A key entrepreneurial support element will be India's first-ever Startup Helpdesk consisting of free access and service to resources that are just an email away. Any startup can drop an email to NEN at startuphelpdesk@wfglobal.org.

NEN's in-house helpdesk consultants will answer queries, provide links to tools, templates or connect the startup with service providers based on their requirements. The helpdesk welcomes feedback on the services provided and their usefulness.

Says Suman Sasmal, Managing Director, India and Asia, Wadhwani Foundation, "Optimum utilization of the local demographic dividend is critical for entrepreneurship development. Indore is an educational hub with skilled professionals and along with Bhopal is in the middle of the country providing a direct and seamless connectivity by all means of transport.

Such available support infrastructure with immense growth potential will now be leveraged by a network of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors towards providing a fillip to the entrepreneurship fervor in the two cities."

NEN's activities primarily comprise of providing mentoring, learning and investor connects. The NEN experts are spending significant time in Indore meeting entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, various associations, educational institutions, media houses and other stakeholders to understand the nuances and requirements of the city's ecosystem. NEN envisions playing a ‘catalyst' role in spurring the entrepreneurial activities through networks and partnerships and bringing the required resources and knowledge to the entrepreneurs.

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