Centre for Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Overview
The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Family business at Marwadi University has been initiated to help the students having family business background to be made “family business ready”. These students usually are not keen on pursuing placement opportunities and don’t wish to work as employees in other companies. The core idea of the centre is to help students solve their family business challenges while they are studying , enabling them to develop a career aspiration to build and grow their family businesses.
Broad Scope of the Centre
To spread awareness and help students to aspire for joining family business as a career option To consult, coach, guide and mentor students for helping them identify and solve family business challenges Write and publish case studies on family business and research papers To initiate network building with entrepreneurs in the region and develop an ecosystem of family business entrepreneurs and enterprises To work with stakeholders in the family business ecosystem for understanding and solving issues and concerns of family business. Activities at the Centre
One to one sessions with students having a family business background, using principles of coaching and consulting to guide, counsel, mentor and prepare students to identify and solve their family business challenges, while they are studying in their respective programmes. Organise guest sessions of family business entrepreneurs to share their real life experiences Conduct consulting for family businesses, organise case writing workshops and conferences on themes associated with family business Develop a family business start-up culture amongst students, for students to initiate new start-ups within the aegis of culture, context and resources of their family enterprises Help family business students network with each other to explore business growth opportunities Help owners of family business enterprises to STEP UP their business by providing business growth coaching and business consulting services Benefits to Students
Practical guidance for family business growth Opportunity to solve family business challenges Learn and network with acclaimed business leaders, coaches and consultants to help family business growth Learn and apply theoretical frameworks taught in the class to their family businesses Learn to develop a professional approach towards systematic working of the family business Events
Family Business Symposium Session on Exports for Family Business MU Boot Camp for Family Business Entrepreneurs Session on Effectuation for 200 plus students Session on How to Develop Scalable Business Models for MUIIR Participation in Entrepreneurship Conclave at Chattisgarh Participation in the Global Startup Summit 21 by 72 at Surat Orientation programme for MU Students Team
Devang Patel
Head CEFB, Marwadi University Coach and Business Consultant Pursuing PCC Accreditation, ICF USA Meeting Room/Conference Hall with Projection equipment Ex Dean Xcellon School of Business, Ahmedabad Two decades of vast experience in coaching, consulting, facilitation Executive Performance Coach, Flourish Foods, Ahmedabad Mentor at Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CII), New Delhi, Mentor Coach at Wadhwani Foundation, Start-up Coach at National Entrepreneurship Network, Business Mentor at micromentor.org, Key Team Member, BNI Sicilian Accelerator, Ahmedabad Member Executive Team, Global Gujarati Conclave, USA Life Member, Society of Entrepreneurship Educators ( SEE) Conducted Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps and Faculty Development Programmes on Entrepreneurship Development for leading Universities of Indiadevang.patel@marwadieducation.edu.in
Ms Trupti Pandya
Executive Admin at CEFB 4+ years of experience in HR and Administrationadmin.cefb@marwadieducation.edu.in
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