Getting in touch with India – in Bangalore and abroad

Getting started in India is no more a challenge for aspiring Swiss entrepreneurs. swissnex India brings them a webinar series to make entrepreneurs ‘India-ready’: a unique opportunity to learn from the Industry experts as well as established startups. Participants will get to know more about starting up in India – the myths and the realities, and how to use them to their advantage.

Two webinars are planned. The first takes place today. The exact dates:

• September 25, 2014, 4:00 pm Swiss time: Business Culture in India
• October 15, 2014, 4:00 pm Swiss time Swiss social entrepreneurship in India: How to leverage the huge potential

For entrepreneurs who want to experience India at first hand Swissnex has an offer too: The Startup Tour Bangalore 2014.

Bangalore is worth a journey. With 9 million inhabitants from all over India and across the world, Bangalore has evolved from being the IT Outsourcing Hub to the Silicon Valley and Startup Capital of India. The city is brimming with abundant young talent, incubators and accelerators, and world-renowned academic institutions as well as cutting edge R&D centers of companies like Google, IBM, Biocon, Bühler and Unilever. swissnex India is appropriately positioned in the heart of Bangalore city with a credible network to assist Swiss startups’ swift market entry into India.

During the Startup Tour Bangalore Swiss startups and enablers can get hands-on experience of the local startup ecosystem and validate their assumptions and market potential. The Startup Tour is an intense four and a half (4.5) day program taking place in different locations in and around Bangalore and starting on 30 November.

The program is free of charge. swissnex India and the local partners will provide for lunch and dinner, local transport and site visits from 30 November to 4 December 2014. Participants will take care of their flight, accommodation, visa and insurance coverage.

More information on the website of Swissnex India.