Our mission from day one has been to make a real difference for the rural and urban underprivileged communities by helping them develop enterprises which will create wealth for each member of the community enterprises. We have been able to maintain our momentum on the tenth year of our existence with the same indomitable spirit we started.
TSPIN – TotalStart Philanthropic Investors Network
We cordially send you with this special invitation to join as a Lifetime Member or a Charter Member with TSPIN – TotalStart Philanthropic Investors Network.
Here is a very impacting opportunity for you to support underprivileged communities across and help them stand on their feet and create wealth for themselves through Community Owned Community Run Enterprises supported by COCRED Fund.
OUR MISSION To empower social community enterprises working in MSME clusters, agriculture & allied, climate, health, education, sustainability, and livelihood generation — by pooling capital, mentoring capacity, and ecosystem access.
WHO WE ARE TotalStart Philanthropic Investors Network (TSPIN) is a collective of mission-aligned investors, philanthropists, and changemakers committed to building a more inclusive and equitable world through Community Enterprise Development.
TotalStart to launch Community Owned Community Run Enterprise Development Fund
TotalStart Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Developers is in the process of launching COCRED Fund – Community Owned Community Run Enterprise Development Fund to invest in and support COCREs. This is being done with TotalStart's Philanthropic Investors Network (TPIN), IIT Alumni Council (IITAC) and select financial institutions and government departments both at state and national level.
TotalStart is engaged in Strenthening and Scaling FPCs in Meghalaya under MOVCDNER scheme
Incorporating Community Based Scalable MSEs in 2020-2021
TotalStart has started incubation and initiated the incorporation of three scalable community based micro and small enterprises in FY 2020-2021. One in the District of Kalimpong in West Bengal, one across several districts across Eastern and North Eastern India and another in the District of Bankura and East Burdwan in West Bengal
Technology Enabled MSME Incubators
MSME Dept. Governtment of India, recognizes two MSME incubators of TotalStart, respectively in Bengal and Jharkhand in January 2020.
Scalable MSEs Incorporated
TotalStart incorporates three scalable micro and small community based enterprises in FY 2019-2020. Two in Jharkhand and one in Bengal.
PMYUVA 2.0 Pilot Program
TotalStart launches PMYUVA 2.0 Pilot Program in Eastern India as an Implementation Partner of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India, in January 2020. It was supposed to be completed by March 2020, but got extended several times and finally got wrapped by March 2021.
TotalStart receives National Entrepreneurship Award 2019
In January 2019, Receives the National Entrepreneurship Award for the year 2018 as the Mentor Organization in the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders Track. Conducted and hosted annually by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.
Innovation and Incubation Centers for Machine Learning (IICML)
A Deep Tech Innovation & Incubation Networked Centers Initiative
25th. November 2017 was a special day on the annals of East and North East India's History where we soft launched the first Innovation and Incubation Center for Machine Learning (IICML). On 4th. May 2018, from 10 am.-1 pm., we are hard launched it at Kolkata at Software Technology Parks of India – Kolkata, WEBEL STP II, 2nd Floor, BN-53, Sector 5, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091. We will not limit it by defining it structurally either physically or conceptually. It should take its own shape, same way as a Machine Learning Entity Learns with time and evolves. We are launching IICML as a Networked Centers Approach where we are opening one physical center in each state capital in East and North East India wherever there is an IIT, NIT, IIIT or any Technology Institute of Excellence and with strong collaboration with the local State Government and the R&D of the Technology Institutes and any Govt. R&D Labs. The first one hard launched in Kolkata on 4th May 2018 is happening with the guidance from the State Govt. of Bengal's IT&E Department, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and with Software Technology Parks of India, Kolkata as a Strategic & Supporting Partner and with strong engagement with IIT KGP, IIT Delhi, WBUT, IIEST Shibpur, Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, ISI Calcutta, IIM Calcutta, IIM Shillong, IIT Patna, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhubaneshwar, Manipur University, IISER Kolkata, JNU New Delhi and select others and most importantly with steering of several AI and Machine Learning Leaders nationally and globally. IICML is part of the vision of Catalyzing Curating and Incubating Deep Tech Innovation in India across R&D Labs and Technology Institutes of Excellence – through Innovation and Incubation Networked Centers Initiative.
TOTALSTART's FLAGSHIP PROGRAM –
the annual hunt for the 50 groomable micro or small but scalable district level micro entrepreneurs (with revenue less than 5 crores) or small entrepreneurs or prospective incubatable MSEs or startupreneurs for each of the twenty five (25) Regional District Hubs spread across select eleven (11) states in India – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura & Uttarakhand has been re-launched again for the Years 2020 – 2022. URGENTLY REGISTER BELOW FOR:
ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM BENGAL BIHAR JHARKHAND MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM ODISHA SIKKIM TRIPURA UTTARAKHAND
TSFE 2018-2020 Enrollment Open: Become an Entrepreneur!
New Session Application for 2018-2020 started in April 15th. 2018 for our TSFE Gangtok and Kolkata Centers! Open to all aspiring students passing out from any degree college who wants to make entrepreneurship a career choice! Take on the challenging but rewarding path of becoming an entrepreneur! Be a job giver and not a job seeker! TSFE – The School For Entrepreneurs www.tsfe.in
Each Center has max 30 seats each in two of the running centers: Gangtok and Kolkata, but prefer to run a batch of 20 for their 2 year program. If interested in getting an admission to TSFE – The School For Entrepreneurs, Please send a facebook friend invite to Cornelia Heinen the Director of TSFE or whatsApp to 7003625771/72 or email your CV to admissions@tsfe.in or APPLY ONLINE
Catalyzing, Curating and Incubating Deep Tech Innovation in India – Deep Tech Innovation & Incubation Networked Centers Initiative
TotalStart has initiated the facilitation of the first Deep Tech Innovation & Incubation Networked Centres Initiative to catalyse, curate and incubate deep tech innovation in India focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Data Sciences, IOT, Business Intelligence and other non Information Technology areas.
Discussions have been kick-started with several state Governments in India for support. This will be the first and one of a kind initiative in the country where there will be strong cross country collaboration between Germany, Israel, Canada, US and for sure within India both across Research Institutions and Industries to develop Collaborative Solution using deep technology directly applicable for the industry, having strong commercial viability, value and scalability. VCs and deep pocketed Tech HNIs have also been lined up to support. We are engaging with Industry who will sponsor and support industry focused solutions specific to their industry in this space.
We are reaching out to some of our networked friends who we believe, believes in excellence and would like to support the pursuance of it. We strongly believe in getting national and global level support and already seeing early signs for it in our endeavour to create a world class Deep Tech Networked Collaborative Innovation and Incubation Program in India with cross industry and cross top Indian and global research collaboration to bring in excellence to our world of creating deep innovation led technology solutions resolving real world gaps or probing into new areas to resolve problems which lies in the future. We are also closely working out with DIPP, MEITY, DST and Niti Aayog, Govt. Of India on this.
TOTALSTART's FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
The annual hunt for the 10 to 20 groomable micro or small but scalable district level entrepreneurs or prospective startupreneurs for each of the three countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal has been NEWLY LAUNCHED for the Years 2018 – 2020 through a series of 3-4 seminar / workshops in each country as a part of TotalStart Bangladesh / Bhutan / Nepal's Startup BootCamp Series 2018-2010 program for those countries. The district level startupreneurs (also prospective ones) will be mentored and hand-held to be successful and made to become VC or large investment fund investible in the 2 year TotalMentor Business Mentoring Program.
The boot camps in each country will be on for next 4-6 months till 30th. September 2019 with 3 to 4 Start-Up BootCamp workshops in each country to be conducted by the country's local TotalStart Innovation and Incubation Center or TotalStart Partner with the support of the TotalStart International District innovation & Incubation Unit Programs. To apply one should reach out to TotalStart at totalstart@totalstart.org or register below on links given.
FOR BANGLADESH FOR BHUTAN FOR NEPAL
OLD EVENTS
9th and 10th March 2017 – Fintech Valley Vizag Spring Conference 2017. Stepping Stones towards creating a Fintech Hub in India in Vizag. TotalStart #TotalStart is engaged as an Advisor and Strategic Partner to the initiative of Andhra Pradesh Government.
22nd. and 24th. Feb. 2016: TotalStart Sikkim 6th. & 7th. Start-up Bootcamp:
TotalStart Sikkim's 6th. and 7th Startup Bootcamp workshop got concluded on 22nd. & 24th Feb at Jorethang and at TotalStart Sikkim Innovation and Incubation Center, at STPI Building in Tadong Gangtok. It was a mild success with startup ideas on social impact profit businesses on hand knotted carpet using hundreds of existing skilled and trained Carpet Weavers in Sikkim and scalable poultry farming and chicken processing backward integrating with small village level poultry farmers. Wishing the startups a great journey ahead. We are there for their journey. We plan to continue for the second day today at 3-6 pm, interested startups or startup ideas can join. TotalStart Sikkim's hunt for Year 2016 for the 10 groomable entrepreneurs to be mentored and hand-holded to be successful in our 2 year program is on for the next 5 months with 5 more StartUp BootCamp workshops to be conducted at TotalStart Sikkim Innovation and Incubation Center.
15th. January 2016: Scaling and Funding Workshop for the Artificial Flower Manufacturing Cluster Entrepreneurs:
On the request of an young entrepreneur from Guptipara, Hooghly West Bengal, we carried out the first scaling and funding workshop for the plastic flower manufacturing cluster's entrepreneurs, followed by a tour of the facilities and process of the 50+ odd entrepreneurs, but selectively of 5 of them to understand the process. Lot can be done here along with the cluster development efforts of MSME&T Department of Government of West Bengal.
Very focused very action driven workshop was conducted. Ensuing visits to Jeerat in Hooghly District for reviewing the possibility of opening a scalable Piggery/Goatery in Jeerat for the team lead by a Santhal Blind Youth from our Blind Youth Entrepreneurship Development Center and a scheduled visit to Malda, North Bengal for exploring the possibility of opening a Mango Pulp Processing Unit by a Malda Blind Youth.
www.dokraarts.com team in action in Episode 5 of Egiye Bangla (www.egiyebangla.in) TV reality show for Bengal Startups conducted by Dept of MSME&T, Govt. of West Bengal showcased on 5th. January 2016 on Zee-Bangla TV. The team was selected by the jury from 400+ startups from Bengal.
TotalStart is delighted to partner with Dept of MSME&T, Govt. of West Bengal & IIM Calcutta Innovation Park as both Screening Jury Partner & Mentor Partner for the pre-show stage of the live TV-Reality show Egiye Bangla for the Micro & Small Entrepreneurs from the Districts of Bengal. This is in due recognition of our knowledge and expertise from the MSME&T Dept & IIMCIP and for the ground level extensive work we are and have carried out through our flagship program in Bengal: TotalStart Bengal District Innovation & Incubation Unit Initiative – where we annually choose 20 select scalable micro and small #DistrictEntrepreneurs for our 2 year foundation building program for scaling and financing and get then assured funding and build their base for high growth.
Healthypariwar (a TotalStart Incubatee) is a Primary Healthcare service delivery initiative in parts of Districts of Burdwan and Bankura in West Bengal India, working with the mission to “Helping Underserved Families Realize Healthier Tomorrow” and adjudged as TOP 20 Social Enterprises in India in 2013 by TATA Foundation and IIM-C. Healthypariwar is organizing a series of Panel Discussion on Primary Healthcare – its importance, challenges of service delivery at the last mile and the possible solutions, 24th September, Thursday, from 3pm at Raniganj. With the coming together of academicians, industry stalwarts and government officials in various panel discussions on the day, we wish to start a regular dialogue with the community which will help in germinating new ideas and initiatives thereby creating a healthier society. Healthypariwar will be organizing a series of Panel Discussion on various aspects of Primary Healthcare – its Importance, Challenges of service delivery and possible solutions. 1st of its kind discussion forum bringing together Academicians, Industry stalwarts and Government and community officials. Please click here for the event page for details.
2nd. Workshop – TotalStart Blind Youth Entrepreneurship Development Initiative:
TotalStart Bengal the local operation of TotalStart Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Developers, a section 25 not for profit company focused on developing entrepreneurship ecosystem in entrepreneurially less developed regions in the country is organzing at Sheoraphuli-Rajbati, 125 N C Ghosh Sarani, Sheoraphuli, Hooghly, West Bengal, INDIA 712223 on 23rd of September 2015 the “TotalStart Blind Youth Entrepreneurship Development Initiative's 2nd workshop” at “TotalStart Blind Youth Innovation & Incubation Center” in collaboration with the “Society for the Welfare of the Blind”. For details go to event page!
TotalStart's TotalIncube Program for Entrepreneurship Development in Academic Institutions @ BHU-IT Varanasi:
TotalStart focuses on entrepreneurship development in Academic Institutions amongst it's other programs. This was TotalStart's first program at Indian Institute of Technology, BHU. Dr. Shurjo Ghosh,Chairperson – Bengal Chamber Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Chairman of TotalStart was the chief facilitator and mentor for this seminar/lecture on 8th of September 2015 in Varanasi!
Scaling the Micro-entrepreneurs of Varanasi – A half day hands-on workshop: Varanasi is a nerve center of Spiritual India, but very interestingly it is also a nerve center of micro-entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh. Thousands of micro and small entrepreneurs are surviving and thriving in this microcosm of spirited nerve center of the country. We carried out a workshop here on 7th. September 2015 for the local micro-entrepreneurs. The attempt of this hands-on workshop was to explore whether some of these spirited young and old entrepreneurs can be scaled. To explore whether the new world of entrepreneurship development can be connected to this old world of entrepreneurial spirit in link with spirituality and religion!