http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur The (un)official blog of the Entrepreneur Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:29:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sixty long years it has been, since India gained her Independence from Colonialist rule, how much longer is it going to take her to break free from the Neo-Colonialists? The older generation of colonialists plundered India of all its wealth, dictated terms and retarded development. The new generation, however, is ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/11/free-india-is-under-colonial-rule/ History shows that right from the invention of the wheel to the present-age of transport system, the progress of human civilization bears close relationship with transportation. Transportation has played an important role in improving quality of our lives. Railways, shipping, roads and air transport have effected industrialization, diversified international trade ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/10/the-road-ahead/ “Every idea is good, the most important thing is the commitment towards your idea,” this is what Rashmi Bansal advised to the budding entrepreneurs of IIT Kharagpur in a jam-packed auditorium in the evening of 29th August 2009. Entrepreneurship Cell organized a guest lecture by the author of the bestseller ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/09/stay-hungry-stay-foolish/ By Mr. R. Ravimohan, MD and Region Head of Standard & Poor’s South and South East Asia division, and also the appointed Chairman of the CRISIL Board of Directors. The recent episode of fraud by he Chairman of Satyam and all the several other frauds perpetrated by other entrepreneurs around the ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/04/integrity-a-cornerstone-of-entrepreneurship/ Entrepreneur April 2009 Entrepreneur April 2009 Editor April edition newsletter of the Entrepreneur Cell, IIT Kharagpur. This edition focuses on a variety of informative topics such as how to register your company, what a venture ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/04/the-entrepreneur-april-2009-edition/ April 2009 edition of the Entrepreneur is out! Grab your copy here. http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/04/entrepreneur_170409/ Microfinance refers to the provision of financial services to poor or low-income clients, including consumers and the self-employed. In broader terms, it refers to a movement that envisions “a world in which as many poor and near-poor households as possible have permanent access to an appropriate range of high quality ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/03/110/ The expanding reach of the Internet and growth of online collaboration tools have all changed small business outsourcing dramatically in the past 3-4 years. Let us take a look at 10 key trends for using independent contractors for projects and even ongoing staffing needs, and how they shape up in ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/02/top-10-outsourcing-trends-by-small-businesses-in-2009-amit-mullerpattan/ Before venturing out to start-up on your own, it is very essential to familiarize yourself with the various economic laws in India, which either directly or indirectly control the way you do business. While browsing related topics, I came across this site, which very elegantly describes to a layman everything ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/02/familiarizing-with-the-indian-economic-laws/ With the recent flurry of activity in the US regarding the bailout package a lot of people ask why the bailout is necessary. After all a bunch of megalomaniac CEOs and their big companies will go down. Is it only for the unemployment part that the US govt. is proposing ... http://www.ecell-iitkgp.org/theentrepreneur/2009/02/why-bailout/