Invite Only[Partner Event]Kolkata

UpStart Kolkata - Starting Up Right.

April 28, 2018

Saturday

NASSCOM, Monibhandar Building, 7th Floor, Block EP-GP, Sec V, Kolkata- 700091.
Event Details:

http://register.payumoney.com/upstartkolkata1

#UpStart Kolkata - Starting Up Right.
Hosted by PayUmoney. Community Partner Nasscom Startup Warehouse Kolkata. Outreach Partners eChai and EasyDaftar.

You have a great business idea, you got it validated from friends, family, advisors and now you are going to take the plunge into starting up. Maybe you have already started the journey and battling market forces on multiple fronts, pushing your products or services. Starting a startup can be a risky venture if you don't take the right steps. It's important to protect your own assets and bulletproof your startup to keep it running smoothly. If you’re looking at high growth, there are a few typical phases during which you’ll have to interact with the legal system. Yes, company filings and regulations are not the most exciting parts of your startup. Yet they’re critical to the health of your business and personal finances.
#PayU brings to you a set of eminent speakers in the First Edition of #UpStart series in #Kolkata, a 3-hour session where we’ll hearing host of #startup basics like incorporating the right entity, importance of accounting & taxation, knowing the law, etc.

Speakers:-

1. Saahil wadhwa, Director and Founder at EasyDaftar.
2. Hari Balasubramanian, Director, Mukunda Foods.
3. Raj Lakhotia, Founder at DilseWill.

Where?- NASSCOM, Monibhandar Building, Webel Bhawan Premises, 7th Flr, Block EP-GP, Sec V, Kolkata- 700091

This is a three-hour session which requires prior registration. Limited seats available. Kindly register yourselves ASAP.


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