GSEA South Asia
INDIAN STUDENT WINS THE REGIONAL GLOBAL
STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS
Dhaka– 10.02.2018-
Indian/Nepalese/Sri Lankan/Bangladeshi student became the proud winner of the
Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) “Regional Competition”, a program of
the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) South Asia, hosted by Bangladesh. Eshan
Sadasivan – Founder & CEO, PROSOC bested HIS competitors with HIS innovative
(business insights) based on HIS business idea, excellent presentation skill
and smart responses during the question answer session.
This UP student entrepreneur
has won GSEA local and he will be competing against the top student
entrepreneurs from around the world in the hopes of winning over US$400,000 in
cash and donated prizes at EO GSEA Global Finals 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
Jahangir Alam of
ALO from Bangladesh was the first runner up.
In order to qualify
for this award contest, an individual has to be an undergraduate student and
the owner of a for-profit/social enterprise structured (revenue generating)
business that has operated for at least six consecutive months. All the
participants contested in the Regional Finals have achieved the Local Winner
Award and prize money in their respective countries.
Eshan`s statement
“GSEA has
introduced me with a wide-open horizon of possibilities. This has been a
continuous adventure of enriching myself through learning. Moreover, attending
the regional finals have been an amazing experience as I got acquaintance with
innovative geniuses from other countries and I think this will help me broaden
my vision about business and friendship.” said Eshan Sadasivan, winner of GSEA regional
competition.
“EO Bangladesh
hosted the GSEA regional competition for the first time and we are immensely
honored to get this opportunity to welcome the participants and delegates of EO
South Asia and create a platform for commercial harmony” said Zareen Mahmud
Hosein, GSEA Co-Chair.
“I am overwhelmed
to meet the young talents of South Asia and to experience their vision in
person which will change the world soon enough. My sincere thanks to EO South
Asia to give EO Bangladesh the opportunity to host this prestigious event. ”-Said Khaled Hossain, President-EO while
expressing his gratification.
Tofail Ahmed, MP,
Minister for Commerce, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has graced
the event with his presence as the chief guest. The jury for the regional
finale was Sayed Almas Kabir, Chief Executive
Officer of MetroNet Bangladesh Limited and Managing Director of AyAl Corp, Farzana
Chowdhury, Managing Director & Chief
Executive Officer · Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, Minhaz Anwar, Head of GP Accelerator, Rokia Afzal Rahman, chairperson of Mediaworld Ltd and Chiranjiv Patel, Reginal Director, EO GSEA
South Asia.
Seventeen student entrepreneurs from four
countries competed head to head in this regional finale against each other for
this prestigious award.
About
the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
As
the premier global competition for undergraduate students, the Global
Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) represents more than 1,700 of the prominent
student entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries. Built on a mission to
inspire students to start and grow entrepreneurial ventures, GSEA brings global
visibility to pioneering student business owners. Since 1998, the GSEA, a
program founded at the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University,
has honored outstanding students who simultaneously attend university full-time
while running their own businesses. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) took
on leadership of the GSEA in 2006 to offer student entrepreneurs access to a
global network of mentors, resources and connections from the most influential
community of entrepreneurs in the world. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s GSEA
is generously supported by Thomas Franchise Solutions.
About
the Entrepreneurs’ Organization
The Entrepreneurs’
Organization (EO) is a global business network of more than
12,000 business owners in more than 160 chapters and 50 countries. Founded in
1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, EO enables small and large business
owners to learn from each other, leading to greater business success and an
enriched personal life. The organization’s vision is to build the world’s most
influential community of entrepreneurs, which aligns with its mission of
supporting entrepreneurial education and engaging entrepreneurs to learn and
grow.
The
Entrepreneurs’ Organization also operates the Global Student
Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), the premier award program for undergraduate
students that own and run businesses while attending college or university;
and EO Accelerator, a series of quarterly, high-impact learning
events designed to provide top business owners with the tools, knowledge and
skills they need to grow their businesses to more than US$1 million in annual
revenue.
To know more about EO visit www.gsea.org
