The document announces the 14th annual Godwin Wong Business Plan Competition hosted by Saint Petersburg University's Graduate School of Management. It provides details on the competition such as deadlines for registration and plan submission, prizes for the top plans, and categories for special awards. Participants can submit individual plans or collaborate in groups of 2-4. The competition aims to foster entrepreneurship and allow students to develop and test their business ideas.
2. Godwin Wong
Professor (USA)
Consultant
Manager
Business angel
Traveler
Pianist
3. Business Plan Competition
One of the first business plan competitions in Saint
Petersburg
14 years tradition at GSOM SPbU
Perfect opportunity:
To foster entrepreneurial spirit
To test business ideas
To study business planning
To develop social network
4. A Business Plan
The essential basis for every business venture
Describes the idea, the strategy, the resources, the
business model, the way of organization of the newly
formed venture
Describes the innovative way to get profit
Can be written for existing (growing) firm or for
entrepreneurial firm
5. A Business Plan
Executive Summary
Introduction
The Venture Idea
Market analysis
SWOT Analysis
Competitors analysis
Marketing strategy
6. A Business Plan
Promotion and Advertising Plan
Service Plan
Legal Organization Plan
Management Plan
Human Resources plan
Financial Plan
Growth/Exit Plan
Appendix
7. The Deadlines
19 November, 2012: the end of written
business plan submission and registration
29 November, 2012: The Award
Ceremony
8. Registration
Till 19 November, 2012:
Register your intention with GSOM SPbU:
http://www.gsom.spbu.ru/en/research/eship/proje
Submit final complete written plans:
bpc@gsom.pu.ru
9. Team
Each plan must be submitted by a group of TWO to
FOUR participants. Partners can come from inside or
outside of the Graduate School of Management SPbU.
10. Prizes & Awards
Prizes
US$ 2000 - The first Prize
US$ 1250 - The second Prize
US$ 750 - The third Prize
Prizes: courtesy of Prof. Godwin Wong, US$2500, and The Center for Entrepreneurship,
US$1500
Additional Awards & Prizes
рBest business plan in the sphere of social entrepreneurship
1500 - courtesy of Fund of regional social programs Our Future
рBest business plan on the preservation of the Earths ecology and reduction
of energy consumption
US$ 1000 - courtesy of CJSC NPF Teplocom
рMost creative business plan
1000 - courtesy of self-dependent Internet portal forsmall enterprises
Volokita.net
*Besides, there will be other prizes and trophies for winners and Certificates of Recognition for all participants.
11. Organizing Committee
Prof. Godwin Wong, Ph.D. from Harvard University;
had been on the faculty of Haas School of Business,
University of California for 25 years;
Prof. Sergey P. Kushch S. P., Dean of the Faculty,
Head of the Marketing Department, St. Petersburg
University Graduate School of Management;
Prof. Galina V. Shirokova, Director of the Center for
Entrepreneurship, St. Petersburg University Graduate
School of Management.
12. Attention
All business plans should be submitted in ENGLISH
In both printed & electronic copies
13. Contacts
Contact person: Tsukanova Tatyana
E-mail: bpc@gsom.pu.ru
Center for Entrepreneurship, GSOM SPbU,
Vokhovskiy-3, room 224-225