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EDII Wins Excellent Institute Award at National Education Summit & Awards 2017

Excellence – is the word we strive for. It puts us above everyone else. EDII was awarded ‘Excellent Institute for Entrepreneurship Development in India’ at 11th National Education Summit & Award.

For EDII’s contribution towards developing entrepreneurial ecosystem, CMAI association of India awarded this prestigious award to the institute. Shri Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, Chairman CMAI & IAS presented the award to Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director, EDII.

Traits of a successful entrepreneur

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Reading about great entrepreneurs is super inspiring and motivational yet how far we let its positivity affect us depends on us, the readers. By working on the crucial attributes of one’s personality, under the right guidance, the entrepreneur in you can emerge at any age and stage of life.

 

However, the best entrepreneurs share a few common characteristics, which are crucial in building and maintaining a successful business structure. While considering the fact that they come from different cultures and upbringing, income brackets, educational levels and a varied lifestyle, we cannot overlook that they all share a few common traits which are not only strong and positive but are the very pillars of their success.

  1. Tenacity: No matter how hard it gets, successful entrepreneurs have the ability to sustain. Persistence, perseverance and determination are the key ingredients of success.
  2. Passion: It is a common assumption that the sole purpose of all entrepreneurs is to make maximum profits. That is not true. Most of the entrepreneurs are actually quite passionate about their work. Challenges excite them whereas mistakes make them wiser. Money, although secondary, is not their purpose of business. The purpose is to follow their passion, which is excellence at work. Those who are not fully passionate about their work tend to slack at it and eventually lag behind.
  3. Risk-taking: Taking risks in business does not necessarily mean financial risks. It could be related to risking one’s reputation or social standing. It could be risking your time and energy while working on a project. Successful entrepreneurs are not scared of taking whatever risks that come their way. Starting a business with limited funding is not an issue for entrepreneurs who aim to be successful and take it up as a challenge but the same might seem to be a major issue for others who keep dwindling upon the pros and cons instead of taking action.
  4. Focus: Opportunities don’t just come to successful people. They exist all around us and it is up to us to spot them and that’s what makes us successful. All successful entrepreneurs are so focussed on their business that they develop this trait to spot an opportunity that others wouldn’t even dream of. It is this vision that aids the very success of great entrepreneurs.
  5. The Desire to Learn: Those who stick to the good old ways may last for a while but not beyond that. It is essential to learn new tricks of the trade, keep oneself updated with the latest innovations and follow the latest systems if you wish to be in the race. Education and experience does help us a lot but keeping pace with the industry and evolving along with the latest trends is absolutely necessary. Successful entrepreneurs do all they can to learn and absorb the latest information which helps them to stay ahead of the rest.
  6. Handling Failures: No success story is written without an eraser. Mistakes do happen but the wise learn from their mistakes and move on. Entrepreneurs who believe in themselves develop enough patience and persistence to rework or renew and deliver better results the next time. These entrepreneurs relate to such valuable experiences in their future as well.
  7. Money-management Skills: Being one of the most crucial aspects of every business, entrepreneurs need to be exceptionally good at money management. Be it using your own savings or large amounts of funds deposited by the investors, making every penny count is what successful entrepreneurs do. Correct financial decisions, calculated expenses, spending where it is essential and curbing where necessary is a trait all successful entrepreneurs share.
  8. Business Relationships: Building relationships and maintaining them is important for any business to flourish. Successful entrepreneurs know this very well and take extreme care in maintaining these business contacts because if not now, they shall soon transform from being contacts to becoming clients.
  9. Salesmanship: Believing in your own product is the first step of successful salesmanship. Every entrepreneur needs to understand that if they believe that their product is good, half the job is done. The other half rests on how they express themselves to the client. Successful entrepreneurs are good at this because if they as creators of the product are unable to explain this well then who will?!
  10. Planning Expertise: All successful entrepreneurs are excellent in planning strategies. They organise their time, money and efforts well in advance for efficient implementation. Their business strategies are based on thorough researches and surveys that aid the overall success of the business.

Are you the one? If you are, EDII is right institute for you!

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We Make Entrepreneurs at EDII

We Make Entrepreneurs at EDII

The EDII or Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India is a not-for-profit organisation which was established in 1983. It was set up with a specific vision in mind- to become an acknowledged national resource institute engaged in entrepreneurship education, research, training and institution building.

At EDII, the main aim is to turn out students who are competent, first generation entrepreneurs with creative genius and a strong moral and ethical code. It also aims at developing existing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into thriving future corporations through value added management education, training, institution building and research.

PGDM-BE Programme

The PGDM-BE programme or Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Business Entrepreneurship is a full-time, residential management course with duration of two years. The EDII has been producing students specialised in entrepreneurship education for the past eighteen years.

Eligibility

To be eligible, graduates belonging to general category need to have scored at least 50 % marks in graduation and in case of reserved students, only 45% is required. The PGDM-BE programme has a regular intake of 120 students per batch.

Interaction and Networking

The best part of the course is that students get to interact with people from diverse fields and pursuing various passions. This helps in developing the outlook of the students and gives them a general overview of the prevailing scenario. Besides, EDII helps students connect with budding entrepreneurs from across the globe through international exchange programmes. Students also get to visit foreign universities which further helps to enhance their knowledge and also build vital contacts.

What makes this programme special?

• Association of Indian Universities (Certificate)
• Approved by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education)- Certificate
• Awarded USASBE Outstanding Entrepreneurship Program Abroad Award 2014 (Category)
• Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA)- Certificate

This post-graduate diploma in management- business entrepreneurship was specially designed for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers to develop critical thinking, encourage their ambitions and business ventures, and provide students with an intellectually stimulating and invigorating management education.

EDII also helps students to get summer internships working with premier organisations in order to gain some practical experience in the field. Students interested in starting their own entrepreneurial venture can also avail of loans from financial institutions associated with the EDII.

Some of the well-known organisations which offered summer internships to EDII students:

1. NABARD
2. Hindustan Unilever Foundation
3. Internshala.com
4. Business Standard
5. Catalyst Constellations
6. Brand You
7. Light Microfinance
8. Adani Port and SEZ Ltd
9. Prakash Chemicals
10. Green Electrical Private Limited
11. Gokal Das Exports
12. Almamapper.com
13. Indusa Infotech
14. Unified Brainz Virtuoso Limited
15. NJ India Invest Ltd
16. ONGC
17. Uber Health
18. Macro World
19. Newcastle University Business School
20. Sahajanand Laser Technology

The PGDM-BE course primarily aims at developing students’ entrepreneurial skills in order to enable them to initiate, expand and diversify business enterprises. It also helps to create managers for corporate entrepreneurial ventures. It also helps those inheriting family businesses to develop the skills and gain the knowledge required for them to run these businesses successfully.

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