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The Changing Entrepreneurship Wave in Punjab

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Nandini Mukherjee, Managing EditorThe growth of a state’s economy greatly depends on innovation and entrepreneurship. The state of Punjab has long held a significant place in India and has excelled in various sectors across the spectrum like Industry, Agriculture, Education, Health, Literature, Sports, Arts and Culture. Punjab has been blessed with top infrastructure, human capital, enterprising and progressive people who strive to transform every potential opportunity into a booming success. Moreover, the State has identified that startups and entrepreneurship as the key pillar for economic growth, job creation, competitiveness and wealth creation.Over the course of the past few years, there has been a rise in the number of promising startups in

Punjab. Spread across sectors such as agritech, fintech and more, the startups have attracted the keen eye of the stalwarts from the ecosystem.

With the enabling organisations in Chandigarh and the major cities of Punjab such as Ludhiana and Amritsar, the state’s start-up ecosystem is preparing to compete with other emerging start-up hubs. Organisations such as TiE have brought startups the opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs, investors from across the country.Besides, incubators and coworking spaces are also doing their bit to help the state’s start up get the right exposure and platform for growth. The start-ups based out in Punjab are also leaving no stone unturned to bethe most preferred places to work for professionals today and how their innovative business ideas are changing the way we live. These start-ups are building a high-trust workplace culture that engages employees and drives better business.

In our current edition, we have featured a list of “10 Best Startups to Work For -Punjab”. This curated list captures the essence of serving the new age Indian consumer and businesses by new-age start-ups. It is the constant endeavour of theseworkplaces to employ the same kind of rigour and discipline in designing and delivering experiences to their employees, as they would do for their customers.

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