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Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Chennai come together to present their fourth edition of Espire, the Pan-India Business Plan Competition. The competition opened in the Second week of September 2011 and registration will close on October 15, 2011. The final event, when the finalists will make the presentations to the Jury is scheduled to take place on November 24, 2011 in Chennai Trade Centre (CTC) as part of TiECon Chennai.
Prizes worth 30 lakhs (including cash prize), access to C. K. Prahalad Business Incubator, pitch to Venture Capitalists at TiE and many benefits to be won.
EVENT DETAILS[/b]
Eligibility:[/b]
The contest is open to business ideas that involve or leverage technology in any sphere of human activity- be it services, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, construction or education, to name a few possibilities. The contesting teams will include students and experienced professionals and the entries will be evaluated by a team of Jurors that will include successful entrepreneurs, VSs, Industry Captains and members of the Academia.
What is this competition all about?[/b]
If you have a business plan and passion, commitment, zeal and the entrepreneurial motivation to blossom that idea in to a full-blown commercial venture, this competition is for you. The objective of the contest is to foster entrepreneurship through identifying and recognizing ideas and talent that can create tomorrow’s businesses. Bridging borders between the contestants and the market place is the collective goal of the organizers.
EVENT DETAILS[/b]
Date.
Activities
19th Sept
Registration and Submission of Executive Summaries begins
22nd Oct
Last date for Submission of Executive Summaries
29th Oct
Declare short listed applicants to submit Final Plans
10th Nov
Last date for submitting Final Business Plans
14th Nov
Declare short listed applicants for Finals
23rd/24th Nov
Final Presentation at the TiECon Chennai
24th Nov
Awards Ceremony at TiECon
CONTACT[/b]
Student Coordinators:
Martin Thiagaraj - +91-9884637271 – [email protected]
Anthony Vishal - +91-9500043773 – [email protected]
Gracelyn Fernando- +91-9003822287 –[email protected]
Jhon Alphonse -+91-9789069396(PR) - [email protected]
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FOLLOW US[/b]
Facebook Page[/b]
www.facebook.com/LIBAEspire
TWITTER PAGE
twitter.com/#!/espire11