Nirvaan 2008 @ IIM L

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Greetings from Team Abhiyan...

"Build your castles in the air, for that is where they should be. Now lay your foundation beneath them"
- Henry David Thoreau

Team Abhiyan in association with Seedfund invites you to Nirvaan 2008, one of the biggest Entrepreneurship Summits in India.
The event will be conducted with MANFEST 2008, the annual business conclave of IIM Lucknow.

Two competitions will be held as part of Nirvaan 2008

1. Startup Showcase
We cordially invite all existing startups looking for funds for their growth plans. Startup Showcase, a first of its kind of initiative in north India, is intended to identify the best startups that are now looking for funds for their growth plans and gives them an opportunity to present their case to venture capitalists and seed fund investors. Seedfund will provide funding to the tune of $200000 to plans found worthwhile.

Schedule:

1st Stage
Executive summary Submission last date 20th Dec 2007
Results 28th Dec 2007
2nd Stage
Startup Showcase Finals 13th Jan 2008
at IIM Lucknow Campus


2. bPlan Challenge
We cordially invite you to be a part of the event by rushing in your entries for the first round by 7th December. This challenge is open to all graduates and working professionals. Let's take part in the journey to discover men with a vision, men who choose to make a difference, who nurture the undying spirit of entrepreneurship and the passion to innovate beyond perceptible boundaries.

Schedule:

1st Stage
Executive summary Submission last date 7th Dec 2007
Results 13th Dec 2007
2nd Stage
Detailed b-plan submission 25th Dec 2007
Results 29th Dec 2007
3rd Stage
Mentorship Programme 30th Dec 2007
bPlan Challenge Finals 13th Jan 2008 at IIM Lucknow Campus

For further details please visit our website at abhiyaniiml.com
Kindly forward it to all those you think would be interested and benefited by this initiative.

Website for MANFEST - iimlmanfest.com