Big Idea Start-up Challenge inspires entrepreneurship skills in students to be tomorrow’s business leaders

Students across top tier institutes in UAE battle it out at the Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2010 on 24th October 2010 at the Dubai Knowledge Village, Auditorium.

Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2010 is a business plan competition open to all Institute students in UAE. As part of this initiative to nurture young talent, Big Idea has invited aspiring student entrepreneurs and Mentor Institutes to be part of the Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2010

While the students will present Business Start-up Plan, Institutes will highlight the Innovative practices and methodology implemented in nurturing entrepreneurship skills in students and compete for the ‘Big Idea Mentor Challenge 2010’

The competition is structured to provide students with an exposure to the entrepreneurial community, adds Reena Banerjee, Co-founder & Idea Director at Big Idea.

The Start-up Challenge 2010 will be judged by a distinguished panel that include Satyajeet Roy- Head of Commercial Banking, Citibank, Khalid Al Jowder – Chairman of Al Jowder Group & Winner of Young Entrepreneur Award from Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment (MBRE), Amir Farah & Rabih Brair – Managing Partners at Tandem Venture Capital.

Big Idea has partnered with Tandem Venture Capital to set up an Incubation Lab where the shortlisted ideas will be mentored, guided & simulated to make it robust and financially viable before being presented to industry specific venture Capitalists, states Nidhi , Co-founder and Idea Director, Big Idea.

Students from University of Wollongong Dubai, HULT International Business School, BITS Pilani, Heriot-Watt University, Murdoch University, University of Waterloo, Institute of Management Technology, SP Jain Centre of Management, etc are looking forward to this innovative platform and will be competing for the top honors.

Good Ideas always seem obvious…..but afterwards. Big Idea has been conceptualized by two ambitious and creative minds – Reena & Nidhi, who set out to do something unique – provide a platform to Ideators & Innovators who want to pursue their dreams and make it a reality.