Believe- Begin- Become 2008: Tanzania’s National Business Plan Competition

TechnoServe Tanzania and University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre(UDEC) are proud to announce the Winners of the 2008/2009 BBB Business Plan Competition

CONGRATULATIONS!

Name/Winner Awards Business Conceptll
1. Jayen Chandarana $20,000 Bee-keeping & Honey
2. Elizabeth Mwakatobe $15,000 Sweater Knitting
3. Ben Sulus $15,000 Anti-termite treated wood poles
4. Magdalena Mlengeya $10,000 Local Tourism
5. Faustin P. Lekule $10,000 Animal Feeds
6. Joseph Kahangwa $10,000 Half-cooked rice Business
7. Helena Lutege $5,000 Microfinance
8. Alfred Aku Massawe $5,000 Butterfly Farming
9. Colman Massawe $5,000 Sunflower Oil Processing
10. B.F.Tiseekwa $5,000 Banana Wine Production
11. Lemburis Paul Kivuyo $3,000 ICT
12. Francis Kibhisa $3,000 Solar Power
13. Abdilah Nkuhi $3,000 Mobile Laboratories
14. Zeana Hemed Salum $3,000 Essentials Oils Production
15. Aaron Magembe $3,000 Food Production
16. Jane Kyando Kiunsi $3,000 Computer Training Centre
17. Julieth Tibegila $3,000 Hotel
18. Erhad Mlelwa $3,000 Milk Processing
19. Ayubu Kalufya $3,000 Salt Production
20. Haika Richard Mtui $3,000 Subway Franchise

The 2008/09 Believe-Begin-Become Business Plan Competition in Tanzania** was proudly funded by Google.Org as well as various local partners. The Believe-Begin-Become (BBB) 2008/09 Business Plan Competition is organized by Technoserve Tanzania and the University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre (UDEC) in collaboration with BiD Network Foundation of the Netherlands (BiDNF). More than 500 Entrepreneurs participated in the Competition, this includes those who applied online and offline. More than US$ 530.000 will be awarded to entrepreneurs in Tanzania to be used as seed capital and business development services.

Additional information on the BBB finalists can be obtained from
##Blue|BBB Tanzania**>>[www.believe-begin-become.com/Tanzania

• Application period Ended October 27
• Entrepreneurship Seminar was conducted on November 3rd to 8th in Dar es Salaa, Arusha, Morogoro and Mbeya
• Top 150 business concepts were selected and the entrepreneurs were invited to a 7 day training from Dec 01 - 07 2008 at the university of Dar es Salaam
• From Dec 08 to January 12, entrepreneurs were matched with couches either online or offline who mentored and assisted them in developing their business plans

Investor Matchmaking
All business plans submitted during the application process will be considered for matchmaking – if eligible after the competition. All Winners of the 2008/09 BBB Business Plan Competition are highly encouraged to submit their business concepts in the BID Network site for assessment and matchmaking. For more information >> click on Investor Matchmaking at the right.

How to Submit your Business Plan through the Internet?
To participate you must present your plan on the BiD Network by:

1. First, check if you are eligible to participate by reading the participation criteria click on the yellow box 'Who can participate' on the right.
2. Become a member of the BiD Network
3. Create a profile in the BiD Network
4. Complete the online business plan format

For a more detailed instruction click on the gray box 'How to present your plan' on the right. After you start writing your plan you will have 14 days to complete and submit it. You can submit your plan by clicking on 'submit your plan' at the top or bottom of your plan.

What happens after submission?
Your plan will be assessed by BiD Network assessment team. You will receive decision regarding your plan application through the internet. Should you success in this stage, you will be required to work on your business plan - with a coach, based on availability - to become eligible for BiD Network Investor Matchmaking.

Support to develop the business plan will be provided by business plan coaches from UDEC in association with BID Network.
If you have questions or need additional information, please click ‘Tanzania Staff and Contact Details’ top right.

All services of BiD Network for Tanzanian entrepreneurs are free of charge!

More information about about UDEC can be obtained from 'www.udec.udsm.ac.tz'