As many as 25 successful entrepreneurial companies of the MSME sector in Gujarat who have used Innovation, Technology and/or Globalisation to grow rapidly would get featured in a publication by icreate, a recently established organisation funded by the Gujarat Government. icreate plans to publish success stories of high growth companies for next generation entrepreneurs to follow. This would be published through a book followed by the release of a CD with interview video clips. This was stated by Dr Madhu Mehta, Chief Mentor and Founding Team Member of International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (icreate) recently while addressing a section of representatives from MSME sector.

Kicking off the "ReachOut", interactive program of icreate in the Saurashtra Region to familiarise the members of the MSME community about icreate and its recently announced scheme to seek out and publish stories of 25 successful entrepreneurial companies in Gujarat, Dr Mehta said that the basic selection criteria would be usage of either Innovation, Technology and/or Globalisation as a lever for achieved growth. Inaugurated in September last year by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology is in the process to create an ecosystem, which enables and nurtures Gen Next entrepreneurial initiatives, which leverage Innovations, Technology and Globalisation. Headed by former Infosys chief N R Narayana Murthy, icreate is established under the aegis of Gujarat Foundation of Entrepreneurial Excellence (GFEE), which is a joint venture section 25 company of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC) and Gujarat Entrepreneurship and Venture Promotion Foundation (GEVPF).

The Centre is an autonomous centre of excellence with its coming up with its own incubation centre, on a sprawling 34 acres campus on the outskirts of Ahmedabad and has ambitious plans to tie-up with similar institutions around the globe and network with their resources, mentors, incubates ideas and educators. The centre will work with students, aspiring entrepreneurs, existing entrepreneurs as well as MSMEs and high growth companies.

Parul Daftari, MSME Lead of icreate said that this series of ReachOut Programs is aimed at holding special events in the select cities in Gujarat. "The scope will include meetings with opinion leaders, one-on-one with representatives of press, meetings with students, teachers (and parents), as also special round table meets with opinion leaders, and MSME entrepreneurs from the local industries," she added.