BiD Challenge

The Business in Development Challenge is the world's first international business plan competition for Poverty reduction and Profit. The first edition was a success: 80 full fledged business plans were developed and over 20 BiD entrepreneurs have already started their business.

The BiD Challenge is offering €150.000 in start-up finance for plans that combine income generating business with poverty reduction in a feasible way. Take this opportunity to present your plan and get access to the expertise, experience, finance and network that you need to start your business. Ready to take on the Challenge?

The BiD Challenge was an initiative of NCDO and has been developed and organized by Fair Ventures.

Since January 2007, the BiD Challenge and related activities have been included in the BiD Network Foundation, a spinn-off from Fair Ventures and the NCDO BiD Program.