Times Professional Learning (TPL), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta), and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) have introduced their inaugural entrepreneurial programme, Start-Up Readiness, Growth, and Execution, which is under the brand The Second Wind (TimesTSW) (SURGE).
The nine-month curriculum is designed exclusively for entrepreneurs and will assist students through the entrepreneurship lifecycle while also equipping them to start, manage, and scale their businesses. It will give students a unique understanding of study modules including Essential Management Tools for Entrepreneurs, Managing Early Growth, and Navigating the Unexpected, among others, to help them face obstacles head-on. SURGE is suitable for anyone interested in launching a new business or growing up an existing one.
Lectures, case studies, project work, guest sessions by practitioners, and other forms of pedagogy would be given by distinguished faculty and industry professionals via a state-of-the-art TPL platform in Direct-to-Device (D2D) mode. Learners will submit their Capstone Project to a panel of judges, including at least one venture investor, at the end of the programme. A three-day campus visit is also included at the end of the programme. On successful completion of the programme, participants will be awarded the IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni status.
The SURGE programme is unusual in that it is given in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park, whose goal is to stimulate innovation that leads to the development of entrepreneurs and the creation of jobs. IIM Calcutta Innovation Park offers focused mentorship, funding, and market connections, as well as capacity-building programmes, business, and community assistance. It has raised over Rs. 200 crores in finance for 51 entrepreneurs, directly and indirectly employing 320,620 people.
