Planned: Immersion program for students
The India Network, a platform for people from across the start-up spectrum to connect, collaborate and co-create, has inked a one-of-a-kind strategic partnership with Bay Street Diary further advancing its strategy to expand and connect with entrepreneurs and mentors across India and Canada.
Bay Street Diary has been on the forefront helping businesses and entrepreneurs to succeed by sharing their abundance of knowledge accumulated from seasoned and successful entrepreneurs through video and podcast interviews, blogs and partnership opportunities.
This will facilitate India Network’s belief that ‘Geography must not be a constraint for anyone to succeed and grow’, Mumbai-based India Network said on 10 Oct 2020.
The agreement between India Network & Bay Street Diary entails the following scope of work:
• Connecting entrepreneurs and business owners to opportunities and mentors in India and Canada
• Partnering with like-minded individuals, organizations, companies and campuses and Governments.
• Exploring and setting up specific themed incubators and accelerator programs and connect relevant folks in both countries
• Setting up an Indo-Canadian immersion program for students, entrepreneurs, investors and government folks for them to get a broad overview with specific learnings on a planned trip in limited groups
• Exploring options of helping companies and start-ups find JV partners
• Provide internships or educational trips to either of the partner countries for entrepreneurs and students looking to explore and build on international markets
• Build an Indo-Canadian network of angel investors & mentors, enabling business owners and entrepreneurs to pitch their business plans and achievements for the purpose of raising growth capital and business development
Suneet Oberoi, Co-founder, Bay Street Diary said, “Through this JV between Bay Street Diary and India Network, we plan to open a box full of opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners in Canada and India.”
He furthered, “Being an entrepreneur, (who is) well versed with the Indian and North American geographies, I believe there is an opportunity and potential between Canadian and Indian businesses, partnering on different fronts.
“This is exactly what our Joint Venture with India Network aims to achieve. We will work together in connecting like-minded entrepreneurs, businesses, investors, mentors, and in turn, create an ecosystem for the Indo-Canadian entrepreneurial community.”
Rahul Narvekar – Founder & CEO, India Network, stated, “Happy to work with Suneet in building this Network on the ground in Bharat and Canada at the same time. I believe both countries can benefit from this partnership and I hope post-pandemic we can take lots of young startup founders to Canada for a learning experience.”
The India Network, spearheaded by Rahul Narvekar with Angel Investors like Narendra Firodia and Jital Shah, is a platform for people from across the Start-up spectrum to connect, with a high focus on tier 2/ 3/ 4 /5 cities.
The India Network has recently launched Startup Studio – India’s first local language incubator and accelerator programme as also India Angel Fund with a specific focus on funding Women-led startups. Within 30 days of launch, they have invested in 3 women-led startups: WYN Studio led by Souniya Khurana, IPHM led by Sneh Kulkarni and GOD Cafe led by Sheetal Bhatt.
Bay Street Diary is a platform for business owners and entrepreneurs. Their vision is to share their abundance of knowledge accumulated from seasoned and successful entrepreneurs through video & podcast interviews, blogs and partnership opportunities.
Canada has become an exceptional place to start and grow a new business and Bay Street Diary is quickly becoming the most reliable place to learn how to do it successfully. #jointventures #startups #technology #innovations /fiinews.com
