1. Each team is required to complete the Summary Business Plan at http://bbc.sasin.edu by 23.59 hrs. (Bangkok time) on Monday, December 5, 2016. Late submission will not be accepted. You may modify your submission until this deadline.
2. A web link (URL) to the team’s Video Pitch of no longer than 60 seconds in duration that has been uploaded to YouTube (if the video is specified as “private”, the team must provide access to the competition organizers) is to be submitted together with the Summary Business Plan. Although this is optional, it is for your advantage to be able to provide a verbal and visual impression for judges' consideration.  

   i. The top 15 teams will be invited to proceed to the Semi-Final Round and other associated events in Bangkok, Thailand.
   ii. In addition to the above, top 6 teams representing an academic institution based in Thailand will be invited to proceed to the Thailand Track of the competition and all other associated events in Bangkok, Thailand. The winner of the Thailand Track shall join the other 15 teams in the Semi-Final Round.

1. 1 soft file in PDF format of the full Written Business Plan are due at bbc@sasin.edu by 23.59 hrs. (Bangkok time) on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Late submissions will not be accepted
2. Teams that qualify for the Thailand Track Round are required to present their business plans to a panel of judges
3. Teams also receive oral & written feedbacks from the panel of judges

1. A pre-competition round to allow each Semi-Finalist team to practice their Formal Presentations and receive feedbacks, as well as to familiarize themselves with the exact venue and equipment to be used in the following day’s Semi-Final Round.
2. Teams will receive oral & written feedbacks from experienced panels of entrepreneurs, investors and business professionals of the Sasin Alumni Association Network (SAA Network)
3. Awards to recognize exemplary teams will be given during the welcoming event that evening, but the scores will not be included in the business plan competition.

1. A “teaser” event held during the welcoming event on Thursday, February 16, 2017.
2. One representative from each Semi-final Round and Thailand Track team will present its new venture idea in front of a panel of judges in 99 seconds or less without any visual aids or props of any kind.
3. Winner will be announced, and prize awarded, at the event, but the scores will not be included in the business plan competition.

1. 1 soft file in PDF format of the full Written Business Plan are due at bbc@sasin.edu by 23.59 hrs. (Bangkok time) on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Late submissions will not be accepted.
2. The 16 Semi-Finalist teams will be randomly selected to compete in one of the four groups, after which the winning team from each group will immediately proceed to the Final Round (whilst the 12 remaining teams will compete in the Play-off Round for an additional opportunity to qualify for the Final Round).
3. Teams that qualify for the Semi-Final Round are required to present their business plans to a panel of judges.
4. Teams also receive oral & written feedbacks from the panel of judges.

1. The 12 teams that have not immediately proceeded to the Final Round will be randomly selected to compete in one of the two groups of the Play-off Round. The winning team from each group will proceed to the Final Round.
2. Teams competing in the Play-off Round are required to present their business plans to a panel of judges.
3. Teams also receive written feedback from the panel of judges.

1. The 2 teams selected by the Sustainability Awards Committee will compete in the Sustainability Award Round
2. Teams competing in the Sustainability Award Round are required to present their business plans to a panel of judges.
3. Teams also receive written feedback from the panel of judges.

1. Each team of the six that qualifies for the Final Round is required to present its business plan to a panel of judges.
2. Teams also receive written feedback from the panel of judges

The award will be given to the team that best encompass Disruptive Potential; Intellectual Property; Commercialization and Management Capability criteria.

1. The proposed venture must be for a seed or start-up independent business that is seeking to raise external capital and must address the entire business concept including implementation. Ventures that have generated revenue or raised external capital prior to the current academic year are NOT eligible. Proposals for buy-out, expansion or development of an existing business, tax-shelter opportunities, real estate syndications, subsidiaries, franchisee and other consulting projects or analyses are NOT eligible. A venture that does not conform to this rule will be IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED.
2. The minimum venture size, in terms of funding requirements, must be 500,000 US Dollars. Methods of financing may be combined among self equity, angel/venture capital and borrowing. A venture that does not conform to this rule will have 10 marks deducted from the total score of 100 marks.
3. All currencies used throughout the competition must be in US Dollars only
4. In all cases, the judges' decision is final.

1. Team Members
   • All full-time and part-time post-graduate students in any post-graduate programs enrolled in the 2016 calendar year are eligible to participate.
2. Team Composition
   • Each faculty/school/institute may send one team or more, each consisting of a minimum of TWO members and a maximum of FIVE members.
   • The majority of the team must be enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute that the team represents. We also allow ONE non-student member to be in the team – this may be a researcher, an inventor, an alumnus, etc.
   • The following combinations are possible:
   • Team of TWO:
   • all TWO members must be enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute.
   • Team of THREE:
   • all THREE members are enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute;
   • TWO enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE enrolled post-graduate student external to their faculty/school/institute;
   • TWO enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE non-student
   • Team of FOUR:
   • all FOUR members are enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute;
   • THREE enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE enrolled post-graduate student external to their faculty/school/institute;
   • THREE enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE non-student
   • Team of FIVE:
   • all FIVE members are enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute;
   • FOUR enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE post-graduate student member external to their faculty/school/institute;
   • FOUR enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE non-student member;
   • THREE enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + TWO post-graduate student members external to their faculty/school/institute;
   • THREE enrolled post-graduate students from the same faculty/school/institute + ONE post-graduate student member external to their faculty/school/institute + ONE non-student member
   • The mai Bangkok Business Challenge^® @ Sasin 2017 organizing committee encourages teams to identify individuals, external to their programs to be part of the Board of Directors, management team or to be advisors who may contribute additional expertise and experience to help the venture succeed.

The First Round Summary Business Plan must be submitted through the online form (Example of Summary Business Plan Form) uses content and word limit as shown below;

1. Venture name
2. 60-Second Video Pitch [URL link to your YouTube video]
3. Purpose of the Business Plan (i.e. how much external funding is being sought and how much equity is being offered) [Maximum 50 words]
4. Description of the new product/service and its intended benefits (including proof of concept and intellectual property protection, if any) [Maximum 150 words]
5. Potential market for the new product/service and chosen strategy to access this market [Maximum 150 words]
6. Plan for production / delivery of product or services and resources required [Maximum 150 words]
7. Relevant qualifications and experience of the management team and other individuals associated with the venture, if relevant [Maximum 150 words]
8. Summary of sales and profit projections, and other pertinent financial data (including, but not limited to, the venture’s Net Present Value) necessary for an investor to make an informed decision.[Maximum 100 words - tables and charts may be included in the appendix].
9. Statements of how the venture has holistically internalized sustainability principles both strategically and in practice. (Note: Sustainability is defined by many as the balance of environmental, social, and economic concerns to ensure that the needs of future generations are not compromised, and implicitly includes Corporate Responsibility and Business Ethics ideals to ensure positive impact for all stakeholders.) [Maximum 200 words]
10. Appendix [Maximum 3 pages of A4 size - Tables, Charts, Diagrams, Graphics, and Pictures only (no prose permitted)] to be submitted as PDF file.

All currencies must be stated in US dollar;
2 marks will be deducted from the total score of 100 marks for each violation of each of the rules and limits stated above

1. The business plan and appendices must not exceed 20 pages (including cover page, executive summary, appendices, spreadsheets, illustrations, page breaks, etc.).
2. The main portion of the written business plan must not exceed 12 pages of text and graphics (excluding cover page, executive summary, contents page, and appendices). Detailed spreadsheets and other supporting data/documents should be in the appendices.
3. The written business plan must be typed, with 1.5 line spacing and use size 12 font.
4. All currencies must be stated in US dollar.
5. 2 marks will be deducted from the total score of 100 marks for each violation of each of the rules above.

1. Formal presentation is required by every team in the Thailand Track, Semi-Final, Play-off and Final Rounds.
2. Every member of the team must participate in the formal oral presentation of the plan. A team which does not conform to this rule will have 10 marks deducted from the total score of 100 marks.
3. Presentation format for the Thailand Track Round: each team is required to make a 10-minute presentation, followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session with the judges.
4. Presentation format for the Semi-Final Round: each team is required to make a 10-minute presentation, followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session with the judges.
5. Presentation format for the Play-off Round: each team is required to make a presentation within thirty minutes, during which judges may ask questions at any time after 5 full minutes have passed.
6. Presentation format for the Sustainability Award Round: each team is required to make a presentation within thirty minutes, during which judges may ask questions at any time after 5 full minutes have passed.
7. Presentation format for the Final Round: each team is required to make a presentation within thirty minutes, during which judges may ask questions at any time after 5 full minutes have passed.
8. There will be approximately 5 minutes between each team’s presentations for setting-up computers and audio-visual equipment.
9. A team that has finished its presentation may observe both the presentation and question-and-answer session of the teams that come after it. Thailand Track and Semi-Final Round teams that have not given their presentations may observe only the presentation segments of teams before them and must exit the room at the beginning of the question-and-answer sessions. Play-off Sustainability Round and Final Rounds teams that have not given their presentations may not observe presentations of teams before them.
10. TIME LIMITS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

1. A Venture Exhibit is required of every team in the Semi-Final, Play-off and Final Rounds.
2. Teams will present their business ideas, products and proposed venture and answer questions to judges, guests, and interested individuals at the Venture Exhibit. The Venture Exhibit will contribute to the judging criteria of the Semi-final, Play-off and Final Rounds (Please see Appendices D and E).
3. At least one team member will be required to stay by their display, as will be agreed and scheduled with the team, to answer any questions.
4. The prize of ‘Kiatnakin Phatra Best Venture Exhibit’ will be awarded to the team with the highest ability to attract potential investors to their venture exhibit space and is most effective in conveying the investment opportunity in a clear, concise, and enthusiastic manner, whilst their venture exhibit best complements the message(s) the team attempts to convey. This category will be evaluated and selected by Kiatnakin Phatra judging committee.
5. The Booth size: W 1.5 m x L 2 m x H 2.4 m (total of 3 square meters) with details as follows:
1. 240 cm. height fascia with venture’s name, 1 set
2. Information table, 1 unit (removable)
3. Chair, 2 units (removable)
4. Trash bin, 1 unit (removable)
5. 5 Amp Power outlet (220 Volts.)

First Round: Before 23.59 hrs. (Bangkok Time), Monday, December 5, 2016, a completed Summary Business Plan and a web link to team’s 60-second Video Pitch is required to be submitted online at http://bbc.sasin.edu/

A single panel of judges will scrutinize all submitted Summary Business Plans and accompanying Video Pitches to select 15 Semi-Finalist teams and 6 Thailand Track teams for their participation in Bangkok. The selected teams will be individually notified via email on Friday, December 15, 2016. Such teams must confirm their Intention of Participation via return email to bbc@sasin.edu within Monday, December 17, 2016, and submit their full Written Business Plan in PDF format to bbc@sasin.edu within Wednesday, February 1, 2017, 23.59 hrs. (Bangkok time).

Should any of the selected teams relinquish their right to participate further in the competition (through not confirming their Intention of Participation within the deadline, or otherwise), the organizer reserves the right to invite the next best first round team(s) to fill up the vacancy. A public announcement and draw of the selected teams will be made by Monday, January 30, 2017 If, after this public announcement and draw, any of the 15 Semi-Final Round teams that have already confirmed their Intention of Participation relinquish their right to participate further in the competition (through not submitting their full Written Business Plan within the deadline, or otherwise), the organizer reserves the right to invite the next best First Round team(s) to fill up the vacancy and give such team(s) until Wednesday, February 4, 2017, or at least 5 days from the time such teams are notified, to submit their full Written Business Plan. 

The organizers reserve the right to refuse participation in next year's competition from universities whose teams have confirmed their Intention of Participation but fail to participate further in the competition in Bangkok.

1. SAA Network Coaching Round: Afternoon session of Thursday, February 16, 2017
   
   Each panel of experienced investors, entrepreneurs and business professionals of the Sasin Alumni Association Network (SAA Network) shall provide frank verbal and written feedback to the Semi-Finalist teams with regards to their 99-Second Pitches and Formal Presentations. Scores compiled are for the purposes of providing feedback to the teams only and will not be included in the business plan competition.
   
   
2. Thailand Track Round: Morning session of Thursday, February 16, 2017.
   
   6 best-ranking teams from the First Round that represent institutions based in Thailand and was not selected to enter the Semi-Final Round shall compete in the Thailand Track. The winner of the Thailand Track will immediately proceed to the Semi-Final Round. 
   
   
3. Semi-Final Round: Morning session of Friday, February 16, 2017.
   
   4 best-ranking teams from the First Round, with no announcement, will be randomly separated into four different groups (A, B, C and D). Thereafter, all remaining teams will be randomly placed to make 4 teams for each group. The winner of each group will immediately proceed to the Final Round.
   
   
4. Play-off Round: Afternoon session of Friday, February 17, 2017.
   
   With theoretical possibility that some teams may fail to gain popularity from certain panels of judges, the 12 non-winners of the Semi-final Round will be offered a second chance with totally different judges. Teams from Semi-final Round’s Groups A and B will combine into a group of six to compete for a seat in the Final Round. Similar parallel arrangement for Semi-final Round’s Groups C and D will also send a team to join the Final Round.
   
   
5. Sustainability Award Round: Afternoon session of Friday, February 17, 2017. 
   
   After having reviewed all 16 semi-finalist teams’ written business plans and venture exhibits, and observed the teams’ Semi-final Round presentations, the 2 teams chosen by the Sustainability Award Committee shall compete for H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Sustainability Award and Trophy.
   
   
6. Final Round: Morning session of Saturday, February 18, 2017.
   
   2 Play-off Round winners will join the 4 Semi-Final Round winners for a random sequence of teams’ presentations to compete for H.M. The King of Thailand's Trophy.
   
   
7. Houston Technology Center Asia Innovation Award
   
   After having reviewed all 16 semi-finalist teams’ written business plans, venture exhibits and observed presentations, the team chosen by the Innovation Award Committee to receive for Houston Technology Center Innovation Award and Trophy.