Join the 2009 Best Business Plan Competition of the Jaycees Manila and Jaycees Zugbuana

CEBU, Philippines – Be a part of an international event and a global opportunity, when you join the 2009 Best Business Plan Competition (BBPC), the award-winning annual program of the Junior Chamber International (JCI).

Brought to you by Manila Jaycees Inc, Asia’s first and premier leadership development organization, in cooperation with Zugbuana Jaycees, the leading all-ladies JCI chapter in the Philippines, the 2009 Best Business Plan Competition is the most prestigious business competition with a goal of motivating undergraduate students, young professionals and entrepreneurs below the age of 40 years old, to compose a business plan that involves a significant impact to society. The most innovative, most viable, and most feasible business concept from the region will go on to compete in the national level, wherein if declared winner, will go on to compete in theBest Business Plan Competition of the World in the 4th quarter of 2009.

The winning concept from various colleges, universities and aligned organizations gets a chance to win the grand monetary prize at the international level. In the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Philippines’ entry to the World Congress bested out from among 100 other entries from different countries. And in a testament to Filipino ingenuity and intelligence, the Philippines’ representative to last year’s 2008 Best Business Plan Competitionof the World held at the JCI World Congress in New Delhi, India, took the first prize once again. The business plan Ecobuilders Inc. of students from Ateneo de Manila came home with the prize of US $5,000.

Last years’ regional finals was held at the Night Talk Lounge of Club Ultima, with the University of San Jose Recoletos’ team winning on their Jatropha Curcas (Tuba-Tuba) business plan. Could you be the next winner this year and be declared as the most innovative entrepreneur of our country? Hurry! Deadline of submission of entries will be on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Regional Finals is set on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at a venue still to be announced. For mechanics and guidelines, please contact Zugbuana Project Chair Shelah Dychangco at 0920 -9199978 or Zugbuana Project Co-chair Margaux Herrera at 0906 – 4976071.

Let us join together and produce young leaders and entrepreneurs, with the long term aim of helping the country’s business industry and economy!

For more details, please visit http://www.bestbusinessplan.ph