BSFC Bhawan in Bihar will now work as startup tower: Minister Shahnawaz Hussain

Patna, April 8 (KNN) In a bid to further promote startups in Bihar, state Industry Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain announced that the Bihar State Finance Corporation (BSFC) Bhawan on Fraser Road will now work as a ‘startup tower’ and Indra Bhawan at Hartali Chowk as an ‘investment hub’ where investors from across the world will get all services under one roof.

While inaugurating a startup innovation lab at Udyog Bhawan the Minister said,”The startup ideas approved by the industry department will be given space at the startup tower at BSFC Bhawan”. 

The startup at Indra Bhawan, on the other hand, is aimed at providing all services to the investors at one place. The receptionist at startup hub will be a linguist who will help investors in communicating with the authority members, the minister added. 

The startup innovation lab has been named ‘Zero Lab’, an initiative of Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) in collaboration with Incubation Centre IIT, Patna.

It aims to provide a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to develop their ideas using ideation support, awareness of opportunities in various industry sectors and handholding for developing their business plans. (KNN Bureau)