International Women's Day Event

It is first of its kind, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) business model competition for women entrepreneurs, powered by Shiprocket and co-sponsored by some of the top brands. Instated to foster the spirit of business acumen among women across the country, this competition will help the women sellers to bring their ideas to reality and foster entrepreneurship contributing to ‘Bharat Commerce’.

Right from acknowledging that their idea has potential, to drafting a Business Model and pitching in front of an esteemed panel of investors, this platform will give women entrepreneurs from all walks of vocational journeys an equal platform to excel.

Registerations Have Opened

Registration Deadline: 17th February 2020

The event will take place on 6th March 2020.

Eligibility Criteria

Women entrepreneurs, from students to working professionals to housewives from all across the country can participate

You can register yourself for this event if your business is at the following stages -

Idea Stage - If your business hasn’t started engaging in any kind of commerce and is in the ideation/prototyping stage, as of yet

Commerce Stage - If your business has started engaging in trade commerce and making money

Ventures that have acquired funding greater than ₹5,00,000 from external sources (angels, VC's, etc) cannot participate

Rules To Participate

One team can have a minimum of 1 pitcher and a maximum of 3 pitchers.

One participant can’t be part of more than 1 team.

Teams must answer each question in the preliminary questionnaire in order to be considered for evaluation.

Entries submitted after the deadline will not be considered. (Final Date of Submission: 17th February 2020)

All submissions are to be made only in pdf file format. Please name your file: TeamName_Prastav_{RegCode}_RoundName.pdf for submissions

Prizes

The 3 Best Business Models will win Prizes worth INR ₹3,00,000*

Chance to pitch your business idea in front of leading investors and venture capitalists

An opportunity to be mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs

Networking opportunities with potential partners and investors

Content-rich feedback on the business model

Full-Stack website development (powered by Shiprocket 360)

Advance Shipping Solutions (powered by Shiprocket)

Guidelines for the Business Model

(Please submit your business models at aarambh@shiprocket.com)

Cover Sheet (company details - name, company, presenting team members, contact info)

Product or Service description

Customer or Market Analysis

Competitor Analysis

Sales and Marketing Strategy