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| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Romesh Wadhwani,[1] Laura Parkin,[2] Sunita Singh, Nilima Rovshen |
| Type | Entrepreneurship ecosystem |
| Focus | Entrepreneurship |
| Location | |
| Origins | India |
Area served | Global |
| Services | Capacity building, inclusive entrepreneurship |
Members | over 70,000 |
| Owner | Wadhwani Foundation |
Key people | Ajay Kela, Chief Executive Officer[3] |
| Website | www |
National Entrepreneurship Network or NEN[4] is a community dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. Services focus on providing institutional capacity building, entrepreneur support, entrepreneurial eco-system and national platforms. Based on an idea by Romesh Wadhwani, and co-founded with Sunita Singh, Nilima Rovshen, and Laura Parkin, the goal of the community is to enable new and future entrepreneurs to access events and resources, share ideas and content, organize and market activities, and forge relationships across India and the world. Programs include a variety of supports including competitions.[5] They are located in Bangalore.
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- ^ "Laura Parkin, National Entrepreneurship Network CEO Traces Her Entrepreneurial Journey". Economic Times. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "Fostering entrepreneurship, a long way to go". The Hindu. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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- ^ "A Suitable Business". The Economist. Dec 18, 2008. Retrieved 2020-02-08.