Call for Business Ideas
Batch-IV
Student Startup Business
Center
Virtual University of
Pakistan
Be an
Entrepreneur!!
Transform your
Ideas in to successful business
Apply for
SSBC Incubation Services, Batch-IV
An
opportunity to get seed money up to Rs. 300,000
Business
Idea Submission Deadline: May 26, 2019
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-IV. 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). Click Here to watch the video to learn about the submission process.
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
|
Minimum required Credit Hours for eligibility
|
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.
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.
Resources:
You are required to submit
your idea in NABC format. To learn NABC approach, you are advised
to visit the following links before submitting your ideas.
Business Ideas Submission Deadline:
Submit your business
idea before May 26, 2019 at http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx