Dimapur, Dec. 8 (EMN): With an aim to create awareness on startups/ entrepreneurship, Educentre School of Business (ESB), in collaboration with Startup Nagaland under the department of Industries and Commerce, has conducted entrepreneurship awareness programmes in Dimapur Government College, Japfü Christian College and Eastern Christian College.
An update from ESB stated that Nagaland start-up policy aims to establish Nagaland as a model start-up leader in the region by creating a culture of entrepreneurship that nurtures creative and innovative youth, allowing them to build successful start-up companies, become job creators and contribute towards building a healthy and sustainable economy.
The awareness programmes weres held especially for the college students to sensitise them about the potential present in the valley for boosting entrepreneurship related activities and incentives available under the startup Nagaland policy.
It stated that resource person from ESB apprised the students about the schemes available with startup Nagaland like seed funding, marketing and promotion, GST rebate, DIC like PMEGP for aspiring entrepreneurs and also to register under their incubation centre.
It added that local startups like Online Express and 90.8 Hills FM have shared their start-up journey.
It mentioned that currently Nagaland has two entrepreneurship development centres for college supported by IDAN and startup Nagaland with a vision to expand to all districts of Nagaland so that college students from each district could get access to the opportunities of entrepreneurship.
