Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs)
A programme by IRMA ISEED Foundation
Short in-person courses at IRMA on building and managing a social enterprise, run so participants can work in their own languages.
At a glance
| Best for | Entrepreneurs and aspiring social entrepreneurs who want structured training rather than incubation |
|---|---|
| Duration | Three days for the February 2019 edition |
| Format | In person |
About Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs)
A large part of ISEED's work is building the capacity and confidence of entrepreneurs, and it does that through customised Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. These are short courses run in person at IRMA, covering entrepreneurship as it applies to the social sector. The recurring title is Building and Managing Social Enterprises; its fifth edition ran over three days in February 2019.
What you get
- Teaching on entrepreneurship customised to the social sector, including design thinking and the business model canvas.
- Practice at communicating your idea, deliberately run so participants can do it in their own mother tongues.
- Time with IRMA faculty on the Anand campus.
Who can apply
- Entrepreneurs and aspiring social entrepreneurs. No criteria are published.
How to apply: no upcoming dates and no application route are published, and every dated edition on record is from 2018 or 2019. Write to iseed@irma.ac.in to ask whether an edition is being planned.
Where to apply
Other IRMA ISEED Foundation programmes
- LIC HFL Social Trailblazer ProgramISEED's cohort programme for early-stage social enterprises across India, run with LIC Housing Finance Ltd, combining a campus bootcamp, incubation support and grant funding after diligence.
- ANTRA hackathonA closed hackathon on autonomous navigation for rural India, run jointly with TiHAN at IIT Hyderabad around six rural problem statements.