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Format of Competition
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| Description |
All
applicants should submit an executive summary of their
proposed business venture. NOTE: Competition is open to only new businesses. |
The
eight most promising executive summaries from Stage I will be invited
to submit a complete business plan in Stage II. |
The
three finalists will be required to present and defend their business
plans at the Wharton Africa Business Forum on November 20 2004.
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| Submission
Requirements |
Maximum
of 1000 words. All entries must be uploaded on the submission
page by the deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Additional instructions are available here. |
The
complete business plan must be uploaded on the submission page by
the Stage II deadline. 50 pages (double line spacing) and font size
12 restrictions. Late submissions are automatically timed-out.
Venture capitalists
and consultants are available to help candidates fine tune their
business plans for Stage II. Request for assistance should be
mailed to Patrick Iyamabo by Friday September 3, 2004. Additional
instructions are available here. |
Venture
capitalists and consultants are available to provide one-on-one
mentoring to candidates. Kindly mail requests for mentor to Patrick
Iyamabo by Thursday October 21, 2004.
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| Judging
procedure |
Plans
will be evaluated for focus on Africa, originality, quality
and viability of concept. |
Plans will be evaluated for their focus on Africa, originality, quality and viability of concept | Finalists
must be able to present and defend their plans before
a panel of judges at the Wharton Africa Business Forum.
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| Feedback
procedure |
The
Top 8 executive summaries from Stage I will be announced on this
website on August 27, 2004. |
The three finalists will be announced on this website on October 18 2004. | Finalists
are guaranteed prizes and must be registered for the conference. |
| Deadlines |
Friday August 6, 2004 5:00pm (Eastern Time | Tuesday
September 28, 2004 5:00pm (Eastern Time).
In
view of the short interval between the announcement
of Stage I results and the Stage II deadline, we advise
candidates to commence work on Stage II even before
the announcement of Stage I results. |
Winners
will be announced at the Global Conference Banquet on November 20
2004. |