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Submit your Idea here: Online Submission

Great entrepreneurial ventures are not necessarily born as ready-made ideas. More often than not, the world’s best entrepreneurial ideas are created “underdone” in the midst of cafes and garages, scrawled on the back of scraps of paper, notepads and napkins.

Some of the largest businesses such as HP and Apple all began forming blueprints in their parent’s garage. Other vast empires were created on the back of napkins and placemats in bars and restaurants, including Southwest Airlines and Compaq PC. From humble beginnings, these ideas spawned today’s strongest business competitors.

GE Napkin Competition by Student Entrepreneurs borrows this ethos – believing that our best ideas are created in the midst of living rather than conjured at the desk – taken in the form of an idea on the back of a napkin. NapkinComp 2011 invites YOU to present your own ideas, however simple or complex.

Think. Create. Inspire.

Rules

Judging Criteria

NapkinComp 2011 will judge your idea on THREE areas, as well as your basic description of your idea:

Innovation

Is your idea an original concept?

Does it represent a modern-age approach to a commonly encountered problem?

Feasability

How realistic is your idea?

Is your idea easy to implement, or is it a difficult concept to bring to life?

Competitive Strengths

How will you business idea rise above its competition?

Does your idea even have competitors?

Eligibility

1. Competition is open to all current University and Tertiary students from Victoria (VIC).

2. You may enter as many ideas as you wish

3. You may submit your idea as a team (maximum team of two members), but only one prize will be awarded per winning entry

Competition organizers and judges will treat your business idea with discretion, and will only publish it with your explicit permission.

Prizes

Early-Bird Prize

Enter your idea before 18th March (6pm) and go into the chance to win an Early Bird Prize:

Winner:

Apple iPod Touch (8GB)

Other Raffle Prizes:

Crowdmass Prize worth $250*

Wireless Bluetooth Headset (3 to be won!)

*Crowdmass Prize
$35 for Dinner and Show PLUS pack of 8 tickets to The Comic’s Lounge. Worth $250

NapkinComp 2011 Winners

TBC

Programme

7th March: Opening Ceremony (Chemical Engineering G20 Theatre at 3pm)

17th March: Brainstorming for Success (Alan Gilbert Theatre Theatre 4 at 12pm)

24th March: Live Session with a StartUp Team (Alan Gilbert Theatre 1 at 12pm)

4th April: Closing Ceremony (Chemical Engineering G20 at 3pm)

30th March: Online Submissions due! (link here)

Contact Us

If you have any other questions, please email us at hi@agentsofchange.org.au

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the judges or organisers steal my idea?

No. All judges and organisers are required to sign a confidentiality agreement and are not allowed to disclose any information about your ideas without prior permission.

Who can I contact for general enquires?

Please email hi@agentsofchange.org.au

How do I get involved?

For university students:

Participate in Napkin Competition and win prizes!
Volunteer to help out at an event and gain a more in-depth networking opportunity – potential volunteers should email kevin@agentsofchange.org.au
Join the Student Entrepreneurs mailing list to become part of the Melbourne’s university entrepreneurship community

For alumni, businesses and other members of the community who would like to be involved: