IIM Ahmedabad to Launch Management Clinic to Help Start-Ups
- With an objective to guide and support businesses in their goals, IIM Ahmedabad has launched a management clinic to help such Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
- Ability to master problem-solving techniques in management roles is the desired skill looked for by recruiters.
The Entrepreneurship Club (Entre) of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad will soon launch a management clinic with a motive to help start-ups and SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprises). The move will enable start-ups and SMEs to sustain their businesses. As a part of management clinic, the students of IIM Ahmedabad will extend advisory services to start-ups and SMEs at a nominal cost of Rs. 3,000. The students of IIM Ahmedabad will be divided into teams who will be further guided by faculty members.
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The management clinic is structured to enable IIM Ahmedabad students to engage with specific or selected firms for a period of four weeks wherein, they will, in turn, play a vital role in guiding SMEs and start-ups on solving most complex problems. Not only will the students be able to learn in the process, but the organisations will also be benefitted largely while witnessing a collaborative environment where students will structure the method of sorting out challenges faced by them.
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In a recent development, the pilot phase of management clinic concluded following which two different businesses were supported. An online marketing campaign and a soft launch strategy were framed or designed for a local Small and Medium Enterprise that aimed at launching a herbal alternative to tea which was successful.
IIM Ahmedabad is popular for its unique initiatives associated with start-ups, entrepreneurship, innovation, business models and others. This definitely adds to it gaining the spot of the best management school in the country.