 Somesh Kumar BHM 3 Sem Fast food Restaurant at Ghaziabad

9 Susheel BHM 3 Sem Wooden Café & Night club

10 Robin Singh BHM 3 Sem Guajarati Restaurant

11 Suman BHM 3 Sem Fine dining at Japan

12 Shreya BHM 3 Sem Cruise Ship

13 Sabin BHM 3 Sem Catering Services in Kerala

14 Suryaraj BBA-V Sem Terrace Garden

15 Neeraj BBA-V Sem E-Commerce for Selling ARTS

16 Manish BBA-V sem. Construction Industry

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Sudipta & Rishab

BBA-V sem. Land development at Havelock

19 Sirish B/Com-3 Sem.

Funeral Services

20 Srin Srinivasan M.Com Trading to supply construction material to a close relative

21 Rakesh MBA-2 Sem Export Business Domain not yet decided

22 Amar MBA Warehouse at Hubli

23 Akshaay MBA 2 Sem. Digital marketing

24 Akash M.Com 2. Sem

Poultry or Spices Available one acre land

25 Anil Kumar M.Com 2. Sem

Buying A newspaper distributor

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'AEEC FAMILY MANAGEMENT DAY'

(4th September 2017)

AEEC conducted 'AEEC FAMILY MANAGEMENT DAY' on 4th September 2017. The

event started at 11:00 A.M. Ms. Sridevi, Director of Kumar Textiles Rajajeshwari Silks

was the Chief Guest for the day, She manages two businesses - Running a pre-school

named Podar Jumbo Kids at Malleshwaram in Bangalore and developing the export

and domestic markets of her family’s silk business. Ms. Babitha Subramani an

Alumnus of AIMS (2013 batch) was the Special Guest of the day. She is a second

generation entrepreneur and after completion of MBA she is helping her father in his

business. Apart from the guests, the event witnessed the presence of Parents of

students who are running their own business. They shared their experiences and gave

valuable advices to students.

The day started with Introduction of AEEC By Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, AEEC. This was

followed by welcome address delivered by Dr. K. Ranganathan, Chief Mentor AEEC.

Soon after there was a special address by the Chief Guest of the Day Ms. Sridevi. She

shared how her parents were apprehensive of her becoming an entrepreneur. She

added that by her methods and hard work, she proved herself right. She emphasised

that risk has to be born and tough decision needs to be taken to be successful. This

was followed by the address from special guest and Alumnus Ms. Babitha. She shared

how she lacked confidence. She was not comfortable in making presentations and

communicating. She came in support for her family business she was made to join as

a trainee in accounts department. With all her learning and experiences gained from a

German firm, she made a significant difference in her family business.

This was followed by presentations made by students who have a running family

business. Those who presented were Ankita Saini, Gireesha, Sangita Bhagat, Sumi

Singh and Sweta Verma Students presented on their learning acquired from their

family business. They shared how their parents started their respective business, the

difficulties they suffered and how they plan to help their parents in business.

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Both the guests motivated students to pursue their own dreams by proper planning.

This was followed by question answer session. The students had their queries

answered by the guests and Prof. K Ranganathan. In the end Prof. Bindu of AEEC

proposed vote of thanks.

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ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY

28th October 2017

By: Ms. Rituparna Ghosh and Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee

AIMS Alumni Entrepreneurship Day was observed on 28th October 2017. Invited

Successful Alumni entrepreneurs participated in a panel discussion. Alumni

entrepreneurs shared their experiences with future entrepreneurs at campus.

Mr. Prince Samuel Alexander and Ms. Ishita Mondal from MBA were MC for the day.

The panellist shared inspiring thoughts for becoming an entrepreneurs. The theme of

the panel discussion involved around 'Individual Stories & Gyan to Campus

Entrepreneurs'. After the event was kicked off by the MCs, Dr. Saurabh Srivastava

gave the welcome address and welcomed the dignitaries and two student

entrepreneurs from the campus. Mr. Manish from B.Com spoke about his venture and

how he used network marketing to his advantage to start his business and told how

you can start a business without any investment. Next Mr. Mohan Krishna from

BHMCT spoke about his confectionery business and how even though he faced a lot

of problems in relation to the investment, he still succeeded in starting his business.

Once the presentations were done, Prof. Ranganathan spoke a few words about AEEC

and the student entrepreneurs. Then he gave a brief about Goldman Sachs ISB, which

three of the panelist had attended and that they would be sharing what they picked up

after attending the program. The guests invited for a panel discussion were

Mrs. Latha Srinivasan, Founder & Director – Chipper Sage Education Pvt Ltd

and GS ISB AIMS ALUMNI. With her products, she want to make the process

of learning not just fast and effective but essentially - very interesting, joyful

and experiential. She added that she dream of doing that across a wide set of

knowledge areas.

Mrs. Lata Krishnamohan who is GS ISB AIMS ALUMNI and Runs a play School

for last 7 years

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Sarada Chandrasekaran, Director at Whitefield Global School-,Director Nxt

Wavez Consulting and GS ISB AIMS ALUMNI. She guides the principal in key

issues like parent & teacher management and board related issues. Hand

holding and moulding the 2nd rung of leaders in school.

Mr. Bharth Rajjana, CEO, Edupinnacle. He shared how he did not go for a job

offer as he had a broader vision of being his own boss and taking the risk.

Message conveyed through Panel discussion was that to be a successful

entrepreneur, You have to be a very good listener if you want to succeed. You

should know the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors. Learn how to

negotiate. Channel your ideas in the right manner. Theories you study in

class however irrelevant you think they are will come into use while doing

business. You should have clarity on how to use your ideas in business. You

should always take criticism sportingly and handle it wisely. Never say no to

opportunities. Failures are good. Have alternatives. Add value to customer

and Never stop learning.

Prof. Ranganathan gave a small conclusion on the panel discussion and after

that Mr. Ryan Padua and Ms. Rituparna Rudra gave a short summary of the

events. Prof. Bindu proposed vote of thanks and with that the program came to

a close.

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YASHAS RELAUNCH

AEEC witnessed a proud moment when e-magazine "YASHAS" was re-launched on

14th September 2017 in AIMS Auditorium. The program started at 11:45 a.m. in the

auditorium. Faculty members and Intensive mentoring students from all the

departments were present to witness the launch. Seated on the dais were Mr. Rupak

T. K Director of Plasto Cards Pvt. Limited and Mr. Amog Raj WERE Chief Guest for

the day along with COO: Dr. Priyanadan Reddy, AEEC Adviser : Dr. Ranganathan and

AEEC Director Dr. Saurabh Srivastava.

The welcome note was delivered by Dr. Saurabh Srivastava thereafter Dr.

Ranganathan, Adviser AEEC shared the genesis/History of “YASHAS". He also

informed how the cell is trying to integrate technology so as to get larger group of

readers. He also advised AEEC team to take maximum initiatives to make Focus

centre visible in the campus and in the social media. He energised young students

with his inspirational speech. He assured AEEC team of his commitment to provide

network of entrepreneurs who could inspire our students in their ventures. He

proposed "Alumni Entrepreneurs day" to be conducted soon in 2017. Chief Guest for

the day, Mr. Rupak T. K addressed budding entrepreneurs by his insightful speech on

how he has become a Serial Entrepreneur by sensing a good opportunities in the

market. He envisaged Plastic Card manufacturing and started Plasto Cards Pvt.

Limited to get a mega project Aadhaar card design from Indian Govt. With this

master stroke he moved forward to establish two more business verticals, one in the

field of acoustics- Niber Acoustics and other in the food vertical - quick service

restaurant chain - Stiksnax. He also shared the risk factors associated with the

business and how to mitigate the risk by creating a portfolio business. COO AIMS Dr.

Priyanandan Reddy addressed the gathering by his illuminating speech and expressed

his happiness towards the students that more number of students year by year are

bringing a spark to the AEEC Cell since inception. Alumni entrepreneurs Mr. Amogh

Raj, Promoter "Supreme 9 events" shared his real time experience with his start up and

how today he is geographically diversifying his business across India and his quench

towards becoming a Billionaire down the line few years. After this "YASHAS" e-

magazine was launched by the Chief Guests.

Dr. Saurabh briefed the contents to the Audience and Media. Budding

entrepreneurs Mr. Sachin (MBA), Dakshita (MCOM) and Neeraj(BBA) shared their

experiences with cell. They shared how the AEEC motivated them to pursue the

dreams and acquire entrepreneurial skills. Prof. Bindu felicitated Chief Guests and

delivered proposed vote of thanks.

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AIMS Alumni Mr. Amogh Raj addressing the students on launch of Yashas

AIMS Alumni Mr. Rupak addressing the students on launch of Yashas

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