Sundance Channel’s good friends at the Social Venture Network are holding a contest called “Imagine What’s Next”. Below, you will find all the details about this contest in the most recent press release from Social Venture Network.
Social Venture Network (SVN), the country’s leading network of socially responsible business leaders, is launching “Imagine What’s Next: Ideas that Will Change the Way the World Does Business”; a contest that seeks to support the leaders of emerging enterprises and provide them access to the resources that will help further develop their ideas into successful, responsible enterprises.
Contest winners will receive a one-year membership to Social Venture Network as well as registration and recognition at the invitation-only SVN Fall 2007 Conference at the Estancia La Jolla in San Diego, California. Winners and their ideas will be promoted throughout the year on the SVN Website and in prominent media outlets, and the chosen applicants will be partnered with select SVN mentors, receiving advice throughout 2008. Contest mentors include:
- Jeffrey Hollender, CEO and Chief Regeneration Officer, Seventh Generation
- Connie Evans, Founder and President, CSolutions Consulting
- Trish Karter, CEO, Dancing Deer Baking Company
- Adnan Durrani, President, Condor Ventures, Inc.
- Lisa Lorimer, former President and Owner, Vermont Bread Company
- Tami Simon, Founder and Publisher, Sounds True Publishing
“With ‘Imagine What’s Next,’ we’re inviting a new generation of entrepreneurs and leaders to challenge traditional business thinking with a new set of ideas and models that will, again, change the way we think about the power of business to effect positive social change,” added Deborah Nelson.
To be eligible for the contest, applicants must currently hold positions as C-level executives (CEOs, executive directors, founders, etc.) of businesses or nonprofit organizations that are having a noticeable positive impact on the business sector. Eligible applicants will have implemented their “new idea” fewer than five years ago. The application process includes providing thoughtful answers to several essay questions and presenting relevant metrics describing the enterprise or organization. For an “Imagine What’s Next” application, complete contest information, and additional information about SVN, please visit the contest homepage [www.svn.org].
