BiD Challenge:
Finalists at the Award Event 2006
The BiD Challenge 2006 resulted in 16 prize winners. The entrepreneurs received between €5,000 and €15,000 to start their businesses.
| Entrepreneur | Business plan | Prize | |
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| 1 | Marie So | Shokay | €15,000 |
| 2 | René Malcorps | African Skin | €15,000 |
| 3 | Stewart Craine | Barefoot Power | €12,000 |
| 4 | Janneke Smeulders | Fairmail | €12,000 |
| 5 | Hugo Valdivia | El Bosque, Organic Chocolate from the tropical rainforest | €12,000 |
| 6 | Dadi Rusendi | Emping Jagung | €12,000 |
| 7 | Andreas Boehringer | Oil from trees, safiAnzania Ltd. | €12,000 |
| 8 | Mostafa Ghaly | Integrated utilization of sugarcane | € 9,000 |
| 9 | Xavier Chuulu | Goat milk yoghurt | € 9,000 |
| 10 | Alberto Mejía | 100% Columbian Pectin | € 7,500 |
| 11 | Mariel Beemster | Kenza worldclothing | € 7,500 |
| 12 | Ana Ferreira | Fine Sheep Cheeses | € 6,000 |
| 13 | Lorna Dowson-Collins | Ecotourism — balancing business with conservation | € 6,000 |
| 14 | Miriam Torres Angeles | Yachaqui Wayi Responsible Travel Center | € 5,000 |
| 15 | Joachim Ezeji | Latrine emptying Plc. | € 5,000 |
| 16 | Daniel Leader | South African Whole Grain Bread Project | € 5,000 |
Support these entrepreneurs:
The entrepreneurs will use their prize money to start-up their business. However, often their investment need exceeds the amount of prize money the BiD Challenge can offer. Find out how to support these entrepreneurs in the start-up of their business and click here.
For the database of the 160 complete business plans, click here
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Business start-up:
African Skin
Made in Uganda: products from a tree
UgandaManufacturing - general,...USD 35.040
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Business established:
Barefoot power
Papua New GuineaAgriculture - food processing, Other...USD 100000
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Business start-up:
Integrated utilization of sugarcane
production of fancy molasses, particle board and wax
EgyptAgriculture - general, Agriculture -...USD 300000 -
Business start-up:
Goat milk yoghurt
naturally good
ZambiaAgriculture - general, Agriculture -...USD 142100
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Business start-up:
South African Whole Grain Bread Project
Supporting Community Projects with Whole Grain Bread Bakeries
South AfricaAgriculture - food processing,...USD 100,000
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Business start-up:
Fairmail
Cards with Perspective
PeruManufacturing - general, Services -...USD 14391
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Business start-up:
Natural, organic chocolate from the tropical rain forest
Helping indigenous people of the Amazon basin to create a chocolate...
BoliviaAgriculture - general, Agriculture -...USD 500000
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Business start-up:
100% Colombian Pectin
ColombiaUSD 250.000
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Business established:
Yachaqui Wayi Responsible Travel Center
Sustainable tourism developed and offered by local Andean peasants
PeruServices - tourism, Services -...USD €68,100
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Business start-up:
Kenza worldclothing
production and education centre
GambiaServices - retail, Manufacturing -...USD 20.000
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Business start-up:
Ecotourism - Balancing business with conservation
Creating local enterprise and conserving forests and culture.
Indonesia, IndonesiaServices - tourism, Services -...USD 145000 -
BiD Challenge:
Award Event 2006
On September 29 th 2006 the winners of the BiD Challenge 2006 were announced. During the day an interactive networking event for ...