Global Social Venture Competition Asia-Africa 2012 [Closed]

Where

Organizerindian school of business(University)

Important Dates

Deadline: December 27, 2011

Eligibility Undergrad Level,Grad Level,Postgrad Level

Type of Opportunity Competition/Contest

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Published OnNovember 13, 2011

The Global Social Venture Competition is the world’s preeminent social business plan competition providing aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure, and prize money to transform their business ideas into positive real-world impact. Its mission is to catalyze new sustainable ventures that address significant social issues, build awareness of the social entrepreneurship field and educate future leaders.

Founded by MBA students at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, the GSVC has evolved into a global network supported by an international community of volunteer judges, mentors and student organizers and a partnership of premier business schools in the US, Europe and Asia. Every year entrant teams from around the world compete for $45,000 in prizes while gaining valuable professional feedback on their businesses.
Since its inception in 1999, the GSVC has awarded over half a million dollars to promising social enterprises and introduced early-stage entrepreneurs to the venture capital community, creating a new generation of sustainable social ventures including Husk Power, Revolution Foods and d.light design.

The Global Social Venture Competition occurs over three rounds: an Executive Summary round, Regional Finals, and the Global Finals which take place at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. During each round of the competition, social entrepreneurs present the social, financial, and environmental values of their business, gaining valuable feedback from and exposure to some of the greatest minds in social innovation.
GSVC is more than just a competition, so if you are interested in social innovation and impact, please also take a look at our Conference page.

How to det Involved ?
Over 800 teams from around the world entered the 2011 competiton, but we think there are more of you out there. If you are interested in entering the competition in 2012, please sign up for our mailing list. Learn more about the competition, official rules, judging criteria, submission process and more using the links on the left.
You can also follow on twitter (@gsvc), or join the group on Facebook.

TIMELINES
November 15, 2011 - Submission of Executive Summary (Optional)
December 27, 2011 - Final B-Plan Submission
January 07, 2012 - Evaluation of B-Plans
March 08-10, 2012 - Regional Finals at the ISB
April 19 - 20, 2012 - Global Finals at Haas, Berkeley

Website of Opportunity: http://www.isb.edu/gsvc

Email address/Contact Page: gsvc@isb.edu