Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning

Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning
Company typeStartup incubation centre
IndustryStartups and IT
FoundedDecember 2017
HeadquartersMangalore, Karnataka, India

Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning, commonly known as CEOL, is a startup incubation centre situated in Mangalore city of Karnataka in India.[1][2][3][4][5] It was launched by Nirmala Sitharaman in 2017.[6] CEOL aims to create a Silicon Valley in the west coast of India.[7]

Objectives

The objectives of CEOL are

  • Offer help and support to startups
  • Bring in venture capital
  • Bring industries to interact with startups
  • Bring mentors to guide new entrepreneurs

CEOL is operated and managed by a committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner to provide young entrepreneurs the ecosystem to work on their ideas.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Nirmala Sitharaman launches start-up incubation centre in Mangaluru". The Hindu Business Line. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sitharaman inaugurates incubation centre at Mallikatte". The Times of India. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "KCCI bats for creation of IT park in Mangaluru". The Hindu. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. ^ "KCCI to support start-ups focussed on coastal Karnataka". The Hindu Business Line. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Mega job fair 'Disha Udyoga Parva' to be held at Mangalore University campus on Feb 17". Daijiworld. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. ^ "M'luru gets startup incubation centre". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. ^ "CEOL will lead to creation of Silicon Valley in west coast". The Hindu. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning – Mangaluru's Future". Retrieved 31 December 2019.


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