South East Asian enterprises identified by Intellecap to undergo bootcamp at ISB, Hyderabad

March 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Intellecap's flagship initiative, the Sankalp Forum has been helping social enterprises raise funds since 2009, by organizing training workshops, creating mentoring programs, and showcasing them to 150+ investors every year. firm announced that it will be hosting a 2-day residential program for 31 social entrepreneurs, from India and South East Asia, at the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad. These entrepreneurs are finalists of the annual Sankalp Awards, and have been shortlisted based on the sustainability and scalability of their business models. The 31 entrepreneurs work represent 5 sectors - agriculture, education, clean energy, healthcare, and technology for development from India and South-East Asia, and have been selected from over 100 nominations received for the Sankalp Awards in 2012.

The entries from South East Asia include, Sunlabob, Laos, o Hapinoy, Philippines o Bali Recycling, Indonesia o Kokoboard, Thailand o Marine Gifts, Vietnam are some of the Sankalp -Social enterprise summit finalists identified by Intellecap tomorrow and day after for a bootcamp at ISB Hyderabad.

Globally, as in India, social enterprises are increasingly emerging as the most sustainable model for creating impact. There is also a significant rise in the amount of capital flowing into such businesses - often called 'impact investments'. A recent JP Morgan and Global Impact Investor Network (GIIN) report (Jan 2012) surveyed such investors around the world, and estimates that impact investing represents roughly USD 4 Bn in market potential in 2012.

The primary objective of the residential program on March 9 and 10 in Indian School of Business (ISB) is to help the 2012 Sankalp Awards finalists become more investment-ready. The speakers and mentors include veteran investors, investment bankers, and entrepreneurs from across India, include Sangita Reddy, MD Apollo Hospitals; Alok Kejriwal, serial entrepreneur and Founder Games2Win and 20 others.

They will help the entrepreneurs understanding their business model better and identify growth opportunities. They will also conduct sessions on 'How to Effectively Pitch to an Investor', and 'Understanding the Technicalities of the Capital Raising Process'. Since the entrepreneurs come from 6 different countries in Asia, the trainers will also facilitate cross-cultural and cross-geographical learning amongst them.

Aparajita Agrawal, Co-founder Intellecap, who heads the Sankalp Forum initiative said, "We are excited about having created this opportunity along with ISB for the Sankalp Finalists. We are optimistic that the bootcamp will be a great platform for cross-sharing entrepreneurial experiences, learning and sharing by experts and investors that are serious about scaling up social enterprises in India and South-East Asia. Initiatives such as this, we hope, will go a long way in addressing the capacity constraints of MSME's and in making them investment-ready."

About the Sankalp Forum: The Sankalp Forum is one of Asia's premier platforms for businesses that address challenges of inclusive growth - by providing access to affordable services and better livelihood opportunities to the underserved. We help such businesses achieve scale through funding and market linkages, by connecting them to investors, policy makers, industry experts, and other enablers. We connect over 400 social enterprises, over 400 investors and funders, and 10,000 other stakeholders from across the world. In the past three years, more than two dozen of our enterprises have received investments, and over 160 others have been made investment ready through mentoring and capacity building programs. More information at sankalpforum.com

About Intellecap: Intellecap works at the intersection of the private sector and development. It provides consulting and investment banking services driven by innovative thought processes, to business and development communities globally, helping them bring entrepreneurship solutions to development challenges at the Base of the Pyramid and beyond. Intellecap's interventions are designed to catalyze initiatives for both large corporate and social entrepreneurs in pursuit of rapid global development. Our footprint extends to several locations globally, and we service a prestigious global client base including development finance institutions, private sector investors, foundations, governments, and inclusive and social businesses. More information at intellecap.com