{"id":4822,"date":"2019-08-16T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2019-08-16T10:33:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:33:31","slug":"e-step-launched-by-karnataka-to-empower-student-start-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/e-step-launched-by-karnataka-to-empower-student-start-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Step launched by Karnataka to empower student start-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Department of IT, BT and S&amp;T in Karnataka has launched the E-Step, an initiative to empower student start-ups. E-Step focuses on boot camps, mentoring and training programmes which cover various aspects of entrepreneurship. E-Step, an initiative from Start-up Cell, is a specially crafted for students\/start-ups\/entrepreneurs to understand the basics of entrepreneurship from experienced trainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first phase, a day-long boot camp across New Age\nIncubation Networks (NAIN) will be organised. Boot camps will be held at 30\ncolleges between August 12 and September 14 in Mandya,\nChikkaballapura,Tumakuru, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru, Shivamogga,\nDavanagere, Ballari, Dharwad, Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Kalaburgi and\nBidar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Karnataka government is keen to instil the spirit of\nentrepreneurship and E-Step is one such initiative where we identify and groom\nyoung talent. We have received an overwhelming response to boot camps across\nthe State with over 400 registrations per day. Till now, 2,499 students between\nthe age group of 18 and 26 have registered, and almost 50 per cent off them are\nfemale participants. E-Step helps in lateral and inclusive growth and further\nenhances our outreach to tier-II and tier-III cities. Our aim is to leverage\nthe talent pool in the State to augment Karnataka\u2019s position as the Start-up\nCapital of India,\u201d said EV Ramana Reddy, Karnataka\u2019s Additional Chief Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boot camp gives participants an overview of the current\nstart-up system. It also acts as a platform for ideation where teams will work\non various ideas based on problems, solutions, competitors and customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will also work on product design and marketing. There\nwill also be a session on product development, sales and customer engagement,\nbusiness model and creation of a pitch deck. The boot camp also includes a mock\npitch session and a mentor talk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of IT, BT and S&amp;T in Karnataka has launched the E-Step, an initiative to empower student start-ups. E-Step focuses on boot camps, mentoring and training programmes which cover various aspects of entrepreneurship. E-Step, an initiative from Start-up Cell, is a specially crafted for students\/start-ups\/entrepreneurs to understand the basics of entrepreneurship from experienced trainers. 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