Competition Format

Phase I - Preliminary Round

1. Competition Online Registration

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   An application number is assigned to each registered team for identification purposes. This number is used for the online submission of competition entries.

2. Entrepreneurial Forums

   	-	Entrepreneurial Forum 1 – Are you ready and hungry enough to be the next generation of entrepreneurs?
   	-	Entrepreneurial Forum 2 - Inside the mind of a successful entrepreneur.

3. Registration and Questionnaires Submission

   	-	Each team submits a questionnaire from on the team information, aspirations for joining EC2015 and business idea summary (via online submission system).
   	-	Around 100 teams will be selected to enter the semi-final round

Phase II - Semi-final Round

1. Entrepreneurial Forum

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   Entrepreneurial Forum 3 - Passion and the Entrepreneur: Idea can be good, but where are execution and persistence

2. Business Plan Submission

   	-	5 pages (maximum) written plan (excluding appendices, charts and graphs etc., via the online system) AND
   	-	3-minute (maximum) visual presentation by video
   	-	10 teams will be selected to progress to the final round
   	-	60-70 teams will receive recognition certificate with judges' comments

Phase III - Final Round

1. Mentoring Program

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   Each finalist team is paired with a seasoned entrepreneur or industry practitioner mentor, who will council, support and advise.

2. Final Presentation

   	-	Presentation PowerPoint/ slides of max 10 minutes has to be submitted before the final judging day
   	-	Full team presentation, can be in any form, is schedule in front of a panel of judges. Each team is given 10 minutes to present and 15 minutes for Q & A session with the judging panel

3. Award Presentation Ceremony

   	-	Final 10 team project showcase.
   	-	Top 3 teams will be announced. Winners are invited on stage to present their project as well as accept their awards.

* The "Best Visual Presentation" is an independent competition. The award is not a guarantee of progression into the final round.