The entrepreneurship cell of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) has launched its annual business plan competition, branded 'Ideas to Implementation' (i2I). | |
| A release issued by IIMC said i2I was one of the biggest business plan competitions of its kind in the continent, with participation from budding enterpreneurs across the globe. |
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| The aim of the contest was to foster entrepreneurial spirit of the managers of the future by providing a platform for presentation of ideas to a distinguished panel of judges, ultimately transforming them into successful business ventures. |
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| The i2I competition was open to all young students, executives, enterpreneurs, who could submit their plans and try to see it being implemented. |
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| This year, the competition would be held over three months. It would have three stages. |
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| In the first, the teams would have to submit executive summaries by the deadline of December 20, 2004. |
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| In the second stage, teams would be required to submit detailed business plans by January 5, 2005. |
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| Based on the executive summaries and business plans, the judges would select the best business plans for the final battle of business vision in February. |
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| First launched in 2000, i2I has over the years gained in popularity and support, IIMC said. |
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| In 2003, the competition attracted more than 400 entries from all over the world and was won by an enterprenuer from Singapore. |
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| This year, IIMC said it expected the response to be greater than earlier years. |
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