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The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Learning Lab of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at the Johnson School of Management, Cornell University is accepting submissions for its 2007 BoP e-Journal Competition. The competition seeks to highlight the challenges of doing business in underserved markets and identify innovative business experiments or solutions to those challenges.
The Competition The 2007 BoP e-Journal Competition has been created to help highlight cutting-edge experiences of business innovation in underserved communities. Winning submissions will clearly articulate a business challenge that an organization working in low-income communities is striving to overcome. Experiences may be successful or unsuccessful. Organizations highlighted may be non-profit or for-profit enterprises. Initiatives highlighted should illustrate a unique approach to poverty alleviation through an innovative business model, product, service, or technology.
Guidelines
- 500-1000 words
- Written in English
- Footnoted references for facts or statistics
Awards: Winners will be announced on or about November 2, 2007. The award will be presented to the author(s).
- 1st Place - $2000 USD
- Invitation for one author to present story at the 2007-2008 Cornell BoP Learning Lab, including round trip airfare (economy class) and accommodations
- Submission published in the BoP Learning Lab e-journal
- 2nd Place - $1000 USD
- Submission published in the BoP Learning Lab e-journal
- 3rd Place - $500 USD
- Submission published in the BoP Learning Lab e-journal
Submission: Submit your entry online here. If internet access is unavailable or unreliable, submissions can be mailed to BoP e-Journal Competition, 142 Sage Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Inquiries: Please direct inquiries to [email protected]. The subject line should read "BoP E-Journal Competition Inquiry".
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