Criteria for participation
You
can participate in the Business Plan Competition if:
- You are a national of the United Republic of Tanzania and you live/work on the mainland, Zanzibar or Pemba.
- You apply as an individual.
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your business concept or idea is potentially viable and legal and concerns the expansion of an existing business or the start-up of a new business based in Tanzania.
- You have a registered for-profit business or you plan to register a for-profit business.
- You have a privately-owned business. If your business is a joint venture, it has majority ownership by Tanzanians.
- Your business idea is in one of the following sectors: agriculture and processing, manufacturing, tourism or services (see examples below).
You
cannot participate in the Business Plan Competition if:
- You are a judge, trainer, consultant or employee of the Business Development Gateway or one of the partner organisations.
- Those who won prizes in the past Business Plan Competitions in Tanzania (including BDG Cycle 1 BPC, 2007 Bid Challenge BPC, 2007 & 2008 UDEC and TechnoServe competitions) are NOT eligible to participate. However, entrepreneurs who participated without winning may apply. Winners of Cycle 1 Business Diagnostic Program (BDP) are encouraged to apply.
- You want to take part as a company or other entity (only individuals can participate).
- Your business is partially or fully owned or has entities that are controlled or operated by the Government of Tanzania.
- You have a non-profit business.
- Your business or business idea is in a non-growth sector, including trade, subsistence farming, animal husbandry, trade in non-processed farm products, tourism brokerage, guesthouse management, or services with no value addition like counseling, marketing and consultancy.
- Your business is in the production of weapons, alcoholic beverages, tobacco or gambling.
Examples
Examples of business areas for
manufacturing:
- brick making
- leather products
- chalk making
- carvings
- pottery
- textiles
- weaving
- tie & dye
- furniture
- mechanical parts
- soaps and detergents making
- metal work production
- and many more…
Examples of business areas for
agriculture and
processing:
- honey processing
- fruits and fruit juices
- fish and sea foods processing
- animal products processing
- wines
- nuts processing
- dairy products
- and many more…
Examples of business areas for
tourism:
- aquatic tourism
- innovative concepts targeting domestic and foreign tourism
- processing products targeting tourism industry
- and many more…
Examples of business areas for
Services:
- education
- health
- veterinary services
- provision of innovative Information Communication Technology (ICT) Services
- and many more…
Examples of business areas for
Mining:
- Small scale environment friendly mining activities
- Processing of minerals
Example of business areas for
Energy:
- Power generation
- Energy conservation technologies
- sustainable / appropriate/ environment friendly technology
