Global Social Venture Competition Accepting Entrepreneurs For 2017 Program @matrixthinker @GSVC

The Global Social Venture Competition is the world’s preeminent social venture competition providing aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure, and up to $80,000 in prize money to transform their business ideas into positive real-world impact. GSVC leads entrant teams through an experiential learning process to develop innovative, scalable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.  Through our global partner network, we give teams the connections, support, and exposure needed to advance their social ventures.

The competition occurs over three rounds. The first two rounds are run through the GSVC global partner schools and competitions; the 2017 Global Finals round will be held at UC Berkeley in April. During each round of the competition, social entrepreneurs present the social, financial, and environmental values of their business, gaining valuable feedback from and exposure to some of the greatest minds in social innovation.

Each of the competition’s three rounds also asks teams to build on past learnings and focus on distinct emphasis areas. A team’s ability to demonstrate progress in these areas will be an important determinant of its venture’s overall score, which in every round is evaluated on business potential (33%), social impact potential (33%), and likelihood of success (33%).

For more information please visit http://gsvc.org/compete/overview/