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Entrepreneurship Education in India
A Perspective
Piya Bahadur April 2012
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Indian School of Business
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PREFACE
Entrepreneurship has become a key driver of equitable economic growth, and has immense potential
as a generator of employment opportunities. Developing a culture of entrepreneurial thinking within
the communities in which we live and work has, therefore, become a focus for governments and
societies worldwide.
What does it take to nurture entrepreneurship? Can it be nurtured at all, or does it only emerge
spontaneously? Can the conditions required to encourage entrepreneurship be created by careful
design, in a planned manner? This report asserts that entrepreneurship can indeed be fostered.
It is to be noted that while the protagonist of this unfolding economic drama is indeed the
entrepreneur, the onus of entrepreneurship does not rest on the entrepreneur alone. The community
and other stakeholders associated with the enterprise contribute to the success of a venture, and play
a major role in the encouragement and advocacy of entrepreneurship. The symbiotic relationship
between an entrepreneur, the community and the various stakeholders forms the entrepreneurial
ecosystem. Nurturing entrepreneurship therefore means building the capacities of stakeholders across
the ecosystem, so that they can in turn support the entrepreneur at the various stages of enterprise
creation.
As entrepreneurship's role in economic growth increases, fostering the entrepreneurial ecosystem has
therefore become the policy goal of many governments. These policy goals are achieved in a number
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of ways: by integrating entrepreneurship into education systems, legislating to encourage risk-taking,
and national campaigns. The role of education, in particular, has long been recognized as the
cornerstone of any such policy.
Academia has played a key role in nurturing the growth of new and emerging businesses and assisting
enterprises navigate the road ahead. Of late, the field of higher learning has seen the burgeoning of
training programs, business seminars and business networking opportunities, institutional incubators,
plan writing support and other end-to-end solutions for getting the enterprise off the ground.
An entrepreneur is someone who starts or accelerates a business – but entrepreneurs contribute more
than just that to an economy. The economist Joseph Schumpeter saw the role of the entrepreneur as
central to capitalist development, by providing new products, new production methods, new markets and
new forms of organization, thereby acting as an agent of change. Indeed, the entrepreneur is someone
who drives forward several factors that together stimulate economic growth – thereby helping to address
governments‘ fiscal challenges.
‗Entrepreneurs Speak Out‘
The Nice Côte d'Azur 2011 Entrepreneurship Barometer
However, new research reveals that the role of education should begin not at the enterprise creation
stage alone but well before that, as a source of inspiration to sow the notion of entrepreneurship itself
in the pool of potential entrepreneurs. The UNCTAD, in its note titled ―Key Components of
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy Frameworks‖, highlighted education and skill development as
one of the key policy areas in the entrepreneurship policy framework. In particular, that document
states that the final objective of such policies should be ‗to facilitate the creation of an entrepreneurial
culture, which in turn, will help potential entrepreneurs to identify and pursue opportunities‘.
Today, a number of schools, colleges, science and technology institutions and management schools
have included entrepreneurship inputs in their curricula. Expert agencies have been nominated to
develop curricula on entrepreneurship, to share resources and to organize training programs. All of
these efforts are based on the same underlying principle – nurturing entrepreneurship is vital to the
economic development of a region.
This report presents the evolution of entrepreneurship education in India. It then discusses the current
and emerging ideas, and challenges, in India vis-à-vis the role of educational programs and the
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delivery systems for disseminating these entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs). A framework
for developing EEPs is presented, along with case studies of EEPs from India and abroad.
The report is not meant to be a catalogue of all the entrepreneurship education initiatives from around
India; rather, it is meant to give a flavor of the types of activities that exist and to serve as a basis for
further discussion and research. The report is intended to provide the foundation and starting point
for a series of further discussions, and the development of relevant action plans.
CONTENTS
SIGNIFICANCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP............................................................................................. 1
Entrepreneurship and the Economy .................................................................................................................... 2
Fostering Entrepreneurship ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Entrepreneurship Education .................................................................................................................................... 7
Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Fringe Benefits ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN INDIA ................................................................................. 13
Disseminators............................................................................................................................................................... 18
Content ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Focus ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Concerns and Challenges ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
DESIGNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMS ................................................ 25
Challenges of Designing an EEP ......................................................................................................................... 25
Design Methodology ............................................................................................................................................... 28
Gap Analysis .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Identifying the Impact Pathway ............................................................................................................................................ 31
Implementation Plan .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Summary ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33
CASE STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................... 35
Kenya ................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Status of Entrepreneurship Education .............................................................................................................................. 37
Nigeria ............................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
United Kingdom ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Israel .................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Contents
The Israeli Entrepreneurial Ecosystem .............................................................................................................................. 41
Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
United States ................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Youth – K-12 Programs............................................................................................................................................................. 43
Community Colleges .................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Higher Education and Entrepreneurship Courses ...................................................................................................... 44
Centers for Entrepreneurship ................................................................................................................................................ 44
MBA and Entrepreneurship .................................................................................................................................................... 45
Ph.D. Programs in Entrepreneurship ................................................................................................................................. 45
Business Plan Competitions ................................................................................................................................................... 45
Foundation Support for Education in Entrepreneurship and Other Non-Profits ...................................... 45
Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 47
Insights ............................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Overarching, National-Level Plan ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Identifying Entrepreneur Needs ........................................................................................................................................... 49
Short-Term Focus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Sustainable, Replicable and Broad Reach ....................................................................................................................... 50
Lack of Program Evaluation .................................................................................................................................................... 50
Next Steps ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................................... 53
EEPs by the Indian Government ......................................................................................................................... 53
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) ......................... 53
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME) ..................................................... 54
RUDSETI ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 57
EEPs by NGOs and Non-Profits .......................................................................................................................... 57
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) ................................................................................................................... 57
EDII ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
BharatiyaYuva Shakti Trust (BYST)....................................................................................................................................... 60
Marketplace Literacy .................................................................................................................................................................. 62
Unltd India ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Junior Achievement .................................................................................................................................................................... 63
CSIM .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Contents
EEPs by Academic Institutions ............................................................................................................................. 64
10,000 Women Entrepreneurs .............................................................................................................................................. 64
EEPs by Industry Associations .............................................................................................................................. 65
NASSCOM ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) .............................................................................................................................. 66
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) ................................................... 67
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) ................................................................ 67
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................. 68
FIGURES
FIGURE 1. FOUNDATIONS FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND PILLARS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP ......................................................... 4
FIGURE 2.RESULTS OF SURVEY ABOUT THE NEED FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION .............................................................. 6
FIGURE 3. ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ..................................................................................................................... 8
FIGURE 4. MSMEDEVELOPMENT FROM INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE 1970S ......................................................................... 14
FIGURE 5.MSME DEVELOPMENTIN THE 1980S AND 90S ................................................................................................................. 16
FIGURE 6. MSME DEVELOPMENTINTHE NEW MILLENIUM................................................................................................................ 18
FIGURE 7. COURSES TARGETING DIFFERENT PHASES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA ................................. 21
FIGURE 8. TYPE OF TRAINING UNDERGONE BY WORKING-AGE ADULTS IN INDIA ....................................................................... 22
FIGURE 9. THE DICHOTOMY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS (ADAPTED FROM MANIMALA, M. J.) .......................................... 26
FIGURE 10.IDENTIFYING ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS ................................................................................................................................... 27
FIGURE 11.CONCEPTUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LANDSCAPE ........................................................................................ 28
FIGURE 12. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELL-DESIGNED EEP ................................................................................................................ 30
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SIGNIFICANCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The world is experiencing one of the most extraordinary periods in history. The power equation
continues shifting across countries and regions, while rapid changes unfold in the marketplace,
reshaping both the political landscape and the interactions between governments and businesses. The
financial crisis, combined with rising inflation and the consequent slowdown in global demand, has
engendered significant insecurity about the outlook of the world economy, and increased anxiety
about its potential implications on the accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goals by
20151.
On the other hand, India has been one of the fastest growing economies of the past decade2. Indian
economic growth has been characterized by multifaceted development – increases in production have
been consistent and robust, and the economy has displayed clear indicators of shifting from an
agrarian one to one in which services like business services, banking, communications, etc. play a
major part3. Growth has been fueled, in part, by rising exports – exports grew by more than 180% over
the last decade, and exports of manufactured goods, in particular, now account for more than half of
1 ‗Educating the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs‘, World Economic Forum
2 ‗List of Countries by Real GDP Growth Rate‘, International Monetary Fund
3 Source: International Monetary Fund
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the foreign trade4. More encouragingly, a strong rise in domestic demand has played a major role in
this growth.
―Entrepreneurship is driving growth everywhere – from Israel to Ireland, Taiwan to Turkey, and, of course,
in India and China. Even the mature economies of the Old World – long enamored of central planning
and tight coordination between big business and big government – are getting into the act‖
Carl J. Schramm,
The Kauffman Foundation
Entrepreneurship and the Economy
Accompanying economic growth is a consistent rise of entrepreneurship in India. The last decade saw
the level of entrepreneurial activity rise. Liberalization, economic reforms, globalization and
demographic trends have all played a part in this trend5.
A study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) in 2009 found that the MIT
Alumni established companies numbering more than 25000, employed 3.3 million people and
generated annual worldwide sales of $2 trillion (by comparison, India‘s Gross Domestic Product in
2009-10 was $1.31 trillion, at current market prices)6.
Ending poverty, the aspiration of the Millennium Development Goals, is the overriding developmental
objective of the 21st century. Despite great progress in the past 50 years, 1.2 billion people – one-fifth of
the people on Earth – live on less than US $1 a day, without access to many of the social services basic to
a decent human life. Their plight requires a global response making full use of all the financial,
intellectual and organizational resources that we can muster.
‗Unleashing Entrepreneurship‘
UNDP report to the Secretary-General of the UN, 2004
Entrepreneurs who started small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 250 employees
represented, on average, two-thirds of total employment in the OECD countries in 20077. The
European Commission showed in its SME Performance Review that the number of jobs in SMEs had
4 Source: Reserve Bank of India
5 ‗Entrepreneurial India: Sculpting the Landscape‘, KPMG, 2009
6 ‗Entrepreneurial Impact : The Role of MIT‘, Edward B. Roberts and Charles Eesley, 2009
7 ‗Entrepreneurship at a Glance‘, OECD Publishing, 2011
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increased at an average annual rate of 1.9%, while the number of jobs in large enterprises increased by
only 0.8% between 2002 and 20088.
FIGURE 1. CONTRIBUTIONS OF MSME‘S TO GDP IN INDIA9
These facts make abundantly clear the pivotal role entrepreneurship plays in any economy. They also
make obvious that, in India, entrepreneurship is yet to reach its potential not only as a major
contributor to economic growth, but also as a source of employment generation. Given that nearly
two-thirds of all new ventures perish within the first five years, it is equally clear that entrepreneurs
need help.
Key Features delineating the MSME Sector:
• The MSME Sector accounts for about 45% of the manufacturing output of the country
• The MSME Sector accounts for about 40% per cent of the total exports of the country
• The sector is projected to employ about 69 mn persons in over 26 mn units throughout the country
• The MSME Sector manufactures over 6,000 products ranging from traditional to high-tech items
• The MSMEs constitute over 90% of total enterprises in most of the economies
http://www.dnb.co.in/SME_cluster_series2012.../MSMEs_in_India.pdf
8 ‗European SMEs under Pressure: Annual Report on European Union Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises‘,
European Commission, 2009 9 http://www.dnb.co.in/SME_cluster_series2012.../MSMEs_in_India.pdf
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Fostering Entrepreneurship
FIGURE 2. FOUNDATIONS FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND PILLARS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP10
What does it take to nurture entrepreneurship? Can it be nurtured at all, or does it only emerge
spontaneously? Can the conditions required to encourage entrepreneurship be created by careful
design, in a planned manner?
The United Nations Development Program emphasizes that global and domestic macro environments,
physical and social infrastructure and rule of law are all foundational to the growth of private
enterprise. Once these perquisites are satisfied, however, education (improving skills and knowledge)
is one of the most important requirements for robust entrepreneurial growth. This concept is
represented pictorially in figure 2 above, which is reproduced here from the 2004 UNDP report on
Entrepreneurship11
.
10
‗Unleashing Entrepreneurship‘, UNDP report to the Secretary-General of the UN, 2004 11
Ibid
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Empirical and statistical studies have repeatedly demonstrated that entrepreneurship can indeed be
actively fostered. Kuratko12
believes that ―… entrepreneurship, or certain facets of it, can be taught …
and business educators and professionals have evolved beyond the myth that entrepreneurs are born,
not made‖.
―Entrepreneurship education plays an essential role in shaping attitudes, skills and culture – from the
primary level up. … We believe entrepreneurial skills, attitudes and behaviors can be learned, and that
exposure to entrepreneurship education throughout an individual‘s lifelong learning path, starting from
youth and continuing through adulthood into higher education – as well as reaching out to those
economically or socially excluded – is imperative.‖
‗Global Education Initiative‘
World Economic Forum, 2009
According to a study by Professor Ed Roberts of the MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT students
and alumni launch approximately 900 new ventures each year, and over half of all MIT-related
companies are established within 10 years of the time the founder graduates. These numbers indicate
a very powerful correlation, that people are learning how to be entrepreneurs in this institute of higher
learning.
Fostering entrepreneurship is a complex goal, and requires a multifaceted solution approach, involving
actors as diverse as governments, academic bodies, NGOs, financial institutions, etc. Several
entrepreneurship policy frameworks have been developed for this purpose. Entrepreneurship
education is one of the most important components of any such entrepreneurship policy framework13
.
To complement entrepreneurship education, certain targeted start-up and early growth support needs
to be provided, such as finance and training. Universities are key actors in both areas, and there is a
clear role for public policy and local governance in supporting them in these tasks14
Experts were asked to make recommendations to improve the environment for
entrepreneurship in their country. On average, 49% of the recommendations across the 30
countries were about entrepreneurship education and training—more than any other
EFC(Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions).
12
‗Entrepreneurship Education: Emerging Trends and Challenges for the 21st Century‘, D. Kuratko, 2003
13 ‗Entrepreneurship Education Policies‘, UNCTAD Secretariat, 2010
14 ‗University Entrepreneurship Support: Policy Issues, Good Practices and Recommendations‘, OECD, 2010
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‗Special Report: A Global Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education and Training‘
GEM, 2008
Aspiring and current entrepreneurs confirm the need for entrepreneurship education as well.
Delegates, gathered in Toronto for the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit in 2010, affirmed that ―our
education systems have an essential role in enabling young entrepreneurs to acquire the knowledge
and skills that they will need to succeed. Governments should encourage entrepreneurial education in
our schools, colleges and universities and through non-traditional, community-based means that
value real-life experiences.‖
FIGURE 1.RESULTS OF SURVEY ABOUT THE NEED FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION15
The Nice Côte d'Azur 2011 Entrepreneurship Barometer report finds the appetite for more targeted
entrepreneurship education and training ―most striking‖. This appetite is particularly strong in rapid-
growth markets, where 80% of entrepreneurs think that students need to follow specific training to
become entrepreneurs (compared with an average of 70% across the G20 nations).
Entrepreneurship is as much about technical skills as it is about acquiring a holistic understanding of the
social and business environment.
‗Entrepreneurship in India‘
National Knowledge Commission, 2008
15
Nice Côte d'Azur 2011 Entrepreneurship Barometer
Yes69%
No29%
Can't say2%
Do you think students need to follow specific training to become entrepreneurs?
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Conversely, a recent study, the Global Competitiveness Report16
, cites the lack of entrepreneurship
education and training as one of the major impediments to entrepreneurship development and
growth. Along similar lines, a 2005 poll from Junior Achievement (JA) found that 68.6 percent of the
teenagers interviewed wanted to become entrepreneurs, even though they knew that it would not be
an easy path. In spite of this overwhelming interest, however, youth rarely receive any information
about entrepreneurship as a career option.
The sections to follow explore the role of education in the development of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship Education
The process of cultivating enterprises has distinct phases, like recognizing opportunity, formulating
business plans, financing and management. Also, there are different players within the entrepreneurial
ecosystem at different stages of enterprise creation. Entrepreneurship education would therefore
mean building the capacities of all the stakeholders, so that they can in turn support the entrepreneur
at the various stages of enterprise creation. In fact, education should begin not at the enterprise
creation stage, but well before – as a source of inspiration, to sow seeds of the notion of
entrepreneurship itself in the pool of potential entrepreneurs.
Consequently, entrepreneurship education comprises not only of training the entrepreneur and the
would-be entrepreneur, but also all of the stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Indeed, the events that explain why entrepreneurship becomes effective are probably not in themselves
economic events. The causes are likely to lie in changes in values, perception, and attitude, changes
perhaps in demographics, in institutions … perhaps in education as well.
‗Innovation and Entrepreneurship‘
Peter Drucker, 1993
An environment where entrepreneurship can prosper and where entrepreneurs can try new ideas and
empower others needs to be ensured. Education needs to address the development of skills required
to generate an entrepreneurial mindset and to prepare future leaders for solving more complex,
interlinked and fast-changing problems. Education needs to come back to the top of the priorities of
governments and the private sector and be seen as the fundamental mechanism for attaining
sustainable economic development and societal progress.
16
‗Global Competitiveness Report‘, World Economic Forum, 2010
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The graphic below provides a rough summary of the various aspects of entrepreneurship education.
FIGURE 2.ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION17
Entrepreneurship education should provide a mix of experiential learning, skill building and, most
importantly, mindset shift18
, while developing attitudes, behaviors and capacities at the individual level.
It is also about the application of those skills and attitudes that can take many forms during an
individual‘s career, creating a range of long-term benefits to society and the economy.
The challenge to educators subsequently will be to craft courses, programs and major fields of study
that meet the rigors of academia while keeping a reality-based focus and entrepreneurial climate in
the learning experience environment. Entrepreneurship is an ongoing process that requires a myriad
talents, skills and knowledge leading to unique pedagogies capable of stimulating and imparting
knowledge simultaneously. Educators will have to be mindful of these aspects and many more while
formulating courses that will both ignite as well as nurture entrepreneurial ambitions.
17
Adapted from: ‗Educating the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs‘, World Economic Forum, 2009 18
‗Entrepreneurship Education in Europe‘, OECD, 2008
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Of the many inputs and circumstances contributing to the success of an entrepreneurial venture,
having the right skills and competences is of particular importance. Which are the skills and
competencies that are most useful? The set of competencies most relevant to entrepreneurial success,
as suggested by Man etal19
,are shown in the table below.
Competency area Behavioral focus
Opportunity Skills and competencies related to recognizing and developing market
opportunities through various means.
Relationship Skills and competencies related to person-to-person or individual-to-group-
based interactions.For example, building a context of cooperation and trust,
using contacts and connections, persuasive ability, communication and
interpersonal skill.
Conceptual Skills and competencies related to different conceptual abilities, which are
reflected in the behaviors of the entrepreneur. For e.g., decision skills,
absorbing and understanding complex information, and risk-taking, and
innovativeness.
Organizing Skills and competencies related to the organization of different internal and
external human, physical, financial and technological resources, including team-
building, leading employees, training, and controlling.
Strategic Skills and competencies related to setting, evaluating and implementing the
strategies of the firm.
Commitment Skills and competencies that drive the entrepreneur to move ahead with the
business.
Scope
It is important for entrepreneurship educators to note that not all of the competencies relevant to
entrepreneurship listed in the previous section can be taught in their entirety. Explicit knowledge20
,
which comprises of the ―know-what‖ (facts), ―know-why‖ (science), and ―know-who‖ (networking), can
indeed be codified, articulated and disseminated. However, there also exists knowledge that is difficult
to verbalize, write down or teach. This type of knowledge – the ―know-how‖ – is known as tacit
knowledge. In the field of knowledge management, tacit knowledge is information possessed by an
individual that is difficult to communicate to others via words or symbols.
For example, the knowledge that riding bicycle requires the rider to balance by steering to the left if
the bicycle starts leaning to the left is explicit knowledge. However, knowing this fact is almost no use
19
‗Conceptualization of SMEs‘ Competitiveness: A Focus on Entrepreneurial Competencies‘, Thomas Man, Theresa
Lau and F. K. Chan, 1998 20
‗Tacit Knowledge‘, Wikipedia,
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in actually riding a bicycle and very few riders are even aware of it. The tacit knowledge of bicycle
riding comes from the experience of repeated trials and practice.
Core-competency is more than 'know-what' explicit knowledge which may be shared by several. A core
competency requires the more elusive 'know-how' – the particular ability to put know-what into practice.
‗Organizing Knowledge‘
J. Seely Brown P. Duguid, California Management Review, 1998
Tacit knowledge of entrepreneurship often plays a very important role in embarking on or succeeding
at a venture – in many Indian business families, such knowledge is transferred by extensive personal
contact, trust and observation. Transferring tacit knowledge is difficult because it involves habits and
culture that practitioners often do not recognize in themselves.
Educators need to recognize this duality of knowledge21
and that both perspectives are needed. An
entrepreneurship education program, however well-designed and developed in terms of content and
delivery, provides explicit knowledge in most cases. This therefore implies that a student who excels at
an entrepreneurship education program need not necessarily be able to initiate or sustain successful
ventures.
This report mainly deals with education aimed at providing the explicit knowledge of
entrepreneurship.
Fringe Benefits
Entrepreneur education tends to benefit recipients, especially young adults, in areas other than
entrepreneurship as well. This is because such an education often involves learning organizational
skills, time management, leadership, interpersonal abilities, etc., all of which tend to be highly
transferable to other fields of endeavor, and often prized by employers for the value they bring to the
workplace.
21
‗The duality of knowledge‘, Paul M. Hildreth and Chris Kimble, Information Research, 2002
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Entrepreneurship education can be a societal change agent, a great enabler in all sectors. Not everyone
needs to become an entrepreneur to benefit from entrepreneurship education, but all members of society
need to be more entrepreneurial. The public sector, private sector, academia and non-profit sectors all
have roles to play in facilitating the development of effective ecosystems that encourage and support the
creation of innovative new ventures. We need to create the types of environments that are conducive to
encouraging entrepreneurial ways of thinking and behaving.
‗Educating the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs – A Report of the Global Education Initiative‘
World Economic Forum
According to ―Logic Models and Outcomes for Youth Entrepreneurship Programs (2001)‖, a report by
the D.C. Children and Youth Investment Corporation, other positive outcomes include:
Improved academic performance, school attendance, and educational attainment
Increased problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Improved interpersonal relationships, teamwork, money management, and public speaking skills
Enhanced social and psychological development (self-esteem, ego development, self-efficacy)
Job readiness
At a general level, the multi-dimensional nature of the required entrepreneurial skills originates in
education and involves a combination of critical (objective, analytical and logical) as well as creative and
empathetic (lateral, imaginative and emotional) thinking.
‗Entrepreneurship‘
David Kirby, 2003
In other words, entrepreneur education not only enables individuals to start enterprises, but it also
provides the skills required to support existing ones as valuable employees. The knowledge gained
from entrepreneur education ends up being valuable to the recipient in any field of endeavor.
Summary
This chapter presented the importance of entrepreneurship to an economy. It was posited that there
exists a duality within the knowledge required for creating and sustaining enterprises and that while
the implicit aspect of entrepreneurship can be taught, the tacit knowledge that is also crucial to the
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success of enterprises is not so easily imparted. The chapter also discusses the notion of
entrepreneurship education as a key component of any entrepreneurship policy framework. Finally,
the components of entrepreneurship education were outlined, along with the overall benefits and
limitations of such an education. The next chapter discusses the state of entrepreneurship education in
India.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN INDIA
―India could be the world‘s fastest growing economy by 2050.‖
‗The World in 2050‘
Price Waterhouse Coopers, 2006
India has a pioneering status among developing countries for its early start on a variety of
entrepreneurship education programs. For the most part, entrepreneurship education in post-
independence India has been focused on measures designed to encourage self-employment and
founding of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 has, for
instance, a very strong emphasis on the SME sector22
.
―India has the potential to be among the world‘s leading economies. By 2050, India could have a GDP of
$37.66 trillion, just marginally less than USA‘s estimated $38.51 trillion.‖
‗Growth of Entrepreneurship in India‘
Goldman Sachs
As the economy transitioned from being primarily agrarian into one that has significant contribution
from other sectors, it was felt that the most pressing requirement was education that would enable
need-based entrepreneurs to make forays into these emerging sectors. Consequently, in the 1960s
22
‗Growth of Entrepreneurship in India‘
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14
and 70s, entrepreneurship education was almost exclusively delivered in the form of training
programs, offered by institutions under the aegis of State and Central Governments, and by financial
institutions receiving support from the Government23
. Some of the institutions delivering such
programs were:
Industrial estates and in common service facilities (like tool rooms)
Training and counseling institutions (NISIET, SISI, TCOs, EDI)
Financial institutions like SBI, IDBI, TDICI, RCTC, etc.
Development boards (STEPs, EDCs, TBIs)
The table below shows the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) during the
first few post-independence decades.
FIGURE 3. MSME DEVELOPMENT FROM INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE 1970S
In the 80s, entrepreneurship education continued to focus primarily on entrepreneur training aimed at
creating self-employment ventures. Like in the 70s, such programs were mostly under the umbrella of
23
‗Entrepreneurship in India‘, National Knowledge Commission, 2008
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15
Entrepreneurship Education Programs (EEPs) offered by Government agencies, financial institutions
and banks. However, recognition of the requirement for a more holistic entrepreneurship education,
which included the ecosystem partners, was beginning to grow. Fuelled by seminal research work by
the likes of David McClelland, the need to inculcate an entrepreneurial mindset and to impart basic
entrepreneurship skills gained vogue among the policy makers.
The 80s also saw the entry of entrepreneurship education into technology and management
institutions. At the IIM Ahmedabad, for example, faculty members started offering Achievement
Motivation Training. Other management institutions also began offering similar courses, driven mainly
by faculty interest. However, none of these institutions took on a pioneering role to emerge as a
thought-leader. Governmental effort oversaw the founding of an initiative to set up Science and
Technology Parks (STEPs) and incubation centers at a few reputed technical institutions
With the advent of liberalization in the 90s, the country saw the potential of entrepreneurship not only
as an entry-level employment generator, but also as a means of wealth creation. Success stories,
especially in the IT sector, were viewed by entrepreneurs as rolemodels. The country as a whole saw a
growing interest in entrepreneurship, fuelled by factors such as:
Growth potential of economy
Changing social and cultural milieu
Global success of several Indian firms
Emerging opportunities in different sectors
Lower capital requirement in IT and service sectors
India‘s economy has the potential to gain significantly from the country‘s characteristic features – a
democratic open society, a strong technology base (with capacity for leapfrogging), unparalleled
diversity, vibrant capital markets (including growing private equity and venture capital markets), an
increasingly youthful population (50% of India is 25 years and younger), a sizeable market of a large
number of customers with vast unmet needs as well as an environment of full and free competition in
the private sector.
Outlook Business
Vijay Govindarajan, 2007
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The past two decades have witnessed the entry of industry associations, NGOs, consultants and
voluntary organizations into the entrepreneurship education space. In general, this time period saw
the strengthening of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, with the establishment of modes of education
that were not training based. Examples of such modes include:
Mentoring pools like TiE, and networking events
Entrepreneurship Development Cells (NSTEDB, AICTE, UGC)
Incubators at various institutions:
o Technology Business Incubators (NSTEDB, at over 30 educational institutions)
o Engineering colleges (IITs, NITs, leading private colleges)
o Management schools (ISB, IIMs, leading private schools)
Support for entrepreneurship teaching
FIGURE 4.MSME DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1980S AND 90S
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The most recent trend in entrepreneurship education is towards awareness camps, business plan
competitions and student clubs at the university and college level. A host of new programs that are
not in the traditional training program format are being introduced at various levels, with multiple
curricula24
. These institutions are also playing an increasing role in encouraging interaction between
entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship in India occurs in ‗far more encompassing and far reaching ways than in developed
countries‘, and could therefore be far more complex, ‗for there is so much more that needs to be done‘.
Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping their Future -- and Yours‘
TarunKhanna, 2008
The latest surveys of the trends of entrepreneurship education in India indicate that 44,500 students
are currently enrolled in entrepreneurship programs across the country. This number is expected to
grow at a CAGR of 20.4% to reach 54,700 by 201225
. The liberalization of the Indian economy in the
1990s has encouraged entrepreneurship in the country by facilitating the reducing of barriers of entry
to start businesses, making financing more easily available and the setting up of institutions for the
development of entrepreneurial talent. Revenues from Entrepreneurship Education Programs reached
INR7.9 billion in 2010 and are estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.7% to INR10.7 billion by 201226
.
24
‗Entrepreneurship Knowledge Dissemination – A Case for new models in India‘, Santosh Srinivas, 2011 25
Entrepreneurship Education in India: Trend and Factors Assessment Survey‘, Research and Markets, 2011 26
‗Entrepreneurship Education in India: Trend and Factors Assessment Survey‘, Research and Markets, 2011
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FIGURE 5. MSME DEVELOPMENTINTHE NEW MILLENIUM
Disseminators
Based on the type of organization, disseminators of entrepreneurship education in India can be
categorized as follows:
Government institutions
Academic and training institutes
Banks and financial institutions
Industry associations
NGOs
Of all the types of knowledge disseminators above, the public sector is indisputably the most
important one in India, with the broadest reach, ranging from national-level institutions all the way
down to grass-roots organizations.
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The Appendix contains more details about some of the disseminators like EDII, Ni-MSME, RUDSETI,
NEN, CSIM etc in the Indian entrepreneurship education space.
Content
Entrepreneurship education is defined in broad terms as the building of knowledge and skills ―about‖ or
―for the purpose of‖ entrepreneurship generally, as part of recognized education programs at primary,
secondary or tertiary-level educational institutions. Entrepreneurship training is defined as the building of
knowledge and skills in preparation for starting a business. Thus, the purpose of entrepreneurship
training is very specific, unlike the purpose of entrepreneurship education, which can be much broader.
‗Special Report: A Global Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education and Training‘
GEM, 2008
The education imparted by the institutions above range the entire gamut of pedagogical choices:
Training and diploma programs (both long and short duration)
Term-based courses and electives
Conceptual and introductory lectures
Idea and business plan competitions
Research and consulting projects
Incubation, networking and mentoring facilities
Conferences, seminars and workshops
Journals, newsletters and publications
However, Liyan27
finds that entrepreneurship education imparted by many Indian institutions is not
holistic enough. Liyan recommends that entrepreneurship education not only provides training, but
also that it is selective about choosing the right audience, provides motivation and support. Indian
EEPs, he finds, offer training and coursework, but not these other components. Even when support
frameworks exist, they are often not coordinated with the other components of the EEP – for instance,
almost every IIM has its own incubator, but these incubators are mainly designed for outside
entrepreneurs, and are not synchronized with the EEPs offered by the IIMs.
27
‗Entrepreneurship Education within India‘s Higher Education System‘, Zhang Liyan, 2003
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Another issue is that entrepreneurship education is often conflated with business management
education – as a result, negotiation, leadership, new product development, creative thinking, exposure
to technology innovation, etc. do not often receive the attention they deserve.
This issue is brought into sharp focus by the mismatch that has already crept into the Indian
entrepreneurship education system, between what knowledge disseminators are offering, and what
entrepreneurs really need. Professor Manimala, of the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore, in
his work titled ―Entrepreneurship Education and Training in India: An Assessment of SME Training
Needs against Current Practices‖, points out key differences between the requirements and what is
being delivered in the name of entrepreneurship education.
University/B-School learning focus Entrepreneur learning needs
Critical judgment after analyzing large amounts
of information
Gut feel decision making with limited information
Understanding and recalling the information
itself
Understanding the values of those who
transmit/filter information
Assuming commonality of goals Recognizing the widely varied goals of different
stakeholders
Seeking (impersonally) to verify the absolute
truth by study of information
Making decisions on the basis of judgment of trust
and competence of people.
Seeking the correct answer, with (enough) time
to do it
Developing the most appropriate solution, often
under time pressure
Learning in the classroom Learning while and through doing
Gleaning information from experts and
authoritative sources for the sake of its
genuineness
Gleaning information from any and everywhere and
assessing its practical usefulness
Evaluation through written assessments Evaluation through judgment of people and events
through direct feedback
Success in learning measured by passing of
knowledge-based examination
Success in learning measured by solving problems
and learning from failures and as well as providing
useful products and services to society
TABLE 1.A MISMATCH OF LEARNING NEEDS AND EXISTING DELIVERY MODELS28
28
‗Entrepreneurship Education and Training in India‘, Jay Mitra and Mathew J. Manimala, 2006
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Focus
Though the EEPs presented do target the general population, emerging and established
entrepreneurs, the focus seems to be skewed primarily towards developing the emerging
entrepreneur29
.
FIGURE 6. COURSES TARGETING DIFFERENT PHASES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA30
Indian entrepreneurship education is mainly geared towards the need-driven entrepreneur. This is in
line with the recommendations of Porter and Schwab, who argue that in ―factor-driven‖ countries with
mainly extractive type economic activity, government attention is best focused on providing a basic
foundation for enabling this activity, rather than, for example, providing sophisticated training in
opportunity-driven entrepreneurship31
.
In India, roughly 13% of the adult working-age population (between the ages of 18 and 64) has
received some form of training in starting a business. The chart below shows the percentages of these
recipients who undergo this training voluntarily versus compulsorily32
.
29
‗Entrepreneurship Education and Training in India‘, Jay Mitra and Mathew J. Manimala, 2006 30
ibid 31
Global Competitiveness Report, World Economic Forum (Michael Porter and Klaus Schwab), 2008 32
‗Special Report: A Global Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education and Training‘, GEM, 2008
Pre start-up
7%
Emerging
45%
Across the
life-cycle
48%
Distribution of Courses
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FIGURE 7. TYPE OF TRAINING UNDERGONE BY WORKING-AGE ADULTS IN INDIA
The following section discusses some of the key challenges faced by entrepreneurship education in
India.
Concerns and Challenges
The data presented in the preceding sections clearly demonstrates that entrepreneurship education in
India has had a reasonably long history, mindshare of policy makers, and has a very wide range of
institutions disseminating a variety of content to both entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs.
However, there are important systemic issues that need to be overcome, as well as localized scope for
improvement.
At a macro level, some of the main challenges are:
Entrepreneurship education is widely spread, has diverse forms and has a large number of
stakeholders. But the overall state of affairs is a confused one, one that lacks broad vision, goals,
and systematic planning (akin to the 5-year plans for the economy)
Missing culture of educating for long-term impact. Preponderance of small business and need-
based entrepreneurial training, but not enough entrepreneurship education (which includes not
only training in specific skills, but also aspects of ethics, risk taking, social responsibilities, etc.)
Only voluntary
54%
Both voluntary
and
compusory
11%
Only
compulsory
23%
Not classified
12%
Type of training
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High degree of state dependence. Insufficient private-sector participation and sustainable
business models in the entrepreneurship education space
Early stage education in entrepreneurial attitudes is being neglected. Education targeting the
entrepreneurial ecosystem partners (policy makers, leaders in financial institutions, etc.) is almost
non-existent
More specific concerns include:
Entrepreneurship education is prevalent only at higher levels of education
Entrepreneurship education is not sufficiently differentiated from business management
education in many institutions, and is not holistic enough
No degree-awarding programs at academia. Limited focus on research and publications
Difficulty with finding talented faculty. Issues with faculty awareness, opportunities, and interest
Linkages of university and R&D centers with entrepreneurs is still weak
Policies need to be more responsive to emerging trends, both local and international
Absence of a mentor pool for entrepreneurs at all stages
Shift in societal attitude towards failure is required
Summary
This chapter outlined the history of entrepreneurship education in India. It also presented details of the
various organizations involved in the entrepreneurship education space in India, and the pedagogies
that they have adopted. The section on the areas of focus highlights some of the key unaddressed or
underserved aspects of entrepreneurship education. Finally, the shortcomings of existing Indian EEPs
are presented. The gaps, combined with the concerns and shortcomings in existing EEPs, can form the
basis for designing new EEPs or for improving existing ones. This aspect, of designing EEPs, forms the
basis of the next chapter.
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DESIGNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMS
As awareness grows regarding the requirement for educational programs, Entrepreneurship Education
Programs (EEPs) in India have evolved into more sophisticated avatars of their former selves. Today,
there is an increasing appreciation of the fact that entrepreneurship can be taught through a set of
skills. New programs have been developed to address issues that were earlier not even considered.
Chief among these are the integration of entrepreneurship education at the elementary and secondary
level, and the inclusion of academic journals, publications, conferences, seminars and workshops into
the set of channels used to disseminate knowledge. There is now a more conscious grouping of target
audiences and subsequently more targeted content creation in terms of entrepreneurship education.
However, as the previous chapter illustrates, even though entrepreneurship education in India is well
established, this field continues to have many unaddressed concerns and shortcomings.
Challenges of Designing an EEP
Approaches to ‗teaching‘ entrepreneurship pose several challenges for educational systems, the
foremost of which is the development of a process for turning the idea of entrepreneurship into an
educational concept. This process, namely, the process of designing an EEP, entails making the right
choices for a large number of criteria. Some of these criteria are presented below, in order to illustrate
the complexity involved in the EEP design process.
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There exists a range of tools, traits, motives and attitudes that are required for both the creation and
the success of entrepreneurs. Some of the skills required for entrepreneurship to take root, and to
develop the knowledge-base for enterprise creation and growth are illustrated in the diagram below.
Which of these skills should an EEP include in its curriculum?
FIGURE 8. THE DICHOTOMY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS (ADAPTED FROM MANIMALA, M. J.33
)
Who are the intended targets of the EEP? The recipients of entrepreneurship education are not a
homogenous set and there is considerable variation in the knowledge needs of entrepreneurs in the
different phases of the entrepreneurship lifecycle, as shown below. A clear understanding of the needs
of the entrepreneur is required in order for an EEP to be deemed successful by its recipients.
33
Adapted from Manimala, M, ‗Entrepreneurship education in India‘
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FIGURE 9.IDENTIFYING ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS
Similarly, among other considerations, the design of an EEP must also be cognizant of:
The type of disseminator(s) that will deliver the EEP. For example, a course designed for delivery
by a high school is likely to have different constraints that one designed for dissemination by a
corporate entity.
The pedagogy best suited for the EEP under consideration (training program, journal article,
seminar, etc.).
The delivery mechanism (classroom atmosphere, television broadcast, reading material, etc.).
Existing models and success stories from India and abroad. Case studies can serve as springboards
for new programs, and avoid having to rediscover well established approaches.
Success metrics or ways of measuring effectiveness.
In addition, an EEP must also be aware of how it might fit into the curriculum at primary, secondary
and higher educational levels, of how to incorporate best practices from previous programs, deciding
whether it is necessary to assess and accredit entrepreneurship education, the implications of the
linkages between business and education, etc.
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Some of these factors, which play a key role in the success of an EEP, are shown in the diagram below.
Clearly, in order to navigate this variegated network of ideologies, attitudes, skills, teaching methods
and assessment tools, etc. there is a pressing need for a framework that would allow the practitioner
design an educational program to provide maximum value to both the entrepreneur and to the
society in which s/he thrives. Such an EEP design methodology is the topic of the following section.
FIGURE 10. CONCEPTUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LANDSCAPE
Design Methodology
The preceding section presented the various factors that must be considered in the design of an EEP.
However, how does one combine and balance these various parameters to come up with an EEP that
not only meets the goals for the program, but also satisfies the numerous constraints?
The following is a methodology proposed for designing an EEP that helps maximize the probability of
success.
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A key point to note is that evaluation should be built into each of the steps below – each step raises
different questions to be answered, and correspondingly different evaluation approaches are
needed34
.
Gap Analysis
One of the most important and foremost steps of EEP design is accurately identifying the need for the
EEP. In other words, in this step, the problem that should be solved is clearly identified. This step is also
known as ‗gap analysis‘, because this step involves clearly identifying the current situation and the
desired outcome, and the difference (or gap) between the two. This gap is the problem that needs to
be solved by the EEP. For example, the current situation could be that there are a lot of unemployed
graduates in Andhra Pradesh. The desired outcome could be that 25% of today‘s unemployed
graduates in Andhra Pradesh are self-employed in two years.
This step is vital for two reasons. First, without identifying the shortcomings of status quo, it will be
difficult to justify the EEP to stakeholders. Second, if the outcomes of the EEP are not clearly identified,
it will be hard to evaluate the success of the EEP – stakeholders will want to know if the programs they
are funding are actually having the intended effect or not, and this cannot be determined if the
intended effect (in other words, the outcome) is not clearly defined.
In addition to identifying the need to be filled by the EEP, it is also very important, at an early stage, to
quantify the priority of the need. This will help make the decision if other, more pressing needs should
be addressed first instead. For example, it may be determined that using resources to provide
entrepreneurship awareness education to high school students in Andhra Pradesh is more important
than funding self-employment schemes for unemployed graduates.
Implicit Goals of a Well-Designed EEP
Of particular relevance in the context of EEPs in India are the notions of sustainability, reach and being
replicable.
Sustainability is the capacity for an EEP to endure and continue to solve problems. An EEP that tries to
help graduates find self-employment that has a budget to run only for two years is clearly not
sustainable, as students graduate every year, and helping them find employment is an ongoing
problem.
34
‗Evaluation: A systematic approach‘, Rossi, Lipsey and Freeman,2004
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Reach is the potential of an EEP to impact a large number of people. An EEP design that finds
employment for graduates in Hyderabad, but which cannot be extended to cover the state of Andhra
Pradesh, is one which has limited reach or scalability.
An EEP is replicable if its design and its processes can be applied to fill a different gap in the
entrepreneurship education space as well. For example, an EEP for helping unemployed graduates find
self-employment, which is supported by state-specific fund, may not be replicable because it doesn‘t
have a financing model as part of its design that will also work in other states. On the other hand, a
similar EEP that is fully financed by fees paid by the participants, may work equally well in any state,
and is thereby more replicable.
Given India‘s context and scale, an EEP should consider sustainability, reach and being replicable as
implicit goals. In other words, an EEP should not only be effective in achieving its primarily outcomes,
but it should also lend itself to being sustainable and replicable, and to reach/impact the most number
of recipients. In the absence of these implicit goals, an EEP will risk being a one-shot effort, with little
possibility of making a real impact on the state- and national-level problems that need to be solved.
FIGURE 11. CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELL-DESIGNED EEP
Replicable
Sustainable
Reach
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Identifying the Impact Pathway
The impact pathway is the sequence of actions of the EEP that are supposed to lead to the desired
outcome. Traditionally, the impact pathway has been arrived at in an ad-hoc manner, or has used
modeling techniques that fall under the broad category of Logic Models35
. A Logic Model is a
systematic and visual way to present and share understanding of the relationships among the
resources available, the activities, and the changes or results that are hoped to be achieved. A graphic
representation of a program showing the intended relationships between investments and results
would engender better understanding of the ebb and flows between the factors that contribute to the
success of a program.
The factors that contribute to a Logic Model are:
Situation A statement of the problem, the target audience and the stakeholders
Assumptions The set of beliefs about the program, the context and the way the program is
supposed to work
Inputs Resources, contributions, investments that go into the program
Outputs Activities, services, events and products that reach people who participate or who
are targeted
Outcomes Results or changes intended or unintended for individuals, groups, communities,
organizations, communities, or systems
External Factors The environment in which the program exists includes a variety of external factors
that interact with and influence the program action
TABLE 2.LOGIC MODEL FACTORS
To design an EEP using the Logic Model process, the situation is analyzed, followed by an examination
of the inputs that are on hand. Given this starting point, the set of outputs that can be generated is
examined. The outputs that help achieve the desired outcome, or parts thereof, are chosen. These
steps form the EEP.
While the design process outlined above does work, Millar et al36
argue that Logic Models that begin
with the inputs and work through to the desired outcomes may reflect a natural tendency to limit
one‘s thinking to existing activities, programs, and research questions. Starting with the inputs tends to
foster a defense of the status quo rather than create a forum for new ideas or concepts37
.
35
‗Providing Leadership for Program Evaluation‘, E. Taylor-Powell, 1999 36
‗Logic Models: A Systems Tool for Performance Management‘, A. Millar, R.S. Simeone and J.T. Carnevale, 2001 37
‗The Logic Model for Program Planning and Evaluation‘, Paul F. McCawley
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To help avoid slipping into a rut during the design of an EEP, Millar suggests that ―outside the box‖
thinking can be achieved by inverting the planning sequence of the Logic Model as described above.
In other words, he suggests focusing on the outcomes to be achieved. In such a reversed process, the
question to ask is ―what needs to be done?‖ rather than ―what is being done?‖EEP design using such
an ―inverted‖ Logic Model involves working through the following sequence of questions38
:
What is the current situation that we intend to impact?
What will it look like when we achieve the desired situation or outcome?
What behaviors need to change for that outcome to be achieved?
What knowledge or skills do people need before the behavior will change?
What activities need to be performed to cause the necessary learning?
What resources will be required to achieve the desired outcome?
EEPs designed using such an ―inverted‖ Logic Model are more likely to consider the entire gamut of
resources that can brought to bear to achieve the desired results.
Implementation Plan
The implementation plan lays out the timelines, resources and cost of running the EEP. In other words,
the plan contains the details of how the expected outcomes will be achieved.
One of the most important components of the implementation plan will be a plan for measuring
effectiveness. In the absence of an effectiveness measure, it will be difficult to evaluate if the intended
outcome was reached or not, and stakeholder commitment to the EEP can wane. However, measuring
effectiveness of an EEP is often not easy, as it may be difficult to determine whether the EEP itself is
causing the changes that are observed in the population it was aimed at, or if events or processes
outside of the EEP may be the real cause of the observed outcome. There primary social research
techniques (quantitative and qualitative methods) are often employed in measuring effectiveness.
Another important component of the implementation plan is the determination of the acceptable
efficiency of the EEP – the efficiency of a plan is the detailing of the cost-benefit analysis for the
program. An efficient plan will have a low cost-benefit ratio.
38
Ibid
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Effectiveness and efficiency can be measured using pilot programs, before implementing the plan at
full scale. These measures can also be carried out while the EEP is in progress. Results from such
measurements can be used to make plan corrections as required.
Summary
This chapter discussed the various factors that need to be considered in the design of an EEP. A design
methodology was also outlined. The following chapter presents case studies of existing EEPs from
various countries – the learning that can be gleaned from them form an invaluable set of inputs for the
design and evaluation of EEPs in India.
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CASE STUDIES
Entrepreneurship education has had a long history in both developing and developed countries
around the world. Studying existing programs helps in understanding the relative merits of various
approaches to entrepreneurship education. It enables the gleaning of best practices by examining the
strengths and shortcomings of past experiences. Such inputs form a valuable component of the
overall understanding of the landscape, and can help guide the design of future efforts.
Kenya39
For the past decade, small enterprise development has been considered the key area for encouraging
overall growth. Recently, there have been considerable interventions aimed at the development of the
small enterprise sector by most of the international agencies. Small enterprises are now considered
one of the most important factors for economic development, poverty alleviation and equitable
growth.
International donor agencies such as the World Bank, UNDP and the African Development Bank have
identified the small enterprise sector as a key to development in African countries and have financed a
number of projects to encourage this sector to grow.
39
Enterprise Education as a Strategic Approach to Economic Growth in Kenya, R. E. Nelson, 1997
Case Studies
36
Kenya, like many developing African nations, faces substantial unemployment issues accompanied by
declining standard of living, increasing rural-urban disparities and inadequate supply of infrastructure
and social amenities. As a result of the accelerating creation of small enterprises in the sectors of
agribusiness, construction, maintenance and repair and other services, the informal sector has grown
to include approximately 60% of the labor force in Africa40
.
Earlier, the establishment of large industrial complexes was expected to take care of the
unemployment issues. However, since the failure of such an approach, formal development efforts are
now directed towards the creation of small enterprises in the informal sector. However, while there is
indeed job growth potential in the creation of small enterprises, their impact is lessened due to the
reasons enumerated below:
1. Growth of private enterprise in the informal sector has been sporadic, rather than as a result
of deliberate, planned strategies within a government policy network.
2. Although there are a large number of small enterprises created, their prospects of growth into
medium-sized businesses is limited.
3. Most of these enterprises are owned by ―first generation‖ entrepreneurs who have limited
experience.
4. Limited impact of technology due to political conflicts, economic restrictions, limited
educational capabilities and lack of technological infrastructure.
An approach to enhancing entrepreneurial activity and enterprise growth in developing countries is to
create an ―enterprise culture‖ among the youth of the country41
. In order to find a long term solution
to this problem of job growth, a widespread enterprise culture needs to be created by focusing on the
youth of the country. The Presidential Working Party on Education and Manpower Training for the
Next Decade and Beyond (1988) also recommended the same.
A properly designed and implemented education program needs to significantly reduce the following
concerns for developing countries:
1. Unemployment: Especially among the youth is a critical problem.
2. Rural-Urban balance: Inequitable distribution of opportunities and amenities.
3. Industrialization: Move from agrarian economy to industrial society would necessitate the
training/educating of entrepreneurs in new sectors.
40
Informal Sector in Africa, International Labor Organization, 1985 41
Exporting Entrepreneurship, R. E. Nelson and J. B. Mburugu, 1991
Case Studies
37
4. Capital formation: Ensure that capital reaches the hands of the competent and prepared
entrepreneurs.
5. Labor utilization: Entrepreneurship education should be used to either motivate trainees to
become employers or become skilled employees.
Status of Entrepreneurship Education
One of the first efforts to move in the new direction to entrepreneurial development in Kenya involved
introducing entrepreneurship education into all technical training institutions in the country. A four-
year project to implement a new policy requiring all vocational and technical training students to
complete a course in entrepreneurship education was initiated in 1990. The UNDP provided the
funding, and the ILO executed the project. The following outcomes were achieved by this project:
A Department of Entrepreneurship Education has been initiated in most technical training
institutions in Kenya. In addition, each institute was encouraged to develop a Small Business
Center (SBC), whose mission was to facilitate the development of small and ‗Jua Kali‘ enterprises
(small artisan-run manufacturing and service enterprises).
An entrepreneurship education curriculum framework was created and syllabi were prepared for
the artisan, craft and technician levels of training. All students in technical training institutes at
these levels were required to complete a 154-hour course in entrepreneurship education to
develop positive attitudes towards self-employment and entrepreneurship.
Pre-service and in-service teacher training was introduced. With the new emphasis on self-
employment and entrepreneurship, the necessary programs for preparing teachers to teach
curricula regarding entrepreneurship education were designed. A required methods course was
purposefully designed to help future teachers instill entrepreneurial skills and attitudes in both
male and female trainees in an attempt to break gender stereotyping regarding entrepreneurship
and to diversify technical training fields for women as future entrepreneurs.
At the graduate level, thirty four vocational educators completed a Master‘s Degree program that
was offered by the University of Illinois through Kenya Technical Teachers College in Nairobi. This
group has become a cadre of national experts who are positioned to provide leadership for the
development of entrepreneurship education in Kenya over the next 20 years.
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Nigeria42
Prior to the 1980s, unemployment and poverty were not a national concern. However, the
overwhelming unemployment and the economic collapse of Nigeria due to the political instabilities
and ineffective policies made for unsustainable youth and graduate unemployment. In the face of
such a scenario, entrepreneurship might have provided some relief, but the tertiary education which
did not include a ―philosophy of self-reliance such as creating a new cultural and productive
environment that will promote pride in primitive work and self-discipline‖.
Among the other factors that rendered self-reliance amongst the Nigerian youth unachievable, like
inadequate capital, a fear of failure and unstable political climate, Ayodele also identifies ―irrelevant
education that is bookish, theoretic and white-collar job oriented.‖43
As a result of this background, the following objectives of entrepreneurship education were
formulated:
1. To offer functional education for the youth that will enable them to be self-employed and
self-reliant.
2. Provide the youth graduates with adequate training that will enable them to be creative
and innovative in identifying novel business opportunities.
3. To serve as a catalyst for economic growth and development.
4. Offer tertiary institution graduates with adequate training in risk management, to make
certain bearing feasible.
5. To reduce the rule of poverty.
6. Encourage employment generation.
7. Reduction in rural-urban migration.
8. Provide the young graduates with enough training and support that will enable them to
establish a career in small and medium sized businesses.
9. To inculcate the spirit of perseverance in the youths and adults which will enable them to
persist in any business venture they embark on.
10. Create smooth transition from traditional to a modern industrial economy.
42
Entrepreneurship Education: An Imperative for Sustainable Development in Nigeria, Arogundade,
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The Nigerian model for entrepreneurship education leans heavily towards nascent or uninitiated
audiences, and intends to introduce to them the mindset and skill set required for successful
entrepreneurship. It believes that it is necessary and possible to position Nigerian universities to
stimulate economic growth through a deliberate agenda of production of entrepreneurial graduates.
In many countries, including US, high schools offer entrepreneurship education for life-long trade. And
many of them offer courses that enable students to meet their general academic requirement while
learning a trade. In Nigeria, graduates of vocational and technical institutions are highly skilled
entrepreneurs, but the society does not seem to encourage the youth to take this role. Unfortunately,
those who influence education policy in the society (legislators, educators, the media, etc.) appear to
feel that graduates of technical vocational institutions are not equal to university graduates; hence
there is need for effective strategies for educating the entrepreneurial ecosystem education in Nigeria
as well.
Conclusions
There is a definite need for entrepreneur and entrepreneurial ecosystem education in Nigeria. There is
also a need for government intervention and support. Some of the strategies for effective
entrepreneurial education are:
1. There should be some form of genuine schoolwork-based learning incorporated in into studies as
part of the national economic development strategies. The development of apprenticeship
schemes would give new graduates some work skills and experience.
2. Pool local public and private funds to create a small venture capital fund.
3. School-based enterprises where students identify potential business, plan, create and operate
small business using the school as mini-incubators.
4. Provide small business schools where interested students and community members can
participate.
5. Develop entrepreneur internship programs matching students with locally successful
entrepreneurs, as part of clearly established education programs.
6. Establishing an enterprise college aimed at fostering the specific skill sets required for
entrepreneurship to serve as skill acquisition centers for the youth.
7. Creating an economy-friendly political environment.
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8. Improving on the government taxation on small-scale businesses.
United Kingdom44
In 2007, a study was conducted by Matlay and Carey to critically evaluate contemporary
entrepreneurship education initiatives in the UK. They performed an in-depth analysis of qualitative
data from a 10-year period (1995-2004) relating to the development and implementation of various
approaches to entrepreneurship education, in 40 new and established universities in the UK. The study
presents an understanding of the pertinent aspects of entrepreneurship education, specifically with
respect to stakeholder needs and contributions.
The thrust of the study is that there is no convincing research that shows that entrepreneurship
education at the graduate level is increasing entrepreneurship by graduates. In other words, the study
finds that entrepreneurship research, by and large, has not substantiated the claim that completion of
formal courses in entrepreneurship and small business management increases the likelihood that an
individual will start a business. Even when research does exist, it is not widely accepted. This is because
such research seems to focus upon samples of students with existing predisposition towards
entrepreneurship. By not employing a relevant control group of students without previous experience
of entrepreneurship education or a nascent predilection, researchers seem to be rendering their results
as biased and unrepresentative of the student body as a whole.
The study also suggests that ―snapshot‖ research is not a very good method for evaluating
effectiveness of entrepreneurship education, as the passage of time and interceding events can
confuse issues and render causal link between entrepreneurship education and new venture formation
difficult to establish and analyze. Also, the huge diversity in course design, content, delivery
mechanisms and student assessment makes the task of evaluating the performance and relevance of
entrepreneurship education programs, as well as cross border comparisons, difficult and highly
subjective. Instead, the study recommends, longitudinal research, which measures effects over time,
might prove more suitable for the analysis of the impact that entrepreneurship education.
Conclusions
One of the key takeaways from this study is that effective evaluation is integral to the long-term
viability of an entrepreneurship education program. Without such measurement techniques,
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stakeholder commitment wanes as the causal relationship between investments and results is not
evident. The definition of success metrics and detailed evaluation methodologies must therefore be an
integral part of the design of any EEP.
Israel45
Israel has an unusually large number of high-technology entrepreneurs and companies. It is among
the world leaders in hi-tech startups. About 4,000 hi-tech companies make Israel the largest
concentration of hi-tech companies in the world outside of California. Of these, 1,500 are start-ups. On
the cutting edge of technological development in software, telecommunications, biotechnology and
information technology, Israeli hi-tech and start-up companies are known for their creativity,
innovation and ingenuity. Hi-tech is the Israeli economy‘s primary engine of growth. In 2000, hi-tech
exports reached $9.172 billion, compared to $5.796 billion in 1999, $5.223 billion in 1998, and $4.637
billion in 1997.
In 2004, Ayala Malach-Pines and DovDvir from the Ben-Gurion University, along with ArikSadeh from
the Holon Academic Institute of Technology, Israel, attempted to get to its root cause using in-depth
interviews with twenty-five Israeli high-technology entrepreneurs, focusing on their personal as well as
professional backgrounds.
The study found that the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Israel combined with certain traits of the Israeli
entrepreneur himself/herself contributed to the unusual degree of entrepreneurship prevalent in
Israeli society.
The Israeli Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Israel has one of the most educated workforces in the world, with 20 percent of Israelis aged twenty-
five to sixty-four holding academic degrees. Many professionals in Israel spend several years in the
military where they gain experience in advanced military-generated technologies. Israel today has the
world‘s highest number of engineers in its workforce – twice as high as the US and Japan. The
percentage of engineering students out of the whole students‘ population was 11.9 per cent in 1998
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and the percentage of students in natural sciences and mathematics during the same period was 14.8
per cent.
Israel‘s civilian R&D spending is among the world‘s highest, and when military R&D is included, it tops
the list. Israeli start-ups have drawn a steady inflow of foreign capital and analysts expect this trend to
continue. Venture capital investments in Israel are rising constantly. Many of the world‘s most
prominent financial institutions have taken an active role in the Israeli venture capital industry, as have
large international corporate investors.
Israel‘s governmental policies and programs are also supportive of hi-tech entrepreneurship. The
attractive investment benefits, government support and grants, tax incentives and support for R&D in
foreign businesses have caused a slew of mammoth M&A (merger and acquisition) deals involving
Israeli companies. Most of the venture capital investments were directed to the communications,
software and life science industries.
Israeli society too seems to be very conducive to the entrepreneurial climate. According to a report
published in 1999 by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), about 5.4 per cent of the adult
population in Israel is involved in new businesses. This places Israel third (following the US and
Canada) among the ten GEM countries on the basis of its level of entrepreneurial activity. The ratio of
women to men attempting to start businesses in Israel is as high as 0.64. This high rate of women
participating in new ventures places Israel first among the GEM countries. In addition, about 6.4 per
cent of the adult population in Israel makes personal investments in the ventures started by others
(excluding stock purchases or investment in venture capital funds). This places Israel first, ahead of
Canada and the US, among the ten GEM countries on the scale of personal investment. Personal
investors (‗angels‘) invest about 1.5 billion NIS annually in new ventures. Not surprisingly, Israel ranks
second, following the US, with respect to the level of entrepreneurial motivation, and third, together
with Canada, with respect to the entrepreneurial capacity to be found among its population.
Regarding the perception of entrepreneurial opportunities, Israel is rated after the US and Canada.
Around 28 per cent of the interviewees in an adult population survey‘ were convinced that good
business opportunities will materialize within the next six months. GEM findings suggest that Israeli
social norms stress values such as individualism, materialism and independence. In tandem,
acceptance of entrepreneurship as a driving force in Israelis‘ personal lives and in market development
is gaining strength. The entrepreneur has become Israel‘s newest cultural hero and role model, a figure
to be respected and emulated by a large number of the younger generation.
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Today, Israel is in first place among the GEM countries in the perception of importance of government
investment in all levels of education that encourage entrepreneurship.
Conclusions
The key learning from the study is the recognition of the contribution of the highlighted traits to
successful entrepreneurship. EEPs should therefore be cognizant of the need to develop these traits,
either by using traditional delivery mechanisms and pedagogies, or by adopting new, ―out of the box‖
approaches as appropriate (such as internships, public speaking and leadership courses, or indeed
military training, etc.).
United States
The United States has an almost overwhelming variety of educational programs and activities that are
designed to promote entrepreneurship. With a view, that the diversity of institutional types and
educational missions of American colleges and universities make a single approach to
entrepreneurship both unrealistic and inauthentic, there are eight useful categories to describe
entrepreneurship education in the United States:
1. Youth or K-12 programs,
2. Community colleges,
3. Higher education programs,
4. Centers for Entrepreneurship,
5. MBA programs and course offerings,
6. Ph.D. programs,
7. Business Plan Competitions, and
8. Non-profit Foundations that promote entrepreneurship.
Youth – K-12 Programs
Programs that promote an understanding of entrepreneurship among young students are relatively
new. These programs have not been designed to lure children out of education into the workplace,
but to them develop personal habits that enforce healthy self-esteem and goal setting to include
acquiring additional education. These entrepreneurship programs are aimed at narrowing the gap in
academic abilities among elementary through high school students.
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Community Colleges
Community colleges are different from traditional four year institutions in two basic ways.
First, they obtain most of their funding from local property taxes levied by community college districts
like the public K-12 schools in the United States, and second, that community colleges are not limited
to academic programs and could be providing ‗vocational‘ training to aid local economic development
as well.
Higher Education and Entrepreneurship Courses
Until 1970, only a few universities offered courses or degrees in entrepreneurship. Probably the best
known and earliest course was offered by Harvard University in 1945. By 1970, there were some 16
universities with courses in entrepreneurship. Currently, there are over 400 institutions of higher
education that offer either a major or minor in entrepreneurship.
Centers for Entrepreneurship
Many universities have created ―centers‖ for entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship centers represent a
bridge between academia and the business community. These centers mostly provide a common
menu of activities.
Centers provide an infrastructure to enable potential entrepreneurs to network with potential
advisers and investors.
They provide seminars or forums for prospective entrepreneurs and investors.
Many centers organize business plan competitions.
Some centers operate business incubators which offer low or free rent and consulting services to
promising new ventures in exchange for a percentage of ownership or in the hope of gaining
future gifts.
Others sponsor non degree educational programs or provide consulting services to aspiring
entrepreneurs.
Some centers maintain a library of resources, including but not limited to, books and videotapes.
Some centers fund faculty efforts to write entrepreneurial case studies for use in courses while
others promote academic research by publishing academic journals.
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MBA and Entrepreneurship
At the graduate level, entrepreneurship has become an ‗area of concentration‘ or minor within the
MBA degree. There are 90 MBA programs in the United States that offer entrepreneurship courses.
Some of these are described below.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management boasts: ―The study and
practice of entrepreneurship are central to Sloan‘s culture, and have been a part of the Sloan
curriculum for more than 40 years. Two of our MBA Program management tracks—e-Business and
New Product and Venture Development—are devoted to it. This pervasive vision also influences
countless other aspects of life at Sloan.‖
Ph.D. Programs in Entrepreneurship
It is now possible to earn a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship. According to a 1998 study by Dr. Jerome Katz of
St. Louis University, the following institutions offer doctoral programs specifically in entrepreneurship:
University of Georgia, University of Indiana, and Wharton. Other institutions offer Ph.Ds. in
conventional areas of business but provide concentrations or research areas in entrepreneurship.
Business Plan Competitions
Business plan competitions fuel interest in entrepreneurship. The basic aim of business plan
competitions is to stimulate students and local citizens into putting their ideas into concrete plans for
new businesses. Usually, a panel of university business professors and professionals including bankers,
lawyers and accountants, and local successful business owners agree to evaluate the business plans.
Judges select the best plan on the basis of the likelihood the business would be successful, the
amount of research presented in the plan, and the overall organization of the plan.
Foundation Support for Education in Entrepreneurship and Other Non-Profits
The largest foundation in the world dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship is the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation. The foundation was created in1986 but was fully funded after Ewing Kauffman
died in 1993.90 The Foundation‘s web page states: ―In 1950, following service in the Navy during
World War II and several years as a pharmaceutical salesman, Ewing Kauffman founded Marion
Laboratories Inc. By 1989, the company was sold to Merrell Dow and it had become a global
diversified pharmaceutical giant with annual sales of nearly $1 billion.‖
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By the end of 2000, the value of the foundation exceeded $2 billion. The foundation only gives grants
for use in the United States. It is divided into two divisions: Youth Development and Entrepreneurial
Leadership.
Conclusions
The comprehensive listing of the various types of entrepreneurship education available in the United
States is indeed a testament to the country‘s commitment to entrepreneurship and its complete belief
in the fact that entrepreneurship is the answer to continued economic development. It is also worth
observing that the existence of all these varied levels and approaches to entrepreneurship education
emphasize the difference in educational needs of the differing categories of entrepreneurs. The
presence of the availability of Doctoral degrees and highly specialized organizations like the Kauffman
Foundation also underlines the emerging idea of entrepreneurship becoming a notion to be explored
academically rather than an unstructured commercial venture.
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CONCLUSIONS
The report attempted to provide the reader with a broad brief overview of entrepreneurship in
general, and on entrepreneurship education in particular.
The first section presented the importance of entrepreneurship as a key factor in driving growth, and
of the impact entrepreneurship has on economies of countries. Additionally, it also emphasized that
entrepreneurship education has indeed a vital role in shaping attitudes, skills and culture required to
foster entrepreneurship. This section introduced the idea of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the
fact that holistic entrepreneurship education comprises of training not only the entrepreneur
himself/herself, but also all the stakeholders in the ecosystem. Finally, the positive effect
entrepreneurship education has in developing traits like organizational skills, time management,
leadership, interpersonal abilities, etc., which tend to be highly transferable and valuable to other fields
of endeavor, was demonstrated.
The next section concentrated on entrepreneurship education in the Indian context. India has a long
record of investing in entrepreneurship education, starting from very soon after Independence. This
section traces the timeline of efforts made by government and non-governmental players in this area,
and presented an overview of the disseminators, the type of content delivered by programs and the
focus areas of various programs. Some of the concern and challenges were also outlined. The fact that
the focus was mainly on small business and need-based training, but not on the other aspects like
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ethics, risk taking, etc. was highlighted. In particular, it was found that there was a marked paucity of
early stage education in entrepreneurial attitudes.
The emphasis of the third section was on the methodology for designing an effective
entrepreneurship education program (EEP). This section highlighted the challenges of designing an
EEP, particularly because of the vast and varied nature of the entrepreneurship education landscape.
Of particular interest is the realization that the recipients of entrepreneurship education are not a
homogenous set – there are significant differences between the needs of the uninitiated audience, an
aspiring need- or opportunity-based entrepreneur, a start-up phase entrepreneur, or a well-
established one. This heterogeneity must be borne in mind while designing an EEP. Finally, the
methodology for designing EEPs was introduced. This methodology involves identifying the gaps,
arriving at a viable impact pathway and coming up with a good implementation plan, with evaluation
of effectiveness and efficiency built into each and every step of this process. One of the key takeaways
from this section was that being sustainable and replicable, and having the ability to reach a large
number of people, should be implicit goals of every EEP.
Case studies from around the world were then presented, as a means of learning the best practices
and shortcomings. The experiences in Kenya show, among other things, the importance of educating
for long-term impact. Unlike in India, Nigeria has invested considerably in the early-stage
entrepreneurship education, and is reaping the dividends. An important learning from a study of
entrepreneurship education in the UK reveals that effective evaluation is integral to the long-term
viability of an entrepreneurship education program. Some of the key traits that EEPs must develop in
entrepreneurs were called out by a study of Israel‘s notable successes in entrepreneurship. Finally, a
glimpse of the vast entrepreneurship education landscape extant in the United States was presented.
Insights
This report, thus far, presented a baseline study, an overview of status quo. The broad overview
contained in this report, of the entrepreneurship landscape in general, and of Indian situation in India,
allows us to draw a few key conclusions. These conclusions are presented below.
Overarching, National-Level Plan
One of the most important shortcomings in the current entrepreneurship education landscape in India
is the lack of an apex body for entrepreneurship education, which drives and coordinates the goals,
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investments and plans at a national level. When compared to the experience of countries like Kenya
and Nigeria, India is yet to launch entrepreneurship education as a planned, top-down, state-driven
subject. In the absence of such a body, entrepreneurship education efforts in India remain at best, an
ad-hoc collection of efforts by mutually uncoordinated institutions. Such a lack of coordination shows
up as gaps in the entrepreneurship education landscape.
For example, there is a preponderance of training programs for need-based entrepreneurs, but as
demonstrated by this report, there is a distinct lack of effort directed at cultivating entrepreneurial
mindset among the young. Such a gap at a national-level may or may not be visible to an individual
EEP provider, but may be obvious to an apex body that is taking a holistic view.
The need for an apex body is also visible in the way many of the EEPs seem to fall into the same pitfalls
– most seem to lack an evaluation structure that would measure their effectiveness and efficiency. An
apex body would have helped disseminate best practices and successful EEP design methodologies at
a national level.
Identifying Entrepreneur Needs
The educational needs of entrepreneurs in different phases of entrepreneurship are significantly
different. Indian EEPs should ensure that the needs of each of the five categories of entrepreneurs
(uninitiated audience, aspiring need- and opportunity-based entrepreneurs, start-up entrepreneurs
and well-established entrepreneurs) are sufficiently met, from an education perspective. Currently,
EEPs in India are predominantly focused on the need-based and start-up entrepreneur, to the neglect
of the other categories.
Short-Term Focus
Greater clarity is needed regarding the purpose and goals of entrepreneurship education.
Entrepreneurship education should provide a mix of experiential learning, skill building and, most
importantly, mindset shift while developing attitudes, behaviors and capacities at the individual level.
The application of those skills and attitudes can take many forms during an individual‘s career, creating
a range of long-term benefits to society and the economy. This focus on the long-term is markedly
missing from the Indian entrepreneurial education scene.
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Sustainable, Replicable and Broad Reach
As shown by this report, most of the entrepreneurship education in India today is either statefunded
or grant funded. Very few, perhaps only NI-MSME, are self-sustaining. On the other hand, the
experience of UK and US bring to light, the high cost associated with not having sustainable EEPs is
ultimately borne by the entrepreneur. In order to deliver entrepreneurship education to the many
categories of entrepreneurs and individuals in India with effective impact, there is a pressing need to
adopt different models of delivery that are at once sustainable, replicable and scalable in scope.
Lack of Program Evaluation
As indicated by the UK experience, evaluation of EEP‘s effectiveness and efficiency is contributes
significantly to its sustainability. However, very few Indian EEPs have effectiveness metrics built into
them. As a result, it has become extremely difficult to determine if the vast investments that the nation
is making in entrepreneurship education are having their intended effects or not.
As discussed earlier, unless the evaluation cycle is embedded into the design of the EEP, a measure of
effectiveness cannot be arrived at conclusively. An alternative way of measuring effectiveness would
be to conduct a primary survey of the recipients, faculty and other participants in the EEP. But such
surveys are costly and difficult to conduct in a comprehensive manner. This belief is also supported by
the literature surveyed during the course of writing this report –several papers that have attempted to
evaluate the effectiveness of EEPs have employed some sort of primary survey tool in order to do so.
Next Steps
As mentioned before, this report is meant to serve as a basis for further discussion, and is merely the
first step in this research into entrepreneurship education. What then, are the next steps?
The crux of the next phase of this research will be on arriving at recommendations for delivering better
EEPs in the Indian context, with an emphasis on overcoming the shortcomings of existing offerings
and incorporating the key insights from this report.
The second phase of the report will consist of a systematic qualitative and quantitative study, using
primary survey methods, in order to understand and examine entrepreneurship education programs.
The study will explore, in detail, the needs of the various categories of entrepreneurs, the content of
the curriculum targeted at them, the pedagogy to be adopted, the various barriers to the success of
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EEPs and also, importantly, a means to evaluate their impact. The report will eventually make a set of
recommendations that will be used as inputs for the design of efficient EEPs.
The guiding principles for preparing survey questionnaires in the second phase will be to examine:
The perception of individuals, policy makers, experts of the current quality and availability of
entrepreneurship education and training,
The differences in the nature of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs who have received training
in starting a business,
The impact of training on entrepreneurial awareness, attitudes, intentions and activity, and
To identify implications for policy makers, educators and practitioners.
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EEPs by the Indian Government
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
NIESBUD is an apex body under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of the
Government of India. It coordinates and oversees the activities of various institutions and agencies
engaged in entrepreneurship development, particularly in the area of small industry and small
business. The Institute, which is registered as a Society under Societies Registration Act of 1860,
started functioning from the 6th of July, 1983.
One of the most important objectives of this organization is to sustain entrepreneurship in the MSME
sector. Sustaining existing entrepreneurs is an activity that is as important as, and possibly more
important than, creating new entrepreneurs. Towards this end, NIESBUD organizes Continuing
Education Programs for SSI Entrepreneurs, and also provides counseling and consultancy. Short
duration training programs on Working Capital Management, Marketing, Project Identification,
Accounting, etc. are conducted on campus, while counseling and consultancy is provided on and off
campus
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The Institute is dedicated to the promotion and development of micro, small and medium enterprises,
and to the enhancement of their competitiveness. With this goal in mind, some of the activities carried
out by NIESBUD are:
Formulation and development of standardized course content, reading material and training aids
Undertaking research, identification and selection of potential entrepreneurs
Training of trainers and promoters
Research and publications
Creation and capacity-building of EEP institutions
National/International forum for exchange of ideas and experiences
Services to affiliate members
Developing entrepreneurial culture
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME)
NI-MSME came into being in 1960, following the Kakinada Experiment conducted by McClelland in
association with the Ford Foundation. It was originally set up as Central Industrial Extension Training
Institute (CIETI) in New Delhi as a department under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
Government of India. The main objective of this institute was to provide training to the personnel of
the Central Small Industries Organization as well as of the Department of Industries of the State
Government.
In the current hierarchy of government initiatives in entrepreneurship development in India, NI-MSME
is one the four national-level organizations, the others being EDII, EDI and NIESBUD. There are also
several EDIs at the state level.
Its core activities include:
Training
Research
Consultancy
Information
Education
Extension
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NI-MSME boasts that its core competency lies in the following areas:
Enabling enterprise creation
Capacity building for enterprise growth and sustainability
Enhancing competitiveness under globalization
Creation, development and dissemination of enterprise knowledge
Diagnostic and development studies for policy formulation
Evaluation and impact studies for enterprise promotion
Empowering the underprivileged through enterprises
It uses strategies like cluster development, entrepreneurship, microfinance, business development
services, subsector development, etc. in order to run a spectrum of programs that include:
National announced and sponsored programs
International announced and sponsored programs
P.G. diploma programs
Customized & collaborative programs
Management development programs
IT programs
NI-MSME comprises of four theme-focused schools. Each one of them pursues facet-centered
activities through customized and collaborative programs for the benefit of the client organizations
such as: entrepreneurship leaders, government bureaucrats, public-private partnership, company
executives, and trainers of trainers.
The list of its schools along with their centers and cells follows:
School of Enterprise Development (SED)
o C-IPD: Centre for Industrial Planning and Development
o C-PR: Centre for Policy Research
o NRCD: National Resource Centre for Cluster Development
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o EISC: Economic Investigation and Statistical Cell
o n-Cube: NI-MSME – NGO - Network
School of Enterprise Management (SEM)
o C-PAMP: Centre for Promotion of Advanced Management Practices
o C-ICFS: Centre for Industrial Credit and Financial Services
o C-IPR: Centre for Intellectual Property Rights
o C-LAIMS: Centre for Logistics and Integrated Materials Systems
o C-ECO: Centre for Environment Concerns
School of Entrepreneurship & Extension (SEE)
o C-EIE: Centre for Entrepreneurship and Industrial Extension
o C-CC: Centre for Consultancy and Counseling
o WSC: Women‘s Studies Cell
o EAC: Employee Assistance Cell
School of Enterprise Information & Communication (SEIC)
o C-CIT: Centre for Communication and Information Technology
o SENDOC: Small Enterprises National Documentation Centre
o LPC: Live Projects Cell
The last decade has been a financially viable one for the Centre owing to its ability to provide a
number of entrepreneurship supporting services as also due to their ability to customize their various
programs for varied audiences. One of the most successful programs called Training Young Engineers
(TYE), which was initiated during the early years of NI-MSME has laid the foundation for their
continuing success.
Among some of the related work that NI-MSME does is also in the area of Handloom Manufacturing.
They established some of the Intellectual Property Facilitation Centers under GOI for various States.
NI-MSME also runs a Research Centre for Traditional Paintings where they provide both training and
consultancy services for traditional artisans.
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RUDSETI46
RUDSETI is an initiative developed by the government of India, by the rural development ministry to
combat both rural and semi-urban youth (18-45 years) unemployment. the primary focus of the
program are the educated, but unemployed youth of the country who are unable to access higher
education but are unfit for blue collared work. RUDSETI works at providing free entrepreneurship
training for this disenfranchised group.
Instituted in 1982, RUDSETI now has 24 units in 14 States and has so far trained 2.41 lakhs youth of
which 1.69 lakhs trainees have settled with their self-employment ventures, contributing to a 70%
settlement rate. RUDSETI collaborates with developmental agencies, institutions, voluntary
organizations and government departments like NABARD, SIDBI, DICs, DRDAs, NBCFDC etc. to run its
programs in the different parts of the country.
RUDSET Institute's training is considered to be successful due to the training methodology it adopts.
The training provided at RUDSET is through structured psychological exercises, besides lecture
sessions, behavior simulation games, exercises, field visits, hands on experience, interface with
supporting system, group discussions, case study etc. Most importantly all the training sessions are
conducted in vernacular languages only and the Centre provides this training free of cost and also
supplements it with free food and accommodation.
EEPs by NGOs and Non-Profits
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN)47
The nonprofit National Entrepreneurship Network was established in 2003 with a mission to create
and support high-growth entrepreneurs, driving job-creation and economic growth in India.
NEN represents India‘s largest and most dynamic community of new and future high-growth
entrepreneurs, with over 70,000 members in 30 cities. It provides critical support to start-ups and
early-stage entrepreneurs through high-impact entrepreneurship education; access to mentors and
experts; fast-track access to incubation and funding; and learning tools and materials. It partners with
over 470 top-tier academic institutes in India to help them develop vibrant entrepreneurship
ecosystems on campus, which develop and support new and future entrepreneurs. In addition, it runs
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Entrepreneurship Week India, the country‘s largest entrepreneurship-awareness campaign. In 2009, E
Week India featured over 3500 events with more than 350,000 participants.
NEN was co-founded by IIT Bombay; IIM Ahmedabad; BITS, Pilani; SP Jain Institute of Management &
Research, Mumbai; Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore.
It is primarily supported by the Wadhwani Foundation, a philanthropic initiative of Dr.
RameshWadhwani, Chairman of the Symphony Technology Group, and has offices in Bangalore and
Mumbai.
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The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), an autonomous body and not-for-profit
institution, set up in 1983, is sponsored by apex financial institutions, namely the IDBI Bank Ltd, IFCI
Ltd. ICICI Ltd and State Bank of India (SBI). The 'Technician Scheme' launched in the year 1969 by two
state-level agencies of Gujarat was the first attempt at entrepreneurship development in the State. The
scheme visualized 100% finance without collaterals. A large number of people took advantage of this
scheme. The real gain of the scheme was the realization that there is vast entrepreneurial potential
available in the country that could be tapped and developed through appropriate training
intervention.
This led the Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation (GIIC), along with other state-level agencies to
conceptualize, mount and develop, in 1970, a 3-month long training program known as
Entrepreneurship Education Program (EEP). However, with the number of program increasing, the
need for having a separate state-level organization to look into selection, training and development of
first-generation entrepreneurs was strongly felt. Thus, the Gujarat Centre for Entrepreneurship (CED),
the first of its kind in the country, came into existence in 1979 with the support of Government of
Gujarat and the industrial promotion and assistance agencies in the state.
By this time, the success story of Gujarat experiment spread far and wide and the Ford Foundation
encouraged the Gujarat team to test out EEP strategy in a few less developed states like Rajasthan,
Assam, etc. Several development agencies in other parts of the country mounted their own EEPs and
Gujarat CED provided professional support to a few of these. With increasing number of organizations
seeking such support from Gujarat CED, it was felt necessary to set up a National Resource
Organizationcommitted to entrepreneurship education, training and research.
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The idea took a concrete shape when the Industrial Development Bank of India, the apex financial
institution which had evinced keen interest in the Gujarat experiment joined hands with Industrial
Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI), Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI), State
Bank of India (SBI) and sponsored this national-level institution. The Government of Gujarat also
expressed its willingness to support it. Thus the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI)
came into existence in the year 1983.
EDI aims at:
creating a multiplier effect on opportunities for self-employment,
augmenting the supply of competent entrepreneurs through training,
augmenting the supply of entrepreneur trainer-motivators,
participating in institution building efforts,
inculcating the spirit of 'Entrepreneurship' in youth,
promoting micro enterprises at rural level,
developing and disseminating new knowledge and insights in entrepreneurial theory and practice
through research,
facilitating corporate excellence through creating intrapreneurs (entrepreneurial managers),
improving managerial capabilities of small scale industries,
sensitizing the support system to facilitate potential and existing entrepreneurs establish and
manage their enterprises,
Collaborating with similar organizations in India and other developing countries to accomplish the
above objectives.
The EDI has been selected as a member of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific (ESCAP) network of Centers of Excellence for HRD Research and Training. As a member of the
network:
EDI has interactive access to information on other member institutions via Internet
it is invited to collaborate with ESCAP in the development and delivery of a series of ESCAP HRD
courses to train social development personnel working to alleviate poverty in the region
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It is also invited to nominate their personnel to participate in a series of ESCAP HRD courses for
poverty alleviation
EDI is running Education, Training and Research programs to augment the supply of new
entrepreneurs
Two-year, AICTE-approved, PG Diploma in Management-Business Entrepreneurship & 1year PG
Diploma in Management of NGOs
Open Learning Program in Entrepreneurship (OLPE)
Capacity building of educational institutions to initiate ED (Entrepreneurship Development)
activities
Summer camps on Entrepreneurial spirit for children and youth
Support for research in Entrepreneurship
EDI is aiding in Enterprise creation, Employment generation and poverty alleviation at grassroots level
through the following developmental interventions:
Capacity building of NGOs in Micro Enterprise Development
Training rural poor as Entrepreneurs
Strengthening of rural artisans/rural industries in Handloom, Handicrafts and Khadi and Village
Industries Clusters
EDI is also making its contribution towards increasing competitiveness of Indian SMEs in HRD:
Creating a cadre of 385 Business Counselors in order to support enterprise growth
Grooming young graduates as Management Assistants
Inculcating Intrapreneurial skills in managers from SMEs
BharatiyaYuva Shakti Trust (BYST)49
BYST is a non-profit organization that was launched in 1992 with Mr. J. R. D. Tata as its founding
chairman. Its primary goal is to nurture entrepreneurship at the grassroots level by helping
disadvantaged Indian youth develop their business ideas into viable micro, small and medium
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enterprises. It also aims to be a role model, nationally and internationally, for mentoring and nurturing
small start-up businesses through the active involvement of the corporate sector.
BYST has aided a diverse set of young people (women, people from ethnic minorities, rural and urban
entrepreneurs, etc.) from all over India (Delhi, rural Haryana, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad and rural
Maharashtra). It has counseled 65,000 entrepreneurs, generated almost 25,000 jobs and provided
almost $3 million in funding to more than 1700 entrepreneurs. BYST extends its support not only in
the form of financial assistance, but by providing professional advice and mentoring, training,
education and guidance until the venture takes off. BYST has a five-year goal of counseling 130,000
entrepreneurs, creating 100,000 jobs and Rs.16, 250 million in wealth, along with 650 millionaires.
In the long term, BYST plans to:
Be in the forefront of entrepreneurship development for the underprivileged youth, create
employment opportunities for others and thus contribute to national development
Develop and nurture qualities of initiative, motivation and enterprise among young entrepreneurs
of India
Support self-employment in the manufacturing and service sectors that develop entrepreneurial
skills and create employment opportunities, thereby converting job seekers into job creators
Provide high quality human resource inputs to the development of small enterprises through
mentors/volunteers who can provide timely advice and enterprise specific information
Its immediate objectives are to:
Create awareness among young people and businesspersons regarding opportunities in
entrepreneurship as a means to achieving sustainable national development
Finance and support young entrepreneurs
Mentoring is one of the cornerstones of BYST‘s entrepreneurship education program. Founding
trustee of this not-for-profit organisation, Ms Lakshmi Venkatesan, daughter of India‘s former
President R. Venkataraman, says this of the ethos of BYST: ―BYST has supported the entrepreneurial
dreams of the underprivileged youth of India and is modelled along the lines of the age-old guru-
shishya (teacher-student) tradition. … each entrepreneur is guided from day 1 of counselling, to firm
up his/her business plans, attend an expert workshop, get loans sanctioned and finally be assigned a
business guide who guides him/her on effectively running the business‖. Several senior business
professionals have volunteered their mentoring services towards this end.
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BYST also provides training for mentors in the form of a self-paced, interactive Mentor-Online (MOL)
training tool. Mentors who complete MOL courseware and provide on-the-ground mentoring to
entrepreneurs (10 hours in a year) become eligible for an international accreditation by City and Guild,
UK‘s largest vocational training body. This accreditation ensures consistent training standards across
the country. BYST has created a pool of 3000 volunteer business mentors across the country and has
established 21 mentor chapters. Mentor chapters encourage formal grouping of business mentors and
effective networking and exchange of ideas between them.
Marketplace Literacy50
An effort spearheaded by MadhuViswanath, Marketplace literacy, as the name suggests makes a
formidable attempt to educate the disadvantaged and marginalized Indian poor about the ―know
why‖ of business. The program is a unique undertaking, based on research ―understanding life
circumstances and marketplaces in subsistence contexts in urban and rural parts of South India‖ to
educate the low-literate and low income on how to be an informed consumer leading to becoming a
successful entrepreneur.
The privately run program has so far extended to encompass 200 villages in Andhra Pradesh as well
women groups in Tamil Nadu and school children in Uttar Pradesh. The marketplace Literacy program,
while supported by the University of Illinois, uses the audio-visual media developed in local languages
to spread awareness about consumerism and to encourage local participants to employ
entrepreneurship in order to adapt to changing life circumstances. The program also places emphasis
on customer focus and lifelong learning.
The delivery model of the Literacy Project engages with organizations and governments in an attempt
to penetrate deeper into the larger audience of the South Indian hinterland.
Unltd India51
UnLtd India is an incubator for social entrepreneurs.
We work with early-stage social entrepreneurs to help them:
Accelerate their progress
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Develop as leaders
Prepare their high-impact organizations for scaling and further investment
We have four key programs:
Incubation support – seed funding and support
Bootcamp – an intensive accelerator
Bombay Hub – a laboratory and co-working space for social change
Social Mashup– a national conference for early-stage social entrepreneurs
Junior Achievement52
JA Worldwide™ (Junior Achievement) is the world‘s largest organization dedicated to educating
students about work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship, through experiential, hands-on
programs. The organization is dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a
global economy. Since its founding in 1919, JA has contributed to the business and economic
education of 79 million young people around the world.
JA Worldwide reaches to approximately 7.5 million students per year in 305,000 classrooms and after-
school locations. JA programs are taught by volunteers in more than 113 countries around the world.
Some of the world‘s best known organizations that support JA Worldwide include Microsoft, Deloitte,
HP, KPMG, Dell, Accenture, GE International, Hewitt Associates and many others.
In partnership with businesses and educators, JA brings the real world to students, opening their
minds to their potential and providing a proven bridge between education and business. Through
age-appropriate curricula, JA programs teach students how they can impact the world around them as
individuals, workers and consumers. JA Worldwide appreciates the commitment shown by its
volunteers and teachers to make this program a success
JA India is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide. Making its beginning in September 2006, JA
India commenced classroom operations in January 2007. Since then, it is growing stronger each day,
and is already present in more than 200 institutions reaching out to more than 30,000 students in
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chandigarh.
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CSIM53
CSIM is a pioneer in offering social entrepreneurship training programs in India that ensures, and
enhances the quality of delivery in social change agents. CSIM pursues this mission by offering a wide
range of training programs that advocates the principles and practices of social entrepreneurship.
Thus, CSIM steps in with Social Entrepreneurship to:
Enroll, discover, and shape Social Entrepreneurs early in their life cycle
Support the process of Social Entrepreneurship in small and medium NGOs
Provide a Volunteer Constituency to Social Entrepreneurs and NGOs
EEPs by Academic Institutions
10,000 Women Entrepreneurs54
Launched by Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Women is a global initiative that will increase the number of
under-served women receiving a business and management education. This initiative is built on the
premise that partnerships between education, development, and business experts can help bring
about significant change through improved business education for women.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad is an academic partner for the 10,000 Women initiative
in India. Through this initiative, Goldman Sachs and the ISB will be able to provide world class
education that helps the participants unleash their full potential, think big, and grow their businesses.
Over the last three years, more than 300 women entrepreneurs have successfully completed the 16
week program across Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune covering topics such as:
Entrepreneurship
Understanding trends in Economic and Competitive Environment.
Establish Business Network
Basics of Accounting, Finance, Strategy
Capital Management
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People Management
Managing Execution
Budgeting, Marketing and Leadership Skills.
Sustaining Success and Building Lasting Organizations
EEPs by Industry Associations
NASSCOM55
NASSCOM is the industry association for the IT-BPO sector in India. A not-for-profit organization
funded by the industry, its objective is to build a growth-led and sustainable technology and business
services sector in the country. In addition to its mission of deepening the IT-BPO industry‘s footprint in
India, NASSCOM also strives to expand the country‘s pool of relevant and skilled talent, and harness
the benefits of ICT to drive inclusive, balanced growth.
Towards this end, NASSCOM drives a forum called Emerge, whose goal is to be a catalyst for growth
of emerging companies and start-ups. NASSCOM-Emerge provides informal entrepreneurship
education via its popular mentoring program. The focus of the program is to equip the leadership of a
nascent company to take their enterprise to the next level of growth. The NASSCOM Mentor Panel of
eminent industry experts works with six selected companies in each iteration, making available many
years of collective learning and experience over a 6 month period.
The program promises to:
Diagnose the challenge areas of participant companies
Identify gaps and possible solutions
Equip leaders to start working on solutions through their own initiative
Preparing companies for appropriate type and level of funding, if required
Be actively considered for the “Emerging Stars” to be showcased by NASSCOM at relevant online
and offline forums
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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)56
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization. It was
founded over 117 years ago and is one of India's premier business associations, with a direct
membership of over 7000 organizations from the private and public sectors, including both SMEs and
MNCs. CII works closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and
expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and global
linkages.
CII runs several Centers of Excellence, each targeting different aspects of enterprise creation and
growth. For instance, the Naoroji Godrej Center deals with manufacturing excellence, and the Suresh
Neotia Center deals with excellence in leadership.
Of particular relevance to entrepreneurship education is the CII-Avantha Center for Competitiveness of
SMEs. The goal of this center is to provide training and consultancy that can help SMEs stay
competitive and viable. The various components of competitiveness addressed by this center include
energy management, quality management, cost management, human resource management, etc.
Though the center provides services to individual companies also, most often, its approach has been
to form a cluster of SMEs and then help them grow together with a ―learning through sharing‖
attitude. The clusters could be based on sector, location or relationship (OEM and vendor, for
example). Thus, the cluster approach aims at improving competitiveness in an associated group rather
than in discreet companies. This approach takes the momentum of group-dynamics and multiplicity of
ideas as an added advantage.
In addition to the Centers of Excellence, CII also routinely organizes symposia on various aspects of
entrepreneurship. For instance, the Andhra Pradesh chapter of CII recently conducted a session on
entrepreneurship at Tirupati. The objective of the session was to motivate students towards
entrepreneurship and brief them about the opportunities. CEOs and Managing Directors with vast
experience in different sectors shared their experiences with the students and entrepreneurs.
CII has also been instrumental in the success of BharatiyaYuva Shakti Trust (BYST), an organization to
empower young entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds. In conjunction with ASSOCHAM, it
also partners with enterprise development institutes such as SIDBI and NABARD to promote the
creation of entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)57
ASSOCHAM was founded in 1920 and has today more than 200 Chambers of Commerce and Trade
Associations under its wings. Its vision is to empower Indian enterprise by disseminating knowledge
that will be a catalyst for enterprise growth and for competitive advantage. Its mission is to be the
―knowledge architect of corporate India‖.
While ASSOCHAM does not by itself conduct entrepreneurship education programs, it contains within
its folds a dedicated national council for entrepreneurship development. This council works closely
with several organizations to promote entrepreneurship. Some instances of ASSOCHAM‘s efforts in
this regard include:
Working with large companies to mentor and create entrepreneurs from disadvantaged sections
of the society
Organizing training programs for candidates from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in
association with Chambers of Commerce situated across the country
Working with CII to partner with enterprise development institutes such as SIDBI and NABARD, in
order to create of entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Sponsoring entrepreneurship education programs and training sessions in Madhya Pradesh to
help the rural folk, emerging entrepreneurs to familiarize with modern agricultural practices
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)58
Established in 1927, FICCI is one of the largest and oldest apex business organizations in India. Its
history is closely interwoven with India's struggle for independence and its subsequent emergence as
one of the most rapidly growing economies globally. FICCI plays a leading role in policy debates that
are at the forefront of social, economic and political change. FICCIs goal is to function as the voice of
the Indian industry by working closely with the Indian government and policy makers, and to forge
global partnerships.
While FICCI does not conduct formal entrepreneurship education programs, it does conduct regular
workshops designed to foster entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Workshop conducted in 2011
by the Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program under the auspices of FICCI and the 2011
Seminar on Innovation and Entrepreneurship are examples of such efforts.
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