In order for any sport organization or enterprise to thrive, good financial practices must be followed. Those responsible for this crucial aspect of the industry are sometimes financial experts who move into sports, while others study sport management with a particular interest in its financial aspect.
Mr. Rutvik Likhite is our alumnus from Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management Batch 2017-20. He has founded his own sports brand called Kitup. An idea of doing something of his own in the sports retail and goods sector made him a Sports Entrepreneur.
IISM is the happiest when its students embark on their journey in the Sports Industry. Our students are making a mark of their own and we’re proud of them all. In another breakthrough, two of our students- Jairath Chugh & Rounak Majumdar from Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management Batch 2018-21, have been selected at Global Sports Week, Paris as Young Sports Makers.
In recent years, India has seen a consistent upward trajectory in the business of sports. 2008 was a watershed year for sports in India with the advent of the IPL. Since then, the unique franchise-based format adopted by the league has inspired the creation of similar competitions in other cricketing nations, as well as the launch of similar events in other sports in India too.
Students considering Sports Management as career should possess a fundamental understanding of sports law and other legal aspects of business activities in addition to other abilities like strong analytical, research, problem-solving and communication skills.
Sports Event Management is one of the most exciting verticals of the Sports industry. It gives you an opportunity to work on projects from their conceptualization to their eventual execution.
RaC Rides aims at providing semi-professional and professional bicycles without the hassle of having to maintain them. Availability of different brand of bicycles give the consumer an array of options to choose from. Varun states that, “the initiative started off as college project at IISM in 2017 and from there it has been a long and exciting journey. Valuable inputs from the faculty have been of great help for us in taking critical business decisions.
With the spread of virus being declared a global issue and our country going into a lockdown on 24th March, conducting the IPL was a distant and if not, an impossible dream. However, as the word itself says- I'm possible, IPL 2020 was organized, played and eventually concluded on the 10th of November in the most magnificent way possible.
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Do you dream of feasting your eyes on your favorite football club playing a match at their home stadium? Imagine you did that while interacting with people involved in the club’s management and getting insights directly from the backend. That would be pretty epic, right? Most of us have a special place in our hearts for our teams.
