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.
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
For more information, do visit our website at www.isb.edu/gsvc
Important dates:
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
| S Subramonia Sarma Mayura Balasubramanian Saumya Joshi Anitha Pothini gsvc@isb.edu www.isb.edu/gsvc 040-2318 7157 / 7193 Follow GSVC on |
