Kolhapur Incubation Center: Report

Prepared by: Prof. Atul Anilkumar Kumbhar

Date: 25-May-2020

Statistics

• No. of Ideas / Applications / Interested candidates: 26
• Pitching sessions done: 02
• Pre-incubates: 00
• Incubatees: 00
• Startups – Graduated: 00
• Mentors officially on board: 00
• Staff: 00
• Books/ Journals /Magazines of KIC: 00
• Books/ Journals /Magazines issued from DYP Central Library: 20
• No. of outreach / awareness programs conducted: 01 (July, Outofsyllabus by NASSCOM)

Highlights: Status

• Section 8 company registration done. Process for 12A is on (tentative time to complete March, 2020). Done (Dec, 2019)
• Bank Account opening process on in OBC, Shahupuri. Done (Feb, 2020)
• Wadhawani Foundation’s National Entrepreneurship Network is ready to collaborate provided we give serious commitments to execute their courses. Ready for MoU
• Zoho Corp. is ready to ink MoU for their Zoho One (46+ Zoho Business Applications free for 1 year). Done
• Talks with Mr. Manish Patil regarding his support to KIC (already 1 FDP conducted 9 participants). In progress
• Drafted KIC policy document, and other related formats. Done
• Hiring / forming of working team: Pending
• Mentors association / onboarding: Pending
• Document formats for managing incubation center: Pending

Kolhapur Incubation Center’s Programs – Planning Document Academic Year 2020-21

List of Activities

Open to students & aspiring entrepreneurs

• Games, Exercises, Activities / Outreach programs: Various months
• Flagship event/Signature event: Various months
• Campus wide- Seminar, Conference, Summit, Panel Discussion: Various months
• Basic entrepreneurship workshop (Ideation, E fundamentals): Various months
• Certificate course or University led E-programs: Various months
• Topic specific webinar: Various months
• Online E Cell program (MOOC)
• Orientation program(MOOC): Various months
• Smart E Apprentice challenge/online Challenges: Various months
• Online skill development workshop
• Basic online course (MOOC CORE Course)

Kolhapur Incubation Center Overview

Kolhapur Incubation Center (KIC) is a flagship project by Mr. Satej D. Patil (MLC – Maharashtra). KIC is a self-sustained, privately driven organization launched exclusively for the people of Kolhapur at the local level. KIC is a hub for innovative startups and entrepreneurs, supporting them with incubation facilities such as state-of-the-art physical infrastructure, mentoring from sector experts, business planning support, access to seed capital, industry partnerships, training, and other relevant components required for developing an innovative start-up.

Vision

To nurture, support, and grow the entrepreneurial spirit of the people of Kolhapur.

Mission

To promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship and help start-ups in Kolhapur in their pursuit to become scalable and sustainable enterprises.

Objectives

• To provide a platform for individuals of different disciplines to work as a team and share their innovative ideas, views, and knowledge.
• To provide opportunities for experimentation and exploration of newer solutions and methods.
• To share updated knowledge of technological transformation in every discipline.
• To test and implement innovative ideas for product development as per market needs.
• To educate students/public to nurture their ideas and projects into feasible businesses.

Methodology

• Assess the market conditions and entrepreneurs’ requirements
• Identify team and service providers
• Arrange for resources
• Establish Industry Linkage
• Draw out calendars of activities
• Attract, select, retain, and manage startups
• Nurture entrepreneurship in students who have a passion for knowledge generation and mentoring

Thrust Areas of the Incubation Center

• Edutech
• Environment
• Agritech
• Art & Design
• Urbanization