Kailawn

     Mizoram Kailawn, Mizoram’s first ever business plan competition and entrepreneurship summit, was a multi-stakeholder initiative implemented by Mizoram State Entrepreneurship Development Monitoring Committee (MEDMOC), a nodal body of the Government of Mizoram under the flagship program New Economic Development Policy, and executed by the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Innovation Park(IIMCIP). The main objective of Mizoram Kailawn was to create a state-wide societal culture that accepts and appreciates entrepreneurs, making it easier for promising potential entrepreneurs to gain institutional support, community recognition and encouragement from family in their journey towards entrepreneurial success. The vision for Mizoram Kailawn included the following:

• ❖ Create rapid and significant awareness and interest about entrepreneurship as a desirable career path among the people of Mizoram, especially the youth.


• ❖ Encourage and support the youth of Mizoram to consider entrepreneurship as their preferred career choice.


• ❖ Identify and promote evolving opportunities for entrepreneurship development in the state of Mizoram.


• ❖ Highlight and showcase existing and emerging entrepreneurs from Mizoram.


• ❖ Identify, support, recognize and reward the most promising early-stage entrepreneurs of Mizoram.


• ❖Through this programme, start the long-term process of creating a sustainable platform and multi-stakeholder ecosystem within Mizoram that can support entrepreneurship.