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Tuesday 09th of February 2010

MENA 100 Business Plan Competition - A regional marketplace connecting entrepreneurs and finance

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The organizers of the “MENA 100” Business Plan Competition have compiled the following set of eligibility rules to ensure compliance to the mission of the competition. All candidates are expected to satisfy the following rules:

The MENA 100 is a competition for nationals from the 18 participating Arab countries in the MENA-OECD Investment Programme . At least one member of the applying team must be a national of one of these countries. Candidates from other nationalities are not eligible to participate

The competition is for new, independent ventures in seed (at the business plan first stage), start-up, or early growth stage.
The following restrictions apply:

	Existing companies that have booked revenue prior to September 2006 are not eligible to enter the competition;
	Any existing company or idea that has received angel or venture capital financing before September 2006 are not eligible for this competition;
	The following ventures will be excluded from the competition: buyouts, franchises, licensing agreements for distribution in a different geographical area;
	Plans must include an executive summary that concisely describes the content of the business plan.