Revolutionizing Startup Mentorship in Rajasthan with NIEM
Mentorship is one of the essential parts of running a startup, yet the current ecosystem falls short of providing effective guidance for aspiring entrepreneurs.?
To address this problem and to promote a thriving startup culture in Pink City, Nathmaljee Foundation has established the Nathmaljee Institute for Entrepreneur Mentorship (NIEM). This initiative provides practical mentorship guidance to young entrepreneurs who aspire to grow their businesses.
NIEM: An Industry Body with a Startup Cell
NIEM is an industry body with a startup cell that aims to guide startups that have completed the incubation stage and are now looking to scale up and grow their businesses. The institute offers expert advice in areas where startups typically face challenges and spend more time and energy than required, such as HR policies, vendor management, and compliance issues.
The Expertise of the Governing Council
The Governing Council of the NIEM comprises a team of experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds. The team includes Mr. Kishore Khaitan, a renowned industrialist and the brain behind this initiative, Mr. Ajit Singh, a former IAS officer, Mr. Data, a leading IT entrepreneur from Jaipur, Dr. Sharma, a professional with experience in managing government programs and a few other industry experts. Together they form a power panel of expert guidance and startup mentorship.
Target Mentees
NIEM offers mentorship to two categories of mentees.
Structure and Self-Sustaining Revenue Model
The institute has designed a well-structured process for selecting both mentors and mentees. The institute will guide both mentors and mentees to ensure successful interventions. The institute will have a network of knowledge-providing organizations that will act as knowledge providers and facilitators for the initiative.
While being a non-profit organization, NIEM aims to have a self-sustaining revenue model that can scale to continue providing mentorship and support to startups in Rajasthan and beyond.?
Vision for Rajasthan
The Nathmaljee Institute for Entrepreneur Mentorship is a new initiative that aims to support the growth of startups in Jaipur and will fuel the growth of the state's economy. With its experienced team, well-designed mentorship process, and focus on knowledge sharing, NIEM is poised to become the best mentoring foundation for startups in Rajasthan.
Entrepreneur; Angel Investor, Founder Trustee, Nathmaljee Institute for Entrepreneur Mentoring; past chairman CII Rajasthan; past president ITAMMA; past chairman CII IGBC Jaipur.
2 个月Very true Vivek. Thanks for sharing! That's the reason successful entrepreneurs like you and others have joined me to take this initiative forward. We aspire to guide many promising startups to success by helping them answer the right questions that will help move the needle. The key feature of our initiative, as you know, is that the mentors are entrepreneurs who have been there, done that. And who are doing it purely as a philanthropic activity. In the coming weeks, we are going to share the story of many startups that are benefiting from our mentoring. You may also encourage the ones you know to share their story about how mentoring made a difference for them.
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1 年Good initiative ????