The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) announces an opportunity to enhance your entrepreneurial talent, interact with successful businessmen, and expand your business network, to reach your full business potential.

After the grand success of the Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) in June 2006, the World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce – India (WZCC– I), is organizing a similar training program – Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP).

This program is for you if you are a budding entrepreneur and wish to take your business to new heights by either:

• Expanding or diversifying your business
• Identifying new opportunities
• Establishing linkages with development and support institutions
• Get trained at a recognized institute
   

About the Program :

This is a residential training program scheduled during 28th April to 3rd May 2008, and will be conducted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), at its campus at Ahmedabad. EDI is a recognized Training Institute promoted by leading Financial Institutions.

The training will be through lectures, case studies, business games, group exercises, interactions with successful entrepreneurs and industrial visits. The program will also help the trainees establish network and linkages with banks and financial institutions.

The Fee: Rs. 12,500/- per participant. This includes cost of training, lodging and boarding for six days, course material and industry visits. It excludes travel expenses to and from Ahmedabad.                                 

Contact at WZCC:  Prof.  Faredoon Kapadia, Mrs. Dolly Dhamodiwala, or email us at wzccprograms@gmail.com   

For more information visit the WZCC website

The Delhi Chapter of the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (India), was reconstituted today with a new President and members being added to the Managing Committee.

The composition of the new WZCC Delhi Chapter Managing Committee is as follows:

Dadi Mistry - Founder President, Delhi Chapter
Cyrus Engineer - President
Veera Mavalwala - Secretary
Adi Chhoi - Treasurer
Adil Nargolwala - Committee Member
Percy Batliwala - Committee Member
Navroze Dhondy - Committee Member
Meenakshi Bhujwala - Committee Member
Mehernosh Shapoorjee - Committee Member

The aim of the Delhi Chapter, is in line with the larger objectives of the WZCC, and its efforts are to facilitate networking, enhance Trade & Commerce and to renergize the Zarathushti entrepreneurial spirit and thus bring about economic prosperity to all Zarathushtis worldwide.

To know more about the WZCC, visit the global site by clicking here

The WZCC Global AGM is being held in Pune, on the 12th & 13th of January 2008. Please block your diaries and make your bookings promptly to participate in this Mega Event, as delegates from all over the world will be attending.

About Pune: This vibrant host city of Pune has the potential for growing business opportunities and enjoys excellent connectivity to Mumbai. The Zoroastrian population of Pune has been increasing, and it is also a favored spot for visiting members from abroad during the delightful winter season. Click here to know more about Pune

The Program for the 2-day AGM is as follows:

Day 1: Saturday, January 12, 2008

11:00 a.m Factory Visit to Tata Motors and Lunch
The group for this interesting Factory Visit is to be limited to 50 persons only and will be on a first-come basis. Participants must book in advance, so please be prompt. Visitors from Mumbai will be taken by a special bus, to reach Tata Motors, Pimpri, by 11 am, or else they can make their own arrangements to be there.
 
6:30 p.m The Gala Night
The Gala Night, commencing at 6.30 pm, at the Ladies’ Club, Pune Cantonment, will be an awards night for outstanding entrepreneurs and professionals.

Nominations had earlier been invited for three different categories and a distinguished panel of judges will make the selection. The awards will be presented at the function, with appropriate citations and responses from the winners.

The annual event also honors an outstanding business personality and confers the Honorary Membership of the WZCC. Past recipients have been the likes of Pallonji Mistry (India), Byram Avari (Pakistan), among others.

This year, the eminent corporate stalwart, Dr. Jamshed Irani, Director, Tata Sons, will be conferred the WZCC’s Honorary Membership. An interesting Keynote address will be followed by some light entertainment.

Cocktails and Dinner will provide further opportunity for interaction. Book now to avoid disappointment.

Day 2: Sunday, January 13, 2008

9:30 a.m Annual General Meeting & Conclave
The venue for this interactive programme is the state-of-the-art auditorium, courtesy the management of the Ruby Hall Hospital complex.

Activities will commence at 9.30 am with the AGM, to be followed by group discussions. Participants will break off into their respective interest Groups like Manufacturing, Services, IT, Financial etc. and make a short presentation of their deliberations. Post-lunch there will be Panel Discussions on interesting topics, with audience participation and the session will end after a Tea Service at 3.30 pm.

Those who had traveled by the special bus to the Tata Motors Factory Visit the previous day will be brought back to Mumbai by the same bus service.

A special concessional charge will be payable by those attending both the Gala Night & the AGM.

Please book your participation now and ensure you don’t miss the opportunity of participating in the WZCC Global AGM. Accommodation at Pune is to be arranged by the participants, and this being the winter holiday season, accommodation needs to be reserved well in advance. For more information and charges, please click here to visit the official WZCC AGM page online.

The Pravasi Bharati Divas is being celebrated in New York this Sunday, the 23rd of September 2007, by the Ministry of Overseas Indians - GoI, in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The aim of the Pravasi Divas is to bring together people of Indian origin living and working across the world, and to leverage their India connection for mutual benefit, as well as set the context of the ‘the new India’ so that they can gain from it and vice-versa.

The occassion also provides an opportunity for Zoroastrian Parsi youth, entrepreneurs, and even established businesses to network and perhaps develop new Indo-US collaborations. The World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce provides a common platform for all Zoroastrians, and would clearly establish us as a unique value group, which can and does contribute greatly to India and the Indian community.

It is short notice, but all Zoroastrians interested in connecting up for the event in New York, should contact Dr. Zareen Karani Araoz, President of Managing Across Cultures, or contact us and we’ll put you in touch with her.

For more information you can also visit this link.