Organizers
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Tencent Public Welfare
and Charity Foundation
TENCENT FOUNDATION aims to actively assist the impoverished communities, foster youth development, care for the disadvantaged and provide disaster relief assistance in/around China. As a main host of SEBC, Tencent Foundation not only aims to provide a platform for......
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China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
CEIBS is the leading China-based international business school, with all three management programme ranked in the global Top 25 by the Financial Times. The school’s main objective is to contribute to the economic development of China and to further China’s integration into the world .....
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InnoCSR Co. Ltd.
InnoCSR is a strategic consultancy firm specialized in the areas of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). InnoCSR provides bespoke advisory and consultancy services on CSR strategy, CSR implementation and evaluation, as well as creating tailor-made CSR training and research. As a managing partner, InnoCSR aims to create an......
About SEBC
The Social Entrepreneurship Business Competition (SEBC) has been launched in order to encourage entrepreneurs to think creatively about (for profit) business solutions to social problems. SEBC invites teams of motivated students to submit their business ideas or plans on innovative social enterprise.
Two categories:Undergraduates and Graduates.
The winners from both categories will be eligible for a reward and/or the chance to meet with ventures capitalists to realize their ideas. The goal of the SEBC is to enhance students’ understanding of the Social Entrepreneurship as well as develop business skills necessary to create Social Purpose Business Models.
Entry Requirements
- Business plans should include specific a business model and strategy and mea surable objectives to solve one of the social problems outlined;
- The plans should be implementable in mainland China;
- Teams should have a passion to establish their own business to solve social or environmental problems;
- The plans should allow for dynamic integration with Internet technology.
Participants Categories
- Undergraduate category: current undergraduate students.
- Graduate category：current Masters, Doctoral, MBA or EMBA students.
The Participants of the SEBC
- Teams consisting of students (majority must be college students or above) must have an External Business Advisor (alumni, professors, mentors etc).
- Teams should submit the basic information at http://gongyi.qq.com/sebc, and then submit concept papers according to instruction.
- Teams must follow the rules and regulations of the competition.
Expert Remarks
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I have been inspired and delighted, in these two years, including being a jury of SEBC last year, to see more and more talented people willing to devote themselves to social entrepreneurship, applying their experience and creativity to solve difficult social problems.(Translated from Chinese)
——Dongyu Gan
China Social Entrepreneur Foundation
(Youchange)
Secretary General -
SEBC is a unique opportunity for an aspiring student to learn and collaborate with their peers to develop and raise capital for social enterprises that tackles important social problems under the guidance of experts.
——Richard S. Roque
SA Capital
Managing Director -
Believe in the future that you are creating. Remember the communities you serve. Remember the people who are counting on you: your team, your partners, and most of all your customers.
——Calvin Chin
Qifang
FounderCEO
Key Dates
| SEBC 2011 Timeline | |
| 3/31 | Launch |
| 5/31 | Online Application Close |
| 6/28 | 1st Round Winner Announment |
| 7/29-8/8 | Social Entrepreneurship Training |
| 9/26-10/2 | Online Voting |
| 10/14 | 2nd Round Winner Announcement |
| 11/5 | Final Round |
Categories for the Competition
| Social Problem | Target Group | Business Sector |
| Poverty Alleviation | Rural Farmers | Finance/Banking/Insurance |
| Educationn | Disabled | Internet & Wireless |
| Community Welfare | Children | Healthcare |
| Health/Hygiene/Sanitation | Migrant workers | Service |
| Youth/Migrant Development | Juvenile | Manufacturing |
| Disabled Caring | Women | Energy/Power |
| Unemployment | Elder | Agriculture/Horticulture/Fisheries |
| Fair Trade | Homeless | Retail/Consumer Goods |
| Climate Change | Minority | Leisure and Tourism |
| Waste Disposal | Environment | Textile/Garment |
| Pollution | Others | Transportation/Logistics |
| Biodiversity | Others | |
| Others |
Participants will choose a social problem,
a target group and a business sector to enter the SEBC.
SEBC Schedule
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round | |
| Stage | Call for Concept Papers | 4 Day Entrepreneurship Training and Business Plan Submission | Final Business Plan Presentation |
| Number of Teams | No limit | 30 teams will be selected | Top 10 teams will compete against each other |
| Evaluation Method | Jury Panel | Jury Panel and Online Voting | 2 tier Jury Panel (Jury and the Investors) |
| Date | 31st March-28th June | 29th July-14th October | 5th November(Tentative) |
*Round 3: Winners announced for both Undergraduate and Graduate categories.
Who are the Judges
The distinguished panel of judges consists of individuals from industry, academia, consulting, NGOs and social entrepreneurs.
Award
First Prize: RMB30,000, one team for each Undergraduate and Graduate categories.
Second Prize: RMB20,000, one team for each Undergraduate and Graduate categories.
Third Prize: RMB10,000, one team for each Undergraduate and Graduate categories.
Value-added Award
- 4 Days Social Entrepreneurship Training: All members of the team entering Round 2 will be invited to attend the 4 days training program at CEIBS, both Shanghai and Beijing campuses;
- Consulting Service: All the prize winners will be eligible for social entrepreneur consulting service from InnoCSR, after the final round and before incubation;
- First prize winners will take participate in Echoing Green scholarship selection, starting from semifinal;
- Venture Capital: All teams entering Final Round will have the chance to meet with venture capitalists;
- Certification: Prize winners will win a certification of merit honored by the SEBC committee consisting of InnoCSR, Tencent Foundation and CEIBS;
- Internship: Qualified candidates will have chance to obtain an intern position at selected sponsor companies.
SEBC 2010 Review(http://sebc.qq.com)
| Prize | Business Plan | Social Problem | School |
| General Category First Prize |
Bibang Online | Education | China Europe International Business School |
| General Category Second Prize |
Orchid & Day-lily Love Plan | Other | Tsinghua University |
| General Category Third Prize |
Green Express | Health/Hygiene/Sanitation | Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business |
| Yunnan Special Category First Prize |
Highland Ecological Agricultural Products | Poverty Alleviation | China Science and Technology University Donghua University / Yunnan University |
