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Combined results of the BiD Challenge 2007

Find overviews and statistics of the participants and plans of the BiD Challenge 2007

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Overview Round 1 of All BiD Challenges

The following data refers to the Round 1 Participants (P) and business plans (BP) of all the BiD Challenges 2007. 3427 Business plans were submitted to the BiD Challenges 2007 before May 31st of which 2036 were accepted to Round 1

Participants per challenge P %
International 531 27%
Kenya 351 18%
Colombia 309 16%
Peru 259 13%
Tanzania 209 11%
Philippines 156 8%
Argentina 114 6%
India 107 6%
total 2036 100%
Participants per region* P %
Asia 337 17%
Africa 750 37%
Americas 805 40%
Europe 133 7%
unknown 11 1%
total 2036 100%

*based on residence

Gender participants P %
Male 1218 60%
Female 478 24%
unknown 340 17%
total 2036 101%
Startup vs Established BP %
Business established 593 30%
Business start-up 1443 71%
Total accepted to R1 2036 100%
BP per target region BP %
Asia 368 19%
Africa 741 37%
Americas 713 36%
Europe 69 4%
unknown 145 8%
Total 2036 100%
Business Plans per Sector*
Sector BP %
1 Services 1092 20%
2 Agriculture 1086 20%
3 Training and education 752 14%
4 Food processing 359 7%
5 Industry and handicrafts 340 7%
6 ICT, Telecom and Media 305 6%
7 Retail, fashion, culture 205 4%
8 NGOs 203 4%
9 Trade and Transport 198 4%
10 Tourism and catering 184 4%
11 Finance - lending 154 3%
12 Waste and recycling 152 3%
13 Energy 146 3%
14 Health care 145 3%
15 Finance - venture capital 100 2%
16 Housing and building 83 2%
17 Water and sanitation 75 2%
18 Finance - subsidies, grants 67 2%
Top 20 Participants Residence Nationality
nr Country P % P %
1 Kenya 359 18% 227 12%
2 Colombia 309 16% 236 12%
3 Peru 258 13% 181 9%
4 Tanzania 215 11% 160 8%
5 Philippines 161 8% 118 6%
6 Argentina 114 6% 84 5%
7 India 110 6% 71 4%
8 Netherlands 79 4% 76 4%
9 United States 33 2% 17 1%
10 Bolivia 26 2% 16 1%
11 Uganda 25 2% 19 1%
12 Ghana 24 2% 15 1%
13 Nigeria 24 2% 23 2%
14 Indonesia 15 1% 11 1%
15 Benin 14 1% 10 1%
16 Cameroon 12 1% 14 1%
17 South Africa 12 1% 7 1%
18 unknown 11 1% 572 29%
19 Bangladesh 9 1% 6 1%
20 Ecuador 9 1% 3 1%
Top 20 Target Countries
nr country BP %
1 Kenya 294 15%
2 Colombia 273 14%
3 Peru 224 12%
4 Tanzania 196 10%
5 Philippines 145 8%
6 Argentina 105 6%
7 India 105 6%
8 Ghana 33 2%
9 Uganda 29 2%
10 Nigeria 27 2%
11 Bolivia 25 2%
12 Benin 18 1%
13 Indonesia 16 1%
14 Brazil 14 1%
15 Cameroon 13 1%
16 South Africa 13 1%
17 Zambia 12 1%
18 Ecuador 11 1%
19 Middle East 11 1%
20 Netherlands 10 1%