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The Seahaven Young Entrepreneurs Scheme

04 July 2016 | The Sussex Sign Company Ltd

The Seahaven Young Entrepreneurs Scheme

The Sussex Sign Company are proud to announce there involvement in sponsoring the SEAHAVEN YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR SCHEME 2016

The Seahaven Y.E.S. is a call to action for young entrepreneurs in the Seahaven and surrounding areas to create and develop their own business idea. The scheme has been launched and sponsored by the Newhaven Chamber of Commerce and additional sponsorship is being provided by Veolia, The Sussex Sign Company, Mike Shorer Fine Jewellery and supported by other local companies.

The first stage of the scheme is to submit your idea on paper/online. The best six ideas from the 16-18 years section and the best six from the 19-26 years section will be selected. These applicants will be invited to attend a half-day workshop where, with the help of local mentors, they will work on refining their business idea into a comprehensive business plan and they will be given help and advice on how to ‘pitch’ their idea.

These finalists will then automatically advance to the next stage of the competition − Modeled after the popular BBC programme ‘Dragons’ Den’, the qualifying entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to a panel of ‘Dragons’ (local business leaders).

The Dragons will select 1st, 2nd and 3rd places from both the 16-18 year category and the 19-26 year category. The winner of the 16-18 year category will win a trophy, a cash prize of £200 and media exposure. The winner of the 19-16 year category will win a bespoke trophy, a cash prize of £500, media exposure and a package of benefits including 2 years of Newhaven Chamber membership,12 months of one to one mentoring plus advice from a range of our business leaders to be presented at an Awards ceremony in mid November at the UTC in Newhaven.

More information on how to enter can be found at seahavenyes.co.uk including an online application form and also pdf and Word versions of the form. Or call the Chamber office on 01273 517544 for more information.

The closing date for submission of entries is Friday 23rd September 2016.

If you know of any young Entrepreneur, don't let them miss this great opportunity.

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