Business Idea Competition in Fashion: LAST DAYS

LAST MINUTE UPDATE:
The SDA Bocconi Business Idea Competition in Fashion deadline for submitting your responsible business ideas has been postponed to Thursday June 20 at noon.

Becoming a successful entrepreneur in nowadays global fashion, luxury and lifestyle industries requires knowledge, talent, hard work, energy, intuition and, of course, some luck! 

The top 15 winners of the business idea competition will be admitted to the 3 days intensive course that will be held in SDA Bocconi on July 15-17, 2013.

All participants will receive feedbacks and helpful comments for the improvement of their idea from the selection team.

The three days spent with the prominent industry experts at SDA Bocconi (senior faculty members of Master in Fashion, Experience and Design management) will bring you up-to-date with the most recent industry trends in terms of strategy, branding, customer needs analysis. The program is also designed to provide participants with necessary analytical frameworks and examples that allow them to understand the key underlying factors to launch a new venture. Program participants will be introduced to the “real-life” success stories through discussions of case studies and wide interaction in class.

The initiative is part of the Milano Summer School organized by the Municipality of Milan, which involves a number of universities and schools in Milan offering courses to students from all over the world during summer. Milano Summer School will offer to the participants an interesting "social program" with cultural events around the city.

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Do you have a business idea that is ready to emerge? 

Then the Business Idea Competition in Fashion is meant for you!

Send your project to the "Business Idea Competition (BIC) in Fashion 2013" and you will have the chance to attend the intensive course "Business Idea Competition in Fashion: starting up a new company” with teaching faculty from the SDA Bocconi MAFED program (Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management)http://www.sdabocconi.it/en/mba_and_master/mafed.

Next starting date (selection): April 10 - June 15

Duration (course): 3 days, July 15-17 2013

Language: English

Total participants: 15 people

For information: http://summerschool.sdabocconi.it/fashion.html

Here you can watch an interview with a BIC 2011 participant: http://youtu.be/C5IPCOm3KYM

Would you like to know more about the food & beverage industry?

Then the "F&B Entrepreneur Challenge" is meant for you!

Play this business game and discover the field of gastronomy with the Food & Beverage Entrepreneur Challenge 2013. You will have the chance to attend the course “Food and Beverage industry: learning from leaders” with teaching faculty from the SDA Bocconi MFB program (Master of Management in Food and Beverage)http://www.sdabocconi.it/en/mba_and_master/mffb.

Next starting date (selection): April 29 - May 24

Duration (course): 3 days, July 11-13 2013

Language: English

Total participants: 15 people

For information: http://summerschool.sdabocconi.it/ffb.html

The two initiatives are part of the Milano Summer School organized by the Municipality of Milan, which involves a number of universities and schools in Milan offering courses to students from all over the world during summer season.

Contact:

Francesca Romana Rinaldi,

SDA Bocconi for Milano Summer School Coordinator

francesca.rinaldi@unibocconi.it

Send your sustainable ideas to the Business Idea Competition in Fashion 2012

Do you have a business idea that is ready to emerge?
Then the Business Idea Competition in Fashion is meant for you!

Send your project to the "Business Idea Competition (BIC) in Fashion" and you will have the chance to attend the intensive course "Business Idea Competition in Fashion 2012: starting up a new company” with teaching faculty from the SDA Bocconi MAFED program (Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management).

Next starting date (selection): March 19 - June 4
Duration (course): 3 days, July 11-13 2012
Language: English
Total participants: 15 people

For information: http://summerschool.sdabocconi.it/fashion.html
Here you can watch an interview with Raen Bonato, creative director of Nati Con La Camicia a BIC 2011 participant:

Do you have a business idea in the closet? Discover the Business Idea Competition (BIC) in Fashion SDA Bocconi

From late March until June 4 2012 you are invited to participate in the international "Business Idea Competition (BIC) in Fashion" by sending your original business plan. The 15 most innovative and financially feasible ideas of any business within the fashion, luxury and design industries will have the chance to enroll in the Intensive SDA Bocconi course “Business Idea Competition in Fashion 2012: starting up a new company” which will be held on July 11, 12 and 13 in Milan. The program will consist of lectures from MAFED (Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management) SDA Bocconi and case studies to be updated on industry trends and learn the key factors in terms of strategy, branding and business planning, necessary to launch a new business venture. The course will be in English.
If you have an original and innovative business idea you can start to prepare your business plan and participate in the contest! Open Internet-based fashion company, launching a new line of accessories with an eco-sustainable business model or introducing a new distribution format in the footwear industry are just some examples.
The best projects will be selected by two faculty members of the SDA and a professional in the area of private equity. All participants will receive feedbacks and helpful comments for the improvement of their idea from the selection team.
The challenge is open to individuals or teams of up to three components and is open to participants from all over the world. To participate you must submit a business plan that must include a detailed description of the business idea and a financial plan. The proposal to be submitted online, should also include education of the participants and may also contain a video (up to 3 minutes) with which to present their idea.
The initiative is part of the Milano Summer School organized by the Municipality of Milan, which involves a number of universities and schools in Milan offering courses to students from all over the world during summer.

For information: http://summerschool.sdabocconi.it/fashion.html
Francesca Romana Rinaldi, SDA Bocconi for Milano Summer School Coordinator: francesca.rinaldi@unibocconi.it

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Da fine marzo fino al 4 giugno 2012 sono aperte le candidature per partecipare al terzo concorso internazionale “Business Idea Competition (BIC) in Fashion”. Le 15 idee più innovative e finanziariamente fattibili per lanciare una nuova attività nel campo della moda potranno iscriversi al corso intensivo SDA Bocconi “Business Idea Competition in Fashion 2012: starting up a new company” che si terrà l’11, 12 e 13 luglio a Milano per apprendere come lanciare la propria attività nel campo della moda, lusso e design. Il percorso formativo si snoderà tra lezioni del MAFED (Master in Fashion, Experience and Design Management) SDA Bocconi e case studies per essere aggiornati sui trend del settore e apprendere i fattori chiave in termini di strategia, branding e business planning, necessari per lanciare una nuova avventura imprenditoriale. Il corso è in lingua inglese.
Chi ha un’idea originale ed innovativa in testa può iniziare a preparare un accurato business plan e partecipare al concorso! Aprire un’azienda fashion basata su internet, lanciare una nuova linea di accessori con un modello di business attento all’impatto ambientale o introdurre un nuovo format distributivo nel settore calzaturiero sono solo alcuni esempi.
I progetti migliori saranno selezionati da due membri della faculty SDA ed un professionista del mondo del private equity. Tutti i partecipanti al concorso riceveranno una valutazione della propria business idea da parte del team di selezione e utili commenti per il miglioramento della propria idea.
La sfida è aperta a individui o a team di massimo tre componenti proventi da tutto il mondo. Per partecipare bisogna presentare un business plan che deve comprendere una descrizione dettagliata della business idea e un piano di finanziamenti. La proposta, da presentare online, deve comprendere anche i curriculum dei partecipanti e può anche contenere un video di 3 minuti con il quale presentare la propria idea.
L’iniziativa fa parte del progetto Milano Summer School promosso dal Comune di Milano che coinvolge una serie di università e scuole milanesi nell’organizzare corsi di studio e formazione per studenti da tutto il mondo nel periodo estivo.

Per informazioni: http://summerschool.sdabocconi.it/fashion.html
Francesca Romana Rinaldi, Coordinatore SDA Bocconi for Milano Summer School: francesca.rinaldi@unibocconi.it