LIBA and TIE's Espire 2011 - Business plan Search of the Year

[Anthony Vishal]

Hi All ,

 

Please find below the invitation of LIBA and TIE's ESPIRE 2011.

  

 

Greetings, We at LIBA and TiE cordially invite you to participate in ESPIRE 2011 the 4th edition of the Pan-India Business Plan Search of the Year. ESPIRE 2011 is an opportunity for budding minds to produce business ideasand exhibit their passion, commitment and the entrepreneurial motivation to transform that idea into a full-blown commercial venture. We aim at harnessing the entrepreneur in you 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.   TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs– an organization founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by successful entrepreneurs and professionals with roots in the Indus region, whichincludes top Entrepreneurs, VCs, Private Equity, Angels, Law Firms, Tech and Management professionals, has partnered with E-CELL, LIBA to host ESPIRE 2011.
Winners of this search of the year will get a chance to win, • Mentoring by successful entrepreneurs • Cash prizes • Access to incubation at C.K.Prahalad Center for Emerging India • Avenues for funding for the top teams • Pitch to a VC session at the TiE conference • Invitation to TiECon Chennai conference • Opportunity to network with VCs, Investors, Entrepreneurs   Registration Categories: • Student • General
Important Dates Date Activities 19th Sept Registration and Submission of Executive Summaries begins 15th Oct Last date for Submission of Executive Summaries 22th Oct Announcement of short listed applicants to submit Final Plans 5th Nov Last date for submitting Final Business Plans 12th Nov Announcement of short listed applicants for Finals 24th Nov Final Presentation at the TiECon Chennai 24th Nov Awards Ceremony at TiECon
Registrations Open @:   http://www.liba.edu/espire For further queries: mail us at: info....@liba.edu Student Coordinators: Anthony Vishal: +919500043773 Martin: +919884637271 Gracelyne: +919003822287

[R. Narayanan]

Anthony

Firstly you got Shankaran's email ID wrong. Please correct the same.

Secondly, I dont believe that you have given adequate explanation or for that matter prominence to the CKP centre for emerging India. To that extent, Espire 2011, will not attract BPLans any different from previous years. I think that you need to publicize who CKP was, his contributions, our honor in being selected by his family to house the centre and how CKP centre will hereafter grow in stature in strides every year. This year we are housing the incubation centre.

3 kinds of business plans are expected to be received.

1.Very early stage business plans who can be housed in the incubation centre and provided perhaps with a small Rs 5 lac startup money to complete the bare necessities to either prototype or customer acquisition.

2. Slightly more progressed startups, who require in addition to mentoring, a bigger infusion of funds. You can clearly state, that the Chennai Angels will be present at TIECON precisely for these startups.

3.Even more advanced business plans requiring "go to market" funds, who have already establshed revenue streams and want to rapidly expand presence in the marketplace or build additional features. VCs will be available in abundance at the "Pitch camp".

We need to sell the idea that we are now progressing in a far more serious manner and are adequately armed with partners for the same.

Thanks

Naru