Entrepreneurship Development Cell

VISION

Producing successful entrepreneurs imbibed with leadership qualities using innovative and ethical business practices to make global impact

MISSION

Instill the passion and spirit among students to pursue entrepreneurship

Objectives
    Long Term
  • Motivate students to develop their own start-ups
  • Develop business incubators
  • Create corpus fund to seed ventures
  • To have strong relationship with alumni for long standing growth of EDC.
    Short Term
  • To provide a platform for interaction with entrepreneurs
  • Impart entrepreneurial education/skills amongst students through various trainings and exercise
  • Arrange vibrant interaction with organizations promoting the cause of entrepreneurship.
  • To create awareness among students about various assistance (Financial, Legal, and Marketing etc.) provided to start & carry on a business.
  • Mentor students/others who have business ideas by bringing expertise to their doorstep. The EDC would be a networking hub for people aspiring to be entrepreneurs and also play a role in team building as a part of its mentorship. Mentoring the people at an early stage by giving proper direction and necessary exposure would be crucial in converting technical ideas/projects into viable business plans.

The ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL was created in the month of August in the academic year 2011 – 2012 with the primary aim “TO DEVELOP MORE EMPLOYERS THAN EMPLOYEES” which is the basic necessity for a country’s economy to reach a developed state. There are at present 18 staff Coordinators headed by a Coordinator who will report to the top management through the Principal. At present there are 300 active student members who have a vision to become Entrepreneurs within 5 years after completion of their studies. The cell is catering to the future Entrepreneur’s needs by providing them continuous training, Motivation and Support in order to start their own ventures.

S.No Name Designation Department Position
1 Dr. M.Arul Raja Assistant Professor BBA (CA) Coordinator
2 Mr. K.Elavarasan Assistant Professor Tamil Member
3 Ms. L.R.Akshaya Assistant Professor English Member
4 Ms. R.Yuvarekha Assistant Professor Mathematics Member
5 Ms. K.Sasikala Assistant Professor Commerce and B & I Member
6 Ms. B.Sindhu Assistant Professor CS CA & PA Member
7 Dr. T.Rajeswari Assocaite Professor BBA Member
8 Mr. S.Savitha Assistant Professor BBA(CA) Member
9 Ms. M.Ruthradevi Assistant Professor BCA Member
10 Ms. S.Deepika Assistant Professor Computer Science UG Member
11 Ms. N.Renuka Assistant Professor CT & IT Member
12 Mr. S.Natarajan Assistant Professor Biochemistry Member
13 Mr. K.Vivekanandhan Assistant Professor Biotechnology Member
14 Mr. K.Mohanapriyan Assistant Professor Physics Member
15 Ms. M.Kavipriya Assistant Professor Costume Design & Fashion Member
16 Mr. A.Sathya Prakash Assistant Professor CS & HM Member
17 Ms. M.Subitsa Assistant Professor Psychology Member
18 Dr. G.Karthi Assistant Professor MBA Member
19 Ms. K. Hemaambujavalli Assistant Professor Computer Science (PG) Member
20 Mr. N.Poonthamizhan Assistant Professor Social Work Member

  • “Inauguration cum Panel Discussion on Start-ups”
    Date: 11.07.2024
    Guest Persons:
    Mr. Gowtham Krishnamoorthy, Founder and CEO, NUTZ Technovation Pvt. Ltd.
    Mr. Gopinath Thangamuthu, Project Associate Startup-TN, Erode
  • “WORLD ENTREPRENEURS DAY”
    Date: 21.08.2024
    Guest Persons:
    Mr. P T Senthil Kumar, Founder Thulir Organic, Erode
  • Guest Lecture: “Sustainable Development Goal - “GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING”
    Date: 11.09.2024
    Guest Persons:
    Ms. A. Jenifer Gladious, Founder & Managing trustee of Erode Parenting Hub
  • Internal Hackathon for Smart India Hackathon–2024
    Date: 13.09.2024
  • Grand Guest Lecture on “Driving Innovation: The role of R & D and IP in Making India A Product Nation” @ KEC
    Date: 20.09.2024
    Guest Persons:
    Dr. Sridhar Vembu Co-Founder and CEO ZOHO Corporation
  • Introduction to “Entrepreneurship Development Cell”
    Date: 21.09.2024
    Guest Persons:
    Dr.M.Arul Raja Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Development Cell

  • EDC & IIC our Institutions conducted quiz competition in observance of International MSME Day on 27.06.2023. Nearly 400 students enrolled themselves and participated actively. The toppers were honoured with Certificates.
  • EDCof our Institution organized an inaugural event along with a guest lecture on “Innovation and Design Thinking” on 07.07.2023. Mr. Hariprasanth, CEO, Falconx Ed Tech Solutions (P) Ltd, and Mr. E. Ajay Kumar, Co-Founder and CTO, Falconx Ed Tech Solutions (P) Ltd, served as Chief Guests.
  • EDC and Department of Business Administration of our Institution jointly organized a Guest Lecture on “Entrepreneurship as a Career” on 18.07.2023. Lion Dr. Viswanathan, Industrialist, Managing Director, GMAC Associatesin Coimbatore was the Resource Person.
  • EDC and IIC of our Institution organized a visit to the “Ero Intec 2023” trade fair on 31.07.2023, involving approximately 130 students. The fair featured over 100 stalls, and our students Ashwin, Harini T T, and Giridhar set up a stall to showcase their Bio-glow products.
  • IIC and EDC commemorated Paper Day on 01.08.2023 in collaboration with Seshasayee Paper and Board Limited. Mr. D. Radhakrishnan, Chief Manager of Pulp Operations at SPB, conducted a lecture on“go green” concept among the participants.
  • IIC and EDC of our Institution organized a Guest Lecture “ “Lean startup” Find a business model instead of Running a business model” in observance of World Entrepreneurship Day on 21.08.23. Mr. Karthik, Managing Director, Hydroworld, Erode was the Resource Person.
  • EDC and IIC of our Institution organized an Awareness Programme on "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" exclusively for First year students on 23.08.2023. Ms. P. Sathya, Field Co- ordinator, BU EDII TN HUB, Coimbatore was the Resource Person.
  • EDC & IIC of our Institution conducted Quiz competition inobservanceof G-20 on 25.08.2023. Nearly 435 students enrolled themselves and participated actively. The toppers were honoured with certificates.
  • EDC in Association with District Industries Centre, Erode organized an Awareness Programme on "Entrepreneurship " exclusively for EDC students Member on 25.09.2023.Mr. B. Manikandan, General Manager, District Industries Centre, Erode was the Resource Person.
  • Internal Hackathon, an introductory session for Smart India Hackathon 2023 was organized on 25.09.2023 in association with Institution’s Innovation Council of our institution. Mr. Mr. S. Jaganathan, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Ms. S Karthikeyani Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science (PG), Mr. K.K.Sureshkumar Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science (PG), Ms. S. Hemalatha, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Ms.S. Krithika and Ms. R. Saveetha, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science were the judges at the session.
  • EDC of our Institution in association with NCDEX IPFT organized anAwareness programme upon Market and Investment on 08.12.2023. Dr. K.Prabhakaran, Financial Educator SECI, NCDEC, NCFE was the resource person.

  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell inaugurated its activities with a Lecture session, “Government and Business” on 16.08. 2022. Mr. R. Muruganandham, District Coordinator, EDII - TN, EEDISSIA was the Resource Person.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with Institution’s Innovation Council conducted several activities for five days from 18.8.22 to 23.8.22 in observance of World Entrepreneurship Day.Mr. Arun Raaj Manickraj, Business Head at Atal Incubation Centre, RAISE and Dr.Kalpana Chaudhari, Proprietor at Xanthus Institute, Goa were the Resource persons
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with Institution’s Innovation Council observed National Small Industry Day on 30.08. 2022 and distributed MSME booklets to all the Departments of our Institution.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell organized Entrepreneurs Talk Series on 26.09. 2022. Dr. T. Suresh Kumar, MD, Vaibhavi Decoration, was the Resource person.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with Institution’s Innovation Council organized Entrepreneurship Talk Series - “Roadmap to Start-Ups in observance of India Startup Day on 01.10. 2022. Mr. Vayetheyvaran, MD, Clotricks, was the Resource person
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Biochemistry of our Institution organized Entrepreneurship Talk Series -“My Journey as a Bio-Science Entrepreneur” on 26.10. 2022. Dr. D. Muthu, MD, Primas Bioscience Pvt Ltd, Chennai was the Resource Person
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Institution’s Innovation Council of our institution organized an exposure visit to Technology Incubation Centre (TBI) at Kongu Engineering College on 05.01.2023.Mr. P Kannan Manager TBI @ KEC and Dr. R. Parameshwaran, Executive Director TBI @ KEC were the hosts of the session.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell organized Entrepreneurship Talk Series– “Step To Success” on 24.01. 2023Mr. V.S. Elango, Managing Director, Alfa Switchgears India Pvt. Ltd was the resource person.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with Training and Placement Cell organized an “Awareness Programme on Industry 4.0” on 10, Mar 2023. Mr. Srijith Radhakrishnan, CEO, Squash Apps and Mr. Jaya Chandran, Director, Emmayyam Infotech were the Resource persons
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell in association with Institution’s Innovation Council and Startup TN Erode Regional Hub organized an awareness program “Break the Barriers” on 28.03. 2023. Mr. Vayetheysvaran, CEO, Clotricks Fashion Apparel was the invited guest.
  • EDC and IIC Honored 12 students with Best Innovation Award in Achiever's Day observed by our Institution on 21.04.2023. Thiru. R.G.Nawin Krishna, Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, Startup Payanam, Entrepreneurial Community graced the occasion

  • A leadership talk on “Opportunities and Challenges to Startup Founders” in commemoration of World Entrepreneurship Day was organized in collaboration with IIC of our institution on 21.8.2021. Mr. M. Martin, Field Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Development& Innovation Institute (EDII) Hub of SASTRA University, Thanjavur; Mr. P. Nandakumar, Emerging Entrepreneur, Managing Director, Mayaabazar Restaurant, Bubbles Kids and Women, Erode; Mr. M. Chevilamparithi, Managing Director, Surya Industries, Erode; J. Ruthra Priya, Virus Creations, Erode and Mr. Risabh, Sanjay's Fine Foods, Erode were the Resource Persons.
  • A virtual Inauguration and Entrepreneurship talk event, “Preparing Students towards Entrepreneurial Mindset” was organized on 9.9.2021. Mr. M. Sathish Kumar, Author, Speaker and Blogger; Dr. Deepa Sathish, CEO and Chief Brain Analyst, KriSP Institute of Medical Science; Mr. Ashok Kumar, Entrepreneur, Digital Life Style and Personality Development Trainer were the Resource Persons.
  • Entrepreneurship Talk Series, “Agripreneur- Life on a Farm” was organized on 24.9.2021. Mr. P. Thirugnanasambandam, MD, UYIR Organic Farmers Market, Erode was the Resource Person.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell launch event was organized on 7.10.2021. The EDCCo-ordinator Mr. M. Arul Raja created awareness about entrepreneurship among students.
  • Entrepreneurship Talk Series, “Foodpreneur- Art of changing Taste and Lifestyle” was organized on 12.10.2021. Mr. Madhampatty T. Rangaraj MD, Madhampatty Groups, Coimbatore, was the Resource Person.
  • A Workshop, “Working Hands on Stock Market” was organized on 2.11.2021. Dr. K. Prabhakaran, Financial Educator, SEBI, NCDEX, NCFE was the Resource Person.
  • “A Two Days Cognizance on Cotton Industry” was organized on 18.11.2021 and 19.11.2021. Mr. Murali Ellappan, MD, Cotton Comfort and Bharath Parameshwara, MD, BIC ORG India were the Resource Persons.
  • A Two Days National Level “Investor Awareness Programme on Securities Market” was organized on 22.11.2021 and 23.11.2021. Dr. K. Prabhakaran, Financial Educator, SEBI, NCDEX, NCFE was the Resource Person.
  • A Three Days “Awareness Programme on One- Million Ideas (TN-EDI)” was organized from 22.11.2021 to 26.11.2021. The EDC Co-ordinator Mr. M. Arul Raja, created awareness about the event among students.
  • “Entrepreneurship- Student Meet on IT Sector” was organized on 10.12.2021. Mr. G. S Tamilarasu, Founder, CEO, ilmat, Erode was the Resource Person.
  • Internal Hackathon, an introductory session for Smart India Hackathon 2022 was organized on 9.3.2022 in association with Institution’s Innovation Council of our institution. Dr. J. Gayathri, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Applications (PG), Dr. V.G Sumathy, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies (PG) and Ms. S. Hemalatha, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Applications were the judges at the session.
  • Entrepreneurship Talk Series, “Strategies to Sail Through Entrepreneurial Hardships” was organized on 16.3.2022. Mr. Vijay Kapoor, Derby Clothing Pvt Ltd was the Resource Person.
  • “HDFC Awareness Programme- Introduction” was organized in association with Training and Placement Cell of our Institution on 21.3.2022
  • Entrepreneurship Talk Series, “Problem Solution Fit and Product Market Fit” was organized on 30.3.2022. Mr S A P Narendran, Co- Founder, Lights Inc, Erode was the Resource Person.
  • A Guest Lecture on “Branding Strategies” was organized in association with Department of Management Studies (PG) of our Institution on 12.4.2022. Mr. VinodhParameshwaran, Entrepreneur, Brand Strategist was the Resource Person.

  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell has organized an “Entrepreneur Interaction” program on 30.09.2019. The session was hosted by Mr. T.Kumar MD, Realtech systems. Beneficiaries were created awareness upon automobile safety that could be monitored using mobile phones. Students felt the session to be interesting and interactive.
  • A Session on “Start up Mania” in this session was presided over by Mr.Kannan, Manager, Technology Business Incubator, Kongu Engineering College.

  • The Cell was successfully inaugurated on 06.08.18 by Yaser Salem Muhammed, Managing Director, Hanna, Marketing Coimbatore.
  • An Awareness Camp on Entrepreneurship Development was organized on 18.01.19. The Resource Person was Mr.Kannan, TBI, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai.
  • An Awareness Programme on Entrepreneurship Development was conducted through the Cell on 28.01.19. Mr. Pradeep dava, Million Minds, presided over the function.

  • The cell has conducted an “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp”- I from 17/08/2017 to 19/08/2017 for 100 interested final year (Both UG & PG) students. Experts from Academic Institutions, Industry, Government Agencies, Financial Institutions and Banks were the resource persons for the training sessions. As a part of the training programme two industries were visited by the participants.
  • The cell has conducted a seminar on 24.01.2018 in the topic “Innovative Ideas” for the Entrepreneurial development cell members. The resource persons for the session were Prof. R. Mohan, Department of Management Studies and Mr.P.Kannan, Manager, Technology Business Incubator of Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai.
  • The cell has conducted essay writing competition in the topic of “India need Entrepreneurs” on 12.2.2018. 46 students were participated in this competition. Entrepreneurship development and innovative institute have granted the award winners of first and second place with the cash prize of Rs.3,000 and Rs.2,000 respectively.
  • The cell had conducted an Intra collegiate “Innovative Business Idea Competition” for the students in order to develop Innovative and Entrepreneurial skills among students on 24th February, 2018.
  • The cell has conducted an “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp”- II on 23/02/2018, 24/02/2018 and 26/02/2018 for 100 interested final year (Both UG & PG) students. Experts from Academic Institutions, Industry, Government Agencies, Financial Institutions and Banks were the resource persons for the training sessions. As a part of the training programme two industries were visited by the participants.
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