1. Sujata Shahi is appointed as Member of the Special Task Force on Employee Relations, CII Northern Region.
2. Saima Rizvi’s interview on her recent study on “Behavioral Finance – A Study of Correlation between Personality Traits with Investment Patterns in Stock Market”, has been published in the “Think Advisor”.
3. Vidhisha Vyas published her case on The Air Asia-Tata Sons – Telestra Trade place tripartite joint venture Case Study, in Asia pacific Journal of Marketing and Management Review, vol. 4 no. 2.
4. Ritu Sharma presented her research paper on title “Growth Effect of Private Consumption and Inequality among Sectors of Indian Economy” in 18th National Conference on Input Output Research Association, (IORA) on May 2nd to 4th, 2015 at Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida (India).
5. Ritu Sharma got her research paper titled “Multiplier Effect on Growth of Income and Investment: Analysis of Sequential Rounds in Input Output Framework” Published in Indian Journal of Economics No378 January 2015, vol. XCV ISSN 0019-6170.
6. Rachna Madaan presented her research paper on ‘Regional Disparity in FDI Inflows and Inclusive Growth in India”, at a conference at Ansal University
7. Saba Jafri presented her research paper “Perception of Trade Unions by Managers From SME’S and Large sized organizations in India” presented in International Conference on Creating Opportunities in Emerging Markets-A Global Approach,13-14 February,2015 Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, NOIDA, U.P.
8. Shuchi Parashar presented case on “Human Capital Management in Recovering Markets: A Case on Saffron Hospitality”, MDI,Gurgaon, at the Global Conference on Managing in Recovering Markets in March 2015.
9. Shuchi Parashar presented case on “Innovation and Best Pratices in Human Capital Management: A Case on a Hospitality Enterprise”, at IISWBM, Kolkata, at the 5th Annual International Conference on Innovations and Best Practices in Business, Human and Other Resources Management in January 2015.
10. Shivani Teckchandany attended national conference on Role of Career Development Centre for Employability Effectiveness, March 2015, Kolkata.
11. Nikhil Varghese attended ASSOCHAM Pharma Summit with the theme “Changing Dynamics the Road Ahead”, 18thFebruary, 2015, Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi organised in association with Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI), Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), Confederation of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry (CIPI) and Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA).
12. Nikhil Varghese attended ASSOCHAM “7th Global CSR Summit cum Responsible Organization Excellence Awards” on 20th February, 2015 at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi.
13. Rachna Madaan published her book on “Innovative Strategies for Competitiveness and Sustainability in Global Business Environment”, Kalpaz Publications.

Most of the aspiring entrepreneurs have an idea that is commercially viable; unfortunately they do not have the necessary funding to take it forward. With the changing market dynamics now budding entrepreneurs have various avenues in the form of venture capitalists, banks and other funding agencies. As such Indian business landscape has always been active with startup formation. While a couple of decades back, such startup activity was led by family business houses, many of the successes in the last ten years have come out of professionals and first-generation entrepreneurs.

On 13^th March 2015, Keeping pace with the changing environment SME JOINUP conducted a Venture Capitalist Roundtable Series 2015, supported by Nasscom 10k Startups. Ignite incubation center at IILM Institute for Business and Management, Gurgaon hosted this event.

The VC Round Table came as a profitable chance for Potential Entrepreneurs to do a face time with interested investors, have an interactive session with them and subsequently pitch.

The event had 35 entrepreneurs and 5 investor for VC Round Table. After formal inaugural opening the event took off for a interactive session by Mr. Nitin Agarwal an IIT alumnus and an entrepreneur himself on “How to pitch to investors?”

He also answered queries on fund raising. Thereafter the VC spited in to three different rooms to have face to face interaction with the entrepreneurs.

“Given India’s rich landscape of investment opportunities with its rapidly growing demand for both domestic and export consumption there is huge potential for investors”, says Mr. Vivek Kumar Director SME Networks Pvt Ltd.