The Faculty of Economics at Kardan University hosted the first round of the “Sustainable Business: Seed Funding Competition” on January 20, 2021, at the Parwan-e-Du campus. Overall, 22 students from BBA, Economics, and MBA departments participated in this competition, presented their brief business plans. After the first round of presentations, judges selected the top five teams to continue training and give their business plans a second time.  Students were challenged to address the “Eight Essential Questions Every Business Plan Must Answer” and effectively present a clear and concise plan to the judges’ panel.

The first round of the competition is a part of the 3-part series co-hosted by Bloom Afghanistan designed to prepare students to present their business pitch to live investors during the third round. These workshops empowered participants to take the lessons learned through their BBA, Economics, and MBA courses and apply them to their real-world start-ups, ready to launch their small businesses. Successful students will receive “seed” investment money to help them start their new business ventures.

Guest speakers for the event included esteemed Kardan University’s alumnus, Mr. Ahmad Muslim Khuram, CEO of Bakhtar Airlines, and Mr. Chris Lay, Vice President of Bloom Afghanistan Consultancy. Judges for the competition included Mr. Ahmad Muslim Khuram, CEO of Bakhtar Airlines; Dr. Sayed Abdul Moiz, Dean of the Faculty of Economics; Mr. Chris Lay, Vice President of Bloom Afghanistan; Mr. Fawad Asim, Academic Administrator of the BBA Department, and Mr. Najubullah Neyazi, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Economics.

The event was concluded by recognizing the top 3 teams. The second round of the competition will be conducted on January 27, 2021. Dr. Abdul Moiz shared his appreciation with the guests on behalf of Kardan University’s Faculty of Economics.

Kardan University continues to be committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Afghanistan, including SDG 8 and SDG 9 toward Decent Work and Economic Growth and Improved Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.

For more information about the Faculty of Economics, please visit https://kardan.edu.af/Academics/Faculty-of-Economics.

To read more about sustainability initiatives at Kardan University, please visit www.kardan.edu.af/sustainability.