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ISB's program for SMEs in June

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The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (ISB) is organizing a three-day "Global Growth Entrepreneurship Programme" that aims to provide Founders and senior decision makers of small and medium sized businesses with strategies for succeeding in a globally competitive market. The Faculty for the program are Gerry George of the London Business School and Mason Carpenter of Wisconsin Madison.

Dates and Venues:
June 14 –16 Delhi
June 17-19 Chennai
June 20-22 Mumbai

The fees for the program is subsidized by the Wadhwani Foundation to all selected participants.

For more information, visit http://www.isb.edu/cee/globalgrowth

Arun Natarajan is the Founder & CEO of Venture Intelligence, the leading provider of information and networking services to the Private Equity and Venture Capital ecosystem in India. View sample issues of Venture Intelligence India newsletters and reports.

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