Hubli :

A workshop on “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME): Today and Tomorrow”, with an aim to build a network of people from industry and academia in the current scenario was held at BVB College of Engineering & Technology on Monday.

The workshop, organized by the department of Management Studies, provided platform for management and engineering students to interact with micro, small and medium entrepreneurs. Seven local entrepreneurs and 150 students participated in the workshop.

Three sessions were focused on how to start small-scale industries, the rules to be followed and the role of industries in economic development. In the second session, resource persons spoke on the role of IT sector in small and medium scale industries and in the third session, topics like energy consumption and ways to use energy efficiently were discussed.

M H Bala Subramanya, HOD of the department of management studies, IISC Bangalore, inaugurated the workshop. He said the workshop will help students and industry people to analyze the current scenario of MSME in tier-II cities.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Hubli / TNN / November 27th, 2012