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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nCuttack\/Bhubaneswar 21st<\/sup> February\u20192018:\u00a0<\/span>Sri Sri<\/span> University flags off the Startup India- Odisha Yatra at its premises under the Odisha Startup Yatra, Invest India and Department of MSME, Government of Odisha, today. The inaugural ceremony of the Startup India boot camp also included the culmination of the week long successful journey of the National Startup Week. The one-day boot camp event is aimed at searching for entrepreneurial talent in the university and creating a startup friendly ecosystem not only in the institution but in the entire state as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n Attending the ceremony as Chief Guest, Shri Prafulla Samal, Minister, W & CD, Mission Shakti, SSEPD, MSME highlighted the importance of good education in the development of society. He congratulated Sri Sri University for giving a boost to budding entrepreneurs at the very grass root level. \u201cIf you can do a small part of what is expected of you by the society due to your brand association, you will be able to transform your nation and the world\u201d said Minister Shri Samal.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shri L.N Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of MSME highlighted the main objective behind the introduction of boot camps in the Startup India- Odisha Yatra programme. He also stated that this programme aims at sensitising Tier 2, Tier 3 towns about the startup ecosystem and encourage the aspiring entrepreneurs and youth to set up their ventures in the state. \u201cWe should think big. We should dream big, because life is too short to think and dream small.\u201d said Shri. L.N. Gupta.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Prof.(Dr) P. Srinivas Subbarao, Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies highlighted the important role played by the Government of Odisha to promote Entrepreneurship. He also mentioned that already 220 students had pitched their ideas for the Startup India Odisha Yatra boot camp. Moreover, he also congratulated the management of Sri Sri University for organizing a successful and fruitful National Startup Week which witnessed eminent speakers and mentors from the entire Startup sector of India.\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Nand Lal, the Vice Chancellor of Sri Sri University, stated that opportunities and challenges are there for the youths of the country who wish to pursue a different path of Entrepreneurship. He motivated and wished best of luck to the participants and students by quoting \u201cThere is tremendous amount of craftsmanship between a great idea and a great product\u201d.\u00a0<\/span>The students will present their ideas in the extensive ideation workshop on 21st and 22nd February\u00a0 which will be mentored by experts. More than 400 ideas will be pitched by the aspiring students from which the foremost ideas will be selected for an extreme acceleration programme. The selected ideas will get cash prizes and recognition.<\/span>\u00a0The inaugural ceremony witnessed distinguished guests like Ms. Rajita Kulkarni, President of Sri Sri University, Mr. Pratham, Representative, Startup India- Odisha Yatra, Shri Barada Prasad Panigrahy, Regional Manager, NEN, Wadhwani Foundation, Ms. Surekha Routray, Manager, INVENT (Social Incubation) KIIT TBI, KIIT University; Mr. Manish Rai, Founding member and Vice-President, Shrofile; Mr. Narendra Lamba, Director Operations, Sri Sri University<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cuttack\/Bhubaneswar 21st February\u20192018:\u00a0Sri Sri University flags off the Startup India- Odisha Yatra at its premises under the Odisha Startup Yatra, Invest India and Department of MSME, Government of Odisha, today. The inaugural ceremony of the Startup India boot camp also included the culmination of the week long successful journey of the National Startup Week. 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