SMIU Students Organise “Start-Up Summit: From Concept to Success”
The students of SMIU’s Department of Business Administration organised the “Start-Up Summit: From Concept to Success” on 11th January 2024 at the premises of the varsity, where 26 groups of students under the supervision and guidance of Assistant Professor Shahid Obaid set stalls of variety of products.
The Vice Chancellor of SMIU Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai along with deans Dr. Zahid Ali Channar, Dr. Jamshed Halepoto, Advisor on Academics Dr. Abdul Hafeez Khan, Assistant Professor Shahid Obaid, Registrar Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh, and other officials visited the stalls.
On that occasion the vice chancellor while appreciating the products made and innovated by different groups of students and their other business adventures, said this young business community will enrich the country in the future because they are empowered with new and innovative ideas, vision, and spirit, that is needed for successful entrepreneurship. He said that universities have to produce a strong business community that could flourish their business on the lines of modern-day business trends and needs of the country to make the land and the nation prosperous. He maintained that universities must encourage their students to participate in business activities at micro level, as after graduation they could easily run their own businesses.
The students had displayed food items, handicrafts, furniture, decoration pieces, candles and candle holders, thread work, home appliances, abbaya, t-shirts, wedding suits, armaments, and other items on their stalls. They also offered career counseling, car wash and maintenance, photography, facilitating the students in availing hostel accommodation, and providing services in decorating classrooms of private and public sector schools, and other educational institutions.
Dr. Mujeeb Sahrai was of the view that our young generation can gain economic benefits from their business activities and at the same time they can serve the nation through it. He emphasized to the student that they must focus on low cost but the quality of their products and evaluate and search the market points for it. Some female students said that their main objective was to empower women through business ventures.