Successiva'22

29th Ocotber, 2022 - The Department of Commerce in collaboration with the BSSS Incubation Centre organized Entrepreneur’s meet “BSSS Successiva’22” on 19^th October 2022 at 02:00 pm in the BSSS Auditorium. This event was in line with Hon;ble Prime Minister’s “Atma nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”. Mr. Gaurav Goyal, Assistant Director, MSME DI, Indore was the Guest of the Day.

The students of MCOM, Commerce Club and the members of Incubation centre coordinated the event.

The objectives of the event were:

Make students familiarize with existing start-ups.
To promote Start-up culture.
To create entrepreneurially oriented learning environment in the city of Bhopal.

The BSSS Incubation Centre received twenty-seven registrations for stalls from micro, small and medium enterprises out of which nine were startups of our students. They have used this platform to checking the market viability of their ideas and products.

One of the incubation members, Ms. Kankshita Kaushik from B.A. Hons English Literature, welcomed the audience and introduced them to “Successiva’22”. She briefed about the vision of the BSSS Incubation Centre and its support mechanism for students with Start-up ideas. In the era of job race in MNCs, private sectors and Government Sectors, the BSSS Incubation Centre motivates the youth to become an entrepreneur who can create job opportunities for others.

Ms. Ayushi Dwivedi, of B. Com Hons 3^rd Sem, welcomed the dignitaries of the event Dr. Fr. John P.J. Principal BSSS, Dr Sr. Sonia Kurian Vice Principal, Mr. Gaurav Goyal, Asst. Director, MSME DI, Indore and Dr Smitha Pillai, the Nodal officer of BSSS incubation Centre. Dr.Fr. John P.J. welcomed the Guest of the day and the entrepreneurs present at the event. He also motivated the students and the entrepreneurs by encouraging them and emphasizing the importance of participative learning in higher education. Dr John also congratulated the team incubation centre for their untiring effort to create an entrepreneurially oriented culture in the campus.

Mr. Gaurav did boost the morale of the student start-ups who were testing the market viability of their products by congratulating them. BSSS Incubation centre is the first non- technical incubation centre in the State of Madhya Pradesh He also showcased the achievement of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the last eight years and detailed on various support mechanism that start-ups can be benefit from the MSME. He also briefed about MSME Idea Hackathon and motivated the students to participate in such national level competitions. Thereafter, Dr Fr John P J presented a Memento to Mr. Goyal as a token of appreciation for his presence during the event.

All the guests, faculties and students interacted with the exhibitors to know about their ventures and products and encourage them by buying their products. The participants of the stalls were extremely happy to get such a platform to sell their products and get genuine reviews and expectations from their customers.

The event also showcased Corporate Attire by the students of Department of Commerce. The objective of this activity was to present variety of pleasing attires that can be worn by young entrepreneurs when they participate in corporate meetings and events.

Ms. Sanya Acharya who has made her musical passion into entrepreneurship presented a musical performance which has stolen the entire show. She is also one of the young alumni entrepreneurs of the BSSS college. She has a media venture named Saniya ka Radio where she is involved in various activities like singing, anchoring, RJ and a digital creator. Saniya detailed her entrepreneurial journey and how she made her passion for music as an enterprise. Also, she acknowledged the support and opportunities provided by the ED cell of the college while she was pursuing her graduation. BSSS RHYTHM also given a musical performance during the event which has added more enjoyment to the event.

After the mesmerizing performance by Ms. Sanya, the Entrepreneurs who were exhibiting their products got introduced by the organizing team, which consisted of Sejal Jhamwani and Grishma Parsai from M.Com 3^rd Semester, Utkarni Parihar from B.B.A. 3^rd year and Sudiksha Kshatriya from B.A. Psychology Hons 1^st Semester. There was also a competition for the audience where names of some successful start-up ventures were screened and the ones who were able to identify their taglines and owners won prizes. Few more performances were staged by Aalap Bhatt and Ayush Bharadwaj from BSSS RHYTHM.

Out of the eighteen registered stalls, two were not able to make it due to some unexpected reasons and sixteen start-ups were involved exhibited and selling their products.

The products exhibited ranged from Cosmetics, Jewellery, healthy food, sweets, handicrafts, home décor, arts, accessories and many more.

Start-up Stall Details:

S.No	Venture	Proprietor	Product Or Services	Description
1	Future Group Of Hindustan	Akhilesh Garhwal	Herbal Cosmetics	FUTURE GROUP OF HINDUSTAN started their venture in this year itself. They have one employee on permanent payroll and ten are working on commissioned base. They have Complete Beauty solution with Natural product free from chemical and synthetic products. This Natural Herbs infused product is known as skin treatment, scrub face and body massage powder as well as can be used for body cleaning and massage in Spas, Beauty Parlors and Saloons etc. It is also useful for Manicure and Pedicure. This product of ours can be used by all class of people without any hesitation.
2	Ladoo Basket	Anju Sood	Manufacturers Of Ladoos	“Ladoo Basket” Ms. Anju Sood is manufacturer of delicious ladoos. She started her venture 2 years back in 2020 and has given employment opportunity to 5 people.
3	Self Care	Arjun Gupta	Healthy Food	“Self Care” by Arjun Gupta was started in 2016. People these days are busy in with their work life and are not able to find time to eat healthy. Hence, Self Care is delivering healthy food boxes and juices to the workplace. They have range of monthly subscriptions of Fruit boxes, sprout salads, protein meal box, juices, smoothies & shakes.
4	Sai Grow Mushroom	Basu Choudhary	Mushroom Products	“Sai Grow Mushroom” by Ms. Basu Choudhary, was started in 2015. They are Self Help Group of 100+ members and have 6 employees working. They have a range of products of Mushroom, Mahua & Beetroot jam
5	Rachna Bindu	Deepak Bhasin	Wall Decor	Rachna Bindu was established in 2014 and the family of three are working along for the success. They are involved in designing and selling embroidered wall hangings, wall clocks, jute bags, curtain holders and jute khadi clad diary covers
6	Amberosin	Deepanshi Agrawal	Resin Art Products Including Keychains Jewellery And Handmade Bookmarks And Other Gift Items	Ms. Deepanshi Agrawal started ‘Amberosin’ last year and she’s working along in designing and manufacturing her products.
7	Sai Key Chains & Gift Items	Dharmendra Sharma	Key Chains And Gift Items	Mr. Dharmendra Sharma started this business in the year 2017 and he’s working along in manufacturing the products
8		Krutika Gaikwad	Decorative Diyas And Decor Items	Krutika Gaikwad started designing her products from home two years back and selling it through Instagram, personal connections and exhibitions
9	Melecents	Manjiri Mittal	Scrunchies, Bows And Bucket Hat	Ms. Manjiri Mittal was designing and manufacturing scrunchies, bows and bucket hats and since last year she started selling it online through Instagram.
10	Artistry By Manc	MANSI SINGH	RESIN PRODUCTS Key Chains, Candle Holders, Frame And Posters	Ms. Mansi Singh started her Instagram handle “artistryby_manc” and selling her products of key chains, candle holders, frame and posters made of Resin through instagram
11	Creative Hub	Rachna Singh	Handmade Jewels	Ms. Rachna Singh started market and selling her handmade jewellery products offline and online through Instagram and FB
12	Eka Foundation Hunor	Seema Kurup	Handicrafts, Handmade Bags And Notebooks	Ms. Seema Kurup started the operation of Hunor under Eka Foundation in the year 2016 and they have around 15 people employed with them. They are involved in manufacturing and selling of handicrafts, handmade bags and notebooks.
13	Eco Cradle Essentials	Somya Jain	Natural Skincare Products	Ms. Somya Jain started Eco Cradle Essentials in the year 2019 and has employed 5 people. She is involved in natural skincare products and gift items.
14	Arogyam Foods	Raju Parmar	Sage Health Drinks	The Sage Health Drinks started this year and is manufactured in Harda Dist by Ms. Vandana Parmar. Mr Raju Parmar is distributor of Sage Health Drinks in Bhopal and employees 3 personals. Apart from the drink he has around 25 various healthy food products under Arogyam Foods.
15	Artire	Yukta Gandotra	HANDMADE JEWELLERY & Home Décor	Ms. Yukta Gandotra started ‘Attire’ around 7 months back and she has employed 2 people. She is dealing in manufacturing and selling of handmade jewellery and home decor
16		Sonali Londhe	Handmade Wall Hanging Products	Ms. Sonali one year back started dealing in her handmade products of wall hangings, home décor and wall paintings

Student Start-up Details:

S.No	SPOC	Course & Class	Product or Services
01	Bhawana Pawar	BA Psychology Hons 3^rd Sem	Diya decoration, Paintings, Mirror
02	Joeita Banerjee	M.Com 3^rd Sem	Handmade items made of Reisin
03	Kritika Vyas	BA Psychology Hons 3^rd Sem	Paintings, Decor items like lippen art (Hanging), diyaa stand, coasters, Door Nameplate, Fruit bowls, Earrings, Key rings
04	Simple Mehto	BA Psychology Hons 3^rd Sem	Paintings, keychains, mugs, mirror
05	Tanu Sharma	BA Psychology Hons 3^rd Year	Paintings, greeting cards
06	Rohit Kumar Lalwani	B.Com 3^rd Sem	Roasted Snacks
07	Deepali Singh	B.Com 3^rd Sem	Paintings
08	Lavanya Purohit	B.Com Economics 1^st Sem	Beaded anklets, bracelets, necklace and rings
09	Juhi Tilokani	M.Com Year 2022 pass out	Chocolates- Diwali Themed Chocolates

Ms. Isha Bahrey, Innovation Coordinator of BSSS Incubation Centre and student of M.Com 3^rd Sem proposed the vote of thanks to our Principal Dr. Fr. John P.J., Vice-Principal Dr. Sr. Sonia Kurian, Guest of the Day Mr. Gaurav Goyal, HOD Department of Commerce Dr. Ashish Dilraj, Coordinator of M.Com Dr. D.B. Singh, Nodal officer of Dr. Smitha Pillai (In-charge of BSSS Incubation Centre) and all the present faculties, Ms. Sania Acharya, BSSS RHYTHM, entrepreneurs and the organizing team of students from Commerce Club, Incubation Centre, M.Com and volunteers.

By organizing the Entrepreneurs meet “Successiva’22”, which also was an exhibition cum sale the objective of the event was fulfilled by motivating students to pursue entrepreneurial activities. The students got motivated by the words of Dr. Fr. John P.J. and Mr. Gaurav Goyal. Also, they have shown interest to participate in the MSME Idea Hackathon 2.0. Students also got details on how MSME and the BSSS Incubation Centre can support them to fine tune their business ideas into a sustainable revenue generating model. While interacting with the entrepreneurs who exhibited their business ventures and Ms. Sanya, the students got to know more about the opportunities in Entrepreneurship that too by following their passion and skills.