Who will be the winners?

The four finalists in the Artemisia Social-Business Competition have submitted their revised business plans. Here is a summary of their Social-Business Ventures:

Venture	E-Vetiver	KOANedu	La Plimbare	Youth & Leader
Entre-preneurs	SIN Chung Hong, Derek + Tam King Pui, Juliana	Gustavo Pimentel + Henrique Vedana	Iulian Boia + Dragos Petru Belduganu	Alex Wang + Chang Young-Ting
Country	Hong Kong	Brazil	Romania	Mainland of China
Product/ Service	Vetiver grass, sold to poor farmers in Guizhou provice, China	online lending platform for young people to access student loans	Low-cost youth hostels with story-based cultural education	high-quality, low-cost education for young people in poor rural areas
Social impact	reduction of soil erosion, leading to increased farmers´ incomes, in China’s poorest region	makes higher education affordable to more people in Brazil	possibility for young people with low incomes to travel and become more aware of Romania’s culture & history	young people with improved education can lift their families out of poverty
Business model	farmers pay to get the seeds, and the harvested roots are sold for use in medicine, cosmetics and handicrafts	transaction fees from students & lenders, financial income from account holdings, premium membership from institutions	guests pay a fee to stay in the hostels	tuition fees paid by participants, online & event advertising

We will announce the winners on Wednesday 21st October.

As well as using Artemisia's innovative resources to develop their Social-Business plan, the four finalist teams have received coaching from experienced entrepreneurs in Artemisia's networks.

The two winning teams will receive seed funding to support them in starting their venture, and invitations to the 'Social-Business Summit' in São Paulo, December 2009.