Published On:  Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Business Incubation Center (BIC) under the umbrella of ORIC, VUP in collaboration with the Student Start-up Business Center (SSBC), VUP organized an awareness seminar on "Entrepreneurship" with the theme "How easy it is to become an Entrepreneur?". VU students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff from 11 campuses across Pakistan participated in the awareness seminar through different modes including video conferencing.

Dr. Faisal Tehseen Shah, Director of ORIC delivered the opening remarks at the event and welcomed all the guests. Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Saleem, Assistant Professor, Virtual University of Pakistan, Mr. Waqas Ahmed, CEO Pak Star Automobile (Pvt.) Ltd. and Ms. Mehreen Omer, CEO of Myne’s Cakery delivered valuable sessions at the seminar as keynote speakers.

All the guest speakers shared their entrepreneurial experiences and guided the participants about how a new entrant can stand a business in the competitive market.

The representative of BIC and SSBC also guided the VU students about how they can get funding of up to Rs. 500,000/- along with training from the VU and industry experts.

In the end, Dr. Zafar Alvi, Project Director of the DigiSkills Training Program was invited as the Chief Guest of the Ceremony. He guided the students to take a step in the field of Entrepreneurship. He emphasized the students focus on developing their skills which will help them a lot in launching their startups.

The students also get a free trial of an electric scooter brought by Pak Star Automobile (Pvt.) Ltd.