Entrepreneurship Promotion and Incubation Council

EPIC describes its incubation model as support for technology-based businesses, with a preference for entrepreneurs developing manufacturing enterprises. The center says it is a nonprofit promoted by Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research and India’s Department of Science and Technology under NIDHI-TBI.

Incubatees may participate from space at the center or from their own off-campus location; EPIC describes both modes as having access to mentorship and its facilities. Its model says selected candidates must form a company, with EPIC able to help. EPIC says it attracts candidates through campaigns, competitions, and seminars and assesses them on qualities including perseverance, project passion, work ethic, knowledge, and visualization.

The model describes shared access to facilities at promoters’ businesses as low-cost and intended to be rapid, without publishing a tariff or confirming current access. It also states that campus hostel and mess facilities are available to incubatees arriving from elsewhere; current vacancies and pricing are not verified.

Prepare a focused presentation of about ten pages addressing the problem, product and market, solution, competition, strategy, incubation goals, and what you expect from EPIC. PowerPoint and Word are examples of suggested formats. The application instructions say to contact the center after preparing the presentation.

The model is aimed at technology entrepreneurs and says EPIC prefers entrepreneurs seeking to establish manufacturing businesses. EPIC lists perseverance, passion for the project, work ethic, knowledge, and visualization among its selection qualities. Selected candidates are required to form a company, with assistance from EPIC possible.

EPIC’s application instructions ask prospective incubatees to prepare a focused project presentation of about ten pages, in a format such as PowerPoint or Word. It should cover the problem, product and market, solution, competition, strategy, goals at the incubator, and expectations of EPIC. Applicants are directed to contact the center after preparing it; current intake capacity is not verified.

EPIC describes mentorship and access to its facilities for both on-campus and off-campus incubatees. Its model also describes access to facilities located at promoters’ businesses as low-cost and intended to offer rapid support, though no tariff or current access guarantee is stated. Campus hostel and mess facilities are described as available to incubatees arriving from elsewhere; current vacancies and pricing are unverified.