SHUBHANGI SHIFA
Ranchi, April 23: A certificate felicitation ceremony for the Best Business Plans to Students of Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship of Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi, was organised on the campus on Saturday.
Entrepreneurship is taught in Programmes of Rural Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management and Financial Management in XISS. Writing a business plan under the curriculum is an important exercise in view of becoming an entrepreneur or social entrepreneur. The students participated in the exercise of writing business plans that included selling paper bags, cosmetics, health services, agribusiness as piggery, selling fresh vegetables, together with providing tech solutions using various apps.
Nisha Oraon Singh, IRS and Director, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative, GoJ felicitated the students during the event and addressed them saying, “Turn your innovations into reality because you are not just fulfilling your dreams but of people and society as well. There might be occasions when you face difficulties, then change your plans, not your goals. Entrepreneurs should be creative and energetic and should try to become solution providers.”
More than 100 students prepared the business plans under the curricula and of which the top three best ones were selected for felicitation. The students from from Marketing Management Programme included Sagun Soren, who shared his business idea on Piggery, Rishav Ankit shared his plan on ‘Vegimall’- a mall for local vegetables, while Josephin Voller shared her plan of Dorine Wedding Ceremony, a complete wedding solution provider.
Students of Programme of Rural Management including Riti Shalini Tiru, Kumari Mayuri shared their business plan on starting an initiative on Aloevera consumption in the market and Gunjan Jain discussed the idea of opening a bakery. Prashant Kumar, Abhinav Kumar Shrivastava and Neha from the Information Technology Programme also shared their ideas.
In Social Entrepreneurship, students of the Rural Management Programme including Priti Kumari discussed her plan on increasing education in Tatisilwai region, while Tanya Baran shared water conservation plan in Jamshedpur and Mary Munda highlighted ideas to curb alcoholism respectively.
Dr Ashok Ohol SJ, Assistant Professor on the occasion said, “XISS is keen on preparing job givers keeping in accordance with Institute’s vision and mission rather than only job seekers. Entrepreneurship begins with the process of conceptualising ideas and rigorous exercises in creative imagination, creative thinking and mind mapping. We wish to create more such opportunities for them in future as well.”
Wishing the students during the event, Dr Joseph Marianus Kujur SJ, Director, XISS said, “This is a paradigm shift in the concept of entrepreneurship. Positive thinking and converting the negative energy into a positive solution along with innovation and creativity is the key for these budding entrepreneurs. I wish them the best in their lives to make progress and bring a difference in the society,”
During the event, Dr Amar E Tigga, Dean Academics shared the Entrepreneurial Scenario among XISS alumni while Dr BP Mahapatra discussed on the Importance of Entrepreneurship in today’s context and Harpreet Singh, EDP Cell shared on Skill Development: The base of Entrepreneurship. Dr Binit Lakra and Dr Arana Kausar along with Head of Programmes and Faculty were also present during the event.
