Epsilon 2010 finalists to be announced on 25 December

The eight finalists of Epsilon 2010 will be revealed on the 25^th of December. The selected teams will be provided mentoring by entrepreneurs specific to the fields of their plans. We hope that the advice and the assistance the teams receive will not only help them to improve upon their business plans but also go a long way in enabling them to actually start- up.

Epsilon 2010 began with the ‘Idea-Farm’ which took place in September 2009, and was all about coming up with innovative business ideas that can be implemented in the real world. The next stage involved submission of entries; and judging by the number of entries and enthusiasm shown by students it won’t be wrong to say that Epsilon has managed to create quite a buzz on campus. From the 200 “Ideas" received from all the three campuses, 43 teams were selected for the next round which required them to submit an executive summary of their plans.

In the meanwhile, six Business Plan Workshops (BPWs) were organized for the benefit of the teams. The BPWs were conducted by successful entrepreneurs who delivered talks on a wide range of topics like 'Sales and Marketing’, ‘Tactics to grow a Start-up’, ‘Fundamentals of a Business Plan’ and ‘Social Entrepreneurship’. These workshops went a long way in making students understand the actual intricacies and the otherwise tricky concepts involved in writing a BPlan and also made them aware of some common mistakes that can prove to be detrimental to their BPlan­­­.

Now with the results coming out shortly all the teams will have to gear up for the challenge ahead. The finalists are required to submit their complete business plans and as is the norm, the winner of Epsilon gets a direct entry into the finals of Conquest, our international BPlan Competition.