Fundación Romero has launched the fourth edition of the contest ‘Para Quitarse el Sombrero', that will give S/. 500,000 in prices to the students that create the best business plans around the country. The program has the objective of encouraging entrepreneurships in young people all over Peru and to develop new productive chains.

The competition is open for students between of universities and institutes, private and public, from all over the country. As a novelty for this edition, students of CETPROS and members of Campus Virtual Romero (www.campusromero.pe) are allowed to participate. The registration will be open until the 30^th of June through the official website www.premio.pqs.pe.

After this date, the first stage of evaluation will begin in the respective educational institutions. Then, the best initiatives will continue racing in their regions until they reach the great final that will take place in Lima around mid-October. 

It is important to mention that the 2014 edition had 20% more participants than the 2013:  4,800 business plans were presents, around 15,000 students competed,  257 institutions country wide were registered and twelve projects were elected winners.