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BT Business start-up grant competition

BT Business start-up grant competition

To enter the BT Business competition, please complete the following application form. Please give as much detail as possible as this will help the judges when considering your application. Terms and conditions apply.

Before you fill out your entry:

It will not be possible to save this form, so please have all your answers ready in order to complete and submit your entry. We suggest that you prepare your answers in advance, then copy them into the form.

* Denotes compulsory field

Part 1: About you and your company details

Title *

First name *

Last name *

Email address *

Telephone no.(business)*

Telephone no. (mobile)

Which of the following best describe you and your business?

I am an entrepreneur with a business idea that I would like to apply the grant to.
I am an entrepreneur with an existing business that I would like to apply the grant to.

Position within your company *

Company name *

How many years have you been trading? *

Do you have employees? If so how many *

Company website (if any)

Please provide your annual turnover *

Part 2: Tell us more about your business and your thoughts on how the start-up grant can help you and your business

If you are one of the 5 selected entries invited for interviews with our expert panels, you will be required to provide a full business plan.

A) In no more that 25 words please summarise your overall business proposition. *

B) In no more than 500 words please provide an overview of your business (or business idea). *

Please give as much detail as possible about what product or service your company offers, your customer base and your plans for the future. It will help to explain what problem your idea solves and if you have any copyright protection or patents.

C) Please supply details of any investments you currently have or any grants you have won in the past. It is important that you detail any investment you have in the company to date. *

D) In no more than 500 words please give exact details on how you plan to use the £10,000 grant from BT Business. Please also explain how this investment would benefit the growth of the company.*

E) In no more than 250 words please outline why you should be awarded the start-up grant.*

F) Do you agree to be available for promotional activity for this competition? * is a mandatory field

Yes, I agree to take part in promotional activity
No, I do not want to take part in any promotional activity

Please confirm the following by ticking the box below*

I agree with the terms & conditions of the competition entry terms & conditions