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If you have an idea and don’t know how to turn it into a business, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM-A has the solution.

‘iWeekend’ where for the first time, a highly motivated group of 50 entrepreneurs and professionals will select a few ideas and work together to launch a version of the products. All of this in a weekend. Of the final presentations, some products will be selected and funded by venture capitalists and other funding agencies.

“iWeekend is a non-profit organization started in Spain in 2008 with the mission of promoting culture of entrepreneurship in new technologies. Since then, it has conducted several programmes,” said Aditi Gupta from CIIE.

This year, they will conduct three programmes in India — from March 12 to 14 in Bangalore, March 19 to 21 in New Delhi and finally in Ahmedabad from March 26 to 28.

The iWeekend will be organised with the help of Nadathur Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (IIM Bangalore), CIIE (IIM Ahmedabad) and Indus Entrepreneurs, Delhi chapter.

“Registrations have begun for the event meant for professionals, freelancers, programmers, designers, marketers, businessmen, lawyers and even students. Technology innovation will be the main theme where ideas based on software and internet-based applications will have to be developed,” added Gupta.

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