IRF Rising Star Challenge 2017 : Indian Retail Forum

Organisation : Indian Retail Forum
Competition Name : Rising Star Challenge 2017
Application Last Date : 25th July 2017
Applicable For : Top Management Institutes
Prize : 15 Minutes’ Presentation on the stage at IRF

Download Registration Form : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/24693-Registration-Form.pdf
Competition Details : indiaretailforum.in/rising-star-challenge-2017/
Website : indiaretailforum.in

Rising Star Challenge :

Retail entrepreneurship is not only about making money; it is about doing something bigger than yourself, something that influences the larger ecosystem and challenges traditionally held beliefs.

Related : UNIDO India Cleantech Open Competition 2017 : www.contest.net.in/24471.html

Rules & Guidelines For Participants :
The challenge invites team entries from top management institutes to submit detailed Business Plans (with Executive Summaries). The 3 best teams selected by the jury will get the opportunity to present their Business Plans in a 15 minutes’ presentation at the IRF stage on 19th /20th September 2017 at the Renaissance Hotel in Powai, Mumbai.

IRF Rising Star Challenge 2017 :
** The incredible transformation in Indian consumer markets over the past two decades has been stunning in many respects.
** And for much of that period –14 years to be precise– India Retail Forum (IRF) has chronicled — and even catalysed — ahead-of-the-curve innovations in consumer experiences and fashioning India’s consumption story, whether it be food, fashion, lifestyle, home and living, leisure and entertainment, retail spaces, and so on .. which many of us have been witness to.
The IRF theme for this year’s event aptly asserts the latent power of the Indian consumption, promising demographics and retail story:
INSIDE THE WORLD’S LARGEST DEMOCRACY OF RETAIL

Who Can Participate : (Eligibility Criteria)
a) Participation is open to post-graduate students of all Management Institutes in India.
b) Participation in teams is mandatory, with each team comprising of THREE STUDENTS and a Faculty member from the institute as the team’s Mentor.
c) Multiple entries from a single institution are acceptable, and encouraged.

How To Register :
Participants desirous of entering the competition should email the completed Registration form duly signed by the Faculty mentor and bearing the Institute’s seal on or before July 25th, 2017 to:
** nakuljain@imagesgroup.in
** mohuaroy@imagesgroup.in
** tarinisingh@imagesgroup.in

Important Last Dates :
Date | Submission / Event :
25th July 2017 Last Date for submitting Registration form
7th August 2017 Last Date for submission of 500 words outline (executive summary) including Brand Name
16th August 2017 Last Date for submission of complete Business Plan
31st August 2017 Announcement of 3 Finalist teams
15th September 2017 Last Date for submission of 20 slides PPT
19th September 2017 Final presentation by the 3 teams at the India Retail Forum

Please note: All the programme Last Dates are fixed and non-negotiable.

Guidelines For The Business Plan :
Word-count: Minimum 20,000 words, Maximum 30,000 words. Should be submitted in MS Word with Font size: Arial 12 with 1.5 spacing. All pages must be numbered after the cover page and must have a header or footer stating the name of the business.

The Business plan must have the vision, objectives, business strategy for scaling up and growing the business profitably to make it an Indian business giant which can provide a positive social impact.

Please Note: Name of the institution should not appear anywhere except on the cover page of the document.