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Results of the BiD Challenge International 2007

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

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Overview Round 1 of the BiD Challenge International

The following data refers to the Round 1 Participants (P) and business plans (BP) of the BiD Challenges International 2007. 3427 Business plans were submitted to the BiD Challenges 2007 before May 31st of which 531 were accepted to Round 1 of the International BiD Challenge

Participants per region* P %
Asia 73 14%
Africa 192 36%
Americas 125 24%
Europe 133 25%
unknown 8 2%
total 531 100%

*based on residence

Gender participants P %
Male 302 57%
Female 116 22%
unknown 113 21%
total 531 100%
Startup vs Established BP %
Business established 185 35%
Business start-up 346 65%
Total accepted to R1 531 100%
BP per target region BP %
Asia 98 18%
Africa 254 48%
Americas 101 19%
Europe 41 8%
unknown 37 7%
Total 531 100%
Top 20 Participants Residence Nationality
nr Country residents nationals
nr Netherlands 79 15% 71 14%
1 United States 33 7% 16 4%
2 Bolivia 26 5% 16 4%
3 Uganda 25 5% 18 4%
4 Ghana 24 5% 15 3%
5 Nigeria 24 5% 23 5%
6 Indonesia 15 3% 11 3%
7 Benin 14 3% 10 2%
8 Cameroon 12 3% 14 3%
9 South Africa 12 3% 7 2%
10 Kenya 10 2% 9 2%
11 Bangladesh 9 2% 6 2%
12 Ecuador 9 2% 3 1%
13 Zambia 9 2% 10 2%
14 United Kingdom 8 2% 3 1%
15 unknown 8 2% 133 26%
16 Brazil 7 2% 4 1%
17 Cambodia 7 2% 5 1%
18 Guatemala 7 2% 6 2%
19 Macedonia 7 2% 5 1%
20 Burkina Faso 6 2% 2 1%
Top 20 Target Countries
x x BP %
1 Ghana 33 7%
2 Nigeria 27 6%
3 Uganda 25 5%
4 Bolivia 22 5%
5 Tanzania 18 4%
6 Benin 17 4%
7 India 16 4%
8 Indonesia 16 4%
9 Brazil 14 3%
10 Cameroon 13 3%
11 South Africa 12 3%
12 Zambia 12 3%
13 Ecuador 10 2%
14 Guatemala 9 2%
15 Macedonia 8 2%
16 Bangladesh 7 2%
17 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 2%
18 Cambodia 7 2%
19 Ethiopia 7 2%
20 Netherlands 7 2%