Start-Up@Singapore 2009 – Extension: Exec Summary Deadline 6 Feb 2009
February 2, 2009 by Start-Up@Singapore
EXTENSION: Executive Summary Deadline now 6 Feb 2009!
In the past few hours, our executive summary submissions have been rising exponentially and we have received many requests to extend the submission deadline. In the interests of creating more opportunities for everyone, we have decided to extend our submission deadline to midnight (2359 hrs) of 6th February 2009 (Friday).
Teams that have already submitted their executive summaries may continue to edit and improve on their submissions during this period.
Participate in this enriching nation-wide business plan competition by submitting your 3-page Executive Summary! The Executive Summary, simplistically speaking, covers all the aspects related to your team’s business idea and its implementation.
More than S$200,000 worth of cash prizes are up for grabs! Winners also stand a chance to take part in other international competitions like the Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge and the Global Talentpreneur Innovation Competition. You will also have the opportunity to be among the 3 winners of the Media Development Authority-Interactive Digital Media (MDA-IDM) Special Category, standing the chance to win up to S$50,000 in grant money from MDA.
Take the first step today by visiting us at www.judging.startup.org.sg to register!
Can’t find team members? Make use of our team matching service!
For enquiries, please email us at info@startup.org.sg.
Best Regards,
The S@S’09 Team
Make Ideas Happen | www.startup.org.sg
About Start-Up@Singapore
Start-Up@Singapore is a nation-wide business plan competition organized by NUS Entrepreneurship Society and supported by the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre and NUS Business School Alumni Association. Over the past ten years, we have attracted over 6000 participants and 1700 teams to participate in the competition. Start-Up@Singapore has also evolved to be a beacon for start-ups on their road to success. Till date, we have spun off over 60 start-ups.
Start-Up@Singapore is actually more than just a competition. Because we believe that the process from idea to product is educational, we organize seminars, networking session and workshops to help aspiring entrepreneurs with anything and everything that they would need to write a good Business Plan.
Start-Up@Singapore happens in several phases. To take part in the first phase, participants would need to submit an Executive Summary, which should cover all aspects of the team’s business idea and implementation.
After the Executive Summaries are submitted, experienced judges are invited to evaluate them. If the judges collectively deem a team’s Executive Summary to be promising, the team will proceed to the 2nd phase of Start-Up@Singapore. In this phase, the team will be required to broaden the Executive Summary into a full-fledged Business Plan and pitch it to a panel of experienced judges.
The winning teams will get to take home a substantial cash prize that may help them to turn their winning ideas into a money-making reality. Wait no further, Join Us now!
Guidelines for format of Executive Summary
The competition recommends that you submit your executive summary according to the following guidelines, which can be found on Page 6 of the Official Contestant Kit:
* Up to 3 A4 pages
* 1 inch borders all round
* Times New Roman font
* Font size 12
* Single spacing
* Pictures optional
* No appendices
* Upload in PDF version
* The file name will be overwritten by the Online Judging System automatically.
On top of the 3 pages, you may also include an additional cover page indicating your team name.
