The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Be a ‘green’ entrepreneur
B.S. Rathore

GREEN is an all-pervasive word, which denotes environment-friendly, eco-friendly, or sustainable growth. The word Green refers to one colour out of the seven original colours. These days ‘Green’ is becoming a movement in itself.

Everyone is aware of the term ‘entrepreneurship’ which refers to a process by which individuals launch and manage their business and industrial enterprises. Entrepreneurs are the ones who risk and invest their own capital into the business and industrial-ventures. The term ‘intrapreneurs’ refers to those who, while working for their employers, invest the employers’ capital into new industrial and business projects. The money thus earned by intrapreneurs is shared by the owners of the capital.

Thus, one can be entrepreneurial in functioning even when working for others or while in service or job. The word ‘sustainable’ means to keep on growing without causing irrepairable loss or harm to our surroundings in which the business or industrial ventures thrieve. Thus, sustainable enterprises are those which grow in a symbiotic relationship with their environment.

Entrepreneurs must possess certain quantum of knowledge, skills, and competence to make their ventures successful. Every entrepreneurial personality must acquire and exhibit the needed knowledge, skills and competencies to be successful.

The myth that entrepreneurs are borne and entrepreneurial qualities are inherent in their personalities stands exploded. Today, it has been authenticated and affirmed that entreprenurs can be made if systematic and sequential training. The characteristics of an entrepreneurial personality can be acquired by individual who undergo entrepreneurial training in the form of Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) conducted by well-established and reputed institutions. Such training institutions have been set up by the government at the central, state and district levels. The central-level institutions in India are Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad; National Institute of Small Industries Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad; and National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), New Delhi.

Also, many state governments have established state-level institutions (IInd tier) for identifying and training potential and existing entrepreneurs. The third tier of these institutions in our country is one at the district level. These small institutions run by each District Industries Centre (DIC) are in all districts of the country. The institutions at the district level are operating at very small scale and generally the DICs get their programmes like Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) conducted from nearby resource institutions like TTIs.

At Chandigarh, besides the TTTI, there are organisations like NITCON which conduct EDPs regularly throughout’ the year. The potential entrepreneurs who are interested to set up their trading and industrial ventures can contact these institutions and get training. These institutions and a myriad of other agencies like commercial institutions and get training. These institutions and a myriad of other agencies like commercial banks and financial institutions (state financial corporations and state industrial development corporations) help potential entrepreneurs in identifying their projects, selecting product or service from the opportunities available conducting market surveys for estimating demand for the selected products, preparing of project reports, availing facilities and incentives from schemes of support agencies and commercial banks and imparting training on management inputs needed to launch and successfully manage their enterprises.

In a nutshell, these institutions assist potential entrepreneurs in assemblage of resources (physical, human and financial) and mobilising the resources to make these productive. That is entrepreneurs are able to mobilise various resources from the low to a higher level of productivity. Thus they must move judiciously the available resources in a synergistic (2+2=5 effect) manner. Entrepreneurs bcome successful in their ventures when they understand and use the resources in such a way that the outputs exceed their inputs.

In view of the problem of burgeoning unemployment among the educated in our country, entrepreneurship and self-employment have emerged as a wounderful career option. It is advisable that rather than looking for government and private corporate sector jobs, the educated youths must explore the possibilities of becoming successful entrepreneurs by setting up their own private enterprises.

In wage employment one has limited income and growth opportunities. But in entrepreneurship the opportunities for growth and earning more are abundant. In other words, we can say for speedy growth and higher income entrepreneurship is a career option where sky is the limit. Moreover, the entrepreneurs are their own bosses. They can optimally use their new ideas and creativity to the maximum.

A number of opportunities exist to manufacture green products using green technologies and green processes in order to make ventures — green enterprises. There are a number of herbal products, manufactured with the use of green technologies and processes without significantly impacting upon the ecology and environment.

The term green or environmental entrepreneurship is pervasive and can be used in all areas may it be electrical, mechanical, electronics, computers, construction, chemical, medical, or any other. Every business has to be eco-friendly and must become a sustainable enterprise. These days there is a lot of emphasis on business organisations that they must get accreditation under Environment Management System (EMS) standards ISO 14001. They must adhere to the norms laid down by these environmental standards.

In addition to standards, the entrepreneurs must also understand that there is a dire need in India in specific and the world over in general that environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) or clean technologies are adopted in their enterprises at the inception stage. It has been observed that we are curative in the case of pollution rather than preventive. If we are preventive, the environment will remain pollution-free and hence, green. In our country, fly ash, leather, sugar, cement, paper and pulp technologies are the most polluting which need to be substituted by appropriate green technologies to check pollution.

It is said: ‘prevention is better than cure’. This phrase holds equally good for entrepreneurs as well. They have to take care to protect environment during the early years of their businesses enterprises. By doing so they would become real green entrepreneurs and their businesses would grow and develop as sustainable enterprises. In conclusion, we can say that it is good to become a successful entrepreneur but it, is better to be a green entrepreneur to set up and run sustainable enterprises.

ADMISSION DEADLINE

Armed Forces

Dec 28: Indian Navy, Post Bag No. 5270, Chanakyapuri PO, New Delhi 110011

www.nausena-bharti.mil.in

Short Service Commissioned Officers in the Tech Branches (Submarine Cadre) - Aug ’03 Course

Elig: Unmarried Indian males. BE/BTech (55%) in Mech, Elect, Electron, Telecom, or Control Engg. Born bet: 2 Aug ’78 - 1 Feb ’84.

Selectn: SSB Interview, Tests.

Appln F & Details: Website.

Art & Design

Dec 20: Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), A-223, Okhla Industrial Area, Ph I, New Delhi 110020 (Sponsd by Apparel Export Promotion Council M/o Textile, GoI)..

Ph: 6814251 / 6372721

(1) Dip in Apparel Mafg Tech (AMT)/Fashion Sampling/Co-ordination (1-yr)

(2) Production Supervision & Quality Control Course (6-mth)

(3) Pattern Cutting Master Course (6-mth)

(4) Machine Mechanic Course (4-mth)

(5) Measurement & Quality Control in Appparel (3-mth)

(6) Apparel Merchandising (3-mth)

(7) Sewing Machine Operator Course (3-mth)

(8) Finishing/Packaging Supervisor Course (3-mth)

Elig: For 1, 2, 8: Cl 12.

For 3, 4, 5: Cl 10.

For 6: Bachelor’s Deg or Dip in AMT.

For 7: Cl 8.

Selectn: Oral aptitude test/interview.

Appln F: Send Rs 130/- by DD favouring "Apparel Training & Design Centre" payable at Delhi with self-add env (8" x 11") to above add or Rs 100/- cash at counter.

Engineering

Jan 10: IIT-Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee, BHU Varanasi & ISM Dhanbad

www.iitd.ernet.in/jee & other iit websites

JEE-2003

Elig: Cl 12 or equiv/Dip. (3-4 yrs). Age: below 24 yrs.

Test: Screening - Apr 20; Main - May 25.

Appln F & Details: Employment News (23-27 Nov) or website.

Dec 26: Karnataka State Open University, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570006

www.ksoumysore.com or www.vetb.org

(1) BSc (IT) (Reg: 3-yr; Lat Entry: 2-yr)

(2) MSc (IT) (Reg: 2-yr; Lat Entry: 1-yr)

Elig: For 1: Reg: Cl 12/Dip; Lat Entry: Dip in CSc/Electron

For 2: Reg: Bachelor’s Deg; Lat Entry: Bachelor’s Deg + PGDCA/ DOEACC "A" or equiv.

Appln F: Rs 100/- from Study Centers at Delhi: Ph: 7435822; 3981661; 698936; 22249172; 7347789; 22049505; 6255000.

Dec 28: Electronics Research & Development Centre of India, Anusandhan Bhawan, C-56/1, Sec-62, NOIDA 201307 (D/o IT, M/o Comm & IT, GoI)

www.erdcinoida.com

PG Dip in Adv S/W Des & Devp (6-mths)

Elig: BE/BTech/MSc/PGDCA or Equiv.

Test: Jan 5.

Appln F: Send Rs 200/- by DD favouring "ER&DCI, NOIDA" payale at NOIDA or Delhi.

Details: Website.

Jan 25: Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), 1st Fl, "INNOVATOR", International Tech Park, Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560066

www.iiitb.ac.in

PG Program in IT (4 sem)

Elig: BE/BTech/BSc (Engg)/

MSc/MCA (1st Div).

Selectn: Test: 9 Mar (at 8 centres); Interview: 5, 6 & 7 May.

Appln F: Send Rs 1000/- by DD favouring "Indian Institute of Information Technology" payable at B ‘lore, with self-add env (9" x 12") to the Registrar at above add.

Management

Indian Institute of Cost & Management Studies & Research, 85/1, Law College Road, Erandavana, Pune 411004

www.indsearch.org

Masters in: (1) Comp Mgt/Personnel Mgt (2-yr); (2) Mgt Sc (3-yr)

Elig: Bachelor’s Deg (45%).

Selectn: ATMA-2003 Scores.

Appln F: Send Rs 300/- by DD favouring "Director, Indsearch, Pune" payable at Pune to above add.

Dec 9: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, D/o Mgt Studies, 305/Block IV, IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016.

http://www.iitd.ernet.in

PG Prog in Sales & Mktg Mgt (1-yr)

Elig, Appln F: Website.

Dec 31: Institute for Technology & Management, Bannerghatta Rd, Hulimavu, Bangalore 560076

pgdba.itmadmissions.com

PGDBA (2-yr)

Elig: Bachelor’s deg.

Selectn: CAT scores.

Appln F: Send Rs 1000/- by DD favouring "Institute for Technology & Management payable at Mumbai or download from website.

Dec 18: Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Sec-III, R K Puram, New Delhi-110022

Ph: 6191081, 6172407

www.lbsim.edu

PG Programme in Management (2-yr/FT)

Selctn: CAT-2002 Scores.

Appln F: Send Rs 975/- by DD favouring "Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management", payable at New Delhi to above address.

Details: See Website.

Medicine

Dec 27: National Institute of Ayurveda, (GoI), Madhav Vilas Palace, Amer Rd, Jaipur 302002

PhD (Ayurveda)

(In Deptts of: Vikriti Vigyan & Maulik Siddhant)

Elig: Deg in Ayurveda Vachaspati (MD Ayu) * BAMS (55%). Age: 35-yr (M)/45-yrs (F) (on 1 Jan ’02).

Appln F: Send Rs 75/- by DD favouring "Director, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur" to Director at above add.

Dec 23: Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Rd, Hyderabad 500007 (AP)

www.ccmb.res.in

PhD Programme (Biotech & Biomed, Genetics & Evol, Cell Biol & Devp, Molecular Biol, Biochem & Biophy).

Elig: MSc (any area of Biol/ Phy/ Chem Sc) with CSIR-UGC NET. Age: 28 yrs (on 23 Dec ’02).

Selectn: Campus interview (2 Jan ’03).

Appln F: Website.

Red Alert!!

Armed Forces

Dec 15: Indian Air Force

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Recruitment of Engg & MSc Students:

Officers in the Technical Branch Under University Entry Scheme (UES) as:

Aeronautical Engineers

(1) Electron br

(2) Mech br

Engineering

Dec 9: Foremen Training Institute (M/o Labour (DGE&T), GoI), Tumkur Road, Bangalore 560022. www.ftibangalore.orgn

Post Dip in Foremanship (Maintenance Engg).

Management

Dec 5: Birla Institute of Management Technology, Sec-IV, Pushpa Vihar, New Delhi 110017. Ph: 6969251/56

www.bimtechindia.org

PGDBM (2-yr)

(Dual Spln in Strategic Mktg, Analytical Fin, Strategic IT Mgt, HRD, Enterpren, Intl Bus & Insurance).

Dec 6: Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

Ph:0674-300090 & 98

www.ximb.ac.in

PG Dip (Bus Mgt/Rural Mgt; 2-yr FT); Fellow Prog in Mgt; PGDBM (3-yr, PT)

Dec 6: School of Management Sciences, GT Rd, Mohansarai-Mughalsarai Bypass, PO Bachhaon, Varanasi

www.smsvaranasi.com

PG Mgt Prog (2-yr; FT)

Dec 7: Indian Institute of Science & Management, IISM Campus, Pundag, Ranchi 834004. Ph: (0651) 242060

Website: http://iism.hypermart.net

PG Diploma in Business Mgt (2-yr FT)

(Mktg, Finance, IT, HRM)

Elig: Bachelor’s degree.

Dec 7: Nirma Institute of Management, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad 382481

Ph: (079) 3741900-04

Website: www.nim.ac.in

(1) PG Dip in Mgt

(2) Fellow Programme in Mgt

Dec 7: T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal 576119, (Kar). Ph: (08252) 571359/ 570162/ 573162/ 571358.

Website: www.tapmi.org

PG Dip in Mgt and Entrepreneurship & Mgt

Dec 7: Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Management Studies, Varanasi-221005 (UP)

Ph: (0542) 307430/31

Websites: www.bhu.ac.in

MBA (Mktg/ HRD/ Finance/Intn’l Bus, 2-yr)

Dec 7: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Vineet Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow (UP)

Ph: (0522) 394296, 297

Website: www.jimindia.com

PG Dip in Business Admin (2-yr)

Dec 7: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Vineet Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow (UP)

Ph: (0522) 394296/7

www.jimindia.com

PGDBA (FT, 2-yr; PT 3-yr)

Dec 15: XLRI, PB 222, CH Area (E), Jamshedpur 831001

www.xlri.edu/xatregister

{ 1) PG Prog in PM & IR, Bus Mgt (2-yr, FT)

(2) Exec PG Prog (3-yr, PT)

(3) Fellow Prog in Mgt

Dec 7: T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal 576119, (Kar)

Ph: (08252) 571359/ 570162/ 573162/571358

www.tapmi.org

PG Dip in (Mgt; Entrepreneurship & Mgt)

Dec 9: Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD), B-41, Institutional Area, New Mehrauli Rd, New Delhi 110016. www.istdhrd.org

Dip in Training & Devlopment (18-mth).

Dec 9: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, D/o Mgt Studies, 305/Block IV, IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016.

http://www.iitd.ernet.in

PG Prog in Sales & Mktg Mgt (1-yr)

Dec 13: University of Delhi, D/o Financial Studies, South Campus, Benito Juarez Rd, New Delhi 110021

www.mfc.edu

Master of Finance & Control (2-yr)

Dec 18: Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Sec-III, R K Puram, New Delhi-110022. Ph: 6191081, 6172407

www.lbsim.edu

PG Programme in Management (2-yr/FT)

Medicine

Dec 9: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Sec 67, SAS Nagar, Mohali 160062 (Punj). Ph: (0172) 214682/4687

www.niper.nic.in

PhD Prog (in D/o Med Chem; Natural Products; Pharma Analysis, Parmacol & Toxicol, Pharma, Pharma Tech (Formulations & Bulk Drug), Biotech.

University

Dec 10: Professional Examination Board, MP, Chayan Bhavan, Main Rd No. 1, Chinar Park (East), Bhopal 462011

Ph: 0755-578801-02

E-mail: vyapam@mp.nic.in.

Entrance Test (Jan 19)

(for admission to MCA & MBA)

Dec 15: Army Welfare Education Society (AWES)

Written Admission Test (WAT) for admission to:

(1) National Institute of Management, Calcutta (NIMC), Judge Court Rd, Opp Alipore Telephone Exchange, PO Box No. 16710, Alipore, Kolkatta 700027. www.nimcal.ac.in

MBA (2-yr); MCA (3-yr)

(2) The College of Materials Management, F/o Mgt Studies (FOMS), The Ridge, PB No. 3, Jabalpur 482001

www.cmmfoms1.com

MBA (2-yr, FT; 3-yr, Dist); PGDMM (1-yr)

(3) Army Centre of Education (ACE), AEC Training College & Centre, Pachmarhi (MP)-81

ace_pach@rediffmail.com

BEd (1-yr)

— Details: www.careerguidanceindia.com