BASES Social E-Challenge 2010
Social E-Challenge is a business plan competition that promotes the creation of social ventures that use entrepreneurial tools to effect social and environmental change.
| Group type: | Competition |
| Focus: | Business Plans |
| Organizer: | Student-run |
| Funding: | Corporate Sponsors |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Real Estate, Retail, Sports, Travel |
| Location: | Stanford, CA |
| Website: | http://sociale.stanford.edu |
ABOUT US
The Social E-Challenge is a business plan competition for entrepreneurial ventures whose primary goal is to effect social and/or environmental change. Participants range from for-profit businesses with a strong sense of social responsibility to nonprofits with sustainable revenue-generation models. The common denominator is that these companies seek to have a positive impact on our society and/or the environment.
Read more about our competition at http://bases.stanford.edu/social-e-challenge/competition
Email us at sociale@bases.stanford.edu with any questions.
Congrats to our Semifinalists:
Prospera
Mylastsmoke.org
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Pepper Eater
Angaza Design
Next Drop
The Human Potential
Brownie Points for Charity
Avanti Fellows
Ganimede
Drinkwell
Enzima
Mobilizing Health
Evolving Heroes
WriteGreen.org
COMMENTS (3)
Members (190)
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Joseph Vasquez
Pursuing B.Sc. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University, Summer Analyst at Integra Investment Management (2008), Working as General Manager at Stanford Student Enterprises - Venture Capital Division since 2009.
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Kasper Hulthin
Entrepreneur | CEO at Hoist | Co-founder at Toyrex
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Gabriela Enrigue
Master of Public Policy from University of California, Berkeley Presently working as Founder at PROSPERA, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, Mexico
Startups (148)
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Golden Rule Trust
The Golden Rule Trust certifies environmentally and socially sustainable for-profit businesses.
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Living Cultural Storybases
The revitalisation of disappearing minority cultures through their sharing of traditional stories, using appropriate new digital media and community-empowering methodologies.
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Sustainable Chillin
Sustainable Chillin seeks to make environmental stewardship not so much of a movement as a way of life.
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MDD
Our mission is to empower the youth in developing countries with the technology needed to succeed in a globalized community. We hope to alleviate the magnitude of the digital divide, and consequently, lead our world into its century.
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Angaza Design
Angaza Design will improve the quality of life in East Africa by making affordable, high-quality, and permanent lighting solutions accessible to all.
Great slate of start ups. I wish I could find more time with them as they grow.
This is a great competition that I have had the honor to judge for 2 years now. I wish all the teams good luck! By participating in the Social E-Challenge, you are all doing your part to help promote advancements in combating social causes of all kinds around the globe.
Dear Social E-Challenge applicants, have a great 2010 and be sure to recognize yourself for all achievements no matter how big or small you may deem them.