The Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship was the first of the ten centres to be established at KiBS, in recognition of the need for effective and relevant education and support for India’s existing and rapidly accelerating entrepreneurial community.  The KiBS Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship (CEE) nurtures and facilitates meaningful interdisciplinary connections between academic researchers in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial leaders, Indian business organizations, and both small and large scale actual and aspiring entrepreneurial ventures.

The KiBS CEE will make available to the wider Indian community a wide range of activities and resources that harness the wisdom, experience, and perspective of internationally renown experts in the field of entrepreneurship.  Through its various programs, seminars, mentoring and networking initiatives, and internships, the CEE will serve as a unique platform for entrepreneurial learning opportunities.  The Centre will, additionally, provide an arena that brings together like-minded individuals, organizations, and prospective angel investors to explore and discuss possible opportunities for new venture creation, collaboration, and expansion.

Mr. LARRY FARRELL

We are excited to have Mr Larry Farrell as CEE’s special advisor.  Larry Farrell is the founder and CEO of The Farrell Company, the world’s leading firm in teaching and researching entrepreneurial practices. He founded the firm in 1983 to begin his ground-breaking research into the business practices of great entrepreneurs around the world. Today, with affiliates in Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa, over 1.3 million students in 40 countries, across seven languages, have attended the company’s programs. Over the past two decades, Larry Farrell has taught entrepreneurship to more individuals, organizations, and governments than any person in the world.

His first book, Searching for the Spirit of Enterprise, established him as an international authority on entrepreneurship and high growth companies. His next book, The Entrepreneurial Age, broadened the original theme to examine how companies and entire countries can harness the power of entrepreneurship to compete and prosper in the 21^st century. Getting Entrepreneurial, his latest book, is an application driven guide for “the 70% of the work force who dream of someday running their own business.”

Farrell’s work has received praise from Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, Fortune, Business Week and more. Hundreds of organizations around the world have used his Entrepreneurial Age Keynote Address, as well as his company’s Spirit of Enterprise and Getting Entrepreneurial seminars. Corporate clients include: Citibank, Cisco, Coca Cola, Glaxo, Unilever, Virgin Airlines and The Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII). Government clients include: China, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, United Kingdom, New York City. Since 2005, he has worked closely with JA Worldwide to develop entrepreneurship programs for middle and high school students. Farrell was also recently appointed to the Board of Advisors for Entrepreneurship initiatives at the University of Cambridge in the UK.

Dr. BABU SUBBARAMAN

Dr. Babu Subbaraman is a professor in the Labelle Entrepreneurship Center, College of Business Administration, Central Michigan University, USA.  Babu is a Ph.D and a Post-Doctorate Research Fellow from Great Britain. He has worked in industry and universities in Europe and USA for 30 years, implementing Analytical Trouble Shooting, Total Quality Management, Process Management, Re-engineering, SAP, Commercialization Process and Corporate Scorecards. Babu has been working with Larry Farrell since 1980 embracing the Spirit Of Enterprise with a passion and has incorporated Larry’s work in his course development and teaching at Central Michigan University Entrepreneurship programs. He serves as both a professor and trainer at the CEE.