What comes to your mind when you hear the word smart? Well, leave its definition aside this adjective has a big image of itself. Don’t you think so? Image having a casual conversation with someone and you go, “hey guess what, I’m starting a smart business!”

Trust us, it will have them wondering what it really is, maybe it’s making you a little curious as well, right? So let’s talk about it.

What exactly is a smart startup?
Basically, any idea, strategy or even thought put together in a business module to help the society. Providing them with a product or service which either problem solving or making people’s life easy. Quick examples are Uber, facebook, cloud storage and, etc. You know what we can’t even begin with the list of such ideas, you see it could go miles out. Because we’re surrounded by companies providing such solutions to us that too so easily that we think it’s all normal.

So what’s the fuzz about? What do you really need to start a smart startup of your own?



The Idea is; an idea. Once you have it you can go ahead conceptualize it and start working,

Probably you can build your own company in no time, and that too while having fun! Once you have an idea, starting your own startup is not hard at all, you will find people who would trust in your ‘smart vision’ or as we have learned in management basics… Planning, staffing, directing and controlling.

As we have said above, you need to have an idea. We want to take a moment to share this fantastic platform called ideaswatch.com

Let’s have look at some amazing ideas we’ve come across on the platform.

Smart Startup Idea By Sanchit Chhabra
Product: Barcoded Shopping Bags

This idea is specific to the Retail Industry. Idea is to build Shopping Bags having unique Barcode on it. At the time of billing, particular Shopping Bag barcodes (one ore more) will get associated with articles purchased by the customer. At the time of Customer exit from Retail Store, scanners can be placed to ensure that shopping bag only contains articles in POS transaction. This will act as Anti Theft and will be really helpful for markets like India, wherein Security Guards are required to physically check each and every article along with POS generated a bill.
Way to go!

Smart Startup Idea By Nguyễn Minh Nhật
Product: Music social network

I would like to connect the world through music. Thanks to this app everyone can make a song with their friends which can be shared or a present to someone.

You love to sing, play music instruments, now you can make friends all around the world who has the same passion together to make a beautiful song anytime and anywhere, I love to play Cajon and guitar, I can put that info to my profile so that anyone loves to sing can find me, then we can chat, discover our music taste, cultures, share experiences...and so on. You can also make a song to send to someone you love to, as a present at birthday, Christmas...or to show your love. You don't want to make any song, but love music, this can be your music library, just show your favourite song, your music taste which can show your emotion, your feeling in some moments without any words.

How to make a song? We will connect to each other, then you can use your smart phone's mic, or special mic for good recording, the artist will use a small device which connects the guitar, piano to smartphone by Bluetooth or wifi, you hear the instruments sound and the artists hear your voice, the app will record and mix them together.

Let’s rock!

These are some ideas which require good nurturing, and it’s a vast term.

Or you can go ahead and invest your time and resources in these businesses

Smart business ideas:

1. Healthy fast food
2. Business Consultancy firm
3. Yoga Studio with future technology
4. VR Cinema Theatre for rental

Do you think these last 4 entries could be interesting? Stick to us, we’ll explain them in our next blog, see you there!

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With so many career choices, finding the right postgraduate educational program to enroll in can be a challenge. However, if its business that you want to pursue then it’s a good idea to enroll yourself in a program that will provide you with requisite knowledge, skills and ethics to fit into the right business community. That being said, an MBA might just be your cup of tea!

What is an MBA?

MBA or Master of Business Administration is a graduate degree that focuses on structural, analytical and ethical applications of business. Students are required to choose a specialization typically in accounts, marketing or entrepreneurship.

Why opt for an MBA?

MBA is primarily for those seeking a shift from their current field(typically into finance and consulting roles) or for progression with an already established career. The MBA curriculum seeks to provide corporations with candidatesof the required managerial skills needed to run them.

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Benefits of an MBA

Advancement in Your Career

If your current career path is way too irrelevant for your aptitude and interests, MBA allows you the flexibility to explore your options and provides required training to switch careers. On other hand, if you are satisfied with your current field, a training in master of business administration can facilitate a faster climb to the managerial level within your field.

Be Your Own Boss

If you want to set up your own business, but unsure whether you possess the necessary expertise to launch a start-up, an MBA degree can prepare you to do everything from writing a business plan to acquiring venture capital to launching an IPO.

Ideal for Networking

MBA provides an excellent platform for meeting new people, developing important relationships that will serve you well throughout your business career. The connections that you make are the most valuable aspect of the MBA, so make sure to capitalize on opportunities in and out of the classroom during your MBA studies.

Earn More

Salary packages and job security will always be our top priority when it comes to jobs. Well, its good news for those with an MBA. In comparison to other employees within any establishment, an MBA is usually better and more heavily compensated. 

Post an MBA, you will be like this whole different person with a new outlook towards life and the business world, confidence and professionalism oozing from the very core of your being.

What comes to your mind when you hear “tech skills gap”? You think of skills traditionally associated with information technology firms like coding, software development, and network security management. If compared with hard skills, the gap in applied skills reaches across all sectors. This affects everyone from artists to healthcare workers to business professionals.

There’s a huge demand for workers with tech skills and it continues to soar up every day, across all industries. To better understand the problem and its solutions, consider the following five key points and the opportunities that this Tech Skills Gap offers:

 

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1. THE GAP EXISTS ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES

Tech skills aren't specific just to the technology sector, but it runs across every industry. The main aim of these essential skills includes the ability to use technology to benefit the organization. Many people lack the necessary skills. That's a gap many people don't anticipate, and it's also an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and hone the existing.

2. DEMAND OUTPACES SUPPLY

There are more than 500,000 computing jobs open across the nation, but less than 50,000 students graduated with a computer science background in 2016. And the main hub of the graduated ones was IT alone. And this is the same issue with other fields, such as healthcare and business.

A survey conducted amongst the industrial hub showed:

• 62% of students coming out of school aren't prepared with the necessary tech skills
• 11% agree that school is effective in meeting skill need
• Three out of four employers feel that finding an employee with all job description requirements is rare

3. EDUCATORS MUST CREATE SOLUTIONS

Educators, institutions and industry advisers need to work together to create curriculums that meet today's demands. It's not only on the shoulders of employers and employees. This will likely include the movement toward an "anytime, anywhere" educational model to bring online and onsite opportunities together.

4. STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES MUST TAKE INITIATIVE

As more and more business require workers with applied tech and latest hard skills, the present generation is tasked to keep up with the flow to avoid falling into that gap. Advancing technology doesn't allow anyone to become contented. For those who see the gap as an opportunity, it's a great time to learn new skills and sharpen existing ones.

We at Amrutvahini College of Engineering (AVCOE), provide a distinctive excellence driven engineering education that will groom future generations of engineers and entrepreneurs. We aim to create self-disciplined, physically fit, mentally robust and morally strong engineers and technocrats with a high degree of integrity and sense of purpose. We open a new window, “window of innovation” where we put technology at the core of our field and help our students to build that ‘tech gap’ which will help them to challenge the ever-advancing technology.

A team of Engineering students from Karnataka had volunteered to develop an Android application for first year engineering students.

This app is called ‘Engienrai’ and it encapsulates the notes for engineering with all the subjects from the respective branches. Prepared and sorted by the engineering students themselves, Enginera's syllabus is purely based on Autonomous and VTU colleges. The application is very user-friendly. It contains notes and self-explanatory diagrams and drawings while giving free access to these notes of all the subjects under one roof. Once it is installed, it also works offline.

This application is very useful and informative to first years and is a must-have. It can be used in the following ways.

• Last moment preparation before the exam.
• Brush up tool for interviews and jobs.
• Peripheral introduction to basic engineering concepts before any competitive exams.

The app was developed by a team of nine students; one of them being an Animation Designer. They began working on this app in January 2017 and it was officially launched in September. The app also provides a platform for students to get their doubts clarified. The team makes it a point to answer the doubts posted by students. The team is also currently in works of developing second year engineering content. They believe that this app would be of a lot of use to Engineering students as it provides study material for free and that it will help them with their studies.

AVCOE believes that innovation like this one is what changes the world and we are always looking forward to support and encourage our students’ talent in the invention field.

A decade ago, “I am an Engineer” was something very rare to hear. But today, with the growing literate population and education facilities, it is said that “I am ALSO an Engineer”. Due to a huge crowd opting for an engineer’s degree, very few achieve what they aim. In this competitive world with shortage of jobs most of the engineers end up doing low profile jobs which is a disgrace to their degree and hard work. We see a lot of engineers taking up jobs at BPO sectors, banks, or doing support jobs, or other odd jobs.

If you are an engineer too, help yourself discover the potential in you,  Become an achiever with a few steps after your degree.

Below mentioned are some ideas that will help you do justice to  your degree.

Go for a Masters Degree -

Make it an “A++” with higher studies.

A degree after graduation is nothing but more power to you. If engineering is your passion then pursuing higher education in your subject is highly recommended. A postgrad degree is always given a lot of preference for higher positions at companies.

Masters in Business Administration -

MBA is quite a rage these days. If you are more inclined towards corporate world rather than a core engineering profile then MBA is just the best for you. Many top engineering colleges in Maharashtra offer MBA courses. One such college is AVCOE, Sangamner

It also offers different branches in MBA such as

• Marketing Management (MKT)
• Financial Management (FIN)
• Human Resources Management (HR)
• Information Technology Management (IT)
• Operations Management (OPE)
• International Business Management (IB)
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Rural & Agribusiness Management (RABM)
• Family Business Management (FBM)
• Technology Management (TM)

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Certification Course -

A certificate is always an add-on to your CV. There are various short term and diploma courses you can opt for after bachelors. It can be a certificate course in embedded technology, VLSI, robotics, ethical hacking, protocol testing, machine designing, etc or a diploma course in any domain.

Start your own Venture -

Who doesn’t want to be his own boss? if you believe in yourself and have proven some actual results during the study years,then give your entrepreneurial skills a go. After all established business have also taken the leap and started from somewhere.

Animation/CGI -

Animation/CGI is booming in the world today.  With computers and mobile phones ruling the roost in the urban population, game designing/animation is an attractive career destination. Coding enthusiast can go for this course as there are many entertainment industries that are ready to absorb their skills and talents in animations and graphics

There is a wide range of career opportunities to explore after engineering. So don’t hesitate in getting out there and getting in the best for you.

There are many institutes in Maharashtra which offer engineering as well as MBA and other certificate  courses. One of them is Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner. It is an institute which offers various engineering and other courses giving students a chance to explore. To know more, visit www.avcoe.org

"Gateway Campus to Corporate" a Seminar at AVCOE

Amrutvahini Education Society, under the guidance of MLA Balasaheb Thorat and MLA Dr. Sudhir Tambe, organizes various events and activities to achieve overall development of students along with the higher education it provides. One such part of this whole initiative was a National Level seminar called "Gateway Campus to Corporate", organised by MBA Department of Amrutvahini College Of Engineering, Sangamner.

The event was inaugurated by Ajit Tawde, CEO, Chocolate and Confectionery Consultant International, Pune and Ex-VP of Cadbury India Ltd. The event had a presence of society’s senior member such as Mr. Shinde, the Chief Officer, Prof. Dhumal, Manager, Mr. Mishra, Senior College Principal Prof. Wagh,  Registrar, Dr. Gurav, Dean, Dr. Telrandhe,  Division Head and all other division heads, professors and students!

The chief guest, Mr. Tawde, based on his vast experience in the corporate world, had following points included in his speech:

• He gave some important tips, clues and guidance to the students about how the corporate world works.
• He made it pretty clear that along with intelligence; proper and positive outlook is important to achieve the impossible!
• He explained the corporate work culture and and the daily work ethics to the students in detail.
• To become a successful entrepreneur and a leader, along with the academic degree, it is important to have genuine dedication, punctuality, honesty, integrity and positivity in work.
• He said that to survive the competition and stress in corporate world, one must maintain his mental, physical and social stability with a cheerful nature by dedicating some time of the day to himself.
• He had a great interactive session with the students on experimental studies, skill development and techniques of studying.
• He also explained how important it is to have good communication skills, stage presence, body language and a good smile help to create a good first impression.
• He delivered a great point about how it is must to convert one’s ambition into one’s career field to have a successful industrial career.
• To achieve that, it is necessary to decide the goal first and work towards it with whole heart and dedication.

The seminar was conducted and introduced to the students by Dr. Telrandhe, the Division Head. During the introductory speech he said that the seminar was organized for the students to understand the shift of education to industry and the expectations of industries from students who are soon going to stand on the other side of the line.

All the delegates that were present asked the students to take maximum knowledge and benefit out of the seminar.

The compering was done by the students namely, Mr. Amol Ghodke and Ms. Urmit Kaur Punjabi, introduction of the guests was given by Prof. Neha Shah.
The seminar ended with a conclusionary speech by Prof. S. S. Gunjal and vote of thanks was delivered by Prof. V. V. Sabale.

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