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BUSINESS PLAN WORKSHOP

OBJECTIVES Develop a better understanding of entrepreneurship and what it means Recognise the challenges of entrepreneurship and identify critical success factors for an entrepreneur Develop a Business Plan that can be used to pitch the idea to VCs and other investors Practical tips, advice and resources to help start on your own

OVERVIEW Are you an Entrepreneur? Tracing the underlying traits of Entrepreneurship The fundamentals of a Business Plan and Financing options The fine line between entrepreneurial success and failure

KEY TAKE-AWAYS By the end of the day-long workshop, participants would Be better prepared and equipped to start up on their own; Be aware of pitfalls and key success factor; Be able to develop a business plan for their idea & identify different sources of funding; Have gained a deeper understanding of entrepreneurship.

Approach and Methodology Interactive sessions Presentations Interactive Exercises Case Analysis and Discussion The workshop will be focused on how to develop your business ideas - more specifically how to present them in a form that could attract investor interest and help get you venture off the ground. The methodology would include interactive sessions, case analysis, discussions and presentations. The content and delivery is meant to be intensive and you will benefit the most if you put in the required effort prior to the day of the workshop.

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OUTLINE Session 2 will form the core of this workshop. It will be the longest session and will conclude at lunch break.

Session 1

Are you an Entrepreneur?

Tracing the underlying traits of entrepreneurship

Session 2

Basics of a Business Plan and Financing your business

Business Plan fundamentals Financing options

Session 3

The Making of An Entrepreneur

CASE STUDY

Session 4

Top 10 Common Mistakes that Entrepreneurs make

Session 5

Q&A, Wrap-up and Feedback

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PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: Shantanu Bhagwat

Profile An engineer by training, Shantanu Bhagwat is a one-time diplomat turned venture investor and advisor to start-ups. These days he divides his time between UK and India, working with early stage companies and on ideas to improve political systems and governance in India. He also regularly conducts workshops on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Personal Development. In a career spanning over two decades, Mr. Bhagwat has worked across geographies and industries, including several years in Japan and in the UK. Previously a Partner at venture capital firm in London, Mr. Bhagwat has also worked at Monitor Co. in London. Prior to that, he spent several years as a fast-track career diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service, working in New Delhi and Tokyo. Over the last few years, he has spent a lot of time thinking about and commenting on globalization, innovation and entrepreneurship across geographies and sectors, with a particular emphasis on India. He is a personal investor in (and an advisor to) several start-ups in India, including Myntra, India's leading online fashion & lifestyle relatiler; Innoviti, a company with cutting-edge technology in transaction processing;Elements Akademia, an innovative enterprise focused on employability and MilkMantra, a healthy dairy products company. He also sits on the Board of Innoviti and Vindhya e-Infomedia, an award-winning BPO in India. A graduate in Computer Engineering, Shantanu holds an MBA from London Business School where he was a Chevening Scholar. He is a Charter Member of TiE - a global non-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals and a past member of Mensa International. He is also a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences on Venture Capital, Innovation, Asia and India.

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