The document announces the 14th annual Godwin Wong Business Plan Competition hosted by Saint Petersburg University's Graduate School of Management. It provides details on the competition such as deadlines for registration and plan submission, prizes for the top plans, and categories for special awards. Participants can submit individual plans or collaborate in groups of 2-4. The competition aims to foster entrepreneurship and allow students to develop and test their business ideas.

1. 14 Annual Godwin Wong
th
Business Plan Competition

2. Godwin Wong
 Professor (USA)
 Consultant
 Manager
 Business angel
 Traveler
 Pianist

3. Business Plan Competition
 One of the first business plan competitions in Saint
Petersburg
 14 years tradition at GSOM SPbU
 Perfect opportunity:
 To foster entrepreneurial spirit
 To test business ideas
 To study business planning
 To develop social network

4. A Business Plan
 The essential basis for every business venture
 Describes the idea, the strategy, the resources, the
business model, the way of organization of the newly
formed venture
 Describes the innovative way to get profit
 Can be written for existing (growing) firm or for
entrepreneurial firm

5. A Business Plan
 Executive Summary
 Introduction
 The Venture Idea
 Market analysis
 SWOT Analysis
 Competitors analysis
 Marketing strategy

6. A Business Plan
 Promotion and Advertising Plan
 Service Plan
 Legal Organization Plan
 Management Plan
 Human Resources plan
 Financial Plan
 Growth/Exit Plan
 Appendix

7. The Deadlines
 19 November, 2012: the end of written
business plan submission and registration
 29 November, 2012: The Award
Ceremony

8. Registration
 Till 19 November, 2012:
 Register your intention with GSOM SPbU:
http://www.gsom.spbu.ru/en/research/eship/proje
 Submit final complete written plans:
bpc@gsom.pu.ru

9. Team
 Each plan must be submitted by a group of TWO to
FOUR participants. Partners can come from inside or
outside of the Graduate School of Management SPbU.

10. Prizes & Awards
Prizes
US$ 2000 - The first Prize
US$ 1250 - The second Prize
US$ 750 - The third Prize
Prizes: courtesy of Prof. Godwin Wong, US$2500, and The Center for Entrepreneurship,
US$1500
Additional Awards & Prizes
“Best business plan in the sphere of social entrepreneurship”
€1500 - courtesy of Fund of regional social programs “Our Future”
“Best business plan on the preservation of the Earth’s ecology and reduction
of energy consumption”
US$ 1000 - courtesy of CJSC “NPF Teplocom”
“Most creative business plan”
€1000 - courtesy of self-dependent Internet portal for small enterprises
“Volokita.net”
*Besides, there will be other prizes and trophies for winners and Certificates of Recognition for all participants.

11. Organizing Committee
 Prof. Godwin Wong, Ph.D. from Harvard University;
had been on the faculty of Haas School of Business,
University of California for 25 years;
 Prof. Sergey P. Kushch S. P., Dean of the Faculty,
Head of the Marketing Department, St. Petersburg
University Graduate School of Management;
 Prof. Galina V. Shirokova, Director of the Center for
Entrepreneurship, St. Petersburg University Graduate
School of Management.

12. Attention
 All business plans should be submitted in ENGLISH
 In both printed & electronic copies

13. Contacts
 Contact person: Tsukanova Tatyana
 E-mail: bpc@gsom.pu.ru
 Center for Entrepreneurship, GSOM SPbU,
Vokhovskiy-3, room 224-225

14. Thank you for your attention!