National Entrepreneurship Network

National Entrepreneurship Network or NEN[4] is a community dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. Services focus on providing institutional capacity building, entrepreneur support, entrepreneurial eco-system and national platforms. Based on an idea by Romesh Wadhwani, and co-founded with Sunita Singh, Nilima Rovshen, and Laura Parkin, the goal of the community is to enable new and future entrepreneurs to access events and resources, share ideas and content, organize and market activities, and forge relationships across India and the world. Programs include a variety of supports including competitions.[5] They are located in Bangalore.

National Entrepreneurship Network(NEN)
Founded2003
FounderRomesh Wadhwani,[1] Laura Parkin,[2] Sunita Singh, Nilima Rovshen
TypeEntrepreneurship ecosystem
FocusEntrepreneurship
Location
OriginsIndia
Area served
Global
ServicesCapacity building, inclusive entrepreneurship
Members
over 70,000
OwnerWadhwani Foundation
Key people
Ajay Kela,
Chief Executive Officer[3]
Websitewww.wfglobal.org

History of NEN

National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) was launched in 2003, as a non-profit initiative of the Wadhwani Foundation. It was co-founded with IIT Mumbai, IIM Ahmedabad, BITS Pilani, SPJIMR Mumbai and IBAB Bengaluru[6]

See also

References
  1. "New Giving Pledge Member Romesh Wadhwani Promotes, Entrepreneurship". Forbes. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  2. "Laura Parkin, National Entrepreneurship Network CEO Traces Her Entrepreneurial Journey". Economic Times. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. "Fostering entrepreneurship, a long way to go". The Hindu. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  4. . The Hindu(accessed 17 November 2014).
  5. "A Suitable Business". The Economist. Dec 18, 2008. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  6. "Our Partner Organizations". ECell IIT Mumbai. Retrieved 2014-11-20.

Further reading
  • Robert A. Baron (2010). Entrepreneurship: An Evidence-based Guide, Edward Elgar Publishing, 229 pages. ISBN 1781000387
  • Kharas, Homi; Makino, Koji; and Woojin Jung (2011). Catalyzing Development: A New Vision for Aid, Brookings Institution Press, 305 pages. ISBN 978-0815721345
  • Bornstein, David; and Susan Davis (2010). Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press, 147 pages. ISBN 978-0195396331


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