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The
ecabit network Y2i contest on innovative ideas in
business and incubation management among young people
will invite three winners to infoDev’s 3rd Global Forum
on Business Incubation in Brasilia, Brazil in May 2009.
Y2i Pre-Announcement, Dec 2008.pdf
The Eastern European and Central
Asian business incubators network ecabit (www.ecabit.org)
announces the upcoming launch of the 2009 Y2i (Youth 2
Innovation) contest on innovative ideas in business and
incubation management addressing young people up to the
age of 30 years. According to Y2i Project Manager Radu
Big (CDIMM
Baia Mare, Romania, a member of infoDev's Global
Network of Business Incubators), the contest aims to
support innovative thinking and acting among young
people in both entrepreneurship and business incubation.
During the contest, participants
will be given the chance to receive an evaluation of
their innovative ideas from an international team of
consultants from within the ecabit incubators network.
The three winners will be given the chance to present
and discuss their plans with potential business partners
and investors during infoDev’s 3rd Global Forum on
Business Incubation in Brazil in May 2009.
The contest will assess innovative ideas in the
following three categories:
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Business Incubatee Innovation:
projects submitted by active or future entrepreneurs
that are a tenant of a business incubator and
participate in an incubation program, or are
applying for participation.
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Business Incubator Innovation:
project proposals on innovative business incubation
submitted by young experts that are working in a
business incubator.
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Business Innovation: projects
submitted by active or future entrepreneurs that are
not yet a tenant of a business incubator.
The evaluation jury will focus on
the relevance of the innovation, its feasibility
including potential and risks, and the current planning
stage of the innovation. Innovation is defined as a
product and service or process innovation. Applicants
will be requested to provide references and additional
planning information on demand during the evaluation
stage.
Eligible candidates are young people from the age of 18
up to 30 from Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Asian countries. According to Mr. Radu Big, the
objective is to extend the scope of the contest in 2010
and allow all members and partners of infoDev’s Global
Network of Business Incubators to participate.
Application details
Full information and application documentation will be
available here and on the Y2i website by the beginning
of 2009. Important dates to keep in mind for the Y2i
contest:
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January 31, 2009: Registration
deadline
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February 15, 2009: Final deadline
for submitting proposals
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March 16, 2009: Y2i winners
announced!
For further details, please contact
with Mr. Radu Big at
radu@cdimm.org.
Learn more about this incubator:
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