The Swiss MBA Alumni Association in Switzerland (SMAAS) held its first event to promote entrepreneurship within Switzerland, the latest in a series of S100 events.
Strathclyde 100 is a network of entrepreneurial alumni and business people who, through a series of events, support emerging Strathclyde entrepreneurs. Chaired by the University Principal, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Strathclyde 100 events have been running in Glasgow since 2003.
The event brought together entrepreneurial alumni and experts from Switzerland and Scotland to support and foster Entrepreneurship within the Swiss alumni community and throughout Switzerland, leveraging talent and resources.
Those coming along were asked to support Swiss startups as they seek to take their business ventures to the next level through some "ask" be it resource acquisition, mentoring, milestone achievement, new partner ships or even just networking.
Taking place at the Radisson Blu Conference Centre, Zurich, on May 27, there was a welcome from SMAAS chair David Alexander and a keynote speech from Professor Jonathan Levie, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship.
The entrepreneurs taking part were:
Dr Clemente Minonne (Strathclyde MBA Graduate), COB, iProcess Ltd.
Located in Lucerne, in the heart of Switzerland, the independent Business Architects of iProcess Ltd. (AG) enable organisations from various industries in effectively applying their strategic and operational initiatives to their business processes. The innovative services offered internationally range from independent research-based and process-focused investigations, to education and management advisory in Business Process and Knowledge Management. The provided services are organised in iProcess' three strategic pillars: ©iProcessAdvisory, ©iProcessAcademy and ©iProcessResearch
Mr Shaji Ramanalil (Strathclyde MBA Graduate) Source India Company (SICO)
SICO – SOURCE INDIA COMPANY strives to be the most dedicated and trusted Business Associate for Enterprises in Europe and India, when it comes to the art of trading goods and services. With our unique blend of market expertise, experience and competencies in tradecraft, we seek to provide our partners access to their chosen industries and industrial sectors. A means to not only access the global market place, but to provide an opportunity to carve a niche segment for themselves in it.
SICO’s envisions itself as a company that prides itself in adopting fair, healthy and sustainable business practises to thrive in an environment where all it’s associates and stakeholders are happy in their co-existence. An environment of tradecraft that is both profitable, as well as socially responsible.
A.J Rayvadera (Strathclyde MBA Student), Consortio Group AG
Swiss based company founded in 2001 encompassing multiple small businesses ranging from training and consulting to facility management and general contractor services for the construction industry.
The company structure has diversified into various fields and now the company have the challenge to redefine a new orientation and strategy to secure a sustainable future grow.
Mr Harshdeep Singh (Strathclyde MBM Graduate) C4B Solutions
C4B Solutions Ltd. is a Glasgow based company developing an innovative software solution, Bizvento. Founded by Harshdeep Singh (MBM, University of Strathclyde), Gianfranco Elena, and partners, it sets out to revolutionise the global £490 billion event management and event networking industry.