Ethos Business Brain Olympics 2012
Ethos & Company is holding an intensive inter-university business plan competition among more than 20 of the best universities in the UK, USA, Australia and Malaysia. We are looking for highly motivated and capable teams of 3 undergraduates (in their penultimate year or below) or post graduates to develop and showcase a compelling business plan. Short-listed teams will participate in a 3 day management consulting training in Kuala Lumpur, at the end of which they will present their business plans to a panel of judges and leading corporate figures in Malaysia. Winning teams will receive media coverage and prize money of RM7,500 and RM4,500 for 1st and 2nd place respectively.
This is a unique opportunity for students to experience what it is like to be a management consultant, and to sharpen their business acumen and interview skills. Participants will have two full days of training on consulting techniques and coaching to refine their business plan presentations.
This is a brief introduction to the Ethos Business Brain Olympics and the application process. More detailed information is attached here as a PDF along with the application form.
Application Process
Interested applicants should send the complete application form including short essay and team CVs to brainolympics@ethos.com.my by 6 pm, Kuala Lumpur Time, on 14th June 2012 (extended). Finalists will be notified by End May 2012. Please note that only shortlisted candidates and finalists will be notified.
Should you require any further clarification, do contact our organising team at brainolympics@ethos.com.my.
About Ethos
Ethos & Company is a boutique, Malaysian-led management consulting firm, specialising in corporate strategy, corporate transformation and public policy. Ethos has worked on some of the most challenging business issues for Government Linked Companies, Multinationals and Government, including public policy review, strategy and business plan development, operationalisation of high impact business entities and large-scale business transformation. Founded by former McKinsey & Company senior consultants in 2002, Ethos has grown to a firm with over 20 consultants and collaborative alliances with regional and global consulting firms.
Our recent engagements
As Malaysia's leading boutique strategy firm, we have worked on some of the most important - and challenging issues across the private and public sectors. Our recent mandates include:
- Developed the growth strategy for a large agriculture conglomerate, resulting in business restructuring and close to RM10 billion worth of investments
- Reviewed overall strategy and developed financial model for a RM30 billion integrated real estate development in Klang Valley for a large conglomerate, and subsequently assisted in detailed due diligence, negotiation and selection of international partners for specific catalytic projects to kick-start development
- Restructured NEP policy instruments to move from allocative approach to market-based approach, resulting in the establishment of a national private equity company with a RM5 billion fund size
- Helped to operationalise six new high impact entities, each of whom became the catalyst for key government programmes including government transformation, regional development and biotech industry development
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