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    <author>ENA</author>
    <category>State</category>
    <date>2016-07-25 06:58:06</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kolkata, July 25 (KNN) &lt;/strong&gt;With the view to develop entrepreneurship among youth, West Bengal Government will set up a Start-Up Incubation Centre to support the educated youth to help them start their own businesses.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;Powered by the State Information &amp;amp; Technology Department and WEBEL, the centre will come up at WEBEL premises in Saltlake area.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;A memo will be sent to the State Cabinet for approval of this project.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;The State Government is also thinking of setting up a Rs. 100 crore fund which may be utilized as seed capital for the start-up organizations. The Government is planning to provide the initial fund support to them.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;Also, in case of diversifying the businesses, the Government will help to rope in foreign venture capital funds.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;The IT-based start-up companies which are developing software products will be eligible to be included in the start-up incubation centre. &lt;strong&gt;(KNN/ AR)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <id>14920</id>
    <link>http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/wb-govt-to-set-up-incubation-centre-to-develop-entrepreneurship-among-youth</link>
    <pubDate>2016-07-25 06:58:06</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>WB Govt to set up incubation centre to develop entrepreneurship among youth</title>
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