Part One: The basics


If available upload a PDF of your business registration/ verification documentation. If you have questions, please contact us.


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Location of your enterprise

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Designated Project Lead

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Please list any other important contacts here


You could be eligible for special recognition as a younger entrepreneur.


(You could be eligible for special recognition.)

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What is your enterprise and what challenge does it address? What inspired your enterprise? Why is it unique?
What is your goal? What has been successful? What's in store for your future?

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Even if you don't win one of the prizes, you're still a winner-- all the entrants will be posted in an online registry to help promote your venture world wide and to help clients and venture capitalists and other potential partners/supporters find you. In one line, describe what it is and what it does, keeping in mind that people will search for you by keyword.


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What image best describes your venture? (It could even be your logo. JPEGs only, 2 MB max.)


Feel free to include a link to your additional photo files (Flickr, Picasa, etc)



Few things convey ideas better than a short video. Please provide a link to your uploaded video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc).


Part Two: How does your venture meet SMART EnterPrize goals?

Does your venture meet one or more pressing social or environmental need? Is it innovative? Scalable? A successful business? A new business model? Does it connect or enhance the wider transportation system? Is it serving the urban poor? Let the Judges know how by answering the following questions to the best of your ability.

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You might include: How does it improve the life of a community? How does it improve access to needs, especially for the urban poor? Is it developed or led by urban poor? Is it developed or led by a young entrepreneur? How does this innovation connect with the rest of the transportation system to make the whole system better? How does it make transportation or urban life more sustainable, more equitable, more convenient or safer?

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You might include: In what way is your venture an innovative approach to transport / access? How is it an innovative approach to meeting the needs of the urban poor? How is it an innovative approach to connecting with the rest of the transportation system? How is it an innovative business model?

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You might include: How is your project scalable to a wider area / other locations / other applications? What are your opportunities for future development and collaboration? What is the potential for the project to be scaled or adapted for other communities around the world?

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You might include: How long has the enterprise been running successfully? How many people have been affected through your enterprise? List of awards or publicity received. List of sponsors or partners (you may provide links).