The Srijan Business Plan competition opened on December the 8th and executive summary submissions will continue till January 21st of 2007. Thirty teams will be short listed who will need to submit their business plans by the 18th of March. The final ten finalists will be announced on April 1st and the final presentations shall happen on the 10th of April.
Intellecap, the principal organizer of the event, provides services to microfinance through consulting services, knowledge process outsourcing, sector studies, technology advisory services and research on financial products. They have been managing the Microfinance Gateway for C-GAP. They have offices in Mumbai and Hyderabad in India and in Texas in the United States.
Please find below a list of MicroCapital articles where we have covered news about all the principal participants involved in this venture.
Aavishkaar-Goodwell
Filling a Gap: Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Ups the Ante
Commercial Banks in India Delve into Microfinance Investments
ICICI Bank
Indian Bank ICICI’s “10 by 10 plan” Is Rather Comprehensive
Indian Microfinance Start-Up, Moksha-Yug Access, Plans USD 33 Million expansion
Microfinance Institutions Reach Crucial Agreement with Government in Andhra Pradesh, India
Indian Bank – ICICI Reaches Arrangement with Provincial Government on Micro-Loan Interest Rates
Indian Banks ICICI, Andhra, and Canara Seek Takeover of United Western Bank to Bolster Microfinance Presence
Commercial Banks in India Delve into Microfinance Investments
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered to Establish $500 Million Microfinance Facility
Yes Bank
Yes Bank of India Interested in Beginning Microfinance Subsidiary in Partnership with US-Based ACCION
-Anirban Gongopadhyay, MicroCapital Writer
