Present

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YuStart : Objective

• This CII – Yi Bengaluru led competition supports students launching new business and social-impact ventures

• This will be conducted as an annual event starting 2015

Categories ¾ TECH STARTUP PLAN

9 E-commerce & Technology ventures with economic returns that drive substantial market value

¾ NON-TECH STARTUP PLAN 9 Non-Tech ventures with economic returns that drive substantial

market value ¾ SOCIAL ENTERPRISE STARTUP PLAN

9 Ventures that drive social change using nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid models

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YuStart : About the Challenge

• A multi-stage event - consists of rounds of presentation, review and feedback

• First round of screening will be done by CII-Yi Executive Council members

• Maximum of 15 Shortlisted applicants will present to the CII-Yi team at Bengaluru on 12/13 February 2015

• 5 Finalists will get opportunity to present to our esteemed panel of judges at the ‘CII-Yi Entrepreneurship Summit’

• Winners will be announced at the CII-Yi Entrepreneurship summit on 14 February 2014 in Bengaluru

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Students need to submit their idea for a Startup in

10 - 20 Slides in PowerPoint format

YuStart : Who can participate

• UG & PG students from across Indian Universities • Team size: Maximum of 4 members • Registration and startup plan submissions are online Registration Fee ¾ Rs 3,000 per team for Non CII-Yi Yuva Colleges ¾ Rs 2,000 per team for CII-Yi Yuva Colleges

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www.facebook.com/YuStartChallenge

Last date for online registration & submission of Startup Plan

~ EOD 31 January 2015 ~

YuSTart : Plan Submission • Executive Summary: 1 page write-up on the overall plan • Business concept: Describes the business, its product and the market it

will serve. It should point out just exactly what will be sold, to whom and why the business will hold a competitive advantage

• Financial requirements & Financial Projections: Clearly states the capital needed to start the business and to expand. Highlights the important financial points of the business including sales, profits, cash flows and return on investment

• Marketing Strategy & Competition Analysis: Pricing, Distribution, Promotion Plans, Sales potential, Competitive Strength Grid, SWOT, Current & Potential Competition etc.

• Current business position, Human Resource Plan & Major achievements: Details any developments within the company that are essential to the success of the business. Major achievements include items like patents, prototypes, location of a facility, any crucial contracts that need to be in place for product development, or results from any test marketing that has been conducted.

• References & Annexure must be submitted 5

YuStart : Evaluation of Plan

Parameters Weightage

Quality of overall Business Model & Presentation 25%

Viability, Potential for Growth & Impact of Venture or Social Value creation 15%

Quality of understanding of Financial requirements & Financial Projections 20%

Quality of Sales & Marketing Strategy and Competition Analysis

25%

Understanding the role of HR, Operations, Product Development and changing business environment

15%

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YuStart : Timelines

Activity Description Timeline

Round 1 Online registration, submission of first draft 31 Jan 2015

Round 2 Maximum of 12 shortlisted teams will present to Executive Council of CII-Yi in Bengaluru 13 Feb 2015

Final Event 5 Finalists to present at ‘CII-Yi Entrepreneurship Summit’ at Bengaluru 14 Feb 2015

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YuStart : Venue & Presentations

Round 2 ¾ 12 shortlisted teams will present to Executive Council of CII-Yi

members ¾ Date: 13 February 2014 ¾ Time: 1000 – 1800 hrs. ¾ Venue: CII Office, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

Final Round & Winners Announcement ¾ Shortlisted finalists will present to our esteemed panel of judges

at the CII-Yi Entrepreneurship Summit ¾ Date: 14 February 2014 ¾ Time: 1400 – 1800 hrs. ¾ Venue: *ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru

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YuSTart : Panel of Judges

• Judges for the business venture plan will be drawn from a variety of backgrounds, including funders, founders, industry experts and executives, lawyers, and other specialists deemed appropriate to understand the commercial viability of a business idea

• Judges for the social venture plan will be drawn from a

variety of backgrounds representing a range of industries, including those from funding organizations (including impact investors, philanthropists, and venture philanthropists), capacity building organizations, and social entrepreneurs 9

YuStart : Confidentiality of IP

• The only individuals who will have access to the materials participants submit will be the judges assigned to hear the pitch and review plans. These judges regularly deal with confidential information in the course of their work. We ask them to treat this work product with the same care and respect for confidentiality. We also ask them to remove themselves from judging your plan if they do have a real conflict of interest.

• Feel free to mark your materials as "confidential" and to request that the judges give you back hard copies of anything that has been distributed. Note that the short description of your idea which you include with your entry form may be used in public documentation relating to the competition.

• Teams will be making final presentations to an open audience. All reasonable measures to ensure the protection of intellectual property introduced and associated with the Competition will be taken.

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YuStart : Awards & Recognition

A combination of monitory and mentoring options will be available for award winning

startup plans

Prizes worth more than Rs. 5 Lakhs to be won

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REGISTRATION & PAYMENT About

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Registration Process - Step 1

Application Form available on our FaceBook Page YuStart : CII-Yi Startup Challenge

Note Please include FB Link of

applicant . This will be needed to add

applicant on YuStart CII-Yi Start Up Challenge

FB Group

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www.facebook.com/YuStartChallenge

Registration Process - Step 2

Application Form available on our FaceBook Page YuStart : CII-Yi Startup Challenge

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www.facebook.com/YuStartChallenge

Payment Process - Step 1

Registration Fee • Rs 3,000 per team for Non CII-Yi Yuva Colleges • Rs 2,000 per team for CII-Yi Yuva Colleges

Bank Details Beneficiary Account Number : 000905024914 Beneficiary Name : Confederation Of Indian Industry MICR No : 600229003 ; RTGS / NEFT IFSC Code : ICIC0000009 Beneficiary Bank Name : ICICI Bank Beneficiary Bank Branch Name : Nungambakkam Branch Bank Address : #110, Prakash Presidium, Nugambakkam, Chennai 600 034 Beneficiary Address : 98/1, Velacherry Main Road, Guindy, Chennai 600 032 PAN No : AAATC0188R

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All payments have to be made online Via RTGS or NEFT

Payment Process - Step 2

Applicants must email a copy of Pay Stub to George Alexander & Shilpashree M

Contact Details George Alexander +91 9611103295 georgealexjr@muthootgroup.com Shilpashree M +91 9845120700 mshilpashree@gmail.com

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Participation Confirmation

• Once payment process is confirmed by CII-Yi, applicants will receive a welcome email with further details

• Applicants will also be added on

the ‘YuStart CII-Yi Start Up Challenge FB Group’ where they can stay connected to the judges & mentors

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SPONSORS & PARTNERS Awards & Recognition

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Sponsors & Partners

Note: Discussions are still ongoing with some of the companies listed here 19

Sponsors & Partners

Note: Discussions are still ongoing with some of the companies listed here 20

THE ORGANIZERS About

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About CII • Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and

sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.

• CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, India's premier business association has over 7200 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 100,000 enterprises from around 242 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.

• With 64 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 7 overseas offices in Australia, China, Egypt, France, Singapore, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 312 counterpart organizations in 106 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community. Know more at www.cii.in

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About Young Indians (Yi)

• Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation playing a proactive role in India's development process.

• Yi was formed in the year 2002 with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realise the dream of a developed nation. With around 12200 young progressive Indians members in 34 chapters, Yi engages around 10500 students through student nets, under the brand ‘Yuva’.

• "To become the Voice of Young Indians Globally" being the vision of Yi, it provides a platform for young Indians to participate in and contribute by becoming an integral part of the Indian growth story. Yi's work is divided primarily into three groups; "Youth Leadership", "Nation Building” and “International Engagements”.

• Know more at www.youngindians.net

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Contact Details

Thank You

George Alexander +91 9611103295 georgealexjr@muthootgroup.com Shilpashree M +91 9845120700 mshilpashree@gmail.com

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