The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India is facilitating the Spirit Of Manufacturing Awards by The Indus Entrepreneurs
Power2SME is the first 'Buying Club' for SMEs in India that started its operations in 2012. The company focuses on the small and medium business enterprise segment and its mission is to "Empower SMEs to enable the India growth story". As the Buying Club for SMEs, the company focuses on reducing their purchase prices and increasing productivity. Power2SME strives to 'empower' businesses. It ensures that its customers can focus on their core business of driving growth and expansion, while it takes on the role of sourcing input raw materials for the SMEs at the most competitive price points across multiple products in categories like Chemicals, Inks, Paints, Metals, and Polymers etc.
TiE is recognized as the global organization fostering entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking and education. The purpose of TiE is to encourage and nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs and add to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation spurring development and economic growth in vibrant yet under-developed regions. The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region. There are currently 15,000 members, including over 2,500 charter members in 61 chapters across 17 countries. Delhi Chapter is among the largest and most vibrant across the vast TiE network. In the last 10 years, it has emerged as the forum of choice for startups, serial entrepreneurs, VC and angel investors, policy makers and academia. At the heart of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, TiE Delhi - NCR plays the role of an ecosystem builder by bringing in multiple stakeholders and values to align with the common goal to foster entrepreneurship.
Eligibility Criteria :
This awards is only open for companies in the manufacturing domain
The company should be a registered Indian entity
The company should have completed less than 10 years of operation
The innovation should be in the implementation phase (demonstrable)
The age of applicant under the Young Entrepreneur category should be under 40 years as of 31 March 2023
The innovation can be across any vertical, and not limited to the technology domain
Timeline:
Date: 20th of February 2023