Business Benefiting Children competition: Brazil, India, Peru, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda
May 18, 2011
A competition for businesses that improve the environments in which young children grow up
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Summary of RFP
Submit a business plan that will improve the environment in which young children grow up and you could…
* Receive feedback on your plan and get access to useful business tools.
* Get support from a coach to write your business plan. Win a business trip for trainings, b2b, and investor meetings.
* Get access to over 100 investors interested in financing SMEs in developing countries.
* Get access to a network of more than 36,000 like-minded entrepreneurs, coaches, and investors.
Participation criteria:
1. Check the general participation criteria.
2. Your business should have a positive impact on young children by improving the physical environment in which they grow up. For example: cleaner energy, water and sanitation solutions, better housing, safer transport, safe places to play, etc.
3. Your country of business should be: Brazil, Peru, Tanzania, Uganda, India, or Turkey.
Submission Instructions
How to submit your business plan?
1. Become a member of the BiD Network. Register at the link below.
2. Create a profile in the BiD Network.
3. Fill in and submit an online application and answer the 15 questions about your business idea.
Submit your application for coaching services before:
Peru and Brazil: the 15th of March 2011
India, Tanzania, Turkey and Uganda: the 31st of March 2011
Please pay special attention to the timeline of the competition.
4. Submit a complete business plan. If you already have a complete business plan you can attach it to your application directly. You can also submit it once your application is accepted.
Make sure to submit your complete business plan before the competition deadlines:
Peru and Brazil: the 30th of April 2011
India, Tanzania, Turkey and Uganda: 31st of May 2011
What happens after you submit your plan?
1. Your plan will enter the assessment process. You will receive extensive feedback in each stage.
2. In the beginning of May they will select the finalists from Latin America. In June they will select the finalists from Africa, Turkey and India. The entrepreneurs will be invited for a business trip for trainings, b2b, and investor meetings in their respective regions.
3. Whether or not you become a finalist, all high quality business plans are eligible for the BiD Network Investor Matchmaking Services.
This business plan competition is a collaboration between Bernard van Leer and BiD Network.
For more information, please click here.
Introducing the Nonprofit Guru: Kelly N Patterson 
June 14, 2011 at 12:29 am
Dear Sir/Madam
Am kenneth a youth leader of a charity organisation called uaco am asking if can still submit my proposal
June 14, 2011 at 11:48 am
Dear Kenneth, Thank you for writing me–however, I am just the messenger. You need to visit http://www.bidnetwork.org/page/179834 and see if they are still accepting applications! Good luck and keep up the important work!
August 7, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Greetings
I would love to be connected with your initiatives. Iam impressed. I work with my organisation that support young people in Tanzania. BABAWATOTO CENTRES