Bangladesh StartUp Cup's Workshop for Young Entrepreneurs held at Microsoft Bangladesh office

Bangladesh StartUp Cup, the first ever business model competition of the country; arranged a workshop named 'Public Relations (PR) as a driving force for StartUps'. The program took place at Microsoft Bangladesh office amongst a vibrant participation of budding young entrepreneurs, local business enthusiasts and  Bangladesh- US media experts.  It was the third workshop of the series of warm up events scheduled to take place prior to Bangladesh StartUp Cup's Inauguration on  April , 2014.  Mr. Shyama Prasad Bepari , Joint Secretary (ICT), Ministry of ICT; Ms. Kristen Bergmen, President, Atmos Strategic Communications, USA  and Mr. Ed Kelley, Former Editor, Washington Times were present at the event to inspire the entrepreneurs.
The workshop started at 3 pm with the presence of around 50+ StartUp founders. Mr. Quazi M, Ahmed, CEO, Future Leaders moderated the sessions. A panel discussion by experienced PR gurus namely Ms. Kristen Bergmen, Mr.M. Rizwan Sharif, Senior Lecturer,  Public Relations, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)  and Ms. Sabrina Zaman, Chief Executive, Impact PR took place to enhance PR skills of the entrepreneurs.  After the mentoring session was over, an interactive learning session was arranged for all the participants.
StartUp Cup is a global business model competition which selects its winners on the basis of 7 months long entrepreneurial activities of the participants. Since 2011, more than 1,100 StartUps have competed in StartUp Cup across 36 countries.  The Bangladesh chapter of this competition will kick-start in April 14, 2014 whereas the preceding months will be a buzz with workshops and events to be arranged in partnership with prominent local organizations working as part of the growing entrepreneurship eco-system.
On behalf of the organizers, Muntasir Tahmeed (Media Manager, Bangladesh StartUp Cup) shared his view with us : “Every year 2.7 million youth enter the Bangladeshi Job market. Unfortunately 8 out of every 10 fresh young entrants remain unemployed. Hence this is the high time we created such an environment where they will not seek jobs but entrepreneurial ventures.” There will be several other events in the following weeks.