The Start-Up Hub
Jul 15 2011
The Start-Up Hub is set to be a useful platform for new businesses to showcase their ideas
The Conservative Party is set to provide entrepreneurs with a unique opportunity to showcase their business ideas.
The Conservative Party Annual Conference event is one of the largest political gatherings in the UK, with an attendance of nearly 13,500 delegates. The Start-Up Hub, housed within the Conference, gives successful applicants a chance to market their idea in front of delegates, national press, company representatives and senior Conservative politicians.
Entries will be judged by a panel of business leaders including David Kershaw, CEO of M&C Saatchi, Stephen Bates, MD of Blackberry UK and Ireland and Duncan Tait, CEO of Fujitsu, UK and Ireland.
Prizes for winning pitches include a new BlackBerry smartphone, BlackBerry Playbooks at Conference and free 30-day trials to cloud technology and IT infrastructure services.
Applicants must be UK residents at least 16 years old at the time of entry, run a UK based company that is less than one year old (so formed during or after May 2010) or have a viable business idea.
Those participating must be available to showcase their idea at Conference this year which runs from Sunday 2nd until Wednesday 5th October and takes place in Manchester Central Conference Complex.
Damian Collins, Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe says, ‘This is a great way of demonstrating our support as a government for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
‘What I hope this event does is not only to boost awareness of some of the great innovative businesses we have but to keep the needs of the SME community at the front of policymakers’ minds.’
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 29th July 2011.
To apply, candidates can complete the short form found on this page and email it to business@conservatives.com.
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