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September 2014
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knowledge works
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On Becoming a Social
Entrepreneur
A
ll big
ideas need
a small beginning; is
something that our
alumnus, Kumar Ankit, has
proved to be true. His is a story
of passion, perseverance and
positivity in the face of adver-
sity and hardships.
XLRI students get an op-
portunity to interact with Ankit
at the inaugural session of On
Being a Social Entrepreneur.
Ankit, who comes from a hum-
ble background of Gaya and
has had a first-hand experience
at starting a social enterprise,
shared his experience with the
students.
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd,
a biofuel company in Gaya,
was founded by Ankit with the
help and support of XLRI fac-
ulty and his friends. “To know
how to pursue my business
I joined XLRI,” was Ankit’s
reason for joining the premier
B-school that has always been
at the forefront of promoting
responsible management.
He shared valuable tips on
how to become an entrepre-
neur and the challenges of
starting a social venture. EMI,
family pressure, lack of time
and funding were some of the
hurdles that Ankit discussed
during the session. He also
suggested possible ways to
overcome such challenges.
“To dream big but to start
small,” was his tip for all
the aspiring entrepreneurs at
XLRI. Ankit began his journey
with a small nursery just to
understand the viability of
the biofuel project. Hence he
stressed on the importance
of going through a process
of conviction and achieving
clarity.
The institute plans to arrange
for more such interactions with
successful entrepreneurs on
an annual basis to motivate
students to take up their own
venture.
Please write to us at
XLRI Students
get to interact
with social
entrepreneur
Kumar Ankit
