Kohima, December 2 (MExN): Many a youth in Nagaland still hold on to the fringe of hope called “government job”. To Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, they are “small-headed people”. Rio, reiterating the oft-repeated advice of breaking out of the white-collar job mindset, said “our youths have a wrong attitude towards manual work” and “we Nagas have no patience and we want things to happen overnight”.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio was speaking at the formal launch of Synergy Group Enterprises, as chief guest in Kohima. Congratulating the Synergy Group Enterprises team for coming up with the event management, the chief minister said it has been his dream and ambition that ‘our youth come up and take up enterprises’. Expressing pride that Synergy Group should come up with the enterprise, he said it should be an eye-opener and a challenge to the youths.
Rio had this to say to those constantly viewing white-collar jobs as the only source of livelihood: “Our land is a land full of opportunities but many youths today look for white collared government jobs, they are small headed people. If you don’t want to take up challenges in life, your destiny is measured but if you take up entrepreneurship, your destiny is unlimited. There is a huge scope in the field of business and enterprising and every business is profitable but our youths have a wrong attitude towards manual work. We Nagas have no patience and we want things to happen overnight”.
Quoting “a rolling stone gathers no moss”, Rio urged the youths to “have patience, maintain consistency and stick to one profession” and “stop believing in miracles”. The world is a competitive world and if one waits for things to happen, it’ll never be, he advised. “We have to make things happen. Stick to one business and it will grow gradually” he stated. On the government’s initiatives emphasizing much on the youths, the chief minister further urged all educated youths to take up challenges, seek government assistance but not become a liability. Rather, he reminded, be an asset to the society.
Synergy Group Enterprise is a group of young upcoming entrepreneurs specializing in various fields. The purpose of the enterprise touts itself to be catering to the much-needed professional inputs in event management. The enterprise started functioning as an office in August 2008 with a three-member team and deals in event management, destination management, artiste management, promotions, market research, exhibitions and flight and rail ticketing.
The team has also set up an in-house production service to support and cater to much-needed production gear and equipments such as sound and light systems and tent houses amongst others. The group has also formally tied up with Reflorescence Society in the field of fashion industry. The Synergy Group Enterprises has a fully functional office at Bayavu Hill Government High School Road in Kohima.
