Call for Business Ideas Batch-V
Student Startup Business Center
Virtual University of Pakistan
Be an Entrepreneur!!
Transform your Ideas in to successful
business
Apply for SSBC Incubation Services,
Batch-V
An opportunity to get seed money up to
Rs. 300,000
Business Idea Submission Deadline: May
20, 2020
Submit at SSBC website at: http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx
For more details, please contact at: ssbc@vu.edu.pk
Details:
Student
Start Up Business Center is a platform at VU to foster entrepreneurial spirit
in the students and to provide them conducive environment to nurture their
business ideas into successful business ventures. This initiative is supported
by Virtual University of Pakistan in collaboration with HEC-Pakistan, and PEP
Foundation, USA. SSBC is envisioned to promote entrepreneurship among the
students by encouraging them through business ideas competitions, providing
them seed money, free office working space, free training facilities and
provision of complete ongoing support and guidance to the successful incubates
and counseling from the veteran entrepreneurs.
SSBC
at Virtual University of Pakistan is inviting business ideas for SSBC Batch-V.
The student or group of students (maximum two) can submit their viable business
ideas on the website of SSBC (http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx).
Special
announcement:
The
extension in the due date of Idea submission has been given to facilitate the
students who have any business idea to tackle the current pandemic caused by
Covid-19.
If
you have any idea that can help Pakistan or the world to lessen the effects of
Covid-19 on the environment, humans or even on the economies, you are
encouraged to apply and play your role as a responsible citizen.
Students
having general business ideas who missed the previous deadline can also apply.
Who
can participate?
- Only currently
enrolled active students of Virtual University of Pakistan are eligible to
apply for business ideas as per the below given eligibility criteria.
Students enrolled in short courses cannot apply.
Years
|
Program
|
Total
Credit Hours
|
Eligible
Criteria in Credit Hours
|
2
years degree program
|
BA
|
60
|
36
|
BSc
|
66
|
36
|
MSc
|
72
|
36
|
MS/MPhil
|
30
|
18
|
4
years degree program
|
BS
|
132
|
99
|
- Oversees
students and VU employees who are enrolled as VU student are not eligible
to apply for SSBC.
How
to participate:
Click Here to watch the video
to learn about the submission process.
Terms
& Conditions:
- One student will
be allowed to submit only one business idea; either individually or in a
team.
- A team should
not be comprised of more than two members.
- Each
individual/team needs to submit innovative business idea and must not copy
from any source.
- Shortlisted
business ideas will be invited for submission of full business plans.
- Only practical
and financially viable business plans will be shortlisted for
presentation.
- The business
idea’s financial worth should not exceed more than Rs. 300,000.
Business
Ideas Submission Deadline:
Submit
your business idea before May 20, 2020 at http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx