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KOLKATA: When he was 11 years old, he began with the reading of the Exchange. A year later, he started betting on horses and by high school, he started an activity (Pinball machines), with a friend, and $ 50 per week.
Over time, when he completed his studies, he not only in possession of a business, but also purchased 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska for its own benefit.
Today, he is the richest man in the second in the world, worth $ 44 billion, according to Forbes 2005. So when he speaks, listen to the entrepreneurs. But not everyone has the chance to receive, Warren Buffett.
In what would be a first in the history of Indian universities, students at IIT Kharagpur’s B-school are given advice on how to successful entrepreneurs from Buffett.
About 35 selected the first and second year students of the IIT Kgp’s Vinod Gupta School of Management in Omaha visit to the United States spend time on May Creighton University and the University of Nebraska, and also talk to Buffett.
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Invites applications for admission to the Academic Programmes for the Year 2004
Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in PM&IR
Two-Year Post Graduate Programme in Business Management
Three-Year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Business Management
Fellow Programme in Management
Satellite Based Post Graduate Certificate in Business Management
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