End Poverty Innovation Challenge 2023

Epic is offering competition "End Poverty Innovation" which is focused on engaging the next generation of social entrepreneurs from post secondary institutions worldwide in developing the next generation of social ventures that lift the livelihoods of the poor. 

Challenge Stages:

• Assess the poverty reduction challenges in your community
• Create a sustainable social venture that meets a challenge
• Market research & develop a prototype, field test in community 
• Conduct a commercial proof of concept 
• Execute social venture locally 
• Scale nationality with social franchising
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• EPIC is open to all University social venture startup ideas focused on lifting the livelihoods of the poor.
• The social venture addresses a clear social problem that authentically raises the livelihoods of the poor.
• The social venture changes systems, not just symptoms of the problem.
• The social venture model prioritizes social impact over financial gain.
• The social venture is transformative and potentially scalable to over 100 million people
• The social venture’s product or service is environmentally sustainable.

About EPIC Social Ventures:

The Social Ventures Foundation mission is to facilitate sustainable market creation at the Bottom of the Pyramid by identifying, promoting and facilitating the investment in social ventures that employ the poor to lift the livelihoods of the poor. 

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