Fwd: GSVC Asia-Africa 2013: Today's Reason to Participate
Arya Kumar
From: Global Social Venture Competition <GS...@isb.edu>
Date: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Subject: GSVC Asia-Africa 2013: Today's Reason to Participate
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Regards,
The ISB-GSVC Team
Greetings from the Indian School of Business!
This is to announce the kick-off of another exciting year of the world’s largest social venture business plan competition, which we run in association with the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) ASIA – AFRICA 2013
Calling all for-profit business ideas that create high social impact
The GSVC is the world’s largest and oldest student-led business plan competition whose mission is to promote entrepreneurial businesses that:
· have clear and measurable social objectives and impact
· are financially sustainable, i.e. profitable or self-supporting through revenue generation
The Indian School of Business (ISB) as the Asia – Africa Partner is responsible for promoting the GSVC in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UAE and in parts of Africa, especially Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Namibia.
We request you to participate and spread the word about this unique and prestigious competition among your friends and contacts.
Eligibility for participation:
· Teams must have at least one member currently enrolled in any full time masters level (post graduate) programme or who has completed such a course within the last two years (not before 2011)
· Team size: minimum 3, maximum 5
· Existing social ventures that are less than three years old can apply as long as the above two criteria are satisfied
Please find attached a presentation outlining the competition details. For more information, do visit our website at www.isb.edu/gsvc
Important dates:
1. December 27, 2012: Submission of Final Business Plans to ISB at gs...@isb.edu
2. January 12, 2013: Preliminary evaluation of B-plans at ISB
3. March 8 - 10, 2013: GSVC Asia - Africa Regional Finals at ISB
5. April 10 - 13, 2013: Global Finals at Haas, Berkeley
Regards,
The ISB-GSVC Team
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