Human being is very curious, inquisitive and always excited to learn and contribute. The first fourteen years of a child's life is very significant as the ability of child to explore, experience and imbibe is phenomenal. This session is from the series that I deliver to School Principals and parents to create an environment that can foster entrepreneurial spirit among youth.

1. Nurturing Entrepreneurial Youth
TiE Young Entrepreneurs program powered by IWSB
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2. What percentage of Indian Children go….
• To school?
• Beyond class 10?
• To University?
• On to be
Employable
graduates?
• 46%
• 13%
• Less than 7%
• Less than 25%
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3. I am Preoccupied with the thought
How Do I help every child –
• Realize his or her potential?
•To be a Winner and Leader
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4. I Travel 220 days a year – Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Kutch to Kohima
– interacting and motivating youth
•
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5. Investing time in Early Childhood Education
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6. in K-12 Schools
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7. Schools in Villages
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8. Industrial Training Institutes
across the country
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9. Vocational and Livelihood training centres
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10. Indus World School of Business
Stoking entrepreneurial leadership
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11. I Humbly Contribute to Significant Movements
• SPIC MACAY
• ITIHAAS
• Design for Change
• TYE
• SRISTI-Honeybee Network
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12. Why we need to
stoke
Entrepreneurial
Leadership
among children?
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13. Who is an Entrepreneurial Leader?
• Entrepreneurial Leadership is a mindset. This mindset is as much relevant to
be a successful corporate leader, entrepreneur, change maker in society
• Entrepreneurial leaders are transformational and they relentlessly pursue their
INFINITY (infinite potential). Typical traits include –
– Ambitious and often first movers
– Keen eye for opportunities
– Challenge conventional thinking
– Shift paradigms, create new insights
– Healthy appetite for risk
– Relentlessly push the boundaries of possibilities
– Assume full responsibility of outcomes
– Change the rules of the game
– Conscious of their role for the betterment of the society
In short, they mobilize resources, opinions and actions to achieve their goals.
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14. Every child is unique
Do we recognize this and help the child explore the world around?
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15. Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence
Verbal /Linguistic Intelligence Every child is
gifted with all the
Logical Mathematical Intelligence eight
Arundhati Roy intelligences
Writer, Activist Musical Intelligence
Shakuntala Devi
Math Wizard
Pt. Ravishankar
Sitar Maestro
Medha Patkar
Naturalist Intelligence Environmentalist
Sachin Tendulkar
Body / Kinesthetic Intelligence Sports Player
It boils down to how
the family and school Satish Gujral
facilitates the child to Visual / Spatial Intelligence Architect, Painter
blossom
Intra-personal Intelligence and
Inter-personal
Intelligence
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16. Learning phases and philosophies
The Development
of a child
A child’s mental
faculties are
- 80% of an
adult by the
age of 3,
- 90% by the age
of 8, and
- 98% by the age
of 14.
Hence it all
depends on
each one of us
how we
facilitate a
child excel
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17. India : A land of Challenges Or Opportunities?
With almost 88% of Indian
economy being unorganized,
with over 70% population
being non-urban,
and reasonable chunk is
well-off
Majority is still
looking for basic
amenities and
services
the entrepreneurial
possibilities are
immense
A few youngsters with
Entrepreneurial
outlook in the next
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18. Innovator - Remya Jose, 15
The youngest
National
Innovation
Award winner
VIDEO
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19. Soaring High – Arjun, 16
Let us hear him
Arjun Vajpayee
Youngest Indian
to conquer
Mount Everest
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20. Advisor to Presidents and PMs @ 14
Ankit Fadia
Ethical Hacker and
International
Net security
consultant
Let us know about him
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21. Arif Hussain (Vet – J&K)
Poultry Farm, Kupwara, J & K
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22. Arif Hussain (Vet – J&K)
Poultry Farm, Kupwara, J & K
• A recent Vet, who was at crossroads
• Friends were looking for govt. jobs
• Chanced an interaction with me, explored possibilities
• A short term prog by J&K govt on SME; got the insights;
idea struck
• J&K imports over 1000cr of poultry!
• Launches his farm @ Kupwara with 1.5 Lakh investment,
90% funded by govt.
• Broilers from Punjab, ready in 45 days
• Rs 18 per Broiler -> 20-30 Rupees for feed &
maintenance -> 45days -> sells at 200Rs
• Revenues of 3-4 Lakhs a month, 20% margin
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23. Be the change you want to see
- Mahatma Gandhi
Help children be part of the endeavors like the following –
• TYE
• Design for Change
• SPIC MACAY
• ITIHAAS
• SRISTI – Honeybee Network
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• sreeni@careerlauncher.com
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