About ERIC (Entrepreneurship, Research and Incubation Centre) of College of Vocational Studies
ERIC of was founded in 2018 by students of the college. It aims to promote entrepreneurship by helping students pursue their research ideas. To ideate is futile without implementation, and to implement is impossible without methodical research. Aiming to solve this quandary for the budding entrepreneurs and the other students of CVS, ERIC perches on the belief that the only secret for getting ahead is getting started. Initially, any entrepreneurial or research idea is limited either by the mind or the funds. By providing incubation facilities to plausible start-ups, along with mentorship and consultancy for research and academia, ERIC eradicates both limitations. Thus, it fosters and facilitates a conducive environment for a student’s growth.
EVENTS
Woodsville Six Sigma workshop in collaboration with KPMG:
Woodsville, an ed-tech start-up from the 2019- 20 incubation cycle, became revenue earning at this point and organised a six-sigma workshop in collaboration with one of the “big 4 companies” namely KPMG.
Woodsville Product Formulation:
Worked on the product formulation for Woodsville wherein Eric designed the activities and the structure of the Experiential Learning Programme (ELP). Mentor and Convener Sessions with Rajan Luthra: Rajan Luthra, the co-founder of Metvy came on board as a mentor and took various sessions with the team of ERIC.
Recruitment Drive:
Held first recruitment drive for the year 2020 wherein many students joined the team for the upcoming session.
Cases over Coffee Workshop:
ERIC, CVS organised a webinar in association with Cases over Coffee, an institution run by professionals having previously worked at Bain, BCG, McKinsey that promotes peer to peer growth and networking. This webinar rolled out the various opportunities available to the students in the field of Management Consulting.
Mentor Board Setup:
Talked to various Industry experts and approached them to come on board as mentors for ERIC wherein Eric was successful to get people like Satya Mahapatra, the Founder of ROI Internet Marketing and Shivansh Garg, the Founder of Young Engine and many others to join.
Talk to ERIC & its marketing campaign:
Eric started off with its flagship campaign i.e., Talk to ERIC where people having start-up ideas are invited to come to Eric for the next Incubation cycle. This is done through a discussion with idea owner about the business model, scope of the venture, its competitors, the revenue model and many other aspects. After doing research, running various feasibility checks and consulting with mentors, Eric finally selects a few ideas to work with for the next Incubation cycle.
Orientation:
Held the orientation programme for the freshers where they got know about ERIC; how Eric works and what work is done here and everything else.
Recruitment and short listing of Talk to ERIC start-up ideas entries:
Went out with the second cycle of recruitment for the session 20-21. After that, Eric short listed the start-up ideas from our Talk to ERIC Campaign.
Beginning of the new Incubation Cycle:
The Incubation cycle for the session 21-22 began with the following list of ideas:
- Aatmasaat- Education Start-up in cognizance to the New Education Policy, 2021.
- Woodsville- Ed-tech Start-up providing a one stop experiential learning programme.
- Pet Station- One stop platform for all pet lovers to facilitate adoption and providing pet shelter facilities.
Convener Session with Anurag Sir for Woodsville:
Mentorship session with our convener Mr. Anurag Agnihotri for Woodsville at college premises.Workshop on Sales by Shivansh Garg (mentorship for Aatmasaat): Discussed and solved the various problems and issues faced by the start-up.
Mentor Session with Kunika Rathore for Pet Station
Conducted mentorship session with Kunika Singh Rathore, the CEO of The Unknowns Agency to gain expert advice for our start-up, Pet Station. Haven Cabs- Ola/ Uber driver by women especially from rural areas in order to promote women empowerment and safety.
