Celebrating business and social entrepreneurship NEWSLETTER OF EMPRETEC INDIA I FEBRUARY 2014 www.ibf-group.ch The Empretecos who successfully completed Empretec India’s third Entrepreneurship Training Workshop – 6 to 11 January 2014 – in Bangalore, India Third ETW makes deep impressions The third Empretec Entrepreneurship Training Workshop (ETW) was held in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of Asia, from 6 to 11 January 2014. High-potential and high-performance entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs (government officials and managers from trans-national companies) from nine Indian states participated in the week-long, intensive workshop. Initiated in 2011 the Empretec India Programme has been endorsed by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, which expressed support for its adoption by financial institutions and industry organizations/associations in India. Two well-received ETWs were held in Geneva in 2013. A wide spectrum of participants attended, from young and aspiring entrepreneurs, to government officials and seasoned business persons, some nominated by the State Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank. UNCTAD and IBF intend to set up an EMPRETEC Centre of Excellence in Bangalore in the next few years to offer UNCTAD’s broad vision and methodology and nurture a culture of entrepreneurship in high performance and high potential entrepreneurs as well as government officials in South Asia. 2 NEWSLETTER OF EMPRETEC INDIA I FEBRUARY 2014 Empretec India on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/empretecindia/ • To participate in Empretec India Entrepreneurship Training Workshop: [email protected] • To share your feedback or contribute to our newsletter: [email protected] ‘Empretec India’ is the United Nations’ flagship capacity-building programme managed by UNCTAD and hosted by International Business Facilitators (ibf) in India. The programme is endorsed by the Government of India. Arnab Chakrabortty, National Director – UNCTAD-Empretec Programme for India International Business Facilitators (India): Constantia, Level 6, 11 Dr U N Brahmachari Road, Kolkata 700 017 | +91 33 4001 2222 International Business Facilitators (Switzerland): : Avenue Industrielle 4 - 6, Geneva, CH-1227 | +41 78 87 80 603 | [email protected] Dezider Stefunko, Coordinator, UNCTAD-Empretec Programme for India Enterprise Branch, UNCTAD , Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland +41 22 91 75 762 | [email protected] 3 NEWSLETTER OF EMPRETEC INDIA I FEBRUARY 2014 ‘ETW must inculcate global entrepreneurial skills in participants’ EMPRETEC ACROSS THE WORLD A ddressing the Valedictory Session of ETW3 in Bangalore the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, Mr K H Muniyappa, said, “ I hope this training workshop would be able to inculcate global skills of entrepreneurship in the participants.” He said the MSME sector contributes nine per cent to the country’s GDP, 45 per cent of the manufactured output and 43 per cent of its exports. MSMEs in India provide employment to over 80 million people through 36 million enterprises producing over six thousand products. “India is a young country, the population and youth in the age group of 13–35 years comprise 41.3% of the population. It has been projected that by the year 2022, more than 50% of our population will be in the working age group of 18-35 years. The challenge before the nation is to derive “demographic dividend” from this large population of youth and this can be achieved by their engagement in development and productive activities.” Testimonials from ETW3, Bangalore “An experiential learning connecting with real life experience, interactive sessions, brilliantly designed with blended learning techniques. Outstanding workshop!! – Kavitha Talreja, Associate Manager -Training, Fidelity Business Services Pvt. Ltd. See, we did!! This workshop has brought out many areas of improvement that were hidden in the unconscious. I have become a more effective person.” – Kalyan Mangalapalli, Independent Consultant “The inputs from the workshop will help me immensely in my professional life. My self-confidence has improved and I feel ready to take on any assignment. Henceforth, I will be positive in all situations.” – D.S. Nanaware, Deputy General Manager (ProjectGas), Indian Oil Corporation Limited “This has been a very good time to assess myself and reformulate my objective. It was a good period to step out of my daily business and to see it from another perspective.” – Christophe Plais, Director, Terra India (Craft) Pvt. Ltd. “The workshop taught me that I could become a successful businesswoman!” – Anita Das Ravindranath, Senior Scientific Officer, Coir Board “The ETW has generated a lot of action points. It has created an intensive learning of key competencies which when combined with practice will benefit the individual and the organization.” – S. Murugaia, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Dept. of MSME, Govt of Tamil Nadu “The trainers promised us that we will see ourselves in a mirror. Empretec India’s ETW Training Calendar for 2014 21 - 26 April 2014 Bengaluru 26 - 31 May 2014 Geneva 21 - 26 July 2014 Shillong 18 - 23 August 2014 Geneva 22 - 27 September 2014 Goa 20 - 25 October 2014 Geneva 17 - 22 November 2014 Cochin 15 - 20 December 2014 Kolkata Dates and venues are subject to change 4 NEWSLETTER OF EMPRETEC INDIA I FEBRUARY 2014 Empretec: inspiring entrepreneurship across the world EMPRETEC ACROSS THE WORLD 1. Angola 2. Argentina 3. Benin 4. Botswana 5. Brazil 6. Chile 7. Colombia 8. Dominican Republic 9. Ecuador 10. El Salvador 11. Ethiopia 12. Ghana 13. Guatemala 14. Guyana 15. India 16. Jordan 17. Mauritius 18. Morocco 19. Mozambique 20. Nigeria 21. Palestine, Occupied Territories 22. Panama 23. Peru 24. Romania 25. Russian Federation 26. Senegal 27. South Africa 28. Tanzania 29. Uganda 30. Uruguay 31. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic 32. Viet Nam 33. Zambia 34. Zimbabwe Empretec is the flagship capacity-building programme of the United Nations, and is hosted in India by International Business Facilitators (ibf). Empretec was set up by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (unctad) to promote innovative and internationally competitive, sustainable small and medium enterprises. The programme is implemented through Empretec’s National Centres, which are currently in operation in 34 countries. Since its formation in 1988, Empretec has successfully trained over 300,000 people–helping to found or expand businesses, and creating thousands of jobs in the process. A PERSONAL PROGRAMME OF PRACTICAL HELP The programme has four main products: Empretec Training Workshop (etw), Business Development Services (bds) component, Empretec networks, and an institutional facility (i.e. Empretec programme/centre). • etw is the central product of Empretec. It aims at coaching entrepreneurial behaviour and attitudes by focusing on 10 key competencies of a successful entrepreneur. It fosters motivation and self-confidence of participants; and builds trust that facilitates partnerships. It is supplemented by training-of-trainers workshops to develop local trainers. • The bds component provides access to follow-up consulting services to participating entrepreneurs to help them maintain, grow and expand their businesses. These include specialized courses in business planning, marketing, accounting, access to financing and other technical courses. • The Empretec network, another core product, has several levels, including local, national, regional and global. Local networks are created by participants to share experience and information, and facilitate their business opportunities. Local networks evolve into national networks, that, with the support of unctad, are integrated into regional forums and the global Empretec network. • The programme also builds a national institutional facility, led by a national Empretec Director, assisted by an Advisory Board which consists of players and stakeholders from the public and private sector in the area of entrepreneurship to ensure coordination of Empretec activities with national policies in this area. Who can participate in the Empretec workshops • • • • • • • Individuals with experience in business ownership, whether current or previous Individuals (special emphasis on women and youth) with plans to establish or expand a private business venture High potential and high performance entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs Individuals in senior management/decision-making positions in large companies and financial institutions with large sme client base Individuals involved with corporate social responsibility and affirmative action in corporate houses Retired individuals and those who face early retirement Adults or employed professionals not satisfied with their current incomes and willing to explore other income-generating opportunities