Previous Page
SHOW NEWS LIVE FEATURES
BRIGHT BUSINESS IDEA COMPETITION businesses was amazing.
PITCH YOUR BUSINESS IDEA TO THE PANEL OF JUDGES FOR A CHANCE TO WIN OVER £30,000 WORTH OF SUPPORT INCLUDING £5,000 CASH AND THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FREE SERVICES AND SUPPLIES INCLUDING A WEBSITE, STATIONERY AND BUSINESS ADVICE.
Since scooping the £30,000 grand prize last year, James Smart and his product, the Smartsack - designed to reduce classroom clutter - have been enjoying continued success, exceeding their year one target in just nine months. James said: ‘Winning the Bright Business Idea Award immediately boosted our confidence in every aspect of the business. To have a panel of experts endorse your product before 35 other excellent
‘We immediately took marketing advantage by using Winner of The Bright Business Idea Award as a prominent feature on all of our material. Winning the award gave us credability and the prizes allowed us to build fantastic business relationships to accelerate our sales.
I can’t wait for this year’s show - we’re looking forward to re- visiting the Bright Business Idea as well as visiting the appropriate stands for ideas and attending the seminars.’
COULD YOU BE THE NEXT WINNER? After last year’s overwhelming response, the Bright Business Idea Competition is back with a bang. The winning entrepreneur will walk away with over £30,000 in business support and products, including £5,000 cash.
OTHER LIVE FEATURES
SMALL BUSINESS CLUB CLINIC Want to get a straight answer to your business query? Then visit the Small Business Club Clinic where business experts from a wide range of working businesses will do their best to help. Experts in marketing, design, accounting, HR, legal, sales, IT & business planning will be on hand to help.
BUSINESS PLANNING KIOSKS How do your ideas and plans measure up? Sit down for a 30 minute assessment of the key areas of your business plan with a Business Gateway advisor in our Business Planning Kiosks.
NETWORKING AREA
Our networking area provides the perfect platform to help you promote your products or services and to provide you with the ideal forum to build your contacts.
ONLINE DEMONSTRATION AREA Demonstrations from our key exhibitors will run through-out the day will ensure that you can get the most from these valuable online business sup- port tools.
HOW TO ENTER: We’re offering New Start readers an extra opportunity to be in with a chance of winning. Simply send a 100 word summary of your bright business idea, along with your name and contact details, to
The best entrants will be put forward into a dedicated heat.
www.newstartscotland.com for further details.