Competition

 

The National Chengchi University (NCCU) Business Plan competition is the first and only graduate-level business plan competition in Taiwan. It is hosted and organized by the Entrepreneurship Society in Taiwan (EST), which is one of the NCCU’s flagship clubs devoted to the support of entrepreneurs, and the National Chengchi University International MBA program.

 

Teams of entrepreneurs face off for a chance to win prizes totalling NTD 90,000. A distinguished panel of NCCU's professor, entrepreneurs and venture capitalist will judge the competition and provide invaluable feedback. Mark your calendar and join us on December 8th, 2013, where the best 15 teams will compete for chance to win the grand prizes. 

 

Important dates:

November 22, 2013:  Final Registration date (*extended from original November 8, 2013)

November 29, 2013: Business plan submission deadline (11.59 PM)
December 2, 2013 : Notifications sent out to top 15 teams 

December 8 2013: Competition (Invitation for top 15 teams only)

 

Guidelines

 

- What is the Business Plan Competition?

 

The NCCU IMBA Business Plan Competition is designed to invite participation by a large number of graduate level students from across all Universities in Taiwan. We welcome business plans containing at least one student from a Taiwan University.

 

- When is the deadline for submission?  

 

The deadline for submission of Business Plans is on November 22, 2013, at 11 p.m. Please follow the online instructions after completed registration by clicking the UPLOAD PLAN Link (which will be posted soon). The deadline will be taken extremely seriously. Absolutely no plans will be accepted after the deadline. The top 15 teams will present their plan in a 15 minute pitch on December 8, 2013. Compete to win cash prizes totaling NTD 90,000.

 

- The business planning process is threefold. Your team must:

(1) Analyze the business fundamentals underlying your venture (see the Business Concept Ingredients for a useful list of fundamental business issues that must be analyzed and addressed in shaping a winning venture).

(2) Create the optimal business structure to address these fundamentals and craft a sustainable strategic advantage.

(3) Write a concise, compelling plan.

 

- An excellent business plan should:

(1) Demonstrate the team's careful analysis of the fundamental strategic and business issues in play in the industry, the market, and the business.

(2) Present a business that is carefully designed to thrive in the above environment.

(3) Act as both a planning tool and a persuasive document -- it should at once point out potential risk factors and propose convincing and thought-out strategies for addressing them.

(4) Be written in a measured and professional tone. It should avoid an overtly sales-pitch style.

 

- Non-confidentiality:

All sessions of the competition, including but not limited to oral presentations and question/answer sessions, are open to the public at large. Any and all of these sessions may be broadcast to interested persons through media which may include radio, television and the Internet. Any data or information discussed or divulged in public sessions by entrants should be considered information that could possibly enter the public realm, and entrants should not assume any right of confidentiality in any data or information discussed, divulged, or presented in these sessions.

 

Due to the nature of the competition, we are not able to ask judges, reviewers, staff, or the audience to agree to or sign non-disclosure statements. However, the organizers, will make every effort to limit distribution of business plans presented at the competition. The organizers cannot guarantee that other individuals will not obtain access to electronic or hard copies of the business plan. All presentations are open to the general public, and some presentations may be videotaped. Attendance by media personnel is expected.

 

Copyrights & Permissions:

If a team uses copyrighted materials and/or images from a third-party in their submissions or presentations, they must obtain permission and authorization in advance from the owners to use this material, and identify the source of the material in their presentation or submission.

 

 

 

In case you need the business plan guidelines, please email us: nccuest@gmail.com