by Prashant Kapadia/NHN
New Delhi, 13th February 2018– An Indian student has become the proud winner of the EO South Asia Regional Qualifiers of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) this year. Hosted by the EO Bangladesh Chapter, seventeen student entrepreneurs from four countries competed head to head in this regional finale for a chance to move on to the global finals. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Eshan Sadasivan – Founder & CEO, PROSOC bested his competitors with his innovative (business insights) based on his business idea, excellent presentation skills and smart responses during the Q&A rounds. Jahangir Alam of ALO from Bangladesh was the first runner up.
GSEA is EO’s premier awards program for students who own or operate a business while attending college or university. Eshan has won this regional GSEA round and now proceeds to compete against other 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. In order to qualify for this award contest, participants had 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.
“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 has been an amazing experience as I got acquainted 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 South Asia 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 Bangladesh 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.
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 Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global business network of more than 12,000+ business owners in more than 171 chapters and 53 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. www.gsea.org
