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NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge
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* The deadline to register an intent to compete in the 2014 New Hampshire Social Venture Innovation Challenge was Thursday, October 30, 2014, and is now passed. If you interested in the Challenge but not able to create a registration by the deadline, we welcome you to apply for the 2015 Challenge!

FIND OUT MORE: http://www.unh.edu/socialbusiness/nh-social-venture-innovation-challenge

What is your idea that could change the world? Share it at the Social Venture Innovation Challenge!
In only its second year, the New Hampshire Social Venture Innovation Challenge is already powerfully demonstrating the keen interest of students and community entrepreneurs in helping address some of society’s most pressing social and environmental challenges, and their creativity in designing novel, sustainable, business-orientated solutions.

Last year’s inaugural event showcased the idealism and ingenuity of students and the community. Nobel Peace Prize winner, and father of the MicroFinance movement, Muhammad Yunus, was the inaugural keynote speaker, attracting over 700 people. The Challenge generated 65 entries. Within the student track, team members represented at least 18 different majors suggesting that students from many different disciplines are interested in how business can be a force for good.

The Challenge was designed to be different from other traditional business plan competitions. Rather than full business plans, the Challenge is interested in unlocking and jumpstarting innovative thinking with low barriers to entry for students and community members who want to “make a difference.” The Social Venture Innovation Challenge is designed to complement the annual Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Competition which takes place at UNH each spring and which is celebrating its 27th year in 2015. Students are eligible and are encouraged to enter both competitions, with the Holloway prize providing an excellent follow-on to the Social Venture Innovation Challenge, helping students develop their social venture ideas further.”

2014 Overview

UNH Co-Hosts and Organizers:

Paul College of Business & Economics
Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Sustainability Institute
NH EPSCoR
Net Impact UNH
Supporters:

Media Sponsor: New Hampshire Business Review