About TEN

The Entrepreneurial Network (TEN) is an incubation centre by Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology. The objective is to promote entrepreneurship and innovation as a mechanism for social impact. The centre serves as a launch pad and support system which is meant to facilitate aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups in initiating their business ideas and turning them into viable business models.

The whole theme behind the TEN is to create a conducive work environment for young entrepreneurs. The aim of TEN is to back the young help the young minds, pass through the infant vulnerable tenure of their start-ups, when environment can be significantly more hostile in a developing economy where services remain inadequate, inaccessible or expensive.

Vision

To be a premier centre of excellence that fosters synergy between the academia and the industry that fuels entrepreneurial spirit and inculcates bent of mind among students to help them to be self-reliant while introducing and contribute to the new culture of enterprise in Pakistan.

Mission

TEN will build an ecosystem to incubate and support innovative ideas to assist start-ups, by marshalling the resource of the centre. Such resources include Incubation and Hatchery space, Mentorship, Seed-capital, Access to investors including extends and alumni and other drives and alumni drivers to serve as the launch pad for start-ups.

Categories of KIET Incubation Centre:

Objectives:

  • At least 5 business ideas to be realized each year
  • 3 seminars with successful entrepreneurs and investors in a year
  • At least 1 Training session with well-known organization be held in each of the regular semester to promote student on hand training in launching new ventures.
  • Promotion of TEN so it is clearly recognized as a separate entity of the CoMS for developing entrepreneurial base of students. Social media and word of mouth are the primary mode. Brochures are to be developed and distributed in organization run by entrepreneurs, especially KIET alumni.
  • At least 2 Sponsorship to be acquired per year to undertake specific activities pertaining entrepreneurial activities in KIET.
  • Develop links with local and foreign business and universities. 1 with business and 1 with university per year.

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LIST OF ADVISORY BOARD AND MENTORS

S.No Name Designation
1 Dr. Khalid Abbas Co-Founder Kzetta Technologies AB, Sweden
2 Ms.Bina ul Haq International Expansion Consultant, UK
3 Mr. Marioa Diel Co-CEO Founder IKAR Industires, Turkey
4 Muhammad Ovais Director Center of Excellence, Head of Special Projects, PIM
5 Shahid Qureshi President PMFA, Convenere FPCCI
6 Azfar Hussain Program Manager, NIC
7 Mina Salman Co-founder Bagallery
8 Salman Raza General Manager Coffee Wagera
9 Khurram Kalimi Co-Founder Vinn Corporation
10 Rehan Muzamil HoD Entrepreneurship Dept., IOBM
11 Dr. Faheem Bukhari Assistant Professor Iqra University
12 Dr. Imran Khan Assistant Professor CED(IBA)
13 Shoaib Malik SVP-Head Islamic SME
MENTORS
1 Izhar Abbas Accelerator Manager and Investment Analyst at Accelerate Prosperity, Pak
2 Ghufran Khalid Founder and CEO – LocalMenu technologies
3 Aqeel Gadit Managing Director World Softech
4 Samiya Hameed Founder Swank
5 Ghalib Hasnain Founder Ghalib Hasnain Photography & Films
6 Khizer Ahmed Founder of Hukumjanab.pk
7 Sadiq Amin Director at NDFinteriors
8 Sukaina Abbas Founder Enchante
7 Sadiq Amin Director at NDFinteriors
8 Sukaina Abbas Founder Enchante