IDEYALYMPICS: A Business Plan Competition!

2021 Cooperative Month Celebration

October 1-30, 2021

THEME: “Kooperatibang Matatag: Tumutugon sa mga Hamon, Daan sa Pagbangon,

Nagbibigay Pag-asa sa Makabagong Panahon.”

I. RATIONALE

Article 2 of Republic Act 9520 also known as “Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008”
fosters the creation and growth of cooperatives as a practical vehicle for promoting self-
reliance and harnessing people power towards the attainment of economic
development and social justice;

In General Santos City there are more than a hundred of registered and operational
primary cooperatives. The Local Government Unit recognizes the paramount contribution
of cooperatives not only as instrument in sustainable economic development but also in
the upliftment of social base of the communities in which they operate;

The City Cooperative Development Council (CCDC) envisioned that Gensan

cooperatives are economically self-sustaining and competitive contributing significantly
to the local economy and employment through inclusive, responsive and highly effective
cooperative development plans, programs and services;

One of the direction of Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) is to encourage more

sectors specially youth entrepreneurs to organize themselves into cooperatives through
the support of Local Government Units because of the role that cooperatives can play in
fostering empowerment among the youth and community through self-organization and
development to help solve the high unemployment rate, deficit in decent work,
precarious work and other barriers that they face.

Earlier in 2020, the City Economic Management and Cooperative Development Office
(CEMCDO) and SK Federation of General Santos City envisioned to establish a
sustainable entrepreneurial program for the youth that will improve their social and
economic condition through a cooperative.

The team identified Barangay Calumpang’s CALYE (Calumpang Youth for

Empowerment) as pilot area of the project and went to several phases of organizing,
capacity building and resource mobilization activities to assist beneficiaries start their own
enterprise through the support of various stakeholders. On August 4, 2021, the
Cooperative Development Authority issued the Certificate of Registration to CALYE
Service Cooperative as the 1st Youth Cooperative in Gensan and Region 12.

In the pursuit of exclusive growth, the City Cooperative Program seeks to help emerging
entrepreneurs or other wannabes or would-be-coops such as youth, farmers, workers,
consumers, and other groups who wanted to start their own small enterprise that will
provide equal opportunity for economic development.

CEMCDO recognizes the cooperative’s ability to create change and demonstrate an

active concern for entrepreneurship and economic development. Thus, CEMCDO seeks
to find more associations who can become frontrunners in promoting economic and
social development practices through cooperativism.

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Thus, this contest is the best opportunity for aspiring cooperatives to conceptualize their
desired business with technical assistance from the experts that will help them organize
their plans and establish their own enterprise.

II. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES

1. The business plan contest is open to all would-be-cooperatives such as

associations, circle of friends, clubs, etc with not less than 25 members, with or
without existing business and all are bonafide residents of General Santos City;

2. The Ideyalympics Business Plan Competition has two (2) categories:

a. YOUTH CATEGORY
i. Aged 15 to 30 years’ old;
ii. Open to all youth sectors such as in-school youth, out-of-school
youth, community-based youth organizations, faith-based youth
group, IP Youth, etc;

b. REGULAR CATEGORY
i. Any “wannabe” or “would-be-coops” group of individuals such as
vendors, consumers, farmers, professionals, workers, transport group,
women’s group, etc

3. The group must secure a Certification (stating residency and endorsement to join
the contest) from the Barangay;

4. Each participating group must select a coach from any primary cooperative of
their choice and that cooperative is a registered to CDA and member of CCDC;

5. The business format or type of organization indicated in the business plan must be a
“cooperative”. A coach shall provide technical assistance and necessary
guidance to its mentee/participants;

6. Each entry must contain the following information (Sample format will be provided
by the organizing team):

a. Introduction
a. Brief History of Business / Mission / Vision
b. Organizational / Management Aspects
b. Marketing Plan
a. Products and Services / Pricing
b. Promotions/ Marketing Method / Distribution Channels
c. Operational Plan
 Flowchart of Operation
 Manpower / Capital Expenditure
d. Financial Plan
 Income Statement / Balance Sheet
 Budget (to include capitalization)
 Funding / Resource Leveraging Option
e. Social Desirability
 Inclusivity / Social Impact

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 7. Completeness of Business Plan will be determined by the Organizing Team;

8. Each entry should have;

a. Minimum of 10 pages and maximum of 20 pages;
b. Use A4 size
c. Font: Arial, size 12, spacing 1.25

9. The entry must be submitted in pdf format via email at

gensancoopoffice@gmail.com;

10. Each entry will be reviewed by the Organizing Team with the Mentors;

11. There will be a one-on-one Consultation with the Mentors per team/entry on
October 2021 at CEMCDO Conference Room;

12. Each team must present their respective Business Plan to the Mentors for Preliminary
Assessment and to the Judges for Final Defense;

13. Please be guided on the timeline set forth by the Organizing Team.

III. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

COMPONENTS PERCENTILE
Feasibility of Business Plan 50 %
Innovation and Creativity 20 %
Sustainability and Resiliency 20 %
Inclusivity & Social Impact 10 %
TOTAL 100 %

IV. AWARDS AND PRIZES

Prizes are set to encourage that a portion of the fund will be use as seed or start-up
capitalization of the proposed business plan. CEMCDO will provide post-contest
assistance to all participating team in:

a. Setting up their own business which includes registration and other compliances;
b. Access to financial and logistical support from national government agencies;
c. Other organizational and entrepreneurial interventions

PRIZES
AWARDS
Youth Category Regular Category
MAJOR AWARDS
1st Place P 40,000 P 40,000
2nd Place P 30,000 P 30,000
3rd Place P 20,000 P 20,000

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 Consolation (5 P 5,000 P 5,000
Teams/Category)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Presenter P 3,000 P 3,000
Best New Business Plan P 3,000 P 3,000
Best Micro Business P 3,000 P 3,000

A. SPECIAL AWARDS

i. Best Presenter
 Awarded to the participants with best presentation skills,
knowledgeable and mastery of the proposal, uses innovations and
styles in his/her presentation materials; To be selected separately by
the judges;

ii. Best New Business (Plan)

 Awarded to participants with an inventive plan for breakthrough and
is unique. To be selected separately by the judges;

iii. Best Micro Business (Plan)

 For participants with existing business, with capitalization below 4
million pesos, and submits a business expansion plan that is
progressive, and innovative; To be selected separately by the judges;

V. SCREENING COMMITTEE / PANEL OF JUDGES

o Three (3) judges will comprise the Screening Committee

o Three (3) experts will comprise the Panel of Judges

VI. TIMELINE

DATE & TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION

Sept. 16 Thursday 4PM Presentation with SK Federation Online via GMeet
Sept. 28 Tuesday (until Deadline, Submission of CEMCDO
4PM) Registration Form (Intent to
participate)
October 1 Friday Orientation of Participants by CEMCDO
CEMCDO & Mentors
Oct. 7 & 8 (Thu-Fri) Preliminary Screening & CEMDO / Inasal de
Coaching Session (one-on-one) Cebu
with the Mentors
Oct. 21 & 22 (Thu-Fri) Final Defense and Judging CEMCDO
Oct. 29 Wed Awarding of Winners & CEMCDO/ Inasal
Culmination of Coop Month de Cebu
Celebration

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