Announcing the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Asia- Africa 2011

Greetings from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India

I would like to draw your attention to an exciting business plan competition that we run, in association with Berkeley, Columbia, and London business schools:

Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) 2011



Calling all profit-making ideas that have high social impact

GSVC is a business plan competition whose mission is to promote entrepreneurial businesses that satisfy two criteria:

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  • clear and measurable social objectives and impact[/b][/b]
  • f[/b]inancially sustainable, in the sense that they are profitable or self-supporting through revenue generation.[/b][/b]

The Indian School of Business (ISB) as the Asia – Africa Partner is responsible for promoting the GSVC in India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE, Southern and Eastern Africa.

Eligibility:

· Teams must have at least one person currently pursuing a full time MBA programme or an alumnus who has graduated in 2009 or 2010

· Team size minimum 3, maximum 5

· Existing social ventures that are less than three years old can apply as long as the above 2 criteria are satisfied

Important dates:

1. November 10, 2010: Submission of executive summary to ISB at [email protected]. This is optional, teams sending in executive summaries will be provided feedback & mentorship

2. December 27, 2010: Submission of Final Business Plans to ISB at [email protected]

3. January 8, 2011: Initial judging round at ISB

4. March 3 - 6, 2011: GSVC Asia - Africa Regional Finals at ISB

5. April 7 - 9, 2011: Global Finals at Haas, Berkeley

Note:

We would recommend that teams can register along with a five-page executive summary by November 10, 2010 to take advantage of mentoring support.

Last date for submission of full business plan is December 27, 2010.

For furthur details log o to: www.isb.edu/gsvc

or write us at : [email protected]

 
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