Life & Career Alignment
FOR BUSINESS SAKE
Win up to £1000
Using the Passionpreneurship pre-business mini workbook
A mini business plan to make sure you've got the basics right.
Eligibility Criteria
Entrants must:
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Be underrepresented aspiring entrepreneurs (Underrepresented embraces any one or more of the 9 protected characteristics these include: race, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.)
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Either live or have a business based within the South London boroughs *
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Either be at the idea stage of their business or have been operating for no more than 3yrs
*If the competition is undersubscribed it may be opened up to include businesses who operate within these boroughs without being based within them.
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Apply
Applications open 15th September and close 20th Octoberber 2021. Click the link APPLY
To find out more information about the competition and eligibility click the link below.
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Register
If your application is successful, your local Borough Champion will contact you with a promo code. You will need to pay a £20+P&P non-refundable Entry Fee.
Once payment is received a copy of the 'Passionpreneur mini workbook' will be posted to you.
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Pitch training
Begin completing all sections of the Passionpreneur mini work
You will be given a date in which to attend an online pitch training session to support you in the development of your pitch.
Pitch Training will commence w/c 25/10/2021
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pitch day
Passionpreneurs will deliver their pitches to a panel of judges on Zoom from 8th November 2021. Each round will have a winner who will go through to the final in November
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Attend the Finals
The finals will take place at a physical location in November 2021 where competitors battle it out for the following cash prizes:
3rd Prize - £250
2nd Prize - £500
1st Prize - £1000
The For Business Sake's
Passionpreneur Programme
“The Passionpreneur Competition supported by Croydon, Lewisham and Southwark this is my way of supporting purpose-led and purpose-driven Passionpreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs a little further along their journey in turning ideas into a reality..”
Jacy Stewart
Croydon - Sophie White
Lewisham - Mark Berbeck
Southwark - Dean Williams
The SiLL Programme
More support is available through your local library with the Start-ups in London Libraries programme, designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs turn their business idea into a reality.
Visit https://bl.uk/sill to find out more and get in touch with your local SME champion.
Passion, Pitch and Purpose is run independently from the Start-ups in London Libraries programme.