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December 3, 2009

Enter the Global Social Venture Competition

Global Social Venture Competition:

GLOBAL SOCIAL VENTURE COMPETITION -- CALL FOR ENTRANTS!

The Global Social Venture Competition is the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition providing mentoring, exposure, and $45,000 in prizes for social ventures from around the world. Start forming a team today to submit your executive summary by January 20, 2010*!

Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.

ENTRANT REQUIREMENTS


  • Every team must include at least one member who is a current student in ANY graduate business program or who has graduated from any graduate business program within the past 24 months.
  • Operating companies are welcome to enter, though they must be less than 3 years old (as measured by first revenue or first patent issued).
  • Plan can be for a for-profit or non-profit as long as either can be financially self-sustaining at scale.

GSVC PARTNER SCHOOLS

  • Haas School of Business
  • Columbia Business School
  • London Business School
  • Indian School of Business
  • ESSEC Business School
  • Thammasat Business School

GSVC also has several Outreach Partner Schools – for a complete list, visit: GSVC Outreach Partners

KEY DATES

December 8, 2009 Social Impact Panel @ Haas
January 20, 2010 Executive Summaries Due
Feb/March 2010 Full Business Plans Due
March 2010 Regional Semi Finals
April 6, 2010 Final Business Plans Due
April 21-23, 2010 Global Finals & Symposium



Posted on December 3, 2009 6:31 PM


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