Business Ideas League (BIL)

Program Overview



Business Ideas League (BIL)

    Business Ideas League (BIL) will identify, develop and support Innovative Business Ideas of prospective entrepreneurs and provide them visibility and access to financial / non-financial services to grow businesses.

    BIL is a two-stage competition for aspiring entrepreneurs to present their innovative business ideas for Regional and National Recognition, Financial Reward and Possible Equity Funding opportunities.

 

Instructions to Applicants:

  1. Applicants can apply only in one category (i.e., Micro Enterprise, Graduate Student/Mid-Career Professional, or Existing SMEs) for Business Ideas League (BIL). Select your applicant category carefully.
  2. Read the Basic Eligibility Criteria and Apply accordingly.
  3. Information in mandatory fields must be provided. Incomplete application forms will not be processed.
  4. Business Ideas related to indicative priority sectors will be preferred. However, Ideas other than stated sectors are also eligible to apply.
  5. Your Business Idea must be ‘Innovative’.
  6. Special priority for women applicants.
  7. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further processing.
  8. In case of any query about application form, applicant may contact on ( bil@smeda.org.pk)

 

Application Categories

Micro Enterprise


  1. Resident Pakistani National having valid Computerized National Identity Card
  2. Project Size: PKR Upto 2.0 Million




Graduate Student/Working Professional

  1. Resident Pakistani National having valid Computerized National Identity Card
  2. Final year or be a student, graudated or 3 Years of Professional Experience
  3. Project Size: 2.0 to PKR 100.00 Million

Existing SMEs


  1. Resident Pakistani National having valid Computerized National Identity Card
  2. Must own an ‘Enterprise’ for Minimum of Last 5 Years
  3. Project Size: Maximum up to PKR 300.00 Million