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Kolkata start-up aspirants get a leg up from mentors

by IBNS 14 Jul 2016, 11:17 pm

Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): The newly formed Kolkata Ventures and the US Department of Commerce organised a programme called Be UR Own Boss: Starting With ZERO Money, recently in Kolkata, where entrepreneurs from diverse fields -- software to journalism -- shared their journeys of braving all odds to be on their own.

 Kolkata Ventures has been formed by Roy, who hails from the city, to promote entrepreneurship in Eastern India

He also said that aspirants must be able to distinguish between product business and service business. 

Roy, who has been featured in some of the top US media, also emphasized that getting a mentor often helps aspirants to save time and resources.

 

Despite the best of efforts, it may happen that a start-up venture fails to take off. According to Roy,  "It's okay to fail, grit is the key ingredient for success. So get up, learn and keep going."

 

Several city entrepreneurs ranging from diverse fields shared their experiences of building their business from scratch, driven by the passion to follow heart and be one's own boss.