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.
Dear Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam,
Greetings!
I would like to thank you for taking part in our Freshers’ Induction Programme 2019. Your gracious presence and though provoking speech on “Learn to be an Entrepreneur” added great value to the programme and made a huge difference and distinction for our freshers.
You have enlightened the young minds by stressing on the importance of hard work and by advising them to ‘look at everything with curiosity’ and face every problem bravely as it will become strength of their lives’.
Dedicated and successful entrepreneurs such as yourself are a great source of inspiration and leave an indelible mark in the young minds.
Thank you so much for your valuable presence and highly motivating speech.
With Best Regards,
V. Selvam
Vice President
VIT Chennai
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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.
Shri Arif Mohammed Khan
Guest of Honour Hon’ble Governor of Kerala
Dr Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor
Kerala University of Digital Science,Innovation & Technology
Equity Finance for MSMEs – A roadmap
Mr Nagaraja Prakasam
Angel Investor, Mentor, Fund Advisor
If we all innovate and change we can achieve SDG by 2030! Keynote speech kicking off SDG Innovation bootcamp by The Social Town NSRCEL WSP3 startup & Kerala Startup Mission! Kerala already leading the way as Number 1 in the country achieving India SDG goals!
