ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Recommendations
Expectations of entrepreneurship programs
Participants want clear and informed guidance on the basics of
entrepreneurship such as how to start a business, what tools are required,
encountering practical problems and solving them. They also want information
on current industrial and market needs. Programs should also present the real
struggles entrepreneurs face using both successful and unsuccessful cases to
juxtapose as well as motivate. A clearly framed mentorship program with
opportunities to network with peers as well as industry experts would also be
beneficial.
Participants want more workshops such as Vanigavettai, which they are
looking forward to. They want the camp activities to mirror realistic
entrepreneurial scenarios. They also want networking and job-shadowing
opportunities in order to learn from industry experts as well as fellow aspiring
entrepreneurs. Moreover, they want symposiums featuring angel investors
(seed investors providing initial funding in return for equity).
Post Vanigavettai
Participants can be interviewed about their experiences through Vanigavettai in
order to ascertain what they learned as well as to gain feedback on the program.
This can be made into a video series to be documented and shared as part of an
evaluation of the program’s outcomes.
Note: Vanigavettai (Be Your Own Boss) is a program co-organised by Tamil Representative Council Youth
Wing (TRCYW) and NTU Tamil Literary Society (NTU TLS) with the aim to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit
among youth and groom confident entrepreneurs.
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Realistic entrepreneurial scenarios, networking and angel investors