Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Irfan Alam is an internationally acclaimed entrepreneur whom President Obama complimented with the words, "You are doing a tougher job than me." A proud first generation graduate, entrepreneurship and Innovation enthusiast Irfan Alam is a serial entrepreneur. He took the first step towards entrepreneurship when he was as young as 13 and started stock trade analysis and formed a portfolio management firm. Later after his college he won a famous TV reality show, Business Baazigar. The show aimed to find people with innovative business ideas. In spite winning the prestigious show Irfan turn down USD 250,000 investment offer from the organizer because of business ethics conflict and this is where his flagship organization SammaaN first came into existence. Today, this organization is known, not only for systematizing and empowering the rickshaw pullers and their families in India but also for turning this, otherwise sick sector into a robust business model. Being a social entrepreneur Irfan has been globally recognized as expert on social entrepreneurship and turning corporate social responsibilities into lucrative socially relevant business opportunities.Ford and TED fellow, Irfan is CNBC Young Turk and CNN Young Indian Leader award winner. He has been widely covered by the Economist, Fortune etc.Currently he is a Mason MPA candidate at Harvard Kennedy School on Fulbright Scholarship and promoting women and youth entrepreneurship in India. Irfan, at present, serves as the Founder and Chairman of SammaaN Foundation, an Indian company which organizes the rickshaw pulling and manufacturing sector and is also a leading primary and emergency healthcare service provider. He is also the founder of SammaaN Women Association, which provides education, training and employment opportunities for women. He has also founded MATiNS Enterprise, an interactive outdoor advertising, marketing and portfolio management company. He is also the Founding Chair of CII Young Indians, Patna Chapter."@en }
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- Irfan_Alam abstract "Irfan Alam is an internationally acclaimed entrepreneur whom President Obama complimented with the words, "You are doing a tougher job than me." A proud first generation graduate, entrepreneurship and Innovation enthusiast Irfan Alam is a serial entrepreneur. He took the first step towards entrepreneurship when he was as young as 13 and started stock trade analysis and formed a portfolio management firm. Later after his college he won a famous TV reality show, Business Baazigar. The show aimed to find people with innovative business ideas. In spite winning the prestigious show Irfan turn down USD 250,000 investment offer from the organizer because of business ethics conflict and this is where his flagship organization SammaaN first came into existence. Today, this organization is known, not only for systematizing and empowering the rickshaw pullers and their families in India but also for turning this, otherwise sick sector into a robust business model. Being a social entrepreneur Irfan has been globally recognized as expert on social entrepreneurship and turning corporate social responsibilities into lucrative socially relevant business opportunities.Ford and TED fellow, Irfan is CNBC Young Turk and CNN Young Indian Leader award winner. He has been widely covered by the Economist, Fortune etc.Currently he is a Mason MPA candidate at Harvard Kennedy School on Fulbright Scholarship and promoting women and youth entrepreneurship in India. Irfan, at present, serves as the Founder and Chairman of SammaaN Foundation, an Indian company which organizes the rickshaw pulling and manufacturing sector and is also a leading primary and emergency healthcare service provider. He is also the founder of SammaaN Women Association, which provides education, training and employment opportunities for women. He has also founded MATiNS Enterprise, an interactive outdoor advertising, marketing and portfolio management company. He is also the Founding Chair of CII Young Indians, Patna Chapter.".