leading institution in design, fashion and creative business announced the
launch of a unique initiative, ‘Canvass’- the Incubation Cell. This platform will
provide students and alumni an opportunity to nurture their business ideas and
bring them to fruition. Situated in Noida Campus of Pearl Academy, ‘Canvass’
aims to provide an ecosystem that will foster and support innovation,
creativity and knowledge based entrepreneurship amongst alumni and students of Pearl
Academy. Shri Pankaj Singh, MLA & General Secretary BJP,
Uttar Pradesh inaugurated the incubation cell.
ft. facility will provide fully equipped work stations along with wi-fi, meeting
rooms, storage space for resources and access to facilities such as laboratory
and library. Apart from providing this vital infrastructure, Pearl Academy will
also provide mentoring to its alumni through workshops, online modules by
domain experts and strategic networking with investors to make these ideas – a
business reality. The center is also
designed to provide funding assistance to budding entrepreneurs through interactions
with angel investors, seed funders etc.
spirit of entrepreneurship amongst students, Pearl Academy hosted two panel
discussions on topics such as ‘Bridging the gap between academic & startup
requirements, better startup culture & responsible entrepreneurship’ and ‘Changing
length & breadth of Indian economy and entrepreneurship as a new game’, with
industry experts from Sheroes, ispirit ,Innov8 as well as representatives from
StartUpIndia. The discussions touched upon various critical aspects of
nurturing and building up a startup enterprise. The knowledge sharing sessions were
well received by budding entrepreneurs.
launch of this initiative Nandita Abraham, CEO Pearl Academy said “With the
constant growth of design industry in India, more and more young designers are
turning entrepreneurs. As educators, our role has also assumed a bigger
responsibility by not just believing in their bold ideas, but also to take a
step ahead and provide support to fuel our students’ growth as
entrepreneurs. I am sure that this
initiative will provide critical support and help to our young budding
entrepreneurs to transform their innovative and ingenious ideas into a
reality.
Pankaj Singh MLA & General Secretary BJP, Uttar Pradesh said, “India being a young nation needs more and more
initiatives that encourage youth to become self-reliant. The inauguration of
the ‘Canvass – Incubation Cell’ is a step in right direction by Pearl Academy.
I congratulate them for having a vision to empower the young creative minds
that will go a long way in supporting and realizing the dream of StartUpIndia.”