New Items Related to Business Incubation Center “BIC”
- Business Incubation Centers at AWKUM and GIKI Collaborate for Entrepreneurial Empowerment: Training Session January 1, 2024
- One Day Seminar on “Startup Survival Strategies & Fundraising: An Investor Perspective” June 6, 2023
- (IBL) in collaboration with BIC, AWKM organized an industrial visit January 23, 2023
- BIC, AWKUM and BIC, GIKI organized two days training sessions. December 29, 2022
- IBL, AWKUM in collaboration with Business Incubation Center AWKUM organized “Marketing Gala” December 23, 2022
- The BIC, AWKUM in collaboration with E-Merchant Pakistan organized a one day seminar on Ecommerce platform November 25, 2022
- The Business Incubation Center AWKUM organized a one day Orientation Session October 31, 2022
- BIC AWKUM in collaboration with CAAWTCHII organized a one-day seminar on E-commerce February 18, 2022
- The Business Incubation Center (BIC), AWKUM Visited The FPCCI, Islamabad January 6, 2022
About Us
Overview:
AWKUM Business Incubation Center (BIC) has been established in November, 2015 Vide notification F.No.1(1)/AWKUM/2015/14623. Mr. Shah Hussain Awan (Faculty Member, Institute of Business Studies & Leadership), who conceived the idea to establish Business Incubation center at AWKUM, was nominated as the coordinator of BIC for promoting entrepreneurship in the University. AWKUM had already well-established society for the promotion of entrepreneurial activities among students and faculty. The society has participated in various national events. The pioneer members of the society, Mr. Amad Ali Shah, Ms Charanjeet Kaur, and Ms Mehwish Nadeem, have won the second prize in All Pakistan Business Plan Competition held at FAST University, Peshawar Campus. The members of the society have also remained runners up in many business plan competitions held in 2012 and 2013.
Mission Statement:
The BIC undertakes to furnish students, a platform, with opportunities, for developing and enhancing their basic entrepreneurial skills by realizing the potential of profitable opportunities. We aim to focus on educating the future leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, who have the desire to be involved in ideas pertaining to business development.
Objectives:
- To foster innovation in the students of AWKUM
- To enable students develop their entrepreneurship skills
- To build a network between students startups and business community on national and international level
- To organize seminars and workshops on business plan activities
- To explore the creative angles of business management
- To convert new ideas into real projects
- To commercialize important research projects undergoing in University
What we do
Business Incubation Center:
Establishment of BIC is a need of time. The main functional areas of the center are:
- Business Incubation Services:
AWKUM BIC provides business inclusive atmosphere to fresh graduates to become a successful entrepreneurs and help them to establish successful business. AWKUM BIC provides training and consultancy services, financial and marketing services, network and tools to new startups. The center also helps to establish industry-academia linkages to strengthen R&D activities at AWKUM.
- Entrepreneurial workshops/Events:
AWKUM BIC organizes various workshops and seminars on business planning. Short training courses are organized on starting new business, mentoring, financial support, marketing services, etc. Guest speakers will be invited to share the experience of starting a new business with students and faculties.
- Collaboration & partnerships:
AWKUM BIC will establish linkages between academia and industry, which will strengthen ties between education institution and business community. The center aims to sign MoUs with various government and private institutions.
- Research & Development:
AWKUM has enriched research faculty and resources. The center will not restrict to the Faculty of Business & Economics rather it will expand its activities to all the faculties to facilitate the ongoing research projects.
Our Startups
Our Startups
- Hunarmand: Nabeel Ahmad and Hadia Dost (Co-founders). Hunarmand is home maintenance services provider dealing all kinds of services at door step.
Web: www.thehunarmand.com
Facebook: Hunarmand
- Human Resource Training Center (HRTC): Mohammad Imran Khan (Co-founder)
HRTC is a consultancy firm providing all kind of professional trainings.
Web: www.hrtc.pk , Facebook: HRTC
- Hashtag by S & A: Miss Sara and Miss Atiya (Co-founders). Hashtag is an online startup selling Abayas, Kids dresses and party wears.
Facebook: Hashtag
- Braniac’s: Anwar UlHaqand Sohail Ahmad (Co-founder). Brainiac’s Digitalized Education System is an Institution which provides tuition service from Primary level of student to University & Graduated one’s in different forms. We provide online tuition through Android App but also in soft form notes, model paper and short courses. Currently upgrading to advance level students assessment in different perspectives & manual registration procedure.
- Stylux: Taif Ali (Co-founder), It is an international designing and advertising agency.
www.stylux.pk Facebook: stylux official
Selection Process
Activities
S.No | Activity | Venue | Date |
1 | The BIC AWKUM participated in the seminar for young entrepreneurs organized by Pakistan Entrepreneurs Network for Youth (PEN) | Islamabad | December, 2015 |
2 | The Director, Business Incubation Center (AWKUM) Dr. Shahid Jan Kakakhel and Coordinator Business Incubation Center Mr. Shah HussainAwan participated in the “Women Entrepreneurship Advocacy Session | Peshawar | January, 2016 |
3 | The Business Incubation Center, AWKUM organized a one day exhibition on Women Entrepreneurship “Opportunities & Challenges” | IBL | May, 2016 |
4 | The Business Incubation Center, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) in collaboration with ORIC AWKUM and Department of Management Sciences organized a two days’ workshop on “How to develop business ideas and business models” | IBL | November, 2016 |
5 | One-day Seminar on “Women Entrepreneurship” | IBL | April, 2017 |
6 | The coordinator Business Incubation Center AWKUM MR. Shah Awan (as an expert) along with aspiring entrepreneurs of AWKUM participated in the Digital Youth Summit | PC Peshawar | 2017 |
7 | The Institute of Business Studies & Leadership (IBL) Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) signed an MoU with Change Mechanics Islamabad | BIC/IBL | April, 2017 |
8 | The Business Incubation Center organized Guest Speaker session on “Role of Entrepreneurs in the Economy of Pakistan” | IBL | June, 2018 |
9 | One seminar was organized by BIC AWKUM on the importance of entrepreneurship for business students | Islamabad | June, 2018 |
10 | KPIT Board in collaboration with BIC AWKUM arranged an awareness session regarding its initiatives DURSHAL and YEP | IBL | March, 2018 |
11 | The second awareness session was held by Program Coordinator of DURSHAL Mardan (KPIT Board), | IBL | 2018 |
12 | The Business Incubation Center Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) signed an MoU with Center for Social Education and Development, Islamabad (CSED) | IBL | 2018 |
13 | One day seminar on competition Law was organized for business students in collaboration with Competition Commission of Pakistan | Central Library, AWKUM | March, 2019 |
14 | The IBL students facilitated by BIC participated in 4 days Boot camp organized by REED International | Durshal | December, 2019 |
15 | The BIC AWKUM has signed an MoU with Concept Unlimited for promoting entrepreneurial activities | BIC | March, 2020 |
Our Team
Director: Dr. Mohammad Jehangir
Coordinator BIC: Shah Hussain Awan
Email: bic@awkum.edu.pk
Contact: 03189998699