KNN Bureau MSMEs 17 Mar 2016 11:18:58 <strong><strong><img alt="President to launch national portal for start-up entrepreneurs called 'SIDBI Start-up Mitra' today" src="http://knnindia.co.in/knnuploads/uploads 4.1.14/pranab-mukherjee-17-3-16.jpg" style="width: 320px; height: 220px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 1px; float: left;" /></strong>New Delhi, Mar 17 (KNN)</strong> A roundtable discussion on funding for innovations will be organized in Rashtrapati Bhavan on the sixth day of the ongoing Festival of Innovations today during which the President will also launch a national portal for start-up entrepreneurs called &quot;SIDBI STARTUP MITRA&quot;.<br /> <br /> The discussion would be held in association with SIDBI and National Innovation Foundation.<br /> <br /> Union Ministers of Road Transport &amp; Highways and Shipping; Railways; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Minister of State for Finance are expected to participate in the discussions.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Key recommendations emanating from the discussions will be presented to President Pranab Mukherjee in the afternoon.<br /> <br /> The President will also launch a national portal for start-up entrepreneurs called &ldquo;SIDBI STARTUP MITRA&rdquo; developed by SIDBI.<br /> <br /> The platform will enable entrepreneurs in the start-up community to get connected with various stake holders namely incubators, mentors, angel investors, venture capital funds, service providers etc.&nbsp;<strong>(With PIB Inputs)</strong> 14125 http://knnindia.co.in/msmes/president-to-launch-national-portal-for-start-up-entrepreneurs-called-'sidbi-start-up-mitra'-today/34-14125.go 17 Mar 2016 11:18:58 KNN