A special mentoring program for startups ‘Startup Rajshahi Incubation 1.0: Meet the Mentor’ is being organized in Rajshahi under the initiative of Establishing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Academy (iDEA) project under Bangladesh Computer Council of Information and Communication Technology Division and in collaboration with Startup Rajshahi. iDEA Project launched the mentoring program by organizing an inaugural event on Saturday, July 30. This 3-day program will end on August 1, Monday, at the Rajshahi Sheikh Kamal IT Incubation Center.
Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner and Additional Secretary GSM Zafarullah was present as the Chief Guest at the inaugural function of ‘Startup Rajshahi Incubation 1.0: Meet the Mentor’. Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Abdul Jalil were present as special guests. The program was presided over by Md. Altaf Hossain, Project Director and Joint Secretary of Idea Project.
Tasnim binte Shawkat, assistant professor of ECE department of RUET and chief coordinator of Startup Rajshahi, delivered the welcome address in this event. Md. Nazim Uddin, Human Resources and Finance Consultant of iDEA Project is serving as Associate Coordinator and Senior Consultant R. H. M. Alaol Kabir is working as the main coordinator for the overall supervision of this mentoring program for 3 days.
iDEA Project is organizing various activities to develop innovative thinking and create entrepreneurial mentality among the young generation of the country. In this light, iDEA Project has taken the initiative to organize a special training program with the experienced mentors of the country in collaboration with Startup Rajshahi to increase the skills of the budding startups of Rajshahi.
This incubation program has special sessions with entrepreneurs on successful implementation of startups, various legal problems of entrepreneurs and solutions related to startups. It may be noted that 70 representatives of 35 startups are getting the opportunity to participate in this mentoring program for free.