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Become the Startupper of the year & win financial help worth 130m from TOTAL

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Are you a young entrepreneur with a great business idea? The ‘TOTAL Startupper of the year’ challenge could be your opportunity to turn that business idea into a dream come true.
Total Uganda Limited recently launched the ‘Startupper of the year by Total’ challenge with the aim of identifying, rewarding and accompanying the best projects in enterprise creation or development (less than 2-years old) in Uganda. The winning projects will earn the ‘Startupper of the year 2016 by Total’ label, with financial support of up to 130,000,000 UGX and mentorship from Total Uganda.

The contest is open to Ugandan citizens below the age of 35.
This is a unique opportunity for Ugandans with Start-ups. So, if you really believe in your idea- no matter the type of business, you’ve got to enter into the Startupper of the Year Challenge and let TOTAL ‘energize’ your idea.
According to a press release, a jury of professionals will preselect up to ten of the best projects in Uganda based on the following criteria: Innovation, originality, how daring a project is, development potential and capacity to improve the living conditions of the masses. The finalists will be announced on February 28, 2016.

After which, the candidates will pitch and present to their projects and ideas to the jury by March 15, 2016, the jury will then select up to three of the best projects and these will emerge as winners of the challenge
To participate, go to www.startupper.total.com and submit your business plan/idea. The application process started on November 1, 2015 and deadline is January 31, 2016 (11.00 PM GMT).

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Source: TOTAL Uganda
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