Greater Malabar Initiative (GMI)
GMI focuses on bringing malabar region into tourism map with home stay, etc. We visited Rubber plantations near Kozhikode in the backdrop of beautiful Wayanad foothills. Rubber plantations also provides plenty of opportunities for automating the cutting, collection processes. It is always good moving up in the value chain, as it protects the farmers from price volatility. There are entrepreneurial opportunists in value addition of rubber. It’s important to create a local investor community that would support these entrepreneurs as they can connect with the problems better. Good discussions with few HNIs in Kozhikode around this.
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Expert with Global Experience visits Sahyadri to encourage Entrepreneurial activity in the campus
20-Sep-2019
Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam who is a versatile and passionate leader with 27 years of global experience (decade in the USA and a decade in India), lead angel investor, lead 15 deals, invested in 22 start-ups, server\s 13 boards, seen 6 exits 2 write offs, visited the campus on 19th Sep’19.
Morning session was a meet up of local Entrepreneurs Isaac Vas (incoming president of KCCI), Divakar Pai (incoming secretary KCCI), Vathika Pai (Vathika Enterprises), Lionel Arhana (CA) and Dr. Molly Chaudhuri (MSNM Besant Institute), Dr. Vishal Samartha (Director-MBA) along with the Start-up heads of Sahyadri to initiate an Entrepreneurship development forum in Mangaluru region.
During the afternoon session Mr. Nagaraja interacted with the aspiring students on the topic of Entrepreneurship for local development with the advice that as long as the problem statement is valid and the solution original, never give up.
No more excuses for not able to do good – here is a pathway! Proud to launch ” book by Prof.Simy Joy and Prof.Priya Nair Rajeev along with Arun Maira former planning commission member “to enact corporate social consciousness” part of celebrating 25 years of Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode Debashis Chatterjee
