Closing date: 30 March 2009

Closing date: 28 February 2009

For more information, call 364 2754 / LEA call centre: 0800 155 155. Download entry form from www.fnbbotswana.co.bw

ENTRY FORM AND INFORMATION BROCHURE

The fast-track to funding, business support and success for Batswana entrepreneurs, start-ups and growing businesses.

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Itsose competition

Itsose Business Competition is Botswana’s biggest, most exciting small business competition which gives you an opportunity of a life time.

Why Itsose?

Itsose Business Competition is aimed at the following:

• Fasttrackingthestartupandgrowthofbusinesseswithgreatpotentialandsupportingtheir long term success• Encouragingentrepreneurstosharpentheirbusinessacumen,improvetheirbusinessplan, thinkingandwritingskills• Encouragingindividualswithgoodbusinessideastotakethe“firststep”• Facilitatingtheprovisionoffundingtoentrepreneurswhomeetthecriteriaofthecompetition’sfunding

partners• Showcasingwinningentrantsasrolemodelstoencourageotherentrepreneurs

Who can enter?

• Anyonewhoownsabusinessorhasagreatbusinessidea• CitizensofBotswanaaged18andabove

Totakeawaythepackagebelow:

• Accesstopreferredfunding• P10000incash• Abusinesslaptop• Mobilephone• BusinessTrainingandMentorship• Publicityandexposureforyourbusiness

Pick entry formfromFNBBbranches/LEAbranches/SundayStandardor downloadentryformfromwww.fnbbotswana.co.bw/www.lea.co.bw/www.sundaystandard.info/www.ub.bw

SubmityourcompletedentryformtoUBBusinessClinicor email: competition@fnbbotswana.co.bw

100finalistsselectedforthreemonthstrainingbyLEAandbusinessplanexperts

10winnerspicked

Howthecompetitionworks

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ENTRYFORM

Section 1

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

Wewouldliketoknowmoreaboutyou,becausebehindeverybusinessistheentrepreneur.Wewouldliketounderstandyourskillsandabilitiesaswellasyourdreamsandbusinessaspirations.Remember,youdonothavetohaveanyformaleducationalqualificationstobesuccessfulinbusiness!

CONTACTDETAILS

Name:Physicaladdress:

Postaladdress:

Landlinetelephone: Cell:

Firstlanguage(iespokenathome):Secondlanguage(ifany):Thirdlanguage(ifany):

EDUCATION

Highest education level attained:PrimaryschoolHigh schoolTertiarydiploma/qualificationUniversitydegree(specify):Post-graduatedegree(specify):

WORKHISTORY

Pleasetellusaboutyourlastthreeworkorcareerpositions,whetherforacompany,institutionorself-employed.

Organisation:Position:Dates:From toDescription:

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Organisation:Position:Dates:From toDescription:

Organisation:Position:Dates:From toDescription:

GENERAL

Pleasehonestlyrateyourlevelofexperience,skillandknowledgeinthefollowingareas:

WEAK AVERAGE GOOD EXCELLENT

Financialmanagement

Businesswriting(proposals,plans,lettersetc)

Sales

Doingpresentations

Technicalknowledgeofyourproductorbusiness

Strategy

HRissues

Whodoyoucurrentlybankwith?

Whatisyourlevelofsatisfactionwithyourcurrentbank(1=verydissatisfied,10=verysatisfied)?12345678910

Inthenext12months,doyouintendtodoanyofthefollowing? purchase a vehicle, new or used purchaseahouseortakeoutahomeloan openasavingsaccountormakeaninvestment buy new equipment for your business openanewbankaccountforyouoryourbusiness travel overseas

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Section 2

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS

Businessname(ifapplicable):

Listthemainshareholders,includingyourself.Ifnotyetdecided,leaveblank:Name Role Shareholding

Briefly describe your product or service:

Brieflydescribeyourtargetmarket(customers):

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Business status:

Notyettrading(businessidea)

Firstsixmonths

Sixto18months

18monthsto5years

Morethan5years

Numberoffull-timestaff:

Onlymyself

Noneasyet

2-5

6-10

>10

Customer base:

Onebigcustomer

Manyindividualcustomers

Afewlargecustomers

Other:(Specify)

Businessentity(ifapplicable):

Registered

Ltd

Partnership

Soleproprietor

Notyetregistered

Business type:

Manufacturing

Personalorbusinessservices

Tourism

Agriculture

Other

Why is your product or service better than what is currently available?

Howdoyousellyourproduct(describehowyoudoyoursalesormarketing):

If you have started trading, please indicate:

Amountofmoneyyoupersonallyhaveputintothebusinesstodate(ifapplicable):

Turnover(totalrevenue)forlastyear:

P

P

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Costofrunningyourbusiness(salariesandoverheads)Permonth:

Profit/lossforlastyear:

Anyloansowedbythecompany:

Section 3

TELL US ABOUT YOUR YOUR FUNDING REQUIREMENTS

IestimatethatIneedthefollowingamounttofundmystart-uporexpansion:

This is needed for the following purposes:ITEM AMOUNT PERIOD / DETAILS

Fixedassets

Marketing

Salaries

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Profit Loss

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Rental

Rawmaterials

Other

P

P

P

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Ihavethefollowingfixedassetswhichcanbeusedassecurityformybusiness’financialneeds:

Nosecurityavailable.(NB:Entrantswillnotbepenalisedifnosecurityavailable.)

Securityavailable:

ITEM ASSET VALUE

Property

Motorvehicles

Investments

Other:(Specify)

Ifyouareanexistingbusiness,pleaseattachfinancialstatementsorafinancialreportforatleastthepreviousfinancial year,andpreferably the last3years. If youareanew,start-upbusiness (notyettrading),pleaseindicatethefollowingprojectedfigures:ITEM YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3

INCOME

SalesCOME

Interest

Otherincome

Total income

Pleasespecify:

EXPENDITURE

Salaries

Rawmaterials/inputs

Advertising

Rental

Otheroverheads

Total expenditure

NET PROFIT/(LOSS)

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

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AGREEMENT TO THE COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

I, theentrant, inmypersonalcapacityand/orasanauthorized representativeof theenterprise,corporation,partnershipor1.

company (“thebusiness”)specified in theentry form,herebyenter the2008FNBBLEA ItsoseSmallBusinesscompetition

(“thecompetition”).IconfirmthatIamauthorisedtodosoonbehalfofthebusinessandconfirmthatIandthebusinessagree

unconditionally to these terms and conditions.

IconfirmthatIamacitizenoftheRepublicofBotswana,andamovertheageof18years.2.

Iconfirmthatallinformationprovidedistrueandcorrect,andacceptthatifanyincorrectinformationhasbeenprovided,orif3.

materialinformationhasbeenomitted,thecompetitionmay,withoutanynoticetome,rejectmyentryandregarditasnulland

void at any time before or after the competition closing date.

IagreethattheUniversityofBotswanaFacultyofBusinessandthecompetitionorganisershavetherequisiteskill,independence4.

andexpertisetoadjudicatethecompetition,andthereforeIagreetoaccepttheresultsofthecompetitionjudges’decisionsas

finalandbinding,andwillnotcontestsuchdecisionduringoratanytimeafterthecloseofthecompetition.

I agree that if I amselectedasa finalist in thecompetition, Iwillmakemyself available to attend themandatorybusiness5.

plan training course offered at the location closest to me, and will apply myself to prepare and produce a business plan for

considerationbythejudges.Failuretoattendthetrainingcourseforatleast60%oftherequiredtime,orfailuretoproducethe

businessplanbythestipulateddeadline,willresultinmydisqualificationfromthecompetition.

I hereby give permission for the competition organisers to pass the following information to the competition sponsors and partners, 6.

in order to enable these sponsors to communicate with me regarding products, services, events and other information that may

beofinteresttome:Name,contactdetails,industrysector,businesstype,businessstatusanddemographicinformation.

Thecompetitionundertakestokeepyourbusinessconceptconfidentialatalltimes,andnottodisclosesametoanypartyother7.

thananauthorizedjudge.IconsenttoFNBBanditsagentsandassigneeshavingaccesstomybusinessidea,andtoevaluating

my business proposal for possible funding.

Iacceptandagreethatfunding isnotguaranteedevenif Iwinthecompetition,andwhileFNBBwillendeavourtofundmy8.

proposal,anysuchfundingissubjecttosatisfactoryconclusionofaduediligenceinvestigationoranyotherinvestigationwhich

FNBBmay deemnecessary; furthermore any funding shall be subject to the negotiation and conclusion of an agreement

betweenmyself/ourselvesandFNBB.

FNBB,thesponsorsandthecompetitionmanagersreservetherighttoamendthetermsandconditions,andtheconductofthe9.

competition,fromtimetotimeshouldcircumstancesoroperationalrequirementsmakethisnecessary.Anysuchchangeshall

be communicated to entrants via the website and the media.

IconsenttoandherebygivepermissionforFNBBtocontactmeafterthecloseofthecompetitionbyemail,telephone,post10.

orfaxwithmarketinginformation,materialsorproductinformationthatmaybeofinteresttomeasacurrentorpotentialsmall

business owner.

I give permission for my picture, name and summarised business information to be used in the media for publicity purposes, and 11.

agreetomakemyselfavailable,ifrequiredandonreasonablenotice,forinterviews,photographsandpublicityopportunities,at

no cost.

I/weherebyindemnifyandwillkeepFNBB,LEAandUniversityofBotswanaBusinessClinicfullyandeffectivelyindemnifiedand12.

harmlessagainstanylossesordamagesthatI/Wemayincur,directlyorindirectlyfromourparticipationinthecompetition.

Signed: Name:

Date:

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