Every Village Has a Story
You Make It Digital!!
OBJECTIVE & PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Building Rural-to-Startup Pathways
To create a continuous pipeline from rural digital storytelling to entrepreneurial problem-solving, leading to startup ideas grounded in real community needs.
IMPRENT (Impacting Rural Entrepreneurship) is a student-driven initiative anchored by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Anna University.
Colleges across Tamil Nadu document rural and micro-enterprises through structured digital storytelling and ethical field engagement.
- Institutional digital repositories
- State-level showcases & hackathons
The programme bridges rural realities with entrepreneurial thinking, transforming grassroots challenges into actionable startup opportunities.
TIMELINE (TENTATIVE)
DIGITAL RURAL PROFILING
Faculty nomination · Online training · Village visits
FEB 2026
VISUAL STORYTELLING
Short films & posters · Faculty review
MAR 2026
STATE LEVEL HACKATHON
College events · State recognition
APR 2026
SCOPE OF INTERVIEWS
TRAINING STRUCTURE
RESOURCES
Sample reference videos
Short learning modules
Editing tutorials
AI tool usage guides
TEMPLATES
Interview Question Template
- Founder background
- Business journey
- Key challenges
- Unique aspects
- Future goals
Editing Structure Template
- Opening hook
- Journey
- Challenges
- Vision
- Closing
Submission Format Template
- Video specifications
- File naming
- Business summary
- Key insights
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Final edited video
Business summary
Identified challenges
Suggested growth opportunities
Visual poster (Tamil / English)