DELEGATES

Are you a changemaker? With an idea and opportunity to explore, are you ready to take actions? Here, you will find practical information about our competition, registration updates and downloadable links to important delegate documents.

Competition Overview
Event info
Registration
Delegate Booklet
Agenda

EVENT INFO

Date: Friday evening to Sunday evening (November 18th - November 20th)

Location: Design Factory, Otaniemi, Espoo.

Address: Betonimiehenkuja 5c, 02150 Espoo, Finland.


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REGISTRATION

If you already have a social business idea or even just a piece of an idea, we would encourage you to participate in the competition. You will need to fill in the application form below and send it to us latest on 15th November 2011.

Download application form: http://www.beachange.org/BeACh competition application 2011.docx


DELEGATE BOOKLET

All practical information you will need before and during Be A Change event, is in the delegate booklet 2011.

Be A Change 2011 Delegate Booklet (PDF)

OUR CHANGE AGENTS: WHY YOU?

Bringing about change and making a difference in the world can be a daunting challenge, but it is not impossible. We strongly believe that people are potentially and amazingly creative. If we can get together all people having the same vision of a better world, let them “think out of the box” and support them in actions, we will create a huge impact that changes that can change the world.

Be A Change is looking for participants who believe that comprehensive solutions can and should be found to resolve today’s social challenges, notwithstanding distance or relevance to our personal lives.

The event opens to both individuals who already have a social business idea that they want to share, as well as those who are simply interested in networking, discovering innovation and caring for society. Simple register online for the event HERE.

In order to participate in Be A Change contest 2011, you need to submit your application to info@beachange.org no later than 15th of November 2011.

Download the APPLICATION FORM.

COMPETITION OVERVIEW

During the 2-day-event, participants will form groups and work on developing their business ideas. You will have chance to discuss and get support from our experts in different fields. As the result, we expect each group to fill in your business idea form which is a jump-start to your business plan.

After the weekend, each team will have 3 more days to gather information and complete their “business idea form”. The document should be sent by email to us by midnight 23rd November.

A Gala Award will take place on the next Friday 25th November where you will have 15 minutes to present the ideas to the Jury and other participants. It is important that you emphasize the values and impacts your business creates as well as its strong sustainable income in order to persuade the Jury.

You can find more instruction in the Delegate booklet 2011.


DEVELOPING YOUR IDEA

If you are wondering whether or not your idea is a social business idea, try to answer the 3 basic questions below:

1. Did the idea start with a need of correcting a problem or improving a current situation on the society?
2. Does the business likely make a sufficient income exceeding expenses?
3. Is there a measurable positive social impact?







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