Extension in the due date of Business Plan Submission 2020

Extension in the due date of Business Plan Submission

Call for Business Ideas Batch-V

Student Startup Business Center

Virtual University of Pakistan

Be an Entrepreneur!!

Transform your Ideas into successful business

Apply for SSBC Incubation Services, Batch-V

An opportunity to get seed money up to Rs. 300,000

Business Idea Submission Deadline: January 30, 2020

Submit at SSBC website at: http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx

For more details, please contact at: ssbc@vu.edu.pk

Details:

Student Start-Up Business Center is a platform at VU to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in the students and to provide them a conducive environment to nurture their business ideas into successful business ventures. This initiative is supported by the Virtual University of Pakistan in collaboration with HEC-Pakistan, and PEP Foundation, USA. SSBC is envisioned to promote entrepreneurship among the students by encouraging them through business ideas competitions, providing them seed money, free office working space, free training facilities and provision of complete ongoing support and guidance to the successful incubates and counseling from the veteran entrepreneurs.

SSBC at the Virtual University of Pakistan is inviting business ideas for SSBC Batch-V. The student or group of students (maximum two) can submit their viable business ideas on the website of SSBC (http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx).  

Who can participate?

• Only currently enrolled active students of the Virtual University of Pakistan are eligible to apply for business ideas as per the below-given eligibility criteria. Students enrolled in short courses cannot apply.

Years	Program	Total Credit Hours	Eligible Criteria in Credit Hours
2 years degree program	BA	60	36
	BSc	66	36
	MSc	72	36
	MS/MPhil	30	18
4 years degree program	BS	132	99

• Oversees students and VU employees who are enrolled as VU students are not eligible to apply for SSBC.

How to participate:

Click Here to watch the video to learn about the submission process.

Terms & Conditions: 

• One student will be allowed to submit only one business idea; either individually or in a team.
• A team should not be comprised of more than two members.
• Each individual/team needs to submit an innovative business idea and must not copy from any source.
• Shortlisted business ideas will be invited for the submission of full business plans.
• Only practical and financially viable business plans will be shortlisted for presentation. 
• The business idea’s financial worth should not exceed more than Rs. 300,000.

Business Ideas Submission Deadline:

Submit your business idea before January 30, 2020, at http://ssbc.vu.edu.pk/Pages/Events.aspx