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Upcoming Events
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JAN -
FEB
Briefing at universities in HK
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4 FEB -
28 FEB
Student Online Registration
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17 MAR
Deadline for Submission of Executive Summary (1000 words)
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29 MAR
Workshop 1: "What do you need to be the next"
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14 APR
Announcement of 36 qualified teams for Round 2 Competition
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26 APR
Workshop 2: "Inside the mind of a successful entrepreneur"
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5 MAY
Round 2 (Semi-Final Round): Deadline of Submission of Business Plan (no more than 5 pages) with one minute visual presentation
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17 MAY
Workshop 3: "Business Plans that sell"
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22 MAY
Networking event 1
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3 JUN -
11 JUL
Voting on one minute visual presentation by general public
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4 JUN
Announcement of 8 qualified finalist teams for Round 3 Competition
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7 JUN
Workshop 4: "Passion and the Entrepreneur"
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19 JUN
Networking event 2
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4 JUL
Round 3 (Final Round): Deadline of Final submission Full Business Plan with maximum 30 pages
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12 JUL
Final Round: Presentation by 10 qualified finalist teams
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17 JUL
Awards Presentation Ceremony
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21 NOV
Networking Event 3
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Eligibility And Entry Criteria
- The YDC E-Challenge 2014 is open to all students studying full time in tertiary education institutes in Hong Kong; including, but not limited to, undergraduates, postgraduates, research students and international exchange students in Hong Kong.
- Participating teams must consist of 2 to 4 members. Each team may draw members from different faculties or institutes.
- Team members are not allowed to join more than 1 team. Each team is allowed to submit more than 1 executive summary or business plan, but only 1 business plan will be selected for the final round.
- Each time a competition entry is revised, you need to delete any previously uploaded copy of the entry.
- There is only one submission window for all rounds. Teams intending to submit more than one executive summary or business plan should submit all entries at the same time before the deadline.
- Each team will identify a team leader to manage the team's information, register business ideas and handle the competition submissions. The team leader will also be the point-of-contact with the Youth Development Council or the organizer.
- Participants with ventures having received prior investment of more than HK$1,000,000, or ventures which have been in establishment and or operation for more than 3 years are NOT allowed to join the competition.
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