Raymond Announces Partnership With Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012

Online, February 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Raymond, a pioneer in the textile and men's apparel business with a turnover of over USD 600 Million and offering end-to end solutions for fabrics and garmenting announced its partnership with Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012. The event is scheduled on 16th February 2012 at the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium & hosted by Carole Spiers -BBC Guest Broadcaster & CEO Carole Spiers Group UK.

According to Durgesh Buxy Regional Manager MENA, " Raymond is poised to branch out to the Middle Eastern region with new trends and designs, to excite and satisfy the next generation of the world thus we are here with Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 to recognize the innovation and new ideas of a young world".

The highlight of the event will be :

• Big Idea Global Entrepreneur Icon Award 2012
• Big Idea Entrepreneur Icon Award 2012
• Big Idea Young Entrepreneur Award 2012
• Big Idea Mentor Institute Awards 2012

These Awards are a tribute for Inspiring entrepreneurship dreams in millions of aspiring entrepreneurs and instilling the 'dream it dare it do it' attitude in them.

'Raymond's focus on 'Innovation' made Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012, the perfect platform for them to partner, said Reena Banerjee - Founder & Idea Director at Big Idea. With this partnership, the initiative will now be called 'The Raymond Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012'.

Raymond Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 is a business plan competition open to aspiring entrepreneurs in UAE. The winners of the Raymond Big Idea Start-up Challenge 2012 will have their ideas go through simulation at the Idea Lab at Dubai SME who will then be guiding them in setting up a lean organisation .

The Ideas submitted will be judged by an Entrepreneurship Advisory Board (EAB) consisting of :
Carole Spiers - CEO Carole Spiers Group UK ; Herman Lewis - CEO Radio Spice; Khalid Al Jowder - Chairman Al Jowder Group & Winner of Young Entrepreneur Award from Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment (MBRE); Satyajeet Roy- Head of Commercial Banking, Citibank N.A, Mukund Cairae - CEO of Zee Network, Middle East, Sumantra Dutta - Country Head of STAR Middle East & Ayub Ahmed - CEO of Capital International Group.

While the aspiring entrepreneurs will present Business Start-up Plan, Institutes will highlight the Innovative practices and methodologies implemented in nurturing entrepreneurship skills in students and compete for the 'Big Idea Mentor Challenge 2012'.

'If you aspire to be the next Big Entrepreneur, this initiative provide you with the platform to live your dream', as per Reena Banerjee. All you need to do is to bring out your entrepreneurship skills and have a 'dream it dare it do it' attitude. To know more about the event, one can log on to www.bigidea.ae
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