Program Objectives

• Transform your Business Idea into a Sustainable Business
  
• Develop your real life Business Plan
  
• Network with executives from Financial Institutions, Venture Capitalists, Entrepreneurs and Start-up professionals
  
• Manage a Start-up

Program Features

• This is the first program of its kind
  
• The program is specifically defined to serve the needs of Start-up entrepreneurs
  
• The limited number of participants per batch enables individual attention
  
• The teaching emphasis is focused on Start-up aspects by dedicated faculty
  
• Pedagogy provides for meaningful and candid interactions with entrepreneurs and investors
  
• The Start Your Business (SYB) Program is business neutral
• The program pedagogy offers scope for rich learning through continuous interaction among participants

The Program Deliverables

• Acquire the entrepreneurial mindest
  
• Identify critical success factors for starting a new venture
  
• Learn the essentials of startup management - Strategy for profitable growth, marketing & selling the product/service, managing working capital, operationalising the Start-up, negotiating, team building.
  
• Develop the business model for a sustainable and profitable business
  
• Develop the Business Plan/Project Report for investors/partners
  
• Interact with Start-up mentors for the reality touch and guidance on strengthening the business proposition
• Interact with entrepreneurs to understand the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur
• The participants of the SYB program will be eligible for a certificate for having completed the program

SPJIMR Advantage

• SPJIMR, a Top Ten B School in India, has pioneered the MBA program for Family Managed Businesses.
  
• SPJIMR is one among five founding partners of the National Entrepreneurship Network initiated by the US based Wadhwani Foundation, to promote entrepreneurship in India.
  
• Only Indian B-School offering Global MBA in Dubai and Singapore
  
• Faculty with extensive industry exposure and track record of teaching entrepreneurs from small and medium enterprises.

Eligibility

• A basic graduation, a business idea and ready to create a new venture.
  
• Early stage entrepreneurs looking to acquire business management skills and insights for profitable growth.
  
• Nexgen family business members, with entrepreneurial aspirations to start-off on their own steam.

Duration

• The SYB program will extend over 17 weekends with full day session on Saturday and half day on Sunday.
  
• The schedule for Saturday will be from 9.30 a.m. to 6.15 p.m. and for Sunday from 9.30a.m. to 1.30p.m, with tea and lunch breaks.
  
• Pre-class preparation and Guest lectures will be extra.