Archive for June 2011
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Be your own boss
It all starts with an idea. And enterprising youngsters are brimming with them. SHIVA RAMANI tells you how to take it to the next step…
Entrepreneurship is many things to many people. It is the art of becoming rich to some; to a few others, it is freedom from authority; for yet others it is acquiring […]
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What’s new?
Jazz it upInterior Designing course@ Loyola CollegeWhen: From July 15
One year Diploma Part Time Vocational course will be on this year. Students will be equipped with the creative & technical knowledge required for this profession. The course can also be done part time.
Eligibility: Std X or Std XII pass
Last Date: for registrations & admissions will […]
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Who’s behind those ads?
From copy writing, shooting, client servicing to delivering on time advertising is a fun career with a serious business in hand. SANDEEP MAKAM
“So you want to be in… what?” they quipped. Referring to the fact that I wanted to join design school and ended up in advertising or a creative career. Flashback to 2001 when […]
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Music is her business
With so many talented classical musicians being unrepresented, Aishwarya Natarajan, of Indianuance, says that entrepreneurial opportunities in this field are plenty. RIA SHAH
By winning the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Music Award 2011, Aishwarya Natarajan, owner of Indianuance, becomes the first woman and first Indian classical music entrepreneur to win it. Indianuance is an artist […]
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“When we took the plunge…”
NXg spoke to a few of Chennai’s young entrepreneurs to find out how they went about their business. Here’s what they had to say… SAMVITHA RAM
Anek Ahuja, Whoa Mama Design
Making the choice
I chose to turn entrepreneur because I didn’t really want to take orders. But invariably, you do take up orders. Even if you’re […]
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Got a flair for communication?
Tagged as one of the fastest growing industries, PR and Corporate Communications is definitely an option for creative and strategic minds. RUTH CHENCHIAH and CHANDINI DILIP
Over the past decade, the public relations and corporate communication sectors have developed and expanded significantly, and are today a highly viable career option. Though both primarily seek to foster […]
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Set to serve?
Freshers now have a smorgasbord of study choices if they opt for a career in hotel management. RONITA TORCATO
Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair, chairman of the Leela Group of Hotels sent his three children to study hotel management in the US and Switzerland. A few years ago, people would have laughed at the thought of formal […]
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Tune in
VOICE-OVER The growth of private FM channels has opened up immense opportunities in the radio industry. VISHWADHA CHANDER
There was a time when radio was the only source of entertainment. Despite the advent of TV and Internet, the medium has not lost much of its popularity today. This however, reveals a deeper trend; the demand for […]
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Follow your passion
OFF-TRACK Don’t give in to social pressure and marketing tricks; pursue the career that you like best. NILEENA M.S.
Though it is a slow turning tide, the mad rush for engineering and medical seats is declining. Many who were interested in the arts, humanities and commerce were forced into science streams once they completed Std X, […]
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My first job
Four years of under-graduation have whizzed by and all that remains are the lovely memories of college. Fresh graduates go through the most crucial period- the decision making phase of their life. Few go for higher studies, few get married and most of the engineering students take up IT jobs.
Coming to choosing the job, there […]
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