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Prizes
Winners Will Receive:
First Place:
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Product valuing up to $70,000 to be used to support their business over a period of 12 months:
Telecommunications services: sponsored by WorldxChange
Marketing/Branding assistance: sponsored by Republik
Legal Services: sponsored by HGM Legal
Accounting Software and support: sponsored by MYOB
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3 HP Mini 5102 Netbooks: sponsored by Hewlett Packard
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Account management support over a period of 12 months from WorldxChange, Republik, HGM Legal and MYOB, to ensure best possible value from the products they can provide.
Second Place:
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$10,000 to be offset against business expenses and 1 HP 5102 Netbook.
Third Place:
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$5,000 to be offset against business expenses and 1 HP 5102 Netbook
Launch Pad
How to Enter
A. Start-ups are to prepare their business plans, complete the entry requirements listed above and submit to their sponsoring Incubator or University Technology Transfer Office (TTO).
B. Sponsoring Incubator or University Technology Transfer Office (TTO) to email entries for up to 2 start-ups to launchpad@planet2010.co.nz by 1 March 2010
Entry Requirements
We invite sponsoring NZ Incubators or University TTO’s to submit the following information for up to 2 start-ups considered to be your best. Start-ups should provide the following information in a business plan style of their choice (maximum 5 pages).
A. Business Details:
Business Name
Key Contact Person Name
Phone number (landline)
Phone number (mobile)
Email address
Postal address
B. Sponsoring Incubators or University TTO’s
Sponsoring Incubator or University TTO’s name
Key Contact Person Name
Phone number
Email address
C. 3-Year Business Plan Including:
Concept
Target market
Your competition in the marketplace
Go-to-market plan
Forecast financials
Resourcing
Proposal on how they will use the business support
D. Confirmation that you will be able to present your business concept live at SkyCity Convention Centre Auckland on 13 March 2010.
