Tag: entrepreneurs
First Class of Asian Entrepreneurs Graduates from UNCTAD and Alibaba Business School’s eFounders Fellowship Program
April 6th, 2018 | No Comments
PR: The first class of Asian entrepreneurs graduated from the eFounders Fellowship at a ceremony in Hangzhou, China. The program, a joint initiative by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Alibaba Business School, aims to enable young entrepreneurs to unlock their full potential and to bridge the digital divide. With the conclusion […]…Read More
PASTIC has won project titled NCBWE from SAARC countries”
February 9th, 2018 | No Comments
Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre, PASTIC has won a project titled “Networking and Capacity Building of Women Entrepreneurs (NCBWE) from SAARC countries” from SAARC Development Fund, SDF Bhutan. The project is approved under SDF Social Window Fits with SAARC’s Strategy of Regional Integration & particular SDG is Poverty Reduction. The Project Financial Agreement (PFA) […]…Read More
NIC, Peshawar opens its doors to tech startups and entrepreneurs
January 24th, 2018 | Hina Baloch | No Comments
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and LMKT formally announce the inauguration of National Incubation Center (NIC), Peshawar funded by the Ministry of IT&T and Ignite Fund (formerly known as National ICT R&D Fund). The launch ceremony was graced by the Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Prime Minister of Pakistan as Chief Guest, along with Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Governor […]…Read More
Young entrepreneurs to develop local Pakistan’s Silicon Valley
November 6th, 2017 | No Comments
Jazz accelerator is a premium program that helps sustain the incubation activity through more funding and services and seed funding was provided by Ignite, a national technology fund. To connect with seasoned professionals, ambitious peers, and mentors Teamup manages operations of the NIC, Islamabad offering startups the opportunities. Different public and private sector organizations synergy […]…Read More
Karandaaz going to support Women Entrepreneurs via its Innovation Challenge Fund
September 29th, 2017 | No Comments
PR: The country’s leading promoter of financial inclusion, Karandaaz Pakistan has joined hands with three business incubators to launch its program on women entrepreneurship. Through the DFID-funded Innovation Challenge Fund, Karandaaz is providing grants worth PKR 25 million to LUMS, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management, and Invest2Innovate (Pvt.) Ltd. These grants will […]…Read More
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KP Apps Challenge for young entrepreneurs held
April 27th, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT PESH: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board (KPITB), Tech Valley Abbottabad, Code for Pakistan, World Bank and PTA has hosted a Demo Day’ for the KP Apps Challenge in Peshawar.
Youngsters from all over Pakistan were invited to participate in the challenge, which was judged by a panel of experts. Total cash prizes of up to Rs 0.6 million were also announced.
Submissions of note included Karigar’ - a mobile app that connects vocational tradesmen such as carpenters and…Read More
Nest I/O passes first batch of entrepreneurs
August 17th, 2015 | Technology Times | No Comments
STAFF REPORT KHI: The first batch of young enthusiastic entrepreneurs has passed out from Nest I/O. The project was launched by collaboration of Google, Samsung and US State Department with a heavy contribution of $1.4 million. The project was started with the aim to promote entrepreneurship in the Pakistan by giving young people fundamental skills to professionally start their business venture and operate it with utmost proficiency that will make the market more competitive in the market…Read More
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First batch of entrepreneurs passed out from Nest I/O
August 10th, 2015 | Ahsan Jamil | No Comments
STAFF REPORT KHI: The first batch of young enthusiastic entrepreneurs has passed out from Nest I/O. The project was launched by collaboration of Google, Samsung and US State Department with a heavy contribution of $1.4 million.
The project was started with the aim to promote entrepreneurship in the Pakistan by giving young people fundamental skills to professionally start their business venture and operate it with utmost proficiency that will make the market more competitive in the market…Read More
Young entrepreneurs can accelerate Pakistan: Abrar Ahmed
June 29th, 2015 | Technology Times | No Comments
Abrar Ahmed is a dignified cyber entrepreneur exhibiting rich experience in cyber business development. He is the owner of Webiz Media and hamariweb.com. Abrar started several online ventures including KFoods.com, PakBiz.com, UrduWire.com, and ShopRex.com. Abrar, shared his journey with Technology Times in an interview recently
Tell us briefly about yourself and ventures you feat in?
I am a serial entrepreneur and launched several successful online portals in Pakistan. My online…Read More
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Aspiring cyber entrepreneurs should prepare themselves for the longhaul: Furquan Kidwai
June 8th, 2015 | Technology Times | No Comments
Furquan Kidwai is qualified from Cambridge University and Imperial College, London. He is recipient of International Student of the Year Award. Furquan was the eminent investment banker and was the youngest Vice President of Investment Bank in London. He is an inspirational cyber entrepreneur, he returned to Pakistan to remunerate to his country, running his cyber business of online pharmacy with the name well.pk and dawaai.pk. Recently, he shared his views and experience about rising…Read More