University of Plymouth The Cube One Hundred £100s Big Idea Challenge

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Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their business ventures (freelance business included) to a panel of experts competing to win a share of £10,000!
This competition offers you an opportunity as students or graduates of the University of Plymouth, individually or working as a team, to grow an enterprise and to have the experience of 'pitching' your business.
It is also a route through which trading businesses looking to scale up, can obtain funding to support their growth.
It is an excellent learning experience and also a bit of fun. The competition is open to undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students as well as graduates.
Either individually, or as a team, you are invited to develop and present a business in one of the two categories:
1) A commercial business
2) A social enterprise/CIC
Download our documents:
Dragons Den competition criteria and process
Dragons Den expression of interest form.
Dates for the diary
18.00 25 May 2022 – Deadline for expression of interest/Pitch video by email to thecube@plymouth.ac.uk
8 June 2022 – Finals
Sponsorship for this competition comes from Santander Universities.
*based on 'Dragons' Den' on TV ('Shark Tank' in the USA), just go to YouTube
All enquiries to thecube@plymouth.ac.uk
The annual Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards is a business pitching competition which encourages and supports university students to be more entrepreneurial and is open to all students and graduates from University of Plymouth. The awards benefit student and graduate entrepreneurs by offering cash prizes, mentoring and startup support. Since the competition’s launch, more than £420,000 has been given to startups and small businesses.
Applications for 2020 have now closed… watch this space for 2021 open applications
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